Sustainable Nonwovens 19.09.14

By Haydn Davis
19 September 2014


			Next stage for renewable SAP BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have announced another milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. Read more

			HP endorses Freudenberg’s Evolon Freudenberg’s Evolon microfilament nonwovens have been certified by Hewlett Packard for printing with its latex inks. Read more

			China the only game in town China is currently the only market offering stable opportunities for manmade fibres and nonwovens producers, according to Lenzing chief operating officer Friedrich Weninger. Read more

			Coca Cola boost for Virent Coca Cola is making an additional investment in Virent – one of a number of companies currently working on the commercialisation of bio-based paraxylene, with the aim of achieving 100% renewable PET plastics and fibres. Read more

			Focus on high performance Following on from the highly successful first Conference on Nonwovens for High-performance Applications, NHPA 2015 will take place from March 4-5 2015, again in Cannes, France. Read more

			NEXT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2014 Sweeping change: Is China really surging ahead in the areas of both innovation and sustainable development? Flushable wipes: Strong enough to do their job but weak enough to disperse in water? Carbon fibre leader: The ongoing repercussions of BMW’s ambitious i Series programme. Closed loop care: Big opportunities for manufacturers of renewable nonwovens for hospitals and institutions. Electrospun SAPs: BASF reports a high surface area and improved fluid absorption and retention properties with a new technique for making SAP nanofibres. Cradle-to-gate LCA study on a new spunbond and pulp technology. SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS

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