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SNW 6 issues

IK

Insight 2014

Bostik

Detox

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SAP

Next stage for renewable SAP

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have announced another milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials.

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 Freudenberg

HP endorses Freudenberg’s Evolon

Freudenberg’s Evolon microfilament nonwovens have been certified by Hewlett Packard for printing with its latex inks.

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 Dornbirn

China the only game in town

China is currently the only market offering stable opportunities for manmade fibres and nonwovens producers, according to Lenzing chief operating officer Friedrich Weninger.

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 Virent
Coca Cola boost for Virent

Coca Cola is making an additional investment in Virent – one of a number of companies currently working on the commercialisation of bio-based paraxylene, with the aim of achieving 100% renewable PET plastics and fibres.
 

 Cannes
Focus on high performance
 
Following on from the highly successful first Conference on Nonwovens for High-performance Applications, NHPA 2015 will take place from March 4-5 2015, again in Cannes, France.

 SNW Issue 3 2014
NEXT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2014
 
 Sweeping change: Is China really surging ahead in the areas of both innovation and sustainable development? Flushable wipes: Strong enough to do their job but weak enough to disperse in water? Carbon fibre leader: The ongoing repercussions of BMW’s ambitious i Series programme. Closed loop care: Big opportunities for manufacturers of renewable nonwovens for hospitals and institutions. Electrospun SAPs: BASF reports a high surface area and improved fluid absorption and retention properties with a new technique for making SAP nanofibres. Cradle-to-gate LCA study on a new spunbond and pulp technology.


SNW 6 issues

IK

Insight 2014

Bostik

Detox

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Firefighters

Firefighters keep their cool

K-Sorb fabric made by the UK’s Technical Absorbents has recently been tested by Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue at its Waddington training facility, as part of a breathing apparatus exercise. 

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 Polymer Group

Second spinlace line for PGI

Polymer Group (PGI) has expanded its Spinlace technology at its plant in Benson, North Carolina. 

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 TFP

Major expansion at TFP

Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced plans to double its current production capacity through the installation of a third manufacturing line.

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 Dilo Group
Dilo outlines the options

While DiloGroup engineers complete production lines for the nonwovens industry, it also provides its customers with production know-how.  
 

 Autefa
Autefa at CINTE/Techtextil
 
At the forthcoming CINTE/Techtextil China in Shanghai from September 24-26, Autefa Solutions will introduce the latest developments for high speed thermobonding ovens for the manufacturing of ADL nonwovens, as well as for drying systems for the airlaids and wetlaids industry.

 SNW Issue 3 2014
NEXT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2014
 
 Sweeping change: Is China really surging ahead in the areas of both innovation and sustainable development? Flushable wipes: Strong enough to do their job but weak enough to disperse in water? Carbon fibre leader: The ongoing repercussions of BMW’s ambitious i Series programme. Closed loop care: Big opportunities for manufacturers of renewable nonwovens for hospitals and institutions. Electrospun SAPs: BASF reports a high surface area and improved fluid absorption and retention properties with a new technique for making SAP nanofibres. Cradle-to-gate LCA study on a new spunbond and pulp technology.


SNW 6 issues

IK

Insight 2014

Bostik

Apparel Analyst

CIT

Detox


 

Ultra pure and dry

Expansion plans for Drylock

Procter & Gamble is not the only company planning to make a big impact on the adult incontinence diaper market.

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 Aunde

Major acquisition for Aunde

The Aunde Group is acquiring fellow German-headquartered automotive fabrics supplier FS Fehrer, subject to approval by Germany’s antitrust body.

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 Eastman

Eastman adds to its Cyphrex range

New product possibilities are on the horizon for manufacturers of wetlaid nonwovens and speciality papers with the addition of a flat PET fibre to Eastman’s Cyphrex microfibres portfolio.  

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 RKW
RKW joins Zero Pellet Loss project

Leading manufacturer of both nonwovens and plastic films RKW has joined the Zero Pellet Loss initiative formed by the German trade associations PlasticsEurope Germany and the VCI (Association of the Chemical Industry), along with the UK’s Industry Association of Plastics Packaging.
 

