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December 2006 

Ahlstrom's Green Bay Line Is Up



Ginni Filaments Spunlace Line Near Complete



Lydall Filtration Meets EU Criteria



PGI Amends Credit Facility



Ahlstrom To Bolster Role In Infusion



Loparex Starts Up Chinese Extrusion Line



Mogul Expansion Imminent



Pegas IPO Set



Fiberweb Diversifies Spunlace



BCH Adds Medical Training Course



Accusentry Moves Into New Facility




November 2006 

JM Adds To Filtration Offerings



Ahlstrom Launches NanoAlumina Filtration Media



Fiberweb Releases Shares Of CNC



IIT Delhi Attracts Crowd



K-C Increases Ownership in Brazilian Affiliate



CWI, First Quality Continue Partnership



BBA Fiberweb Demerger Complete



Trützschler Buys Fleissner



Ibis Announces Cooperation in China



EDANA To Hold Two New Events



K-C Redesigns Website



FMS Builds First Chinese Diaper Line



K-C Filtration Offers Energy Savings



Ahlstrom To Transfer Liquid Filtration



Ceccato Improves Production



Third Quarter Sales Up For Polymer Group



DuPont Tackles Automotive Interior Filtration



Snider Joins Nonwovens Consulting Firm



K-Tron Makes Acquisition in China



Fameccanica and Teknoweb Team Up In Wipes



3M Acoustics Honored



Hyosung Adds Chinese Operation



P&G Releases First Quarter Results



October 2006 

K-C Sees Increased Sales & Profits



First Converting Group Meeting Exceeds Goals



INDA Expands Scope to India



Ahlstrom Announces Expansion In France, Brazil and China



Nonwovens Industry Names New Publisher



San Pro Company Targets Teens



Huntsman Restructures Textiles Effects Business



Colbond Will Raise Prices



Fiberweb Spin-Off To Be Complete Next Month



K-C Extends iVillage Partnership



Daio Selling Fem Hy In China



Neumag Acquires Nordson's Fiber Systems Group



Ahlstrom To Transfer Equipment



Polykote Builds Larger Headquarters



JM Brings New Spunbond Line Onstream



Monadnock Completes Expansion



Finalists Named For 2007 Visionary Award



K-Tron Acquires Premier Pneumatics



Ciba Sells Masterbatch



Chicopee Launches New Line



PGI Launches Chinese Spunmelt Plant



AATCC Joins INDA, TAPPI and The Fiber Society To Publish Journal



September 2006 

Ahlstrom To Shut Numbrecht Site



H&V To Add Wetlaid Line At Chinese Plant



Wellman To Consolidate Operations, Close Plant



Suominen Reorganizes Management



Fraunhofer, Weyerhaeuser, Reicofil Develop Technology



Investigation Leads To Schaeffer’s Resignation At PGI



Neumag Adds Engineering To Chinese Operation



Asahi Kasei Develops New Nonwovens



Toray Establishes Chinese Company



K-C Mexico To Ramp Up Diaper Investment



Freudenberg Politex Russia Site Complete



Basell Completes Expansion



BBA To Build Second Chinese Line



PGI Raises Prices



Huntsman Launches Global Branding Program



Ahlstrom Adds To Glass Fiber Investment



Superior Fabrics Makes Glass Media Acquisition



Suit Challenges Diaper Reduction



BBA To Demerger Fiberweb This Fall



August 2006 

Koester Launches New Closure Product



Converting Group To Meet Next Month



Celanese Earns Patent



DuPont Bridges Gap Between Nonwovens and Film



Renewable Diaper Launched



K-C Revamps Supreme Diaper Line



Freudenberg Texbond To Invest $10M



DelStar Adds To Chinese Operation



PGI Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit



PCC Unveils New Nonwoven



PGI Plans To Improve Profits



DuPont Hurt By High Energy Costs



P&G Earnings Up For Q4



Fibertex Names Next CEO



Basell Expands In Australia



BFF Announces Sale of Business



Ahlstrom Results Impacted By Raw Mat Pricing



Buckeye Sales Up



Suominen Sees Q2 Loss



K-C Second Quarter Sales Improve



EDANA Releases European Statistics



BBA Fiberweb's Green Bay Site Honored



Foss Turns Around



Study Tracks Acoustic Nonwovens Market



Freudenberg Acquires SciMAT



AFS To Hold Conference for Power Generation Industry



Basell Expands Wesseling Site



K-C Delays Close of Nonwovens Plant



July 2006 

Neumag Opens Carding Center In Austria



PGI Files Suit to Protect Apex Technology



Mogul Invests In Several Technologies



Avgol Sells 20% Stake, Invests In Eastern Europe



PaperPak Expands In NC



Kimberly-Clark To Restart Diaper Line



Colbond To Be Sold



Cerex Adds Line, Unveils New Product



Bayteks Adds Second Line



Jacob Holm To Separate STA Division



Cardinal Sharpens Focus Outside U.S.



Celanese Revs Up CEE Business



Temafa NA Needs To Be Handled Through Dilo, Inc.



