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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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Features
- INDEX 2026: navigating a new era for nonwovens
  
  Thursday, 30 October 2025
  Murat Dogru, general manager of EDANA discusses how next year’s INDEX show will serve as the industry's strategic compass for the years to come
- AHPs: global trade stability restored and a new trade landscape
- EDANA's Stewardship programme: championing safety and transparency

- Beaulieu offloads Tessutica upholstery business
  
  Tuesday, 02 December 2025
  WAREGEM - Beaulieu International Group, the polyolefin and BICO fibre supplier, has signed a share...
  
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- Braskem partners on ‘air to plastics’...
- Svante and Södra launch carbon capture p...

- Autoneum completes China automotive deal
  
  Wednesday, 03 December 2025
  WINTERHUR - Autoneum has completed its acquisition of Chengdu Yiqi-Sihuan Automobile Interior, the...
  
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- Freudenberg acquires remaining shares in...
- Mann+Hummel honoured at automotive award...

- Ontex launches ‘sustainable’ night time diapers
  
  Thursday, 27 November 2025
  AALST – Personal care specialist Ontex has launched the Dreamshield 360 Night Pants, a new...
  
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- Sontara launches ‘sustainable’ wipes ran...
- Kimberly-Clark acquires Kenvue in $48b d...

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

Sponsored Content
- 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