Table of Contents
- SUMMARY
- ACQUISITIONS
- Kimberly-Clark has bought Jackson Products, a provider of safety products
- Poland' s JKT has been acquired by Molnlycke Health Care
- BUSINESS NEWS
- Ahlstrom is seeking to make further savings by temporarily laying off
employees at its Karhula glass fibre plant
- A Kuwaiti government unit has bought a number of LifeShirt Systems to
monitor first responders
- Lenzing has hiked its fibre prices
- Management changes have been announced within Lenzing Nonwoven Fibers
- Polymer Group Inc (PGI) plans to close its North Little Rock
manufacturing plant
- Technology Marketing Inc (TMI) will distribute Epovex and Arovex carbon
nanotube-based products
- developed by Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM)
- TenCate Protective Fabrics USA has won an order from the US Marines
- Texas Tech University and Enercon have joined forces to develop plasma
technology for nonwovens and technical textiles
- The US military has awarded contracts to solar integrated technologies
for the supply of buildingintegrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems
- DIVESTMENTS
- ConvaTec has sold its Unomedical Wound Care and Ophthalmics business to
Aspen Surgical Products Holding
- FINANCIAL RESULTS
- Sales and profits at TenCate increased substantially in 2008 but
uncertainty lies ahead
- Investments
- Outlook for 2009
- INVESTMENTS
- A new nonwovens and advanced materials laboratory at the Institute of
Environmental and Human
- Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University will help researchers to develop
protective products
- Elmarco and Oerlikon Neumag plan to deliver new nanofibre nonwovens
manufacturing lines to Russia
- Fiberweb plans to invest in new meltblown capacity
- Freudenberg Nonwovens has opened a plant for making activated carbon
adsorptive products in the
- UK
- NonWoven Solutions has invested in a medical grade needlepunched
nonwovens line
- P2i is looking to expand its plasma coating business in the USA
- Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has completed the installation of a new spunbond
line in Mexico
- Sanitars has started up a third hydroentanglement line
- JOINT VENTURES
- FiberVisions has joined forces with Tel Rad Cuyo (TRC) to exploit the
South American market
- Fiberweb and Fitesa have established a 50/50 joint venture to supply
hygiene fabrics for use in diapers and feminine care products in the Americas
- Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM) has formed a joint venture with
PolyOne to develop carbon nanotube-filled polymer materials
- MARKETS
- Consultants are urging the Indian government to focus on more areas in
technical textiles
- Global consumption of hygiene absorbent products grew to 386 bn units in
2008
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