August

Sustainable Nonwovens 13.08.15

By Haydn Davis
13 August 2015


			ProvidÃªncia boost for Avintiv As it prepares for its acquisition by Berry Plastics, Avintiv has posted net sales of $918.9 million for the first six months of 2015 – an increase of $146.5 million on the same period in 2014. Read more

			New lawsuit for ‘natural’ diapers Huggies ‘pure and natural’ diapers fromKimberly-Clark Corp. include ingredients linked to skin and immune system toxicity, according to new federal class action Read more

			New ownership for Japan Vilene Japan Vilene, the leading nonwovens manufacturer with sales in its year to the end of March 2015 of US$455 million, is to be acquired by Freudenberg and Toray Industries. Read more

			Asahi Kasei plans new nonwovens facility in Japan Asahi Kasei Fibers is scheduled to break ground on a new manufacturing facility for its Bemliese cellulose continuous filament nonwoven fabric in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan this December. Read more

			Secure movement of chemicals It’s one thing to make chemistry-based products that perform well in a laboratory setting, but getting the same results in the real world can be a challenge. Read more

			LATEST ISSUE: JUNE/JULY 2015 – SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS High Performance Fibre ingenuity and expanding end-uses for nonwovens at Techtextil 2015 On course in the Carolinas New investment and expansion plans come thick and fast Bounty below the waves Nonwovens for intensive seaweed farming The future of function Materials capable of large-area sensing and actuation Greening the cities with SAF Superabsorbents and photovoltaics make a winning new combination Value recovery Growing opportunities for recycled carbon fibres in drylaid nonwovens And much more…. READ A PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS OR SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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