April


			Nonwovens from carbon In its latest newsletter ahead of the Techtextil show in Frankfurt from May 4-7, German needle specialist Groz-Beckert provides a comprehensive overview of carbon fibres and the growing opportunities for their use in drylaid nonwoven applications. Read more

			Suominen opts for Bethune If the planning process proceeds as expected, Suominen will build its previously-announced new wetlaid manufacturing line at its existing plant in Bethune, South Carolina, USA. Read more

			On-site airlaid for converters The future of airlaid nonwoven roll goods lies in small on-site machines for converters, says Denmark-headquartered Campen Machinery AS, which has recently commissioned the first such system for the production of napkins and wipes at a customer's plant in North America. Read more

			Water for the world The latest infographic in the series produced by industry body EDANA as part of its study into durable nonwoven applications highlights the contribution of nonwoven filter media to cleaner drinking water throughout the world. Read more

			Lenzing sells Dolan and European Carbon Fibe Lenzing Group has sold its fully owned German subsidiary Dolan GmbH and its 91.1% stake in European Carbon Fiber GmbH, to an investment consortium comprising WHEB Partners and Jan Verdenhalven. Read more

			NEXT 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


			PGI 2014 sales near $1.9 billion Acquisitions, core market momentum, growth initiatives and investment resulted in substantial volume growth for Polymer Group (PGI) in 2014. Read more

			FibeRio partners with VF Corporation FibeRio Technology Corporation, based in McAllen, Texas, is entering into a strategic partnership with VF Corporation, the branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories company behind brands including The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Wrangler, Lee and Nautica. Read more

			Healing solutions Developments in the medical field have been coming thick and fast from Freudenberg Nonwovens recently – from chitosan dressings to advanced drug delivery systems and on to a role in wearable technology. Read more

			Technical focus for Monforts The boom in demand for technical textiles continues unabated, says German finishing machinery specialist Monforts, which has been stepping up its participation at recent specialist shows, including Filtech in Cologne and JEC Composites in Paris. Read more

			Network to Network Companies representing the complete UK supply chain – from fibre producers and technology specialists to converters and end-use products – will be showcased at the 2015 Nonwovens Network annual seminar. Read more

			NEXT 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


			European growth of 4.7% in 2014 According to the latest figures collected and compiled by industry body EDANA, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe grew by around 4.7% in 2014 to reach 2,165,000 tonnes. Read more

			North America remains buoyant North America's nonwovens industry has quadrupled in size between 1999 and 2014, according to the latest data from INDA. Read more

			US moves to bolster business In recognition of the significance of nonwovens and technical textiles to the economy, the US government is making funding available for the formation of a new manufacturing hub to be known as the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (RFT-IMI). Read more

			Latest purchase for PGI PGI is to acquire Dounor SAS, the French manufacturer of nonwovens for hygiene, healthcare and industrial applications. Read more

			Ingeo toner claims award Eastman Kodak has claimed the 2015 Innovation in Bioplastics Award for its creation of a bio-toner based on NatureWorks Ingeo PLA resin. Read more

			NEXT 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


			Stronger roads, less material Around 750 square kilometres of geotextile nonwovens are manufactured and sold every year – the equivalent of 185,000 football fields – according to the latest ongoing study from EDANA, to be published as part of its forthcoming Sustainability Report. Read more

			New China plant for Tenowo Tenowo, the automotive nonwovens specialist of Germany’s Hoftex Group, is currently completing the €14 million construction of its new plant Tenowo Huzhou New Materials in Zhejiang province, northern China. Read More

			Isomation explained in Shanghai At the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME 2014 exhibition held in Shanghai from June 16-20, Germany’s DiloGroup will be introducing visitors to the concept of its Isomation Process. Read More

			Surge of appreciation ITW Dynatec’s Vector Surge technology allows nonwovens converters to make considerable savings in raw materials by enabling them to apply different weights of adhesive on the same substrate, without requiring cost-prohibitive equipment and processes. Read More

			EDANA recognition for Cyphrex Eastman Chemical Company received the EDANA INDEX14 Innovation in Raw Material Award for its Cyphrex microfibres. Read more

			SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS INDEX 14 SPECIAL EDITION This issue also includes coverage from the Vision 2014 for the consumer products industry, the NatureWorks Innovation Takes Root conference and the 1st Nonwovens for High- Performance Applications event, and much more! Subscribe today.


			New EU recycling targets imminent Recycled materials represent the fastest growing of Europe’s ‘eco-industries’, according to EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, with growth since 2008 of 18% per year. Read more

			Nonwovens at ITMA 2015 MP Expositions, the organiser of the ‘textile machinery olympics’ – ITMA 2015, which takes place in Milan, Italy, from November 12-19 in 2015 – formed a new alliance with EDANA at last week's INDEX 14 nonwovens show in Geneva Read More

			Freudenberg company joins SAC Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb, based in Tayuan, Taiwan, has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). Read More

			Andritz doing the double Having only announced the sale of a complete wetlace line to Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group at the beginning of this month, Andritz Nonwoven has achieved further success in China. Read More

			Albaad partners for moist tissue Pictured at last week’s INDEX 14 nonwovens show in Geneva are (left to right) Marc Wolpers, sales director at Trützschler, Albaad CEO Boaz Roseman and Klaus Afflerbach, senior sales manger at Voith Paper.Together, they announced the succesful joint development of a new technology for manufacturing flushable wipes. Read more

			A sting in the tale An absorbent nonwoven made from jellyfish flesh? Sounds unlikely, but this is being developed by an Israeli nanotechnology start-up called Cine’al Ltd., based on research conducted by Dr Shachar Richter and his team at Tel Aviv University. Read more

SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS INDEX 14 SPECIAL EDITION This issue also includes coverage from the Vision 2014 for the consumer products industry, the NatureWorks Innovation Takes Root conference and the 1st Nonwovens for High- Performance Applications event, and much more! Subscribe today.

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