Nonwovens

5th Feb 2018

Fibertex Nonwovens, which is wholly-owned by the Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co, has taken over all activities in the Brazilian owned, nonwovens manufacturer DUCI. With this, Fibertex Nonwovens gets a strong foothold in the South American market and progresses towards a market leader position as supplier of nonwovens for the automotive...

1st Feb 2018

Suominen has unveiled a new Sustainability Agenda to support its business strategy. The Sustainability Agenda defines Suominen's stance on sustainability through three focus areas and connects the company's activities to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The agenda includes concrete longer-term goals related to environmental and social...

24th Jan 2018

Freudenberg Performance Materials, a manufacturer of innovative technical textiles offering value propositions to a broad range of markets and applications such as apparel, automotive, building materials, hygiene, medical, shoe, and leather goods as well as specialties, has joined the bluesign system, the solution for a sustainable textile production.

23rd Jan 2018

Berry Global Group, Inc. has announced that Jonathan D. (Jon) Rich will retire as executive chairman and a Board member. The company has announced that the Board has named CEO Thomas E. (Tom) Salmon as new chairman of the Board, each effective February 1, 2018. Berry develops engineered materials, non-woven specialty materials, and consumer packaging.

22nd Jan 2018

Emerging technologies, new applications, and market insights will be the talking point at INDA’s World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference 2018, to be held during June 5-8 in Orlando, Florida. The conference will provide value added content and business connecting opportunities to over 470 senior wipes professionals, besides insightful...

15th Jan 2018

Edana, the global association serving the nonwovens and related industries headquartered in Belgium, has opened the call for papers for the 11th edition of Filtrex. Filtrex is a conference covering markets, products, and technology for the filtration industry. The 2018 edition of Filtrex Asia will be organised on December 4 and 5, 2018, in Shanghai,...

12th Jan 2018

Blue Sage Capital, Texas-based private equity firm has completed investment in Americo Manufacturing Company. Headquartered in Acworth, with additional facilities in Cartersville, and Los Angeles, Americo is a globally-recognised, leading manufacturer of floor maintenance pads and a top manufacturer of commercial and retail floor matting products in...

28th Dec 2017

Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company for US cotton producers and importers, is starting four new courses in the College of Nonwovens section on its Cotton University platform. Cotton University is an online resource aimed at supporting today's industry professionals, while nurturing the next generation through education and...

19th Dec 2017

Pegas Nonwovens SA will relocate its headquarters from Luxembourg to the Czech Republic. The relocation proposal was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of the company. The meeting also asked the board of directors of the company to transfer the head office to the Czech Republic. Pegas recently started a new line in Znojmo town of Czech...