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Investment to save costs, reduce carbon footprint
New line to meet demands for region.
New spunmelt materials with improved properties to be commercially available in mid-2011.
Parkinson Technologies purchases new Vision Wide CNC bridge mill.
JV would make spunmelt in China.
Upgrades underway in Austria, Thailand, the U.K.
Achai Bonneh will be appointed as Interim CEO.
Keith Hall Named Interim Chief Accounting Officer.
Three-day industry event attracted over 1,400 Attendees to Chicago’s Navy Pier last month.
Simply Soy biodegradable wipes lubricate and clean.
Alphastar Triboelectric Media available from DelStar.
Management, Fi-Tech purchase spinnerett maker.
SafeLeigh FR is flame retardant, made from recycled material
Gro Baby uses Ingeo for a more planet friendly solution.
Single-use product kills 99.9% of germs.
Honors high level suppliers
Tredegar names Nancy Taylor successor
New line is b ased on vacuum, mechanical perforation
VitaFlex to manufacture, package and sell new elastic nonwoven fabric.
Spunmelt line will start up in SC in early 2011.
Reicofil 4 line to add 20,000 tons per year.
All PSF products affected.
EDANA announces call for papers for International Nonwovens Symposium.
PurCotton branded products to be sold in chain stores.
Technology geared toward high temp applications.
Named distributor to Alphastar Triboelectric Media.
Freedonia Group publishes new study.
New meltblown line to be up next year.
Synthetic media have use in variety of filter types.
Simple steps add up to $25K annual savings.
SCA Personal Care's survey finds Incontinence affects caregivers.
Event scheduled for later this month.
Brings 20 years experience to post.
Prestige Ameritech to occupy former K-C site.
Colbond's standard product types are available as recycled content variants.
Ups stake in joint venture ownership as line two comes onstream.
TTU to host conference in India.
Acquisition will expand PGI’s leadership in Global Hygiene Market
Line no. 1 should be up by late next year
Investment bulds on AFM technology platform
P&G's net sales reach $19.8 billion for third quarter.
Fiberweb's July to October sales improve.
SCA reports net sales from January to September increased.
Levy effective January 1.
Company holds 20% marketshare.
Biodegradable claim to be changed to compostable.
Ahlstrom records 3Q results.
K-C reports decline in third quarter sales.
Suominen's thrid quarter sales fall.
DuPont's third quarter sales drop.
3M closes third quarter with a decline in sales.
New technology to aid internal development, customer trials.
Doyen Medipharm opens converting process development area.
Wacker's new technical center opens in the U.S. for Polymer applications.
More than 6000 attend event.
Kimtech Pure A5 Cleanroom Coveralls debut from Kimberly-Clark Professional.
Polymer Group appoints Keith Hall interim chief financial officer.
New Texas site will replace older Tennessee operation.
Deal will close by year's end.
John R. Starr's Spunlaced Nonwoven Report to debut in November.
TenCate Geosynthetics North America receives two IAA awards.
P&G, Dial, Rockline among companies honored.
Relyance offer supply security and price stability.
Acquisition will complement current offerings.
Rieter Perfojet has sold an additional spunlace line to Eruslu in Turkey.
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Deal with main customer expected to maintain same levels of sales.
Investment will add 4000 tons to plant's output.
Sustainability efforts to reduce diaper weights, provide clean drinking water.
Technology broadens applications for resins.
Event to be held in Geneva in April 2011.
Event to be held in Chicago this year.
Second site to make diapers for the region.
www.nsc-nonwoven.com is aimed at wide audience
Technology leads to meltblown webs with less than half micron diameter.
Reductions will adapt volumes to demand.
Wet wipes market initial target.
F.L. Smithe is expert at high performance printing, converting
Acquires U.K.-based healthcare distributor
Calder become Elsner field service office for U.K., Europe
New capacity to go after filtration, face mask applications.
Swedish company to sell envelopes and pockets in Western Europe.
Investment expands appLY mat range.
Fourth line will help meet increased demand for PurCotton.
Hans Ziegler named OC Oerlikon’s acting CEO; Uwe Kruger is leaving the company.
Lenzing announces Tencel nabs European and Nordic Eco-Label.
Focke & Co. to showcase packaging at In House event in Germany.
Monadnock Non-Wovens offers medical face masks as flu season approaches.
Tennant Automatic Floor Scrubber goes to St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago.
Cottonelle Aloe & E line contains flushable wipes.
