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The April 2008 edition of MobileTex includes the following stories:
Anti-mite allergen automotive seat fabric developed
787 completes fuselage barrel test
Idemitsu to start seat operation in China
1/X concept makes North American debut
Ford investigates new seatbelt technology
Freudenberg closes two US nonwoven lines
Liba MAX 5U machines installed at Sigmatex
Japanese carbon fibre makers in automotive parts race
Suminoe Textile to licence technology in India
Seiren to enter India and Czech Republic
Lear establishes global structure for seating
East Joy to add side curtain airbags
Tesla granted exemption for advanced airbag standards
Toyoda Gosei to double airbag production by 2010
Goodrich innovations enable greener aerospace industry
Boeing signs agreement with India's TAL Manufacturing
Airbus chooses Simulayt fibre simulation software
Resin-infused wing control surfaces win JEC innovation award
First flight for Furio kitset aircraft
Airbus sees demand for 24,300 aircraft over next 20 years
Royal elegance at sea
Passion by Panaz
Toray to expand carbon fibre output
Victoria and Manitoba team up on new composite fibre projects
Bulk production of Tirrenina 'leather'
Easy-release surface fabrics launched on the US market
Ultraleather receives Oeko-Tex certification
Glass-fibre reinforced composites in Korea
Magnetic shape-memory foam developed by US researchers
Kureha to expand pitch-type carbon fibre production
New report published on automotive filters

The March 2008 edition of MobileTex includes the following stories:
· 'Earth-friendly' headliner unveiled
· Boeing delays first 787 flight
· Inherently coloured eco-friendly PET
· Asahi Kasei to step up promotion of Lamous
· US universities to build 90% biodegradable car
· Virtual 3D design for car seats
· Bayer MaterialSciences acquires TPU-related intellectual property from Collins & Aikman
· Strategic investment for SmartSilver finishes
· Toray Industries' strategy for automotive textiles
· New CEO for Trevira
· Slingsby Advanced Composites to open new facility in Prestwick
· Quickstep commences aircraft parts manufacturing
· Learjet 85 features all-composite structure
· Desso takes contract carpets to new heights
· Composites offer significant savings for hybrid vehicles
· 'Coffee-safe' seat for new IC4 trains
· World's largest all-composite motor yacht
· Miko presents eco-friendly microfibre
· Chinese market for advanced materials
· Owens Corning sells composite plants in Belgium and Norway
· Darkest man-made material developed
· Park Electrochemical breaks ground for new composites facility
· mtex 2008: from fibre composites to textile sensors