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Spunbond geosynthetic protects Danube’s wastewater treatment plant

9 September 2010, Budapest - DuPont Typar Geosynthetics, a range of spunbond nonwovens developed for civil engineering and construction applications, are being successfully used in Hungary’s ‘Living Danube’ environmental project.  ‘Living Danube’ is an advan ...

   
   

Ahlstrom’s Disruptor to purify India’s water supply

19 July 2010, Mumbai - Ahlstrom Group announced today that it has partnered with Eureka Forbes Limited to launch a ground breaking product to serve the growing needs for clean water in the Indian sub-continent. The device designed and manufactured by Eureka Forbes, which will be sold under ...

   
   

Two new geotextiles lines in Vietnam

20 June 2010, Hanoi – According to an Inteletex report, Vietnam-headquartered cotton spinner Vison is planning to enter the nonwovens market with the installation of new lines in both the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh regions. Vison is reported to be one of many young new companies in Vietn ...

   
   

Fibertect successfully field tested in oil spill clean-up

18 June 2010, Grand Isle, Louisiana - According Texas Tech University, preliminary tests on absorbent Fibertect nonwoven, prove it is successful at picking up the oily paste washing ashore at beaches and marshes across the Gulf State region. The test took place on the soiled beaches of Grand ...

   
   

Business booms for Canadian knitter after BP oil spill

4 June 2010, Exeter, Ontario – Canadian warp and circular knitter Syfilco Ltd has reported its business is booming following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Syfilco, a family business founded in the 1970s manufactures knitted polyester fabric sleeves and polyethylene net ...

   
   

TenCate Performance Warranty for synthetic turf

8 April 2010, Almelo – Netherlands based synthetic turf producer TenCate Grass and process certifier INTRON have entered into a cooperation agreement in order to be able to issue FIFA 2-Star level performance warranties on synthetic turf systems. FIFA 2-Star is the level of performance ...

   
   

TenCate partners Roctest in geotextile monitoring solution

16 March 2010, Almelo – One of the world's largest manufacturers of fibre optic sensors for civil engineering applications and a world leader in geosynthetics are collaborating in the development of a unique geotextiles monitoring solution, TenCate GeoDetect, which will provide unpreced ...

   
   

TenCate GeoDetect launches in North America

6 January 2010, Almelo – From the start of this year TenCate Geosynthetics will be concentrating on the market launch and sales of TenCate GeoDetect in North America. The geotextiles based monitoring system, which encompasses optical fibres, has already been used in Europe for a few years a ...

   
   

Fibertex to start needlepunch production in South Africa

4 January 2010, 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. From the start of this ...

   
   

World demand for geosynthetics to reach 4.7 billion M˛ in 2013

1 October 2009, Cleveland - Global demand for geosynthetics is projected to increase 5.3 percent annually to 4.7 billion square meters in 2013.  Countries such as China, India and Russia that are building large-scale infrastructure developments and face evolving environmental protection ...

   
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