Nonwovens

24th Oct 2018

Edana, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has announced that the Outlook 2018 conference for the nonwovens hygiene and personal care industry, ended on a successful note. With 510 delegates from across the nonwovens and related industries in attendance, the event was held on October 17 and 18, 2018, in Croatia.

19th Oct 2018

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions, will present its range of beneFIT technologies at Hygienix 2018, the premier event for absorbent hygiene and personal care markets that is to be held during November 5-8 in Orlando, Florida. BeneFIT Control has also been nominated for Hygienix 2018 Innovation Award.

12th Oct 2018

With technology driving customization, and growing multitude of features and options, Suominen has come up with customised solutions for hygiene products. For example, its award-winning Fibrella Lite portfolio offers nonwovens that support elastic constructions needed for superior user comfort through softness, high extensibility and excellent recovery.

9th Oct 2018

Glatfelter, global supplier of specialty papers and engineered materials, has completed the take over of Georgia-Pacific’s European nonwovens business for $185 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction includes Georgia-Pacific’s operations located in Steinfurt, Germany, along with sales offices located in France and...

9th Oct 2018

Fibertex Nonwovens is starting a new business area. After more than ten years of research and development, it is all set to manufacture unique products for the filtration and medico industries. The company has invested in a nonwovens production line for filter media, a nanofibre line to be used in combination with additional value-adding capabilities.

2nd Oct 2018

Avgol, leader in manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions, is partnering with the Biotechnology Centre of Excellence at Alamance Community College (ACC), North Carolina, USA, to run efficacy trials on its pioneering antimicrobial solution, beneFIT Control. The solution has been developed to prevent contamination, discomfort and odour.

2nd Oct 2018

The Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex Nonwovens is increasing its production capacity in Brazil by 20 per cent in view of growing demand for special-purpose products for the automotive and other industries. In February 2018, Fibertex Nonwovens, owned by Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co, had taken over Brazilian nonwovens manufacturer...

27th Sep 2018

Avgol Nonwovens, Bostik and Calla Lily Personal Care are competing for INDA’s Hygienix Innovation Award 2018 for technologies and innovations related to nonwovens, seen as game changers for consumer hygiene and personal care products. The finalists have been selected by INDA’s Technical Advisory Board. The award will be presented on November 8.

25th Sep 2018

Presentations on bio-innovation in nonwovens, market dynamics and trends, E-textiles and standards, medical nonwoven developments, web formation and technologies, material science developments and microfibres in the marine environment marked INDA’s eighth Research, Innovation and Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Conference in Raleigh, North...