Next step for extruded Tencel
Lenzing has made a rapid and significant breakthrough with its TencelWeb project to process Tencel in solution form directly into nonwovens via the meltblowing route.

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Spunmelt drives European growth
The late ed st EDANA statistics show a growth in European nonwovens production volume for 2011 of 5.7%, with several market segments recording their best output ever in both tonnage and square metres, including those for baby diapers, medical products, personal care wipes, civil engineering, automotive and agricultural applications.

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New line for Fiberfil
Each year, Fiberfil Spa, based in Casnigo, in Bergamo, Italy, transforms approximately 150 million PET bottles into recycled polyester staple fibre for nonwovens and textiles.

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Reducing heat stress and fatigue
Technical Absorbents (TAL) has developed a new inner-layer fabric  incorporating its SAF superabsorbent fibres and aimed at keeping wearers of personal protective equipment like firefighters cool in the most challenging of environments.

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$2.33 billion Cradle to Cradle sales for Shaw
Over 55% of the $4.24 billion sales achieved by leading floorcoverings manufacturer Shaw Carpet in 2011 came from Cradle to Cradle certified products.

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ADVERTISE with Sustainable Nonwovens
In the second decade of the 21st Century, it’s no longer a question of just ‘business as usual’ for the global nonwovens industry. Big changes are taking place, impacting on everything from the raw materials used and the processes developed, to the role nonwovens will play in existing and future end-use products for myriad markets.

SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS will reflect these changes, and advertising in the new web-site and printed magazine combination will ensure that your company is seen as one of the pioneers in the fast moving sector of the industry.

Call David Jagger on: +44 1977 708488 for more details.

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Major gains for Toray
The environment, specifically in respect of water-related and energy issues, is one of four key business fields Japan’s Toray Group is currently chasing growth in.And for its financial year to March 31 2012, Toray has posted record results of US$19.3 billion and operating profit of $781 million.

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All about partnerships
Price, price and price are the key pressures facing suppliers of nonwovens and components to companies like Chrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan and Toyota.

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New Lenzing Tencel project underway
Following the successful completion of an environmental impact assessment process, construction of Lenzing’s new Tencel plant in Austria is now underway.

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Evaluation at Lydall
Lydall has split its Thermal/Acoustical business into two separate new entities – Fibers and Metals.

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Heating materials
The first meltblown nonwovens manufacturing line capable of handling a wide range of new and high value fibres has recently been shipped from the UK to a specialised medical products manufacturer in the USA

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Plastics fade away with AddiFlex
At the recent ANEX show in Seoul, Korea, distributor NTex of Taiwan showcased AddiFlex – a solution for the creation of oxo-biodegradable products that could find wide application in suitable disposables based on spunmelt nonwovens.

ADVERTISE with Sustainable Nonwovens
In the second decade of the 21st Century, it’s no longer a question of just ‘business as usual’ for the global nonwovens industry. Big changes are taking place, impacting on everything from the raw materials used and the processes developed, to the role nonwovens will play in existing and future end-use products for myriad markets.

SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS will reflect these changes, and advertising in the new web-site and printed magazine combination will ensure that your company is seen as one of the pioneers in the fast moving sector of the industry.

Call David Jagger on: +44 1977 708488 for more details.

More info here