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Sapsum

SAP expansion in Europe and Asia

Sumitomo Seika has inaugurated its new Aqua Keep superabsorbent polymer (SAP) plant at the Carling site in Moselle, France, and also announced plans to add a further 40,000 tons at its main plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.

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Boshoku

Building business in India

Toyota Boshoku Relan India is a new joint sales venture between automotive interiors companies Toyota Boshoku and the Relan Group.

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Filtech

Clear the air with Flow2Save

At this week’s Filtech show in Wiesbaden, Germany, nonwovens leader Ahlstrom is introducing its new Flow2Save media for high efficiency air (HEA) filtration applications.

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Dupont Nomex Web

Advanced protection with Nomex MHP

The latest flame retardant introduction from DuPont is Nomex MHP which offers inherent, multi-hazard protection to keep protective clothing wearers safe from a variety of thermal hazards, including heat and flame, arc flash and small molten metal splashes in hazardous industrial environments.

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Porex

Filtration Group adds Porex

The Chicago-headquartered Filtration Group is to acquire Porex Corporation, based in Fairburn, Georgia, from the Los Angeles investment firm Aurora Capital.

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Eco Textile Labelling Guide 2014
Eco Textile Labelling Guide 2014 - Published May 2014
 
The publishers of Sustainable Nonwovens, in conjunction with Messe Frankfurt and backed by the European Outdoor Group, will publish a new, updated and improved version of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide in May 2014.

The printed ETLG is a 100 + page  A5 booklet designed for manufacturers, retailers and buyers who are committed to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment and lists all the labels and environmental standards relevant to the global textile and clothing supply chain.

As well as covering raw materials, the 2014 edition of ETLG will offer information on social criteria, such as Fairtrade, Fair labour, SA8000 etc., and textile processing standards.

New additions will also include information on water standards, energy use, and sections on disposal and biodegradability.
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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.

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Wet wipes innovation

First Teknoweb Arvell line sold

Arvell technology developed by Italy’s Teknoweb is being promoted as a cost-effective alternative to spunlacing for the production of wipes substrates and other nonwovens.

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PDI Nice Pak

New wet wipes innovation centre

Wet wipe manufacturer Nice-Pak Products and hygiene solutions company PDI have announced the opening of a new innovation centre in New Jersey, USA.

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Universal Fibers

FIT bicomponent buy-out

Universal Fibers, based in Bristol, Virginia, has purchased the continuous filament bicomponent production assets of Fiber Innovation Technology.

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Vilene

Apparel support with Vilene

A lightweight bi-elastic interlining available in 16 colours for transparent fabrics for womenswear is being introduced by Freudenberg and Vilene International.

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BASF

Renewable polyamide monofilament

BASF is now globally offering its Ultramid S Balance in a version for monofilament applications.

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HB Fuller
New adhesives for ultra-thin nonwovens
 
HB Fuller will present new additions to its Full-Care range of adhesives for ultra-thin hygiene products at the SINCE 2013 global nonwovens exhibition later this month, which it says can lower costs all round.
 
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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.

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DryLock

UK DryLock launch by Lidl

Having already tested the waters in Germany and other markets in Europe, Lidl is now launching its Toujours diaper range featuring DryLock technology into the UK market.

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Ions

Ion exchange nonwovens

New ion exchange fibres are being developed from acrylic in Japan and cellulose in Europe.

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Nothing could be finer...

Nothing could be finer...

Two more nonwovens companies have announced new investments in the state of North Carolina, where over $800 million has already been invested by the industry over the last decade and over 1,600 well-paid jobs created as a consequence.

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Divers collecting fishing nets

Trawling for ghosts

There are now an estimated 320 million tons of discarded plastics in the world’s oceans and hygienic disposables based on nonwovens have certainly contributed to this environmental problem.

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Ibis International Wage System

Claiming it back

The Ibis International Zero Waste System allows the reclamation of three distinct and clean fractions from reject hygienic disposables – superabsorbent polymer, fluff pulp and plastic/nonwovens.

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Ontex
Turkish boom draws Ontex
 
The Silivri district of Istanbul in Turkey is the location for a new US$30 million plant that has just been opened by Zele, Belgium-headquartered hygiene products leader Ontex.
 
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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JEC

Combined Techtextil and JEC in the US

Even though its government is currently shut down and analysts are considering the global implications of the country defaulting on its debts, the USA is still seen as a strong growth market for technical textiles, nonwovens and composites in the coming few years.

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Rennovia

Rennovia plans renewable polyamide

Yet another new US company is developing drop-in bio-based monomers to replace oil-derived chemicals in manmade fibres and nonwovens.

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Water

Nonwovens split for Suominen

As part of a general restructuring, Suominen plans to split its Nonwovens business into two separately operating units –  Convenience and Care.

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Collaboration team

Invista biotech collaboration

Lycra and nylon manufacturer Invista is to collaborate with Ingenza, a leading industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology company, on the development of bio-derived processes for the production of industrial chemicals.

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Composting

Biodegradable staple at Advansa

As a major supplier of short cut polyester fibres for the paper and wetlaid nonwovens industry, Advansa has recently concentrated its development efforts on manufacturing biodegradable fibres via the melt spinning process.

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Oeko-Tex
Cerex sets store by Oeko-Tex
 
Cerex Advanced Fabrics, the Greensboro, North Carolina-based manufacturer of speciality nylon spunbond fabrics has Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification for its chemical bonded Cerex and thermally bonded PBN-II products.
 
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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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procter

Waste remains the issue - Newsweek
 Procter and Gamble – the largest customer for nonwovens worldwide – received a special mention in the 2012 Newsweek Green Rankings as a consumer goods company engaging in innovative sustainable-packaging initiatives drawing on reused, recycled and biodegradable materials.

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KC

K-C to close European diaper operations
Kimberly-Clark is to exit the diaper business in Western and Central Europe and close five Huggies manufacturing plants in the region.

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solvents

Seeking solvent solutions
Ecofriendly polymer solvents are required if solution-based processes such as the electrospinning of nanofibres as layers for nonwovens in filter media are to be more widely employed in industry.

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COTTON

Cotton in nonwovens are BioPreferred
The USDA BioPreferred programme – an initiative which seeks to increase the purchase and use of biobased products made from renewable plant or animal materials – has certified nonwovens containing cotton as biobased.

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ahlstrom

Streamlining at Ahlstrom
Nonwovens leader Ahlstrom has invested some €55.4 million so far this year, in projects including the new joint venture for the production of crepe papers in Longkou, China, a wallcovering materials production line in Binzhou, China, and a filtration materials capacity increase in Turin.

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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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