Sign up now to receive our weekly newsletter and more.
News - Nonwovens News
2131 - 2145 of 2478 results
Published June 28, 2006
Two airlaid veterans have formed a new company, Danish Airlaid Technology A/S, to offer flexible airlaid technology to a number of markets. Lars Laursen and Mogens Olesen have erected a new building in Horsens, Denmark for the commercial production o… Read More »
Published June 28, 2006
Loparex Group, a maker of release coated papers and films, has acquired the Douglas-Hanson Company of Hammond, WI. Douglas-Hanson, established in 1973, manufactures silicone-coated release papers and films and extrudes polycoated papers for the… Read More »
Published June 28, 2006
Polymer Group, Inc. held a ceremony celebrating the installation of a spunbond line at its Mooresville, NC plant. Elected officials from the state of North Carolina, the town of Mooresville and Iredell County joined company officials and business, co… Read More »
Published June 28, 2006
Neumag-owned companies Fehrer, Fincarde and M&J Fibretech have changed their names to Neumag. The changes are the result of Neumag’s goal to establish a leading integrated total solution provider in the nonwovens industry. Fincarde, a cardi… Read More »
Published June 28, 2006
Fiber supplier Trevira has transferred its head office to Bobingen, Germany from Hattersheim. The transfer will allow the company’s head offices to be closer to the production facilities, according to executives.
In other news, Trevira has… Read More »
Published June 28, 2006
At its annual general meeting, held June 7 in Vienna, Austria, EDANA elected Luc Maes, chairman of British Vita Nonwovens Division (Libeltex BVBA) to a one-year term as chairman of EDANA. He will replace Knud Waede Hansen, who will retire from his po… Read More »
Published June 24, 2006
Fehrer, Fincarde and M&J Fibretech--all part of the Neumag Saurer Nonwoven Business--have changed their company names to Neumag. In an effort to establish an integrated total solution provider in the nonwovens industry, Fehrer, Autefa, Fincarde a… Read More »
Published June 23, 2006
Lydall Filtration/Separation, Manchester, CT, has initiated a general price increase effective with orders shipped after August 4. According to the company, this increase is necessary as a result of the continuing increases in energy and raw material… Read More »
Published June 22, 2006
Plans are underway by European nonwovens association EDANA for a second edition of FILTREX. The event has been slated for October 24-25, 2006 at the ArabellaSheraton Grand Hotel in Munich, Germany. FILTREX will feature 20 papers from industry speaker… Read More »
Published June 21, 2006
Polymer Group, North Charleston, SC, has added a state-of-the-art spunbond line at its Mooresville, NC plant, which will add approximately 50 jobs to the 150-employee operation. The plant expansion represents approximately a $40 million i… Read More »
Published June 20, 2006
Herrmann Ultrasonics will construct a new North American headquarters in Bartlett, IL. The facility will double its existing space to 20,000 square feet with an additional 15,000 square feet of expansion potential. … Read More »
Published June 20, 2006
Nordenia International will cease operations at its Belleville, Canada facility in September as part of an ongoing restructuring of its North American operations. The Germany-based manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions began making diaper bags… Read More »
Published June 15, 2006
Nonwovens-related companies have continued the trend of responding to raw material and energy price increases with price hikes. Nonwovens and filtration media maker Hollingsworth & Vose has announced it will raise general prices throughout its bu… Read More »
Published June 15, 2006
Glatfelter's bid to buy J.R. Crompton’s Simson Clough, U.K. mill in a $21.7 million transaction has reportedly died; however a deal on a second mill is moving forward. The Simpson Clough Mill was one of two the Glatfelter had been slated to buy… Read More »
Published June 15, 2006
Specialised Industries Company (SPIC), a subsidiary of Nuqul Group has invested $40 million in a nonwovens manufacturing plant in Thuheibeh, Jordan. SPIC established a similar facility in Sahab in 1998. The 22,000 meter plant will increase the compan… Read More »
