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Markets

Diaper, Adult
• Australian Eco Diaper Company Reports Increased Demand
• First Quality To Modernize Diaper Plant
• SCA To Expand Site In Kentucky

Diaper, Baby
• Australian Eco Diaper Company Reports Increased Demand
• First Quality To Modernize Diaper Plant
• P&G To Aid Pakistan Flood Victims

Feminine Hygiene
• John Starr Global Spunmelt Report To Debut In September
• Line No. 6 For Dounor
• First Quality To Modernize Diaper Plant

Filtration
• Ahlstrom To Buy Chinese Filter Maker
• Lydall’s Sales Rise
• DuPont Invests In Battery Separators

Medical
• Gulsan Announces New Spunmelt Line
• Reports: Blackstone Looking at PGI
• Ahlstrom Indian Investment Complete

Wipes
• Prime Label & Screen Passes Third Party Review For Greenerpackage.com
• Suominen Rolls Out 2Q Results
• Spunlace Still Sells

Processes

Spunbond
• Line No. 6 For Dounor
• PGI Reports Second Quarter Results
• Gulsan Announces New Spunmelt Line

Airlaid
• Buckeye Honored For Green Efforts
• Glatfelter Appoints PGI VP to Head Airlaid
• EPS To Show Third Generation LIne at IDEA

Spunlace
• Spunlace Still Sells
• Hangzhou Nbond to Add Sixth Spunlace Line
• Trutzschler Sells Chinese Line

Meltblown
• Line No. 6 For Dounor
• PGI Reports Second Quarter Results
• Gulsan Announces New Spunmelt Line

Carded/Carding
• American Trutzschler Touts Nonwoven Offerings
• Aptra Cited as Key Component in Healthcare Garments Used By Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health
• Nonwovens Demand to Hit $6.3 Billion By 2013

Needlepunch
• Two NSC Lines for Fibertex
• Texel Announces New Coating Line
• A New Kind of Needlepunch

Breaking News

September 2: Australian Eco Diaper Company Reports Increased Demand
OcoQuest adds orders for biodegradable diaper.

Aztec Machinery Sells Two Dryers
Large lines to serve carpeting, automotive markets.

September 1: Prime Label & Screen Passes Third Party Review For Greenerpackage.com
Distinction allows Prime Label & Screen’s database entry for Rigid Lens II to be visible within Wal-Mart's sustainable packaging modeling software.

August 31: Line No. 6 For Dounor
Spunbond line will continue company's focus on hygiene.

The Expert's Opinion

Got Slings?
Peter Mayberry warns of risks with baby slings.

What to Wear: Part Two
Bob Bayer continues to reminisce about nonwovens' journey in apparel.

What to Wear
Bob Bayer reminisces about nonwovens’ journey in apparel.

Calendar

September
Sep 2-3: Sixth Nonwovens Technology Conference
Sep 20-23: RISE, INDA Technical Conference
Sep 22-24: Outlook Personal Care Conference

October
Oct 13-14: Filtrex Europe
Oct 17-21: Insight 2010
Oct 20-21: Absorbent Products Training Course

November
Nov 10-12: TAPPI's NET Conference
Nov 16-17: Nonwovens Research Academy
Nov 17-19: Third Filtration & Separation Asia
Nov 23-25: Nonwovens Training Course

March
Mar 15-17: Techtextil North America

April
Apr 12-15: INDEX 2011 Nonwovens Exhibition

May
May 24-26: Techtextil Frankfurt
May 24-24: Texprocess Frankfurt

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by Karen McIntyre • Editor