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In 2024, the production of nonwovens in Greater Europe increased in volume by 2.6% (to 2.9764 Mt), and by 2.9% in surface area (to 85.1 billion square metres), compared with 2023, according to the

An ultrasonic system for welding the hook-fasteners used in such as diapers to nonwovens has been developed by MS Ultraschall Technologie GmbH and Binder, and will be shown at IDEA in Miam

At its meeting on 1 April 2025, the Supervisory Board of Sandler AG announced that, on 1August 2025, its current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Philipp Ebbinghaus, will assume the role of Chief Exe

Composite shields that protect from flames and are electrically insulating have been developed by Autoneum, of Winterthur, Switzerland, for use inside the battery housings of electric vehicles (EVs

Adlington, UK-based manufacturer of textiles for workwear and protective fabrics, RTS Textiles, is bringing together all off its operations and joint-venture partners to form a unified entity known

Freudenberg Performance Materials has merged its two coated-fabrics businesses, Mehler Texnologies and Heytex, to form a new brand named MehlerHeytex.

Knitted bioabsorbable fabrics that mimic the unique way that soft tissues stretch and move while nurturing growing cells are being developed for the treatment of severe and/or chronic wounds by res

After more than ten years of research and development (R&D), a demonstration plant that uses a chemical process for separating elastane fibres from polyamide (PA) has been opened by Aquafil, of

US-based manufacturer of threads, American & Efird (A&E), has opened a manufacturing facility just outside the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

The global market for nonwoven filter media was worth US$6.1 billion in 2024, according to a new report by market research company Smithers, of Leatherhead, UK, and Akron, Ohio, USA.

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) is calling on the US government to exclude products that fall under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) permanently from tariff

EDANA has raised concerns about the potential for "unintended consequences" for the nonwovens industry with regard to the European Commission (EC)’s potential decision to implement countermeasures

A tearing line that will be used to recycle textiles so that the resulting fibres can be employed in the production of insulation for buildings has been started-up at Buitex's plant in Cours, Franc

Recycler of carbon fibre and composites, Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, and composites-manufacturer, Syensqo, of Brussels, Belgium, have entered into an agreement to produce post-industrial recy

A chemical process that can dissolve and re-spin para-aramid fibres into continuous, high-performance fibres is being developed by Uplift360 of Bristol, UK.  

Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany, a manufacturer of multiaxial warp knitting machines and warp knitting machines with weft insertion, says that it welcomed many of its regular customers at J

Beaulieu Fibres International of Wielsbeke, Belgium, will be exhibiting its latest sustainable fibres for high-performance nonwovens in various industries at IDEA in Miami Beach on 29 Apri

An airlay line that can convert recycled fibres into nonwovens for automotive and industrial applications has been installed at Carolina Nonwovens' new plant in Fostoria, Ohio, USA.

Bridgwater, UK-based technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn is to invest a further £5 million in its business to support the next phase of its expansion and development.

A robotic system developed by Loop Technology, of Dorchester, UK, for the high-rate manufacturing of large-scale composite structures attracted significant attention at JEC World.