 Pegas
Pegas on course in Egypt
 
A solid contribution from its new Egyptian Reicofil operation saw Pegas increase its sales to €111.4 million in the first half of 2014, up 13.6% on the same period in 2013.  Profit from operations (EBIT) amounted to €14.8 million, up by 10.2%.

 SNW Issue 3 2014
NEXT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2014
 
 Sweeping change: Is China really surging ahead in the areas of both innovation and sustainable development? Flushable wipes: Strong enough to do their job but weak enough to disperse in water? Carbon fibre leader: The ongoing repercussions of BMW’s ambitious i Series programme. Closed loop care: Big opportunities for manufacturers of renewable nonwovens for hospitals and institutions. Electrospun SAPs: BASF reports a high surface area and improved fluid absorption and retention properties with a new technique for making SAP nanofibres. Cradle-to-gate LCA study on a new spunbond and pulp technology.


HB FULLER

Cotton Inc

Leigh We find fibres all over the world

Bostik

Investkonsult

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Insight

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Baby

Drop-in replacement for bico spunbond

Not one, but two biobased polymers in a sheath-core, bicomponent configuration make up a new high performance nonwoven developed by Fitesa, Braskem and NatureWorks.

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Car

Auto suppliers under investigation

The European automotive interiors industry is under investigation by the German anti-trust authorities under suspicion of fixing prices since at least 2002 on certain nonwoven and textile components employed in areas such as flooring systems and boot linings. 

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Ingeo

New Ingeo grades for spunmelt

NatureWorks has announced the commercial availability of two new Ingeo high performance biopolymer grades designed for fibres and nonwovens applications that deliver lower shrinkage, faster crystallization, and higher melting points across a broad range of manufacturing processes.

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Carbon fibre

i3 series production underway at BMW

Nonwovens from recycled carbon fibre play a key role in series production of the BMW i3 – the world’s first purpose-designed electric vehicle – which began last week.

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Dornbirn

Huvis looks to 6T Convergence

The recent development of South Korea’s chemical fibres industry has involved a concentration on highly specialised products in key developing markets.

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Cells
Antibiotics that act like bugs
 
 A Europe-wide project involving major nonwovens companies and research institutes could drastically increase the recovery chances of burns sufferers – and especially children.
 
SNW front coverADVERTISE with Sustainable Nonwovens

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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.

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Cotton Inc

Leigh We find fibres all over the world

Bostik

Investkonsult

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Blood bank

A revolution for blood banks?

The UK’s Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute – formed as a spin-out from the University of Leeds – is involved in one of the most exciting – and potentially explosive – new developments as a partner in the Sanguis Project, which is being partially-funded by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.

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PGI

PGI to proceed with Fiberweb buy-out

Private equity group Blackstone, the owner of nonwovens Polymer Group (PGI), has agreed to buy Fiberweb for an increased price of £183 million.

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Dornbirn

Factoring-in the fracking at Dornbirn

Speaking at last week’s Dornbirn MFC in Austria, Giulio Bonazzi, president of CIRFS, the European Manmade Fibres Association, observed that as recently as 2005, the price of natural gas in the United States was almost three times higher than it was in Europe.

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Do not flush

Do not flush #3

Nonwovens association INDA is now working with the US National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Water Environment Federation and the American Public Works Association to reduce the burden of non-flushable disposable products in the wastewater system.

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Insight 2013

Exploring alternatives at INSIGHT 13

At the very first INSIGHT Conference, Henning Skov Jensen of ES Fibervisions detailed the early efforts then being made to commercialise the short fibre airlaid nonwovens process.

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Careers in Textiles
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As nonwoven materials specialists we help organisations develop commercially-viable nonwoven fabrics and products. This involves improving the performance of existing nonwoven components or developing completely new materials and technologies. 

As Development Manager, you will apply your scientific knowledge, technical skills and initiative to help deliver new or improved products. Working in close cooperation with our customers and managing an experienced technical team, you will help ensure projects are delivered to a very high technical standard, on time and to budget. 

For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit Careers in Textiles.
SNW front coverADVERTISE with Sustainable Nonwovens

It’s no longer a case of  ‘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 shares these changes, and advertising in the 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.

 Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.
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