Rusvata, the leading Russian manufacturer of cotton and gauze products for medical use, has opened a new Trutzschler line for the production of hydroentangled nonwovens at their headquarters in Rjasan, Russia. Trutzschler is one of the world’s leading textile machinery manufacturer for the spinning industry, nonwovens, and the man-made fibre industry.

The spunlacing line was officially taken into service in the presence of the Rusvata management, investors, customers, as well as the representatives of Trutzschler nonwovens and its commercial agency, Derux.

Rusvata produced the first roll of cotton in 1896; today it is the only company which has integrated the complete chain of cotton processing for cotton wool and gauze. Rusvata now owns a modern and highly flexible spunlacing line with a monthly production capacity of more than 700 tons. Trutzschler has supplied a complete line consisting of machines for fibre opening and blending, carding, hydroentanglement, drying, and winding, all of them manufactured by Trutzschler. Derux Group was involved in the project as commercial agency.

Derux looks back upon more than a decade of business activity in Russia and CIS countries with focus on large-scale projects in nonwoven lines as well as many supplies of nonwoven fabrics by German top companies.

The fibre material to produce nonwoven fabrics mainly consists of cotton which comes from the company’s bleachery. This ensures that Rusvata can control the fibre quality and react flexibly to changing customer requirements. The hydroentangled nonwovens are the basic material for cotton pads, wet wipes, and other cleaning wipes as well as textiles for medical applications. The wide range of applications makes this line unique in Russia. With this forward integration, the company strengthens the region with 150 new jobs. (GK)