New Regs Took Effect Aug. 14.
Select group of OEM's combine strengths.
First AFH Provider to receive honor.
Office in suburban Atlanta offers warehousing, technical support.
Company comprises spinning, nonwovens, card clothing
Israeli-based wipes maker targets auto market.
Strong investors hope to return strength to company.
Corporate, nonwovens sales decline in 2008.
Sales increase 3% in fiscal 09.
$15 million investment adds 60 square feet
Johns Manville partners with ECD
East coast site will make 6000 tons of thermal bonded nonwovens.
Asian growth increases raw material demand.
Move strengthens position in Indonesia and rest of Europe.
Wetlaid materials meet regulations for phthalates and formaldehyde.
C.H. Sandler passes weeks before turning 80.
Pads designed for moderate to frequent urine loss.
Sorbent not only performs well but is better for the environment.
Allentown facility will house research, marketing, sales and business functions.
Transaction will be complete by month's end.
Three-year loan is for €200 million.
$100 million investment to start coming onstream next year.
Aim Filtertech adds 1.6 meter meltblown line.
Advanced Fiber, Nonwovens, Personal Protection now under one umbrella.
10,000 square-foot facility in Fairfield, OH significantly expands plant size.
Pennsylvania government provides incentives for million square foot site.
Blair, NE site can now make 140,000 metric tons of Ingeo.
Low market demand and weak long-term profitability lead to closures.
New product selected by attendees at third annual conference.
Noel P Hunt International acquires 50% interest in Australian joint venture.
Move dissolves Teijin partnership.
New PP spunbond line will be based in Clarksville.
German company recognized for its culture of innovation by Vienna University.
Six-beam Reicofil line to create lightweight nonwovens.
Cleaning products companies to target emerging market.
Combination of spunmelt assets creates Americas' No. 2 player.
Investment to serve air filtration market.
Otto to retire, Hassall to succeed effective July 1.
New, patent-registered HFP concept introduced in March.
Baroda unit has annual sales of $49 million and 700 employees.
New needlepunch line to supply geosynthetics industry.
Tena introduced in late March.
Lafley to remain as full-time chairman.
Patricia Featherstone of RKW to serve on EDANA's board of governors.
Nelson Schmidt will provide branding, advertising, public relations, direct mail, research and tradeshow support.
TencelWeb technology creates nonwovens from lyocell.
Operations to be upgraded, moved to Benson, NC
Award to be presented at Vision Conference in New Orleans in January.
Improved navigation, upgraded content and updated literature are highlights of new site.
NOS 200 system is used to analyze fiber orientation of nonwoven webs.
Upgrades at Netherland facility to increase capacity by more than 30%.
After a half-century career in nonwovens, Bergmann retires.
Five finalists to compete during this month’s conference in Atlanta.
Plan will create 60 jobs in Raleigh-Durham area.
German roll goods producer established in 1879 as a cotton wool factory.
New portal features dual languages-English and Chinese
New Chinese line combines knowledge from both French companies.
Idrosistem to supply system in Soultz.
Negotiations begin at Karhula site.
Canadian facility grabs top honors in Innovation Award competition.
Effective July 1, Barry Granger to become VP government marketing and affairs.
Redesigned website showcases advances in sustainability and nationwide denim drive.
Company to showcase PP, PET products at Frankfurt event.
FiberVisions buys 50% stake in Argentinean PP fiber supplier.
Company expands global reach in defoamer products market.
New section of website dedicated to the topic of sustainability.
Lightweight web delivers functional benefits to converters and consumers of tea bags.
Third spunlace line came onstream two months ago.
Sales dropped 17% due to weak industrial markets.
15,000-metric ton spunbond line will target medical and hygiene markets.
Last week's ribbon cutting ceremony marks Grand Opening of Sauget site.
Fibertect features multilayered wipe with unique fabric structure.
Company hit by first year-over-year revenue decline in 15 years.
Specialty Fibers results reflect reduced demand.
Pricing and mix offset lower volume and bring 6% net benefit.
Industrial market sectors down more than 20%.
Company adjusts to weakening demand, maintains customer relationships.
1Q net sales decreased approximately 7% to $4.5 billion.
Report includes sales of wipes by major retailers and distributors in North America.
Deal would create second largest spunbond maker in region.
Monadnock Nonwovens offers surgical face masks in varying grades.
Sales volumes hit by decline in customer stock levels and consumer demand.
