April


			A.Celli spooling machine for Middle East A new spooling plant has opened in the Middle East using technology from A.Celli Nonwovens. Read more

			WOW award finalists announced INDA, the association of the nonwoven industry, has announced the three finalists for the World of Wipes (WOW) Innovation Award 2016. Read more

			New Mogul TPU Mogul is to launch a new product line of polyester based thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) fabrics under its Elastex brand of nonwovens. Read more

			Speakers announced for hygiene conference Absorbent hygiene and personal care conference Hygienix 2016 will include presentations from representatives from H.B. Fuller, BASF, and nonwovens association INDA. Read more

			Adhesives get smarter Today's users of disposable absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) are a demanding lot. They expect diapers to be as thin as possible, yet durable and able to absorb at least three times their own weight in aqueous liquids. Read more

			NEW ISSUE: APRIL/MAY 2016 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS Bright IDEA Spotlight on nonwoven achievements in Boston. Methane matters Biopolymer project focus in Florida. Forward thinking Nonwovens for 3D printing. High and dry Updates from AHP giant Ten questions for... Georg Stausberg, CEO, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Horizons Research and patents from across the nonwovens industry SUBSCRIBE TODAY The 2016 media kit for Sustainable Nonwovens is now available. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


			A.Celli moves US facilities A.Celli International has moved its US facilities from Florida to a new base in Concord, North Carolina. Read more

			European nonwovens production up Overall nonwovens production in Europe grew by 3.6 per cent in 2015 to reach 2,329,000 tonnes, according to figures from nonwovens association EDANA. Read more

			Low and Bonar new China facility British performance materials producer Low and Bonar has opened its new £26 million (€32 million) production facility in Changzhou, China. Read more

			Mitsui expands nonwoven production Mitsui Chemicals is to expand nonwoven production facilities at its Nagoya plant in Japan. The group says the expansion, which will reportedly increase annual capacity output by over 10 per cent, can provide supply chain stability for diaper manufacturers across Asia. Read more

			SNW meets Sandler Ten Questions For...Christian Heinrich Sandler, president and CEO, Sandler AG. Read more

			NEW ISSUE: APRIL/MAY 2016 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS Bright IDEA Spotlight on nonwoven achievements in Boston. Methane matters Biopolymer project focus in Florida. Forward thinking Nonwovens for 3D printing. High and dry Updates from AHP giant Ten questions for... Georg Stausberg, CEO, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Horizons Research and patents from across the nonwovens industry SUBSCRIBE TODAY The 2016 media kit for Sustainable Nonwovens is now available. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


			Nonwovens techniques in bioengineering Techniques for manufacturing textiles and nonwoven materials offer cost-effective solutions for engineering tissues needed for organ and tissue repair, according to bioengineering researchers. Read more

			Autefa and Campen wipes collaboration Autefa Solutions and Campen Machinery have announced a cooperation on airlaid and hydroentanglement technology for non-flushable and flushable, dispersible, and biodegradable nonwovens from Campen Machinery Denmark. Read more

			Universal grows hot melt portfolio Universal Converting Equipment, known for its X6 slitting machine, Universal has further developed its hot melt coating technology, utilising the web handling technology from the X6 to expand the capability of its coating equipment. Read more

			Navis invests in Texon Private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has completed an investment in Texon, a manufacturer of nonwoven and cellulose materials used primarily for structural support components in footwear. Read more

			Monforts introduce XXL stenter In a bid to meet the demand for finishing technology for wider width fleece and fabrics, Monforts Textilmaschinen has introduced a new 7m working width Montex XXL stenter for the nonwoven and technical textiles industries. Read more

	.		LATEST ISSUE: FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS Mind the gap SolveTech has developed new thickness gauging systems to meet the needs of the nonwovens industry. A cautious market The development of the airlaid nonwovens industry for absorbent hygiene products. Fashion futures What's the potential for nonwoven fabrics in apparel? Cleaning up the process Complementary technologies for absorbent hygiene product converters. UK game changers Ten UK developed innovations with the potential to have a significant impact on markets. And much more... READ A PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS OR SUBSCRIBE TODAY The 2016 media kit for Sustainable Nonwovens is now available. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


			IKEA want to move fast on bioplastics Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA first employed Ingeo PLA-based nonwovens in its mattresses ten years ago, but as it moves rapidly towards a goal of making all of the plastics used in its products either bioplastics or recycled materials, there are major opportunities for the right suppliers. Read more

			Provito for pad performance Treloni, based in Manning, South Carolina, has introduced the new Provito range of nonwoven floor pads to the US$24 billion North American sanitary services market. Read more

			Improving your serve When asked to guess the number one biggest-selling small household appliance in North America, few people would perhaps correctly guess it's the single-use coffee pod. Read more

			Will branches or bugs save the world? Ingeo PLA-based polymers are going from strength to strength in the nonwovens industry and elsewhere, managing editor Adrian Wilson reports from Florida, but at the 5th NatureWorks Innovation Takes Root conference, it became clear a much bigger prize is being pursued. Read more

			Benefits in the bag Around 60,000 tons of paper and nonwovens go annually into the production of teabags, and following success with its BioWeb branded materials for this market, Ahlstrom is moving into other food areas with the Ingeo, PLA-based spunbond nonwovens. Read more

	.		LATEST ISSUE: FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS Mind the gap SolveTech has developed new thickness gauging systems to meet the needs of the nonwovens industry. A cautious market The development of the airlaid nonwovens industry for absorbent hygiene products. Fashion futures What's the potential for nonwoven fabrics in apparel? Cleaning up the process Complementary technologies for absorbent hygiene product converters. UK game changers Ten UK developed innovations with the potential to have a significant impact on markets. And much more... READ A PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS OR SUBSCRIBE TODAY The 2016 media kit for Sustainable Nonwovens is now available. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


			Trevira at Techtextil In 2014, 46% of all filaments and fibres made by Trevira were used in technical applications and at the forthcoming Techtextil show in Frankfurt from May 4-7, the company will be seeking to strengthen its ties with manufacturers of technical textiles and nonwovens. Read more

			Calender combination One of Germany's leading textile finishers, Textilveredlung an der Wiese GmbH (TVadW), based in Lörrach, has installed a new calender line, which its manufacturer Andritz has developed based on its experiences in both the nonwovens and paper industries. Read more

			Isomation from Dilo DiloGroup will be providing extensive information about its production lines at Techtextil 2015 in Frankfurt from May 4-7. Read more

			Enka Tecnica joins Reifenhäuser The Reifenhäuser Group is to acquire its longstanding supplier Enka Tecnica, the German spinneret manufacturer. Read more

			Andritz at Techtextil Andritz will present its latest range of nonwoven technologies at the forthcoming Techtextil in Frankfurt from May 4-7. Read more

			NEW ISSUE: ISSUE 2 2015 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS New battery separators can prevent the kind of fires that were responsible for grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2013 and are now very rapidly becoming ready to be commercialised. Why you need to be at the Anex-Since 2015 exhibition in Shanghai, China from May 13-15. A nonwovens manufacturing company, that until recently has been little known outside its native China, had no less than three of its materials selected for the 2015 ISPO Textrends Fibres and Insulations Top Ten at the sportswear event held in Munich, Germany. This put the company a nose in front of long-established heavyweights such as 3M, Polartec and PrimaLoft and is a story that begins with a man on a tricycle shuttling urgently through the garment district of ShiShi City in China's Fujian Province back in the late 1990s. And much more... SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS

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