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  • Sandler’s reports management change

    Dieter Magiera, a member of Sandler’s management board, retired January 1 after more than 40 years of service at the company.
    03.01.12

  • Korniczky joins Glatfelter

    Glatfelter has appointed Michael Korniczky vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately.“I am pleased to welcome Michael to our senior executive team and look forward to his contributions as we work to create value for the company and our shareholders,” says DanteParrini, chairman and CEO.
    03.01.12
  • Fibers

    Young to lead DAK

    Jorge Young has been named president and CEO of DAK Americas following the retirement of Hector Camberos who will return to his home country to assume the leadership of DAK Americas’ Argentina PET business.
    03.01.12
  • Legal/Regulatory

    What to expect if the Obama Administration gets a second term

    Mayberry offers insight to what nonwovens makers can expect.
    Karen Bitz 03.01.12
  • Home Products | Product Improvement/Innovation

    Ahlstrom to showcase new wallcoverings

    EasyLife now offfers increased 3D capabilities.
    Karen Bitz 03.01.12
  • Fibers | Green/Sustainability | Wipes

    PCR fibers

    Poole Company’s EcoSure and EcoSure Wellstrand products have been certified as being manufactured from 100% post consumer recycled products.
    02.29.12
  • Adult Incontinence | Diaper, Baby | Feminine Hygiene | Machinery and Equipment

    GDM gets new leadership

    Alberto Perego, has added CEO of Sirius Machinery to his roles beginning in September 2011.
    02.29.12
  • Associations

    Marienfeld joins Propex

    Propex has hired Mark Marienfeld to serve as transportation market specialist within its Geotextile Systems Division.
    02.29.12

  • Mahlo names new CEO

    Rainier Mestermann has been named the next CEO of Mahlo, a manufacturer of modern textile machinery and quality control systems.
    02.29.12
  • Fibers

    New president named at CIRFS

    Giulio Bonazzi, CEO of Aquafil, has been unanimously elected by the CIRFS members to take on the role of president.
    02.29.12
  • Spunbond/Spunmelt

    Polypropylene

    Braskem Polymers’ new generation of polypropylene resins for monospunbond nonwovens is a single-pellet solution designed to deliver an optimum combination of fit, softness, functionality, efficiency, cost effectiveness and sustainability for absorbent hygiene products and medical gowns and drapes.
    02.29.12

  • Web guide

    TheFIFE-500 web guide for narrow web and nonwoven applications is the latest introduction from Maxcess.
    02.29.12
  • Wipes

    Vaopometer cup

    Thwing-Albert Instrument Company has redesigned the Vapometer Cup for easier sample setup in the lab.
    02.29.12

  • Carpet yarn machine

    Oerlikon Neumag’s carpet yarn machine S+ was the company’s most successful machine in 2011, covering 85% of the sold BCF polypropylene capacity.
    02.29.12

  • Automatic Core Cutter

    The CM10 from Core Systems is a high-speed automatic core cutter with a fully automated cutting cycle.
    02.29.12

  • Absorbable scaffold

    Biomedical Structures, LLC (BMS), a designer, developer and manufacturer of biomedical textiles for medical devices and other advanced clinical applications, has launched Biofelt, an absorbable scaffold for implant devices in orthopedics, cardiology and general surgery, as well as other in vivo applications.
    02.29.12

  • Slitter/Rewinder

    The latest REM Model 15000 center-surface slitter/rewinder from Webex incorporates a number of innovative, custom features designed to produce uniform, narrow width, 40-inch diameter rolls from multisubstrate films run at tensions as low as 0.5 PLI.
    02.29.12
  • Construction

    Pegas: Egyptian construction has started

    Line build to begin later this year.
    Karen Bitz 02.29.12

  • Providencia names new commercial director

    Companhia Providência, a leader in the manufacture and sale of nonwovens in Brazil with a significant presence in the Americas and global operations, has announced its board of directors has elected Daniel Svirski its new commercial director.
    02.28.12
  • Airlaid | Spunbond/Spunmelt

    Printing options

    Larsen Converting offers up to 10 color printing on web widths up to 65 inches, inline slitting, trimming and rewinding and specialty water-based inks and coatings on film to nonwovens, paper, airlaid, spunbond, woven fabrics, tissues, boards and other substrates.
    02.28.12
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