Fibertex Investment in high-tech plant expansions in Europe Fibertex has already invested just over €40.34 million in a capacity expansion in the USA. Now it is investing the same amount in Europe. » Wednesday, May 05, 2021
INDA 2020 Nonwovens Supply Report show increase in capacity In 2020, North American nonwovens capacity increased to almost 5.6 million tons, a net increase of 0.7% (39,000 tons) over 2019. » Monday, May 03, 2021
Andritz Optimization of raw material consumption For nonwovens production, maximizing the evenness of the product across the entire production line is one of the key success factors. » Thursday, April 29, 2021
Index 20 Hybrid event takes shape For the first time ever, the Index 20 trade fair will not only take place in its usual live version in Geneva, but also in a virtual format at the same time. » Wednesday, April 28, 2021
WOW In-person event in Atlanta this July INDA will hold its 15th annual World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference as an in-person event on July 12-15, 2021 in Atlanta, GA/USA. » Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Jacob Holm Jacob Holm High performance 100% cellulosic substrate A bio-based product without any binders, chemicals or silicone is the new sustainable member to the Sontara family from Jacob Holm. » Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Andritz Amarande with new cylinder pre-needler Andritz AG has received an order from Amarande SAS to supply an elliptical cylinder pre-needler. The line is scheduled for start-up in Q2/2021. » Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Stefan Kierer Kelheim Fibres Joins ZDHC program The ZDHC Foundation Roadmap to Zero Program, Amsterdam/Netherlands, provides producers of man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCF) with uniform criteria for measuring indicators such as wastewater » Friday, April 16, 2021
OJSC New meltblown production line The producer of nonwovens OJSC “SvetlogorskKhimvolokno”, Yakovlev Kirill/Republic of Belarus, starts-up the production of meltblown nonwovens. » Thursday, April 15, 2021
Borealis New CEO Effective April 1, 2021 Thomas Gangl is the new CEO of the manufacturer of polyolefins Borealis AG, Vienna/Austria. » Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Edana Edana Outlook 2021 offers Company Space option Outlook 2021 is now additionally offering Company Space at Outlook. This is an immersive networking experience through an event and matchmaking platform. » Friday, April 09, 2021
Reifenhäuser Reifenhäuser New management for Reicofil Effective April 1, 2021 the management of Reifenhäuser Reicofil has been handed to Dr. Boerge Wessling and Stephan Gerharz. » Thursday, April 08, 2021
Edana Edana European nonwovens production grows by over 7% Production of nonwovens in Greater Europe grew by 7.2% in 2020 to reach 3,075 million tons (85.9 billion m²) with a total estimated turnover of € 9.55 billion. » Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Flocus Flocus Sustainable and regenerative kapok fibers Kapok is a non-food, vegan product that leaves no human footprint behind - a naturally sustainable and regenerative alternative. » Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Berry Global Berry Global Investment in European sustainable wipes production Berry's 2nd investment for 2021 in the wipes segment will increase its production footprint with total investments of over $110 million. » Monday, March 29, 2021
Nonwovens Institute Nonwovens Institute Bico spunbond nonwovens for N95 face masks N95 efficiency can be achieved with just 2 layers of the new spunbond nonwovens and there are a number of other benefits. » Monday, March 29, 2021
Suominen Suominen New Board member On March 25, 2021, during the Annual General Meeting of Suominen Corp., Helsinki/Finland, Jaakko Eskola was elected as a new member of the Board. The number of Board members remains unchanged at 6. » Friday, March 26, 2021
Andritz New neeldepunch line for island-in-the-sea fibers to China Mainly for the production of synthetic leather products Andritz will supply 4 new needlepunch lines to Chongqing Double Elephant Microfiber Material Co., Ltd., Chongqing/China. » Thursday, March 25, 2021
Tecnon OrbiChem Tecnon OrbiChem Higher demand for cellulosic fibers in nonwovens The cellulosic fibers market in early 2020 was seen as very buoyant although overall growth rates were not more than 2.5% in 2019. Now, in the light of Covid-19, the picture has changed. » Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Sandler Sandler Sales growth in 2020 despite corona Notwithstanding the corona pandemic, Sandler AG can look back on a successful year 2020 with an increase in sales from 322 to €328 million. » Wednesday, March 24, 2021
