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    New meltblowns out-perform membranes

    Asahi Kasei is currently working towards the stable production of fine fibre meltblown nonwovens that will allow it to successfully compete against manufacturers of PTFE membranes in the €460 million Japanese microfiltration market.

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    Mondi

    Mondi to snap up Ascania in €54M deal

    Subject to competition clearance, international packaging and paper group Mondi has signed an agreement to acquire the outstanding share capital of Ascania Nonwoven Germany GmbH from private equity investors Schloss Naugattersleben Group for €54 million on a debt-and-cash-free basis.

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    Sugar cane

    Bioplastics from sugar cane investment

    Bioplastics research and development company Bio-on and investor Moore Capital have signed a new licence agreement to build the first Brazil-based facility to produce PHAs bioplastic from sugar cane co-products.

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    Plans for UK’s largest nappy recycling facility

    Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) waste recycling specialists Knowaste has submitted plans to develop the UK’s largest nappy recycling facility in Hayes, West London.

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    Nonwovens Standard Procedures

    New standard procedures for nonwovens

    Leading global nonwovens associations EDANA and INDA have launched a new edition of their standard procedures for the nonwovens, technical, and related industries.



    Sustainable Nonwovens
    LATEST ISSUE: AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 – SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS

    Flushable wipes

    Lawsuits, mass media attention, Federal Trade Commission settlements in the US, revised guidelines, major capacity announcements and new product launches…

    Where’s the join?

    Avintiv’s acquisition by Berry creates a new powerhouse with 121 plants and 21,000 employees. Can it all stay together?

    Circular developments

    The drive towards getting the most from both post-industrial and post-consumer waste gathers pace.

    A second life option

    A special needlefelt filter media containing around 95% recycled PET content for a major UK automotive OEM.

    Winning new combinations

    Johns Manville will target the automotive filtration market with PET spunbond fibre products.

    And much more….

     

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