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New milestone for Tencel
The Lenzing Group has successfully started production at its new Tencel jumbo production facility – the largest in the world with a planned annual capacity of 67,000 tons – at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria.
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Freudenberg expands in interlinings
Freudenberg Nonwovens is to acquire the Hänsel interlinings brand from Hänsel Textil GmbH, based in Iserlohn, Germany, with immediate effect.
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Eastman buys wet-laid business
Eastman Chemical is to acquire Knowlton Technologies, based in Watertown, New York – a leader in the design, accelerated prototyping and manufacture of wet-laid nonwovens in filtration, friction and custom designed composite webs.
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New focus for JM nonwovens
Johns Manville (JM) is planning to merge its American, European and Asian activities for Engineered Products into a single global business unit.
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Pure new combination from 3M
Fine fibre nonwovens and membranes come together in 3M’s new Emphaze AEX hybrid purifier designed to help biopharmaceutical manufacturers achieve high product purity early in the manufacturing process, while improving efficiency and process economics.
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Digital print microfibre nonwovens storm the beachwear markets…Jaguar adopts flax-based nonwoven panels…a new ultrasonic system promises to revolutionise absorbent cores for hygiene…the US carpet tile sector lifts off…low-cost disposable health monitors are on the way…Disney develops 3D printed, needlepunched soft electronic toys…spunmelt and cast film combinations for technical applications…medical drapes that can break down after disposal…plan for adhesives from soy bean oil…profit from plastic and fibre waste in China
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