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Published January 20, 2006
Ahlstrom has made its third filtration-related purchase in less than a month. The Helsinki-based company has agreed to buy HRS Textiles, a Darlington, SC maker of specialty nonwovens serving mainly North American air and liquid filtration markets. Th… Read More »
Published January 19, 2006
A bankruptcy court judge has given creditors of Foss Manufacturing permission to investigate allegations that former chief executive officer Steven Foss used company money for personal reasons, according to a report published by The Portsmouth Herald… Read More »
Published January 18, 2006
EDANA will hold the fifth edition of its Outlook Personal Care Conference at the Melia Hotel in Sitges, Barcelona September 20-22, the same place it was held in 2005. The 2005 conference attracted players from all parts of the personal care products… Read More »
Published January 17, 2006
Tyco International Ltd. has announced intentions to split into three separate public companies, ending years of speculation about the company's future as a single entity. The company said it will split its electronics and health care—including… Read More »
Published January 12, 2006
Buckeye Technologies Inc. will establish a new organization effective February 1, 2006 with a mission of bringing new products to the market on an accelerated schedule