Industry news

4-Nylon Forecast Calls for Modest Growth
8-Study Confirms Growth Market for PP Textiles in Europe
8-Expofil Launches Furnishings Forum

Company news

10-Chemtex Strives to Keep Momentum After Record Year
16-Acordis, Lenzing Units Merged into NewCo
18-DSM Seeks Bigger Share of Caprolactam Market

Special report: industrial yarn

24-Leading Industrial Yarn Maker Adapts New Strategies
28-KoSa Foresees Small, Steady Growth in Industrial Yarns
30-Honeywell Looks to Automotive, Specialty Markets
32-Big Growth for Aramid Fibers in IT Applications
36-Industrial Nylon Joint Venture Aims for Productivity Gains
38-Market Demand Accelerates for World’s Strongest Fiber
40-India’s SRF Drives to be in Top 3 in Nylon Tire Cord
44-India’s Industrial Yarn Market Has Room for Growth
46-One-step Process for High-Speed Industrial Yarn Spinning

Cover Story: SPANDEX

50-Spandex Producers Stretch Limits of Capacity
58-Developments in Melt Spun Spandex
60-China Revs Up Spandex Output as Demand Rises
61-Finish Technology for Spandex Fibers
62-Equipment for Spandex Production

Special report: polymer filtration

64-Optimizing Filter Media Can Cut Spin Pack Operating Cost
66-Using Backflush Screen Changers in Polymer Filtration
69-Computerized Quality Systems in Filter Cleaning
70-Melt Filtration Can Reduce Fiber Manufacturing Costs
74-Benefits of Automatic Backflushing Screen Changers
76-Modular Cartridge Filtration Systems for Fiber Production

Fiber engineering

77-KoSa Shows Off its ‘True Colors’
78-Retroglo Yarn Provides Safety on Runway or Highway
79-Meryl Skinlife Gives Apparel Nylon Bacteria Protection
81-Crazy Raven Acrylic Yarns Ready to Fly

Equipment engineering

83-TEX2000 Texturing Machine Now in Production