Nonwovens

9th Apr 2019

The American Filtration & Separations Society has awarded Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Extia with the new product award in its annual awards luncheon held from April 1-3 at FiltCon 2019, Philadelphia, NJ, US. Extia, a breakthrough highly durable filtration media, is designed to extend filtration lifetime for Air Pollution Control (APC) applications.

8th Apr 2019

Orchids Paper Products, a manufacturer and supplier of high quality consumer tissue products, paper towels, paper napkins, etc, has entered into an option agreement with Orchids Investment LLC (OI). The option gives Orchids right to execute an asset purchase agreement with OI, if exercised grants OI permission to acquire all of Orchid Paper Products’s...

4th Apr 2019

Edana (European Disposables and Nonwovens Association), the global association for nonwovens and related industries, has launched the draft programme of the International Nonwovens Symposium, to be held in Vienna from June 12-13, 2019. The seminar covers various nonwovens topics across all type of applications with a predominant emphasis on...

2nd Apr 2019

PFNonwovens, a producer of nonwovens textiles, recorded revenues of CZK 6,484.8 million ($282.21 million) in 2018, up by 5.1 per cent yoy. In Q4 2018, revenues reached CZK 1,682.1 million ($73.20 million), up by 16.2 per cent yoy. Polymer prices on average grew by more than 6 per cent yoy which impacted sales positively which in turn led to increase in ...

29th Mar 2019

Germany-based Sandler AG has reported an increase in sales to €322 million in 2018. With this positive year-end result, the company strengthens its position among the largest nonwovens manufacturers worldwide. Celebrating its 140th anniversary, Sandler will continue to focus on the expansion of the two company locations in Schwarzenbach and Perry in...

28th Mar 2019

Lenzing has announced the introduction of Eco Cycle technology under its specialty nonwoven brand, Veocel. Eco Cycle technology is a testament to the Veocel brand’s commitment to driving sustainability and circularity in the nonwoven industry. Lenzing is known for responsible production of specialty fibres made from the renewable raw material wood.

27th Mar 2019

Edana, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has announced the programme of speakers and topics for the 8th edition of Filtrex Europe. The leading nonwoven filtration conference and exhibition will be held on May 14 and 15, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. It is known as one of the leading platforms for the filtration...

25th Mar 2019

Asahi Kasei, a Japanese chemical company, will expand production capacity for spunbond nonwovens in Thailand through the addition of a new production line at its subsidiary Asahi Kasei Spunbond Co, Ltd (AKST). Together with the two existing lines, the third line of 15,000 tons/year will raise total capacity for spunbond at AKST to 50,000 tons/year.

25th Mar 2019

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry serving the nonwovens/engineered fabrics firms, is seeking presentations for the fifth edition of Hygienix. The event for industry professionals across the supply chain in the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets will be held from November 11-14, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Houston hotel, in...