Russia: BASF and Renova Stroygroup Announce Strategic Partnership for More Energy-Efficient Housing
BASF and Renova Stroygroup announced a strategic partnership for energy-efficient construction in Ekaterinburg.

Turkey: EUROTEX Tekstil First Company to Launch BIOPHYL™ Seamless Garments
As first company worldwide, Istanbul based Turkish knitter Eurotex introduces BIOPHYL™ seamless garments in their GREEN IS SMART collection.

Germany: A New Approach Optimizes "Lotus Effect" Of Soil-Repellent Textiles
Soil-repellent textiles that optimally utilize what is known as the "lotus effect" seen in nature have been developed under the auspices of a joint research project of the BMWi [Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology] carried out by the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim and ITCF Denkendorf (AiF-No. 15142 N/1).

USA: DEFLEXION™ Technology from Dow Corning Offers Flexible Impact Protection
Dow Corning Corporation, a leading innovator in silicone solutions for the textile industry, has introduced its patent pending DEFLEXION™ impact-protection technology based on silicones.

USA: Plasma Finishing Technology for Swiss Knit Fabrics
Swiss knit fabrics manufacturer Eschler and Austrian textile finishing specialist Grabher Group, have joined forces to engineer a new generation of functional fabrics for sports and workwear using cutting edge plasma finishing technology.

Germany: BASF Enters the Long Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polyamide Market
BASF is entering the market with a new class of high-performance polyamides in the K-year of 2010 and presenting its first long glass-fiber-reinforced (LF) polyamide grade Ultramid® Structure LF.

Singapore: High IQ® Brand Expands Its Range with A New Water Repellent Effect: High IQ® Clean and Dry Comfort
Huntsman Textile Effects is pleased to announce the launch of a new finish to its very popular and innovative High IQ brand. HIGH IQ Clean and Dry Comfort is a brand new effect which prevents water from penetrating the fabric for a clean, dry and comfortable feeling.

Italy: Optical Fibres in Footwear by Francesca Castagnacci
Italian fashion designer, Francesca Castagnacci, has designed never-before-seen hats and footwear by using optical fibres sewn in to fabrics, thereby, creating effects with light and dimensions.

Netherlands: ADVANSA Innovates With Its Newest Insulation Concept Thermo°Cool™ THIN
ADVANSA, in partnership with Hong Kong Non-woven Fabric Ind. Co., Ltd., specialist in the global insulations market have innovated again to extend the line of Thermo°Cool™ insulations, with this technically advanced high-density insulation incorporating technology to prevent condensation within the insulation.

Germany: Two Polyurethane Families for Esthetic and Haptic Requirements
Chemists at BASF Polyurethanes GmbH have paved the way for elegant car interiors by developing two tailor-made polyurethane (PU) solutions, namely, Elastoskin®, the in-mold-coating (IMC) spray skin, and Elastollan®, the hard-phase-modified aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane (HPM-TPU).

Cardia Bioplastics Compostable "Bio-Film" Wins Global Hygiene Products Contract
Cardia Bioplastics will supply major Chinese manufacturer Ben™s Land Baby Articles Corp Ltd with a new compostable moisture barrier film (Bio-Film) for the manufacture of a range of baby diaper/nappy and feminine hygiene products.

USA: Ecotec Yarns First to Qualify for Global Recycle Label
Recycled cotton-blend yarns from FildiUSA have become the first in the US to earn third-party certification from Control Union under its Global Recycle Standard label.

Canada: Nanofiltration Could Boost Oil Sands Extraction
Scientists at GE Global Research, which is the hub of technology development for all of GE's businesses, are partnering with the University of Alberta and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures - Alberta's technology incubator - to use nanotechnology to create a new filtration system that tackles the twin problems of water treatment and carbon capture.

USA: Tencate Receives United States Patent For Tencate Miramesh® Geosynthetic
TenCate Geosynthetics has received a US patent for its TenCate Miramesh® SG product.

Russia: BASF and Renova Stroygroup Announce Strategic Partnership for More Energy-Efficient Housing
BASF and Renova Stroygroup announced a strategic partnership for energy-efficient construction in Ekaterinburg.