Nonwovens

28th Nov 2018

France Decoupe, member of the Addev Materials Group since 2016, has invested in a new clean room dedicated to nonwoven parts manufacturing. With more than 20 million parts produced per year, the plant based in Loire County has developed since 1993 a unique expertise in nonwoven converting for markets such as industry, construction and hygiene.

28th Nov 2018

Diamond Wipes International Inc, the largest American wet wipe manufacturer west of the Rockies, has acquired Ode to Clean, the world’s first cleaning wipes made with 100 per cent plant-based ingredients. Ode to Clean, powered by bioperoxide, is the world’s safest and most effective cleaning wipes that uses solar-powered and wind-powered manufacturing

21st Nov 2018

More than 500 absorbent hygiene and personal care professionals from over 24 countries and throughout the supply chain participated in INDA’s fourth edition of Hygienix–the premier event for absorbent hygiene & personal care markets held in Orlando, Florida. The 3-day event included presentations from 23 industry experts and 14 hours of scheduled...

20th Nov 2018

Callaly, the creators of Tampliner, an innovative combination of a tampon and pantyliner, has won the global Hygienix Innovation Award by industry body INDA which recognises companies across the world for their innovation in the hygiene and personal care sector. Callaly impressed the judges with its radical innovation in the femcare sector.

20th Nov 2018

Suominen Corporation, a globally leading supplier of nonwovens for wipes, hygiene products and medical applications, has appointed Pekka Ojanpää as the new president & chief executive officer of the company. Ojanpää works currently as the president & CEO of Lassila & Tikanoja Plc and will take charge as Suominen’s president & CEO latest by February 3,...

15th Nov 2018

PFNonwovens has recorded consolidated revenues of CZK 4,529.9 million in the first nine months fiscal 2018, up by 1.9 per cent year-on-year. The increase in the price of polymers had a positive effect on the year-on-year comparison of revenues. Sales volumes also rose in line with the increase in production due to new production capacity launched in...

12th Nov 2018

Suominen has announced the launch of two new nonwoven products, Biolace Move and Biolace Cozy. As members of the long-lived Biolace product line, both are spunlace products but made of renewable raw materials, such as polylactic acid (PLA) and cotton. Suominen is a leading supplier of nonwovens for wipes, hygiene products, and medical applications.

3rd Nov 2018

Playing a major role in textile recycling industry, Fibematics has completed 50 years. Fibematics began manufacturing Scrim Reinforced Material (SRM) and converting nonwoven wiping products in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1968. Use of nonwovens keeps materials out of landfills. The company has also started wiping product conversion in southern...

2nd Nov 2018

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions for the hygiene market and subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Plc, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, Shachar Rachim. Rachim has been a longstanding member of the senior management team at Avgol, having served as CFO and deputy CEO earlier.