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November 29, 2007

Pegas Reports Nine Month Results


Profits Down; Revenues Flat

November 27, 2007

Tidland NH Expansion Complete


Facility size increases 54%

November 26, 2007

PCMC Receives Honor


Distinction honors excellence in manufacturing.

November 21, 2007

Nonwovens Sales Expected to Reach $5.8 Billion


Study predicts 4.5% growth until 2011.

Standex Makes Acquisition


Carolina Roll Engravers is a maker of engraved rollers.

November 19, 2007

Ahlstrom To Consolidate Plants


Ahlstrom recently announced that it will consolidate its air filtration sites in Bellingham, MA and Darlington, SC to its Bethune plant in South Carolina.

November 15, 2007

More Price Increases For DAK


DAK Americas will increase prices for all polyester staple fiber products as a result of the additional cost of ethylene glycol.

PGI To Postpone Public Offering


Polymer Group, Inc. announced today that it will postpone its proposed public offering of Class A Common Stock.

Ahlstrom Raises Food Packaging Prices


Ahlstrom today announced price increases on its nonwoven food packaging products.

November 12, 2007

Bosch Rexroth Celebrates Anniversary


Bosch Rexroth Corporation recently marked 40 years of operation in the U.S. with an anniversary party at its industrial hydraulics facility in Bethlehem, PA.

NC State To Establish Membranes and Filtration Center


The Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University's College of Textiles plans to establish a new research center focusing on the multibillion-dollar filtration and membranes industry.

Omnova Solutions Awards Scholarships


Omnova Solutions, through its endowed charitable foundation, completed distribution of more than $43,000 in scholarships and grants for 2007.

Polymer Group Plans Public Offering


Polymer Group Inc., Charlotte, NC, plans to sell about 5.5 million shares of its Class A common stock to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

New Czech Line Debuts


Czech-based producer Pegas SA officially launched its eighth production line last week at its plant in Znojmo, Czech Republic.

November 11, 2007

Loparex Expands Indian JV


Film and release paper supplier Loparex Group has expanded its joint venture operations in India.

November 9, 2007

Monadnock Non-Wovens Receives ISO Certification


Monadnock Non-Wovens LLC (MNW), Mount Pocono, PA, a manufacturer of meltblown synthetic media for the filtration, homeland security, consumer/healthcare and battery separator markets, has received certification for compliance with ISO9001:2000.

Japanese Airlaids Made From Food Waste


Japan-based airlaid producer Kinsei Seishi uses tea leaves, coffee beans and orange peels as raw materials for its nonwovens production.

IP to Convert Mill To Pulp


Plans are underway at International Paper to invest approximately $10 million to convert its Bastrop, LA mill to 100% market and fluff pulp production.

November 8, 2007

Ramkumar Receives Recognition


Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University was recently honored with the “Top Twenty Under 40 Award.”

Nissan Quest To Feature micronAir Filters


The Nissan Quest minivan now features micronAir combination filters, a product of Freudenberg Nonwovens' Filtration Division, based in Hopkinsville, KY.

November 7, 2007

Lydall Releases Third Quarter Results


Roll goods producer Lydall, Manchester, CT, has released financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

November 5, 2007

H&V To Raise Prices


Roll goods producer Hollingsworth& Vose (H&V) has announced a general price increase on all shipments after December 1, 2007.

November 1, 2007

DAK To Raise Staple Fiber Price


DAK Americas will increase prices for all polyester staple fiber products.

PGI’s Sales And Profits Rise


Sales for the quarter grew 3.1% to $256.2 million over the third quarter of 2006 and were $794.2 million, up 4.8%, for the first nine months compared to the prior year.

Typar To Appear On Extreme Makeover


The Typar Weather Protection System from Fiberweb, Old Hickory, TN, will be featured on an edition of the popular ABC television program, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

INDEX Awards Launched


In association with the upcoming event, EDANA, sponsor of INDEX, is launching the INDEX Awards Competition for innovations in the nonwovens field.