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• Unitika Fiber Exands Business

  - 2006-07-01

  With definite prosperity due to structural reforms, Unitika Fiber Ltd. aims to expand its business in the next medium-term plan. Its strategy clearly defines the strengthening of non-apparel business. The shrinkage of apparel fiber business such as the withdrawal from women's apparel fibers has become noticeably clear. To be specific,...

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• Unitika Confirms that L-arabinose Helps Inhibit Obesity and Diabetes

  - 2006-05-11

  Tokyo, May 11, 2006 - JCN - Unitika announced on May 9 the results of its recent research on L-arabinose, a monosaccharide extracted from sugar beet. The research has found that L-arabinose demonstrates a potential to inhibit obesity and type 2 diabetes. Specifically, in a mice experiment,...

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• Unitika develops moisture-absorbing clothing fabric.(Textiles and fibres)

  - 2005-11-01

  Unitika Fibers, Ltd has created a clothing textile that quickly absorbs perspiration, yet remains dry next to the skin. The company expects the product, known as sui.com, to be useful in the manufacture of sportswear and says it is aiming for sales of [yen]40 ...

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• Unitika develops textile with more effective water and oil repellent ability.(Textiles and fibres)

  - 2005-03-01

  Unitika Textiles Ltd, a subsidiary of major textile producer Unitika Ltd, has developed a fibre processing technology that enables the production of a textile that can repel water and oil even after the fabric has been washed as many as 200 times, company officials said. ...

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• Unitika technology improves polylactic acid foam products.(Plastics)

  - 2005-03-01

  Unitika Textiles Ltd announced that it has developed a technology to make foam-moulded products with good heat resistance by using polylactic acid, which is a biodegradable resin. The company expects polylactic acid products to serve as replacements for those products made from styrene foam,...

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• Japan: Unitika Anti-Flame PLA Fiber Products

  - 2005-01-01

  Unitika has obtained a certificate for anti-flame products with its polylactic acid PLA. The firm succeeded in obtaining anti-flame property by extracting characteristics of PLA fiber without using an anti-flame agent. The limiting oxygen index which is an indicator of anti-flame property is 23 - 30 for the fiber and...

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• Unitika: From Swimwear to Fitness Wear

  - 2005-01-01

  In the merchandising of swimwear products in Japan, a shift of weight from swimwear to fitness wear is under way. The distribution of Japanese population by age group shows a greater proportion of the baby boom generation and the generation of junior baby boomers. These two generations in a parent-child...

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• Unitika Strengthens Spunbond Exports to U.S. & EU

  - 2004-08-01

  Unitika Ltd. is strengthening exports of spunbonded fabrics to the U.S. and EU markets again by diversifying its production items since domestic demands for polyester spunbondeds continue to be stagnant. The company plans to increase exports by 50% by 2008. China is a hopeful market for the company. The company...

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• Unitika develops strong, low-cost vinylon fibre.(Textiles and fibres)

  - 2004-08-01

  Unitika Ltd has developed a vinylon fibre that is 50% stronger than any vinylon-based standard synthetic fibres curently available, the company has announced. The new fibre is 80% as strong as the super vinylon fibre currently used in the aerospace industry as well as...

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• Unitika Ltd.

  - 2004-07-01

  High Polymer, Fiber and Textile Attribute to Higher Operating Profits Unitika posted operating profits of 13 billion yen, up 59.5%, because of higher profits in high polymer, fiber and textile business. Sales were 216.9 billion yen, down 7.2%, partly because of lower sales in environmental and functional materials; however, Unitika...

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