Nonwovens

21st Feb 2018

Berry Global is set to invest in a state-of-the-art, proprietary Spinlace asset to increase its annual production capacity. This investment will provide an incremental 17,000 metric tonnes of annual capacity serving the North American markets. The company is also conducting a search to determine the best location for the investment in North America.

21st Feb 2018

Monadnock Non-Wovens LLC (MNW), a leading manufacturer of fine fibre melt blown and composites for the air and liquid filtration, medical and insulation markets, has announced that it has been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standard by SGS Certification Services. MNW underwent an 18-month evaluation process to receive the certification.

17th Feb 2018

Bostik, the specialty industrial adhesives line of Arkema, shared how to get most of adhesives with the attendees of the recent Middle East and North Africa Nonwovens symposium. The event focused on the promotion of use of materials in the production of baby diapers through the correct selection and use of adhesives and adhesive suppliers.

13th Feb 2018

Edana, the global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, displayed new market trends at the fourth edition of MENA, (Middle East and North Africa) Symposium, a premiere conference for the nonwovens industry, which was held on February 6 and 7, 2018, in Park Hyatt, Dubai. Over 200 delegates from 100 companies participated in the event.

7th Feb 2018

Bhilwara Technical Textiles has reappointed Shekhar Agarwal as chairman, managing director and chief executive officer of the company for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2018. The current term of Agarwal is going to expire on March 31, 2018. Agarwal is an industrialist with diversified business experience spanning over three decades.

6th Feb 2018

Bruckner, a producer of high-tech lines for the dry finishing of knitted and woven fabrics, has increased its nonwoven production capacity with a new development site built near Bavaria, due to the strong demand of Bruckner lines. In November 2017, the company began to move the production to the new production site which will be completed in spring...

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...

31st Jan 2018

EDANA, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, will host the fourth edition of OUTLOOK Asia in Singapore, which will be held on March 14 and 15, 2018. The conference is one of the ideal platforms for key nonwoven professionals around the globe to network, do business, and catch-up on developments in Asia Pacific.