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Published April 20, 2006
Czech nonwovens producer Pegas has signed a contract with nonwovens technology leader Reicofil, based in Germany, to purchase an additional spundbond/meltblown line. The new equipment is expected to start up in 2007 and will increase Pegas' total ann… Read More »
Published April 13, 2006
Plans are underway to launch the first phase of a nonwovens production facility in the Trans-Volga (Nizhny Novgorod) region of Russia by July 2006. A Russian division of Germany's Freudenberg Politex will act as the investor, according to a recent Ru… Read More »
Published April 13, 2006
DuPont, Wilmington, DE, has initiated changes in its senior management. Among them, Diane Gulyas, chief marketing and sales officer, was named group vice president, DuPont Performance Materials. She succeeds Jeffrey Keefer, who will focus on increasi… Read More »
Published April 13, 2006
Kimberly-Clark plans to cut 130 workers at its Lakeview diaper plant in Menasha, WI in June. The layoffs are part of a previously announced plan to close the facility by the end of 2007. Discussions are still underway to determine who will be let go,… Read More »
Published April 11, 2006
Bankrupt Foss Manufacturing could be sold for $39 million to Foss Manufacturing LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, according to published reports. Trustee Patrick O’Malley, who has run the company during its bankruptcy proceedings, filed… Read More »
Published April 6, 2006
Basell has purchased Akzo Nobel's Polymerization Catalysts & Components business on March 31. The business, which includes catalyst manufacturing and other assets in Edison, NJ, had revenues of nearly $60 million in 2005. Basell's other catalyst… Read More »
Published April 6, 2006
EDANA’s Nonwovens Research Academy 2006, taking place in Roubaix (Lille) April 20-21, 2006, is dedicated to bringing together an interdisciplinary group of academics, students, researchers, scientists and engineers to present and disseminate pr… Read More »
Published April 6, 2006
International Newsletters Ltd has published a second edition of Medical and Hygiene Textiles: Initiatives for Growth. This market report looks at the corporate strategies being followed by the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers o… Read More »
Published April 4, 2006
Archer Daniels Midland Company has acquired all the assets of Group Lysac, a Canadian manufacturer of superabsorbent material. The purchase includes all intellectual property and technological assets held by Lysac to make biodegradable products from… Read More »
Published March 30, 2006
The new CTL 4640 coater from Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq – NDSN) enhances the company’s global laboratory capabilities to help customers accurately qualify nonwovens and web coating applications, hot melt adhesives and substrates in a con… Read More »
Published March 28, 2006
Equipment suppliers Fleissner GmbH and Neumag, a Saurer business unit, have signed a cooperation agreement for select technologies in the field of nonwovens. According to the companies, this cooperation will make Neumag and Fleissner the first in the… Read More »
Published March 24, 2006
Polymer Group, Inc. Canada’s Difco business is partnering with an Ontario-based fabric dyer and finisher to provide customers the latest technology, expanded capacity and new protective fabrics. The strategic agreement with Colorama will enable… Read More »
Published March 24, 2006
First Quality is disputing claims made by Procter & Gamble in federal court that it infringes on registered trademarks and packaging trade dress of P&G’s Tampax Pearl tampons. In a statement, First Quality said it pridesitself on its wo… Read More »
Published March 23, 2006
Clopay Clopay Plastic Products Company has recently announced that it has merged its two European operations under a single European management team. The integration of
Finotech Verbundstoffe GmbH and Böhme Clopay GmbH into one Clopay Europe o… Read More »
Published March 23, 2006
Leggett & Platt and The Felters Group have entered into a strategic alliance to manufacture and distribute fire retardant products, primarily in the bedding market. The collaboration combines Felters’ capabilities in chemistry, product deve… Read More »