Review of underperforming units to save €50 million.
Vivia coating ideal for UV-cure inkjet and screen printing.
Expo set for April 27-29, 2010.
Acquisition of Jackson Safety brings weath of strengths.
Official opening held March 11
Demand for disposables rises.
Disposable hygiene market spotlighted.
Merger expands bladder control offerings.
Pure & Natural diapers include natural, organic materials.
Green line contains flushable wipe.
Facility will create products for military, civilians.
Libresse liner geared toward hipster, boxer wearers.
DeWitt to convert, sell Typar fabrics.
Growth forecast to climb 6.9% per year.
Innovative SBC technology recognized by Frost & Sullivan.
License covers all U.K. markets, including Ireland.
New nonwoven aramid paper targets electronic packaging uses.
Company boosts sustainability program to meet 2012 goals.
New company to enter laundry detergent market in the first quarter of 2010.
Pre-filled nonwoven glass veil reduces plastisol use by up to 30%.
Tena Men and Tena Women will feature advanced design enhancements.
Composites maker to be solely owned by Fiberweb.
Offers outlook for absorbent products and key raw materials.
Sixth consecutive year of revenue growth for company.
Weakening demand continuing in 2009.
New deisgn reflects variety of markets company serves.
Company looks beyond ongoing expansion at U.S. facility
New track explores how other fields are coping.
DelPore meltblown media made from PLA.
Two companies combine forces in nanofibers.
INDA’s third annual wipes conference to include innovation award.
New automotive venture headed by industry veterans.
New package for Pampers features innovative printing technology.
Six carding lines to make technical nonwovens in China.
Growth mostly attributed to new spunlace line.
Littleborough, UK expansion cost €2 million.
Entries for two innovation awards due this month.
PurCotton now patented in 34 member states.
Market size will reach $2.3 billion.
Deal to be complete within next two years.
Expansion is a win for WCED.
Johannes Haep is new CEO following retirement of Marc Brabant.
Super-soft, stretchable elastic laminates will target diaper ear applications.
Crystar polyester resin products now to be made by DAK.
Sales, earnings rise as turnaround program starts to work.
Efforts set to align manufacturing with current business climate.
Soft Skin baby wipes won't strip moisture from baby's skin.
Roofing specialist starts cogeneration plant in Italy.
Chinese manufacturer enjoys strong sales growth, driven by increased orders of traditional products.
Company specializes in web handling equipment for converters.
Proprietary technology to expand company's offerings.
Economic slowdown causes weakened demand and production downtime.
Lower hygiene volumes, increased waste have negative impact.
Paraxylene costs drive up PSF product prices.
Company has evolved into converting, packaging machinery.
Effort could lead to apparel-grade nonwovens or other value-add fabrics.
Disuptor water filter media selected by conference goers.
Full-year sales up 2.4% despite low gross margins and weak demand in Q4.
Final quarter of 2008 shows 3% drop in net sales.
New Russian plant to be complete next year.
Abstracts requested; due February 27.
Plant serves glass and industrial nonwovens.
Company appoints its first chief sustainability officer.
Modular carding technology, improved crosslapping and elliptical needling will be showcased.
FFT to supply micronAir filters for two more car models.
Company named one of the world's top 100.
Facility units entire staff under one roof.
Company sees volumes decline 20% while quarterly sales drop 17%.
Quarterly net sales were $4.6 billion, a decrease of approximately 3% from 2007.
Marks end of 25-plus year career.
One of three nonwovens lines to be shuttered.
Innovation award honors wipes.
Closures to be offset by newer, more efficient technology
Material accepted into library of innovative materials.
Move matches reduction in market demand.
Orion system decreased CO2, greenhouse emissions
Ministry to provide tax relief, support for job creation.
Automotives business particularly hard hit.
Complete weather system on display at builders' show.
Equipment tests plasma treatment of nonwovens in Czech Republic.
Conference set for March covers a range of topics.
Rick Mann and Jessica Franken to head up Washington-based efforts.
Plans delay launch of two new spunbond lines this quarter.
Biodegradable wipes are eighth product in Green Works brand.
Rami Raulas will become senior VP sales and marketing in February.
Measure to affect most employees.
Line now scheduled to come onstream in Spring 2009.
Packaging solutions to be on display; presentations planned.
Plan includes plant closures, line reductions.
Riston Anttonen named deputy.
Company also announced NC line upgrades.
