Eschler innovations enhance performance of Winter Olympians

Buhler - In 1974 a Swiss speed skater named Franz Krienbühl developed the first one-piece speed skating suit to optimize the aerodynamics of his racing gear. Today, 35 years later, Switzerland is still the home of innovative sports apparel and Swiss knit fabric specialist Eschler has developed a range of high tech fabrics for the speed suits of various national teams at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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Fibertex to start needlepunch production in South Africa

Aalborg – Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex is to set up manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Africa, aimed at giving it easy access to markets which have plans for huge future investments in, among other things, infrastructure.

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New 3D Spacer Knits from Eschler

Buhler - Swiss performance fabrics specialist Eschler is presenting a collection of highly technical, innovative fabrics for sportswear for the winter 2011/12 season. The collection includes new qualities for alpine racing suits, innovative spacer knits and a print collection with a coherent design for all three layers.

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Second half turnover rise at Fountain Set

Hong Kong - Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, a global leader in the manufacture of knitted fabrics, has announced its audited consolidated final results for the year ended 31st August, 2009. After one of the most difficult years in the company’s history, it says it saw gradual recovery especially in the second half of the financial year.

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Ahlstrom raises prices on wipes fabrics

Ahlstrom, a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers, today announced price increases on its nonwoven wipes fabrics, as a consequence of the rise of raw material costs.

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Karl Mayer launches high speed raschel with CFRP components

Obertshausen - Karl Mayer’s says its RSE 4-1 is definitely the fastest four-bar raschel machine in the world, and will soon have even more accolades heaped upon it. The machine will be re-launched in April 2010 as the most reliable machine in its series and will set new speed standards and operate with a high degree of accuracy, completely independently of climatic conditions.

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Fiberweb makes good progress in H2 2009

New York - Fiberweb plc, the international nonwoven fabrics producer, has published a pre close trading update, ahead of preliminary results for the twelve month period ending 31 December 2009, which are expected to be announced in February 2010. The company continues to make significant progress in the second half of 2009 and expects to exceed expectations for the full year to 31 December 2009.

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