Lenzing capacity in China almost doubled
Lenzing Nanjing Fibers, the Chinese subsidiary of Lenzing AG, has successfully started up its new production line with a nominal annual capacity of 60,000 tons.

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Reducing weight with V-Lap
Leading car manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, Mitsubishi and Toyota are now taking advantage of the properties of vertically lapped nonwoven fabrics.

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Nonwovens with healing properties
The New Business Development Division at Freudenberg New Technologies has developed a nonwoven fleece technology which opens up new possibilities in operations, the wound healing process and regenerative medicine.

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High value potential for composites from waste
The first plant housing patent-pending new technology capable of making extremely high-value composites from waste – potentially even hygienic disposables and other nonwovens – has been installed in Poland.

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All-change for European technology
There is major movement in the European nonwovens machinery industry, with Andritz AG in talks to purchase NSC nonwoven and Oerlikon Neumag proposing to sell its significant carding operations to Chinese company Zhengzhou Hi-Tech Nonwoven Technology.

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Can soy meal substitute for SAP?
Scientists at Batelle – one of the world’s largest independent research and development organisations headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA – continue to work on a soybean-based replacement for part of the superabsorbent polymer (SAP) content of diapers and other hygienic disposables.

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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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