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SCA Trying To Remove the Stigma From Male Incontinence
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Lenzing's Plasser Talks About What's Next For Tencel
Fiber will continue to grow and evolve into new applications

K-C CEO Discusses Goals, Strategies
Strengthening brands, moving into new geographies are key goals

June 2009

Diaper, Adult: • SCA Targets Chinese AI Market; • INDA Accepting Award Nominations; • Online Exclusive: K-C CEO Discusses Goals, Strategies
Diaper, Baby: • Personal Care Wipes Continue to Offer Potential Despite the Economic Downturn; • Online Exclusive: K-C CEO Discusses Goals, Strategies; • Unicharm Grows Business In ASEAN Region
Feminine Hygiene: • Cargill Takes Full Ownership of Natureworks; • Avanti To Launch First North American Line; • Union Industries To Add Spunmelt Technology
Filtration: • Avanti To Launch First North American Line; • Fiberweb Adding French Meltblown Line; • INDA Accepting Award Nominations
Medical: • PGI Installs Mexican Line; • DelStar Launches Biodegradable Media; • Winner Medical Gets European Patent
Wipes: • INDA Accepting Award Nominations; • WOW Award Finalists Named; • Personal Care Wipes Continue to Offer Potential Despite the Economic Downturn

Spunbond: • JM Named Top 100 Innovator; • Avanti To Launch First North American Line; • Union Industries To Add Spunmelt Technology
Airlaid: • Nonwovens Study Published; • ANEX 2009: It's Asia's Turn; • Report On China's Nonwovens Production In 2008
Spunlace: • Rieter, NSC Team Up In Spunlace; • New Filtration System for Jacob Holm France; • Sanitars Invests With Rieter
Meltblown: • Union Industries To Add Spunmelt Technology; • Fiberweb Adding French Meltblown Line; • Lenzing, Weyerhaeuser Partnership to Build Pilot Line
Carded/Carding: • PGI To Close North Little Rock Plant; • MidWest Nonwovens Relaunches Plant; • China Liugui Places Order With Oerlikon Neumag
Needlepunch: • FTA Contributes to New Thrace Line; • TTU Unveils Nonwovens Lab; • Nonwoven Network Debuts 'Virtual' Reality

July 1: TenCate Sells Stake In Geofabrics Australasia: Noel P Hunt International acquires 50% interest in Australian joint venture.
Cargill Takes Full Ownership of Natureworks: Move dissolves Teijin partnership.
June 30: Avanti To Launch First North American Line: New PP spunbond line will be based in Clarksville.
JM Named Top 100 Innovator: German company recognized for its culture of innovation by Vienna University.

September: Sep 21-24: INTC 2009, International Nonwovens Technical Conference
October: Oct 11-15: INSIGHT 2009 International Conference; Oct 22-22: The China International Forum for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens
November: Nov 17-19: Filtration 2009