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John Mowbray

John Mowbray is the owner and founder of MCL News & Media and the brains behind Ecotextile News, which he launched back in 2006. His primary aim for MCL is to provide inspirational content that motivates key textile industry stakeholders to make a positive difference to their global supply chains, through innovative, sustainable and responsible sourcing policies and practices.

He is an award-winning Environmental Biology graduate from The University of Manchester, and since 1992 has become a well-known environmental journalist who has been quoted in national and international media outlets. He doubles up as an FA qualified soccer coach, a mountain bike enthusiast and a part-time builder.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfmowbray/

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- 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

- Spinnova completes Woodspin acquisition
  
  Friday, 10 October 2025
  JYVÄSKYLÄ – Scandinavian fibre manufacturer Spinnova has completed its deal to buy out former...
  
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- FET claims ‘game changing’ development f...
- Superabsorbent polymers from food waste

- Freudenberg expands India interlinings facility
  
  Thursday, 16 October 2025
  WEINHEIM - Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel is celebrating the grand opening of a major...
  
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- Sales soar at UK nonwovens manufacturer
- AI optimisation from Reifenhäuser NEXT

- Teijin Frontier unveils new insulation brand
  
  Tuesday, 14 October 2025
  TOKYO - Teijin Frontier has launched a new master brand for sheet insulation that is said to...
  
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- Tena Stylish incontinence underwear from...
- WaterWipes introduces improved plant-bas...

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