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December 2008

Markets

Diaper, Adult
K-C To Roll Out New Depend Underwear Line
Hartmann Buys U.S. AI Producer
Sitting Pretty

Diaper, Baby
Sitting Pretty
The Year That Was
Fibertex Reorganization Plan Completed

Feminine Hygiene
K-C To Roll Out New Depend Underwear Line
Sitting Pretty
The Year That Was

Filtration
Lydall Lauches Membrane Air Media
Lydall Purchases DSM Solutech
General Nonwovens Expands Into Filtration

Medical
EPA Issues Proposed Rule on Medical Waste Incinerators
Medical Study Published
Ahlstrom Makes Changes to Management Team

Wipes
Suominen's Profits Expected to Fall
Next Generation Counterterrorism Military Wipe Developed
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Processes

Spunbond
Avgol To Add Chinese Line
General Nonwovens Expands Into Filtration
Avgol Strikes Partnership in Nanofibers

Airlaid
Kem-Wove Makes Filtration Show Debut
Buckeye Sets Sales Record
Airlaid: All The Way Back

Spunlace
NTI, AGR Reach Licensing Deal
NTI, AGR Reach Licensing Deal
NTI, AGR Reach Licensing Deal

Meltblown
Avgol To Add Chinese Line
NTI, AGR Reach Licensing Deal
Avgol Strikes Partnership in Nanofibers

Carded/Carding
NSC Introduces Medium Capacity Line
Fleissner Sells Line In India
INDA To Launch Comprehensive Nonwovens Report

Needlepunch
Next Generation Counterterrorism Military Wipe Developed
NSC Introduces Medium Capacity Line
PGI Targets Acoustic Market

Breaking News

January 5: Lang Starts as Ahlstrom CEO
Riston Anttonen named deputy.

Avgol To Add Chinese Line
Company also announced NC line upgrades.

December 23: Suominen's Profits Expected to Fall
Wipes unit to lay off 40.

December 19: EPA Issues Proposed Rule on Medical Waste Incinerators
Rule could mean higher medical waste incinerator emission standards.

December 17: EDANA Hires New Marketing Manager
Abby Bailey to handle marketing and communications needs of the association.

News from Filtration 2008

December 10: INDA Hosts Filtration 2008
Nonwovens event takes place under rainy skies in Philadelphia this week.

H&V Promotes Nanoweb Technology
Nanofibers target air and liquid filtration and performance barrier uses.

Freudenberg To Form Independent Filter Biz
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies to launch January 1.

Lydall Purchases DSM Solutech
Membranes expected to enhance Lydall's offering in air and liquid filtration.

NTI, AGR Reach Licensing Deal
Technology boasts 20% more throughputs per commercial orifice size.

General Nonwovens Expands Into Filtration
FilterGen rolled out for first time in U.S.

Kem-Wove Makes Filtration Show Debut
First-time exhibitor promotes highloft media and laminated products.

Ahlstrom Touts Filtration Capabilities
Solutions designed to meet specific performance requirements.

Calendar

January
Jan 26-29: Vision 2009 Consumer Products Conference

February
Feb 5-7: Annual Meeting 2009, For INDA Members Only

March
Mar 24-24: Needlepunch 2009

April
Apr 21-23: Techtextil North America

May
May 5-5: LINK with Asia: The East West Business Connection conference and tabletop

June
Jun 6-10: International Textile Machinery (ITM) Exhibition
Jun 16-16: Techtextil 2009
Jun 22-24: World of Wipes (W.O.W.) Conference

September
Sep 21-24: INTC 2009, International Nonwovens Technical Conference

November
Nov 17-19: Filtration 2009

Is Relief In Sight?


Karen Bitz McIntyre