MIDLAND – Aspun AT is the latest addition to Dow’s Aspun polyethylene (PE) resin family engineered to provide ultra-soft, cloth-like comfort to health and hygiene nonwovens, including wipes and diapers.

“Our customers have known and trusted Aspun resins for more than 20 years now,” said Mike White, senior market manager for health and hygiene at Dow. “With Aspun AT, we’ve taken a best-in-class product and made it even better with enhancements ensuring softness, but also providing the highest level of abrasion resistance within the portfolio.”

Aspun AT resins provide more of the benefits of PE in hygiene applications, including comfort and discretion that are essential for crucial applications like adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products. The resins make it possible to produce much thinner fibers, helping brand owners bring to market softer and more comfortable nonwoven articles with strong abrasion resistance, better drape, a microfibre-like feel and a higher-quality appearance.

Additionally, Aspun AT offers improved drawability and thermal stability, allowing manufacturers to produce thinner fibers without breakage. The product also enables manufacturers to create longer, more stable line runs with fewer defects and higher yields for more efficient processing.