Editorial
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Adult Incontinence | Filtration | Wipes
Infection Control & Hygiene Drive Demand for Medical Nonwovens
The global market for medical nonwoven disposables is projected to reach US$22.7 billion by 2020.Tim Wright, editor 08.13.14
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Fibers | Filtration | India | Machinery and Equipment | Needlepunch | Wipes
New Nonwovens Player
It’s not new news that India’s disposable hygiene products market is on the rise. As the second most populous country in the world, India’s population is expected to exceed China by 2035. The GDP growth rate of the country for fisc…07.15.14
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Fibers | Wipes
Trickle-down Innovation
From raw materials and fibers to finished goods, innovation in the nonwovens industry has never been stronger and was on full display at INDEX 14 in Geneva in April. The 586 exhibitors on hand represented a 10% growth over the previous event in 2011.…Tim Wright, editor 06.09.14
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Nonwovens Confront the HAI Challenge
Each year around the world patients seek medical care at inpatient and outpatient facilities, but emerge from routine, urgent or surgical care with an additional—and sometimes untreatable—life-threatening illness. At any one time it&rsqu…Tim Wright, editor 05.12.14
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Associations
See you in Geneva!
INDEX 2014 is upon us, and when the nonwovens industry convenes in Geneva, Switzerland this month it will be a time for companies to introduce new products and technologies, announce new investments and, of course, find out what is going on with thei…Tim Wright, Editor 03.25.14
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Composite | Filtration
Filtration Industry Consolidates
As we went to press, Lydall announced it had acquired the industrial filtration business belonging to Andrew Industries for $83 million. The move strengthens Lydall’s position as an industry-leading global provider of filtration and engineered…03.20.14
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India | Western Europe
Thinking in reverse
It may be hard to imagine but a growing trend in today’s world is for major consumer companies to create products in emerging markets and import them into mature markets. It’s a fairly new and radical idea known as “reverse innovati…Tim Wright, Editor 02.18.14
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Welcome to 2014!
We kick-off the New Year with our annual look at market and technology trends in baby diapers. Changing consumer dynamics and emerging markets have contributed significantly to growth in all hygiene sectors in general. Be it female hygiene products,…01.06.14
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Composite | Green/Sustainability
Consumer Giants Push Forward Sustainability
Sustainability is a global megatrend, which has taken hold in the automotive industry. Vehicle manufacturers are increasingly using a mixture of man-made and natural materials in cars, as well as recycled materials. Car manufacturers are primarily l…Tim Wright, editor 12.04.13
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Apparel | Spunlace
North Carolina is a hotbed for investment
With the creation of the first cotton textile mill around 1815 by Michael Schenck in Lincoln County, North Carolina began a long process that would see it become the center of the textile business in the U.S. by the 1920s and remain so throughout the…Tim Wright, editor 11.04.13
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Chinese growth continues
In this issue we include a special focus on China, which has become of the largest and fastest growing producers of nonwovens. With rising wages, a rapidly expanding middle class, and a new focus on domestic consumption driving increased sales of non…Tim Wright, editor 10.09.13
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Associations | Wipes
Wipes Market Poised for Growth
This summer the disposable wipes market received two major coups that will help it grow in two important, and potentially profitable categories. The first, of course, is the long-awaited, final solvent-contaminated wipes rule (better known as the &l…Karen McIntyre, Editor 09.26.13
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Filtration
Toyota Boshoku’s Aggressive Expansion in Asia Continues
After setting up new vehicle interior components production facilities in Laos and China, Japanese automotive components manufacturer Toyota Boshoku is now setting up an interior components company in Thailand. This company will be established by Asi…09.06.13
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Disposables Could Help Defeat HAIs
Growing concerns about hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are driving the demand for disposables, including nonwovens in health care facilities. Demand for disposable hospital supplies is growing across the world, as they reduce risks of cross-conta…08.07.13
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Associations | Machinery and Equipment
INDA, EDANA Join Forces
Responding to the rapidly expanding global nature of the nonwovens industry, the two global nonwovens associations—INDA and EDANA—are working hand in hand to encourage the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment…07.24.13
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Wipes
To Flush, Or Not To Flush?
Seems like a silly question but in fact flushability is a major issue facing the nonwoven wipes industry. We live in a disposable age, with convenient products, which can be used and thrown away. While wet wipes have been blamed for clogging up…Tim Wright, Editor 06.12.13
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Off to Miami!
In this issue we provide in depth previews of what some select exhibitors plan to represent at IDEA 2013. This is the second part of a feature we first published in last month’s March issue. In addition to this IDEA 2013 Show Issue, Nonwovens…04.17.13
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Adult Incontinence
Adult Incontinence Market Is Booming
It is estimated that 25 million Americans experience incontinence symptoms. Long associated with the elderly, the adult incontinence category is changing its perceptions both in terms of how it sees itself and how others see it looking in. Major comp…Tim Wright, Editor 03.08.13
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Wipes
A Sustainable Future
The fear of global warming. The uncertainty of future oil supplies. Overflowing landfills. Am I sounding paranoid? Wait, sorry. Let me explain. Last night before falling asleep I watched part of a film called Collapse and woke up on the alarmist side…02.07.13
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Pacific Rim
Happy New Year!
A couple of things to start off. First, I’d like to introduce myself as the new head editor of Nonwovens Industry. I’m taking over the helm from Karen McIntyre who is still on board, at your disposal, and luckily mine. I’ve been wor…01.07.13