Intissel Examining Xinlong Partnership



Rieter, NSC Show Fruits Of Collaboration



June 2006 

Ahlstrom Invests In Specialty Papers



Küsters Ownership Changes



New Airlaid Company Formed



Loparex Expands Release Paper Business



PGI Celebrates New Line



Fehrer, Fincarde and M&J Fibretech Adopt Neumag Name



Trevira Moves Headquarters



EDANA Names New Board Leader



Fehrer, Fincarde and M&J Become Neumag



Lydall Raises Prices



EDANA Schedules Second FILTREX Event



PGI Adds Spunbond Line



Herrmann Building New NA Headquarters



Nordenia Restructures In North America



Price Increases Announced



Glatfelter-Crompton Deal Dies



Nonwovens Plant Opens In Jordan



PGI Expands Argentinean Venture



Suominen VP To Retire



Wipe Developed for Glass and Computers



Buckeye Leader To Retire



San-Dia In Expansion Mode



Pantex, Chisso To Build Chinese Line



PCC Gains Chinese Partner



Shiseido Exits San Pro Biz



FiberMark Installs New Laminator



May 2006 

Albany, Fleissner To Focus On Patterning



EDANA To Bring Training Course to India



Workshops Target Flammability Standards For Bedding



Freudenberg Reports Financial Status



Ginni Will Expand To Medical



Foss Manufacturing Renamed



Conwed Acquires Polynet



DuPont To Expand Tyvek Plant



Mölnlycke To Close Mexican Plant



McAirlaids To Build U.S. Headquarters



Ahlstrom To Run Cotton In Green Bay



Natureworks Celebrates Earth Month



Nordenia Expands Russian Presence



Adhesive Tape Uses Spunlace



Tufco Gets Funds For Employee Training



Propex CFO To Retire



Propex To Consolidate Needlepunch Business



Celanese Expands Chinese Presence



Starr Publishes Spunmelt Study



Schaetti Divests Coating and Laminating Business



April 2006 

BBA To Spin Nonwovens Off



Suominen Sees Nonwovens Sales Decline



Buckeye Reports Third Quarter Loss



K-C Releases Quarterly Results



DuPont Raises Forecast



K-C Adds To Pull-Ups Line



K-C Steps Up RFID Efforts



PGI Opens Asian HQ



Pegas To Add Reicofil IV



Russian Nonwovens Plant To Debut



DuPont Shakes Up Management



K-C Announces Diaper Plant Layoffs



Foss Sale Reportedly Looming



Basell Adds To Catalyst Manufacturing



Nonwovens Research Academy To Include Academics



Medical and Hygiene Study Available



Ownership Change for Lysac



March 2006 

Nordson Expands Nonwovens Capabilities



Fleissner, Neumag Join Forces



PGI Canada Partners With Fabric Dryer and Finisher



FQ Disputes P&G’s Tampon Claims



Clopay Restructures European Operations



L&P, Felters Group Partner in Fire Retardants



Ahlstrom Will Build In Russia



Cognex Fights Patent Claims



PGI Canada Fuels Construction Business



Basell Names Greek Partner



PCC Adds to Needlepunch Operation



K-C To Close Diaper, Nonwovens Plants



P&G Files Tampon Suit



Glatfelter Buys Wetlaid Mills



BBA Facility Achieves Certification



Linq Ownership Changes



BBA To Expand Airlaid Business



Libeltex Sale On Hold



Fleissner Reports Spunlace Growth



Ciba Sells Textiles Unit



Eastman Expand Chinese Presence



Asahi-Dorlastan Deal Complete



February 2006 

BBA To Move Forward With Fiberweb Sale



K-C Makes Cottonelle For Kids



BBA Nonwovens Business Now Thought to be De-merged



Antiflammability Standard Passed Nationwide



PGI To Move To Charlotte



ExxonMobil Announces LDPE Licensing



Japan's Panty Liner Market To Grow



Ahlstrom Offers Logistics Platform For Filtration In China



JM Teams With Tarco For Roofing Product



Rumors Arise Over BBA Sale



Degussa Grows SAP Business Through Dow Purchase



Buckeye To Focus On Trimming Costs



Polypropylene Grade Delivers Optical Performance



Basell To Close PP Plant



Ahlstrom Reports Improved Profitability



P&G Sales And Earnings Up



PCC Product Addresses Mattress Flammability



Ginni Filaments Enters Indian Wipes Market



K-C Enhances Relationship with U.S. Green Building Council



Fitti Set To Grow In Dominican Republic



Sandler Adds To Technical Nonwovens



Tredegar To Shut Down Georgia Facility



Hercules Sells Portion of FiberVisions



SAAF Gains Private Investor



January 2006 

Novamelt Plans U.S. Expansion



Nonwovens Study Published



Buckeye Reports Results



K-C Quarterly Results Released



K-C Builds On Toiletry Success



Ahlstrom Invests In Filtration, Again



Foss Probe Continues



Outlook To Be Held Again In Barcelona



Tyco Announces Plans To Split



Buckeye To Establish New Organization, Makes Management Changes



AI Manufacturer Acquires Mail-Order Arm



JM Announces New Construction Products



H&V Buys Out Mexican JV



Propex Fabrics Buys Key Competitor



Avgol Reports Sales Growth, Announces Interest in Eastern Europe



Pliant Moves on with Chapter 11 Restructuring



Saurer Continues Buying Spree



FiberMark Exits Bankruptcy Protection



Ahlstrom to Invest in Finland Plant