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July 31, 2008

Freudenberg Politex Receives Firestone Honor


Macon site honored for work in roofing.

July 29, 2008

Suominen Quarterly Sales Up


Sales for the second quarter totaled €55.2 million.

Ahlstrom Revises Outlook


Net sales grew by 6.7% to €465.9 million from the second quarter in 2007.

Kimberly-Clark Announces Q2 Results


For the quarter, net sales increased 11.2% to $5 billion.

July 28, 2008

Unilever Sells Off NA Laundry Business


Deal includes dryer sheet business.

July 24, 2008

NC State Opens Textile Lab


Site Funded by D.O.D.

Pliant Upgrades Canadian Operation


Film maker has other growth strategies for Canada.

July 22, 2008

Colbond To Raise Prices


Entire product range to jump 6-9% effective September 1.

July 21, 2008

Winner Medical Group Receives U.S. Patent


Covers PurCotton Spunlace, Spunlace X-Ray

July 18, 2008

Lenzing, Weyerhaeuser Partner To Make Sustainable Nonwovens


Materials combine Lenzing's lyocell, nonwovens technology from Weyerhaeuser.

July 17, 2008

Fiberweb Commercializes Second Chinese Line


The airlaid line was manufactured by Shanghai-based EPS.

July 16, 2008

P&G Test Markets Diapers With Removable Absorbent Pads


Pampers Change 'N Go available online.

Wyeth Buys ThermaCare From P&G


Heat wrap to join Wyeth's pain franchise.

July 15, 2008

ANEX+SINCE 2009 To Take Place


Event slated for May 20-22, 2009.

K-C Raises Prices In Response To Earnings Fall


Second price increase this year for Huggies, other consumer goods.

Western Nonwovens To Sell Assets To SBC


WNI has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11.

July 14, 2008

JM Raises Prices


Filter media business impacted by energy, raw material costs.

Fiberweb Continues Reorganization


Units created for consumer fabrics, airlaid.

July 10, 2008

Dow To Acquire Rohm & Haas


Deal creates largest specialty chemicals company.

Pliant, Nova Roll Form JV


Partnership to make specialty films for Russia, CIS countries.

Dow Reichold Closes Plant, Increases Prices


Measures meet market demands.

July 9, 2008

Hood Joins Pantex


Company names GM of Pantex MENA in United Arab Emirates.

July 8, 2008

Ahlstrom Increases Filter Prices


Levy amount will depend on markets and products.

Fiber Bond To Expand


nonwoven lines to fuel contract manufacturing.

July 7, 2008

Fiberweb Sales Up


Efficiency improvements and pricing actions outweighed the impact of raw material costs.

July 3, 2008

Lumite To Buy Propex Plant


Lumite is a subsidiary of Greece-based Thrace Plastics Group.

PGI Increases Prices


Raw materials up 20% since March.

July 2, 2008

JM Levies Price Increase


Spunbond and glass mat affected.