Performance Nonwovens

Air filtration media that is claimed to have high initial efficiency with improved durability, fire retardancy, antimicrobial activity and moisture resistance are disclosed by Georgia-Pacific Nonwo

A technology centre for the development of nonwovens production lines has been officially opened in Egelsbach, Germany.

Nonwoven pads for polishing the silicon wafers used in the electronics industry have been developed by Teijin Frontier using its ultra-fine nanofibres (Nanofront).

A biodegradable quilted nonwoven oil sorbent has been unveiled by E Innovate LLC.

Nonwovens for the manufacture of electromagnetic interference (EMI)-shielding housings for electric vehicles (EVs) are being developed by Freudenberg Performance Materials and its sister company Fr

Technology that enables the production of lyocell fibres for nonwovens from pulp derived from pre-consumer cotton scraps (from such as garment manufacture) and wood pulp has been developed by Lenzi

A new machine for the production of vertically lapped (V-Lap) nonwovens has been installed at The Nonwovens Innovation & Rese

A series of raschel machines for bonding nonwoven webs while permitting characteristics, such as elasticity and high volume, that are not possible when using chemical bonding has been launched by K

An acoustic plasterboard has been developed by Saint-Gobain Placo.

The latest developments for the automotive, battery, medical and apparel markets will be the centrepieces of the exhibit by Freudenberg Performance Materials, a specialist in high-performance nonwo

A specialist in high-performance nonwovens, Sandler of Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany, will base its exhibit* around three key markets:

A number of water-based binders are to be showcased by BASF Construction Solutions of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, at the upcoming IDEA 2019.

Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens has put a new production line for car headliners into operation at its Suzhou site in China to meet increasing demand from customers across South-East Asia.  

A sound attenuation sheet designed to reduce noise in automotive applications while being lighter in weight than existing products has been developed by Pritex, a manufacturer of acoustic and therm

Two countries in the European Union (EU) are supporting a standard for assessing the flushability of wet wipes according to its developers, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) a

A textile structure for use in vehicle trim that absorbs wind-, rolling- and engine-noise, and also helps to protect passengers from fragments in the event of a collision, has been developed by Vol

Fibertex Nonwovens of Aalborg, Denmark, has acquired the hydroentanglement (spunlace) business established in 2016 by Turkish nonwoven

A method for joining two parts of a thermoplastic nonwoven carrier without increasing the thickness of the material in the connecting area has been developed by Low & Bonar of Arnhem, The Nethe

Hof University of Applied Sciences has granted Lenzing AG access to a new hydroentanglement (spunlace) machine for the development of nonwoven products and the testing of fibres.

The Lenzing Group has filed 25 patent applications with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for a method of producing continuous lyocell filament nonwovens from botanic wood pulp.

The Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI)-led consortium (Sanguis) behind the development of filter tech

Nonwovens producer Technical Fibre Products (TFP) of Kendal, UK, is to increase its production capacity by 50% by 2020 in response to increasing demand for its products. 

A method for imparting long-lasting function to spunlaid fabrics has been developed by the Thüringisches Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung (TITK) of Rudolstadt, Germany.

Using large-diameter fibres, 3M of St Paul, Minnesota, USA, has made nonwoven webs for use in abrasive products.

SABIC has launched a polypropylene (PP) resin for the production of meltblown fabrics used in personal hygiene applications.

Nonwovens producer Berry Global of Evansville, Indiana, USA, has launched a range of soft nonwovens and films designed to provide comfort in hygiene applications.

A filter cartridge that exhibits high efficiency in the adsorption and removal of metals has been developed by Kurashiki Textile Manufacturing of Osaka, Japan.

A textile composite designed to absorb sound in vehicles has been developed by Freudenberg of Weinheim, Germany.

Andritz of Graz, Austria, reports that its Wetlace line (neXline) for producing wipes at Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group in Liaoning Sheng, China, is now running at its full capacity of 15 kt a year

Hoftex Group subsidiary Tenowo of Hof ,Germany, has acquired Resintex Industriale of Milan, Italy, a manufacturer of nonwovens for clothing and medical applications with annual sales of around €3.5

Japan-based hygiene products company Unicharm is to acquire the holding company of DSG International (Thailand) (DSGT), a manufacturer of diapers and other absorbent products in Southeast Asia.

Nonwoven fabric manufacturer Avgol has worked with the Biotechnology Center of Excellence at Alamance Community College (ACC), North Carolina, USA, to conduct trials on its

To improve the aesthetics and mechanical properties of nonwovens, a method for producing a structured microfilament nonwoven has been developed by Freudenberg Group of Weinheim, Germany.

By completing a major investment in its plant in Madisonville, Kentucky, USA, Ahlstrom-Munksjö says it has broadened the range of nonwovens it can supply for filtration in industrial and engine app

Danish manufacturer Fibertex Nonwovens is expanding its production capacity in Brazil by 20% in order to accommodate growing demand for its products from the automotive and other industries.

Nonwovens producer Suominen of Helsinki, Finland, is to increase prices for all of its products on 1 October 2018.

Proof-of-concept nonwoven filter technology that can be used to remove antibodies from donated blood, thereby producing universal plasma, has been developed in the UK.

A method for embedding digital information into nonwovens, without degrading their appearance or functionality, has been developed by Suominen of Helsinki, Finland.

A transparent viscose fibre is being launched by Kelheim Fibres of Kelheim, Germany.

Jacob Holm of Basel, Switzerland, is simplifying its supply chain for hydroentangled aramid (Kevlar and Nomex from DuPont of Wilmington, Delaware, USA) protective fabrics.

A fully maceratable needlefelt nonwoven made entirely from superabsorbent fibres (SAF) is being launched by Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) of Grimsby, UK.

Advansa has added a microfibre to its portfolio of short-staple fibres (Adva Shortcut), which are intended to be added to wetlaid nonwovens for high-performance applications.

Dimensionally stable, fire-resistant nonwoven fibrous structures are disclosed by 3M in International Patent Publication 2018/126085.

Andritz AG of Graz, Austria, has bought a 70% stake in manufacturer of converting machines for the hygiene and food packaging industries Diatec Srl of Collecorvino, Italy.

A €40-million production facility for the manufacture of finishing machinery has been opened in Abtenham, Germany, by Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co KG.

The full programme for the International Conference on Nonwovens for High-performance Applications (NHPA), which takes place in Cannes, France, on 10–11 October 2018, has now been publishe