Sustainable Nonwovens 04.08.16


			Hygiene: disposables versus re-usables The global hygiene market will grow 6.4 per cent annually until 2021, in terms of both volume and value, with the nonwovens segment growing at over twice this rate, as the surgical gowns and drapes market transitions to disposable nonwoven-based products globally, and the industrial wipes market continues to benefit from the US Environmental Protection Agency's wiper rule, according to new research. Read more

			Lenzing to up fibre production Lenzing, manufacturer of textile fibres and pulp raw materials, is to invest more than €100 million in its production capabilities and aims to expand its capacities for specialty fibres by 35,000 tons by mid-2018. Read more

			DAK majority stake in PET producer Fibres, monomers and resins company DAK Americas has acquired a controlling interest in Selenis Canada Inc. Read more

			'PFOA-free' repellent for medical nonwovens Medical products including surgical gowns, masks, drapes and packaging must be able to repel fluids, oil and alcohol, and quickly release stains when laundered. Read more

			Self-healing coatings breakthrough Scientists in America have released details of a research paper on new chemical coatings for self-healing textiles, which they claim can be applied to garments to neutralise toxins and protect the wearer from exposure to pesticides, chemicals or biological attack. Read more

			LATEST ISSUE: JUNE/JULY 2016 - SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS Freshly served Biopolymers in coffee systems Thinner, lighter, softer Hygiene developments insight Record breaker IDEA show review Innovations in Turkey Nonwovens at Hightex and ITM 2016 Ten questions for... Pierre Wiertz, general manager, EDANA Improving your serve Single serve coffee systems and teabags are significant markets for bio-based polymers and nonwovens Horizons Research and patents from across the nonwovens industry And much more... SUBSCRIBE TODAY Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for your copy of Sustainable Nonwoven's 2016 media kit..

Features
- AHPs: global trade stability restored and a new trade landscape
  
  Thursday, 28 August 2025
  BRUSSELS - EDANA’s Public affairs director, Brieuc Lits, aims to explain the trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, EDANA’s position and the impact on absorbent hygiene products (AHPs).
- EDANA's Stewardship programme: championing safety and transparency
- European nonwovens production returns to pre-covid levels

- Braskem to unveil new bio-based polyethylene
  
  Monday, 15 September 2025
  AMSTERDAM – Biopolymer specialist Braskem will launch a series of new products at October’s K 2025 show...
  
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- Georgia-Pacific to ramp up pulp mill cap...
- Cupra opts for Toray’s Ultrasuede nu

- UK wipes manufacturer secures Planet Mark certification
  
  Thursday, 11 September 2025
  ROMFORD - Harrisons, the UK-based manufacturer of nonwoven wet and dry wipes, has again been...
  
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- ITC approval for DuPont’s Tyvek claim
- Redefining mobility through innovation a...

- Ahlstrom expands sustainable materials for adhesive labelling
  
  Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  STOCKHOLM - Ahlstrom has developed an expanded range of release and label papers for...
  
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- Four Paws adds cat pads to pet range
- T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel expands per...

Editor's Pick
- The Secret to Better Absorption
  
  Friday, 04 April 2025
  Technical Absorbents is a trusted name in the superabsorbent and nonwovens industries. Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF™) technology innovation has been the focus of our business for over 30 years. Today, we not only produce these specialist fibres, but also design and...
  
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- Opportunity: Partner with Spill Defence for a Carbon-Neutral Future
- Hempitecture awarded $8.4m from Department of Energy

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- The BTMA’s specialists in retrofitting
  
  Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  In addition to new machinery, members of the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) are extremely active in the retrofitting of existing machinery for nonwovens manufacturers. “While new technologies shown at events like ITMA + CITME in Singapore this year are...
  
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- Potential environmental risk from bio-based fibres
- Technical Absorbents Ltd celebrates 30th anniversary