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Fiber Makers Offer Alternatives
new fiber types give nonwovens makers more options
By Karen Bitz McIntyre
Editor
Raw material technology in the nonwovens industry is changing. Economic trends such as escalating prices of petro-based materials, as well as social factors like increased awareness over sustainability and eco-consciousness and market demands such as improved fit in hygiene products or more absorbent wipes has created the need for new fibers and resins and suppliers have risen to the challenge.
Whether it’s cotton fibers sourced from scrapped T-shirt materials, specialty elastomers able to create a stretchable nonwoven in one seamless process, polylactic acid derived from corn or more traditional fibers such as polyester or polypropylene, fibers are the backbone of nonwovens and their producers have been creating new products to help their customers.
