OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — December 5, 2012 — Carbon fibre heavy tows (CFHT) are opening up more and more applications for textile reinforcing materials in the building sector. Carbon fibre heavy tows consist of 50,000 individual ...
Tags: Strong Grids, Forces of Creativity, Textile
Desalination plant flow control and treatment expenditures are now just 1.5 percent of the $340 billion dollar flow control and treatment market. While the market as a whole will increase at 5.5 percent, the growth in the desalination ...
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Cotton Australia is warning farmers in Queensland and NSW about the risks to cotton crops from 2,4-D Phenoxy herbicide used to control weeds following rainfall. More than 12,000ha of the total Australian cotton crop is estimated to have ...
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Revenues at BT Group dropped in the three months to 31 December 2012, according to a statement released today, but the firm still managed to produce a profit thanks to cost cutting and lower operating costs. The statement presented ...
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The Turkish company Aksa Acrylic Chemical Industry Co, Ltd, the world’s leading producer of acrylic fibre, has recommenced operations after the fire accident at the manufactured product storage area located at Yalova in Turkey ...
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New applications for warp-knitted textiles unfold A student project carried out at the Faculty of Applied Art, Schneeberg, in conjunction with KARL MAYER MALIMO during the 2011/2012 semester KARL MAYER’s textile machines produce ...
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Emirates Fibre, a subsidiary of bedding material producer Safetex Group, recently commissioned its polyester staple fibre (PSF) plant. Emirates Fibre hopes to cater to demand from the domestic market and the region. “The US$ 10 ...
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Jean-Pierre Labry, Executive Vice-President, R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa R&M on Sunday announced double-digit growth in the Middle East over the past 12 months, stating that it now intends to replicate this success in Turkey, ...
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Kellogg is changing the recipe of its Special K products on sale in the UK with the introduction of a more "wholesome" recipe that contains three grains instead of two. The reformulation is the first time the UK Special K recipe has been ...
Victoria’s Secret is synonymous with seduction so it was imperative that the lighting of its UK flagship store be equally alluring. Office of Light’s Russell Lipscombe bares all to Jill Entwistle and explains why achieving an ...
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The sharemarket rose for a 10th consecutive day, extending its longest winning streak since October 2003, as an improving global economic outlook continued to fuel demand for equities before the conclusion of a US Federal Reserve board ...
LEICESTER, United Kingdom — January 23, 2013 — FORMAX, a leading global manufacturer of carbon fibre and speciality reinforcements, has entered a knowledge transfer programme with the internationally acclaimed Polymer Composites ...
One of Canada's largest pension funds, the $117 billion Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, is one of eight final-round bidders to buy Leighton Holdings' national fibre-optic network operator, NextGen Networks. The fund was a successful bidder ...
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AEPC as part of its export promotion initiatives for the first time has organized BSM for apparel and related accessories in New York, USA. The BSM was held between 28th and 29thJanuary 2013 at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, at New York. Ms. ...
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The Bavarian viscose fibre specialist Kelheim Fibres has developed the first viscose fibre with intrinsic water repellent properties; the fibre has been named Olea. In contrast to other methods of creating hydrophobic properties, Kelheim ...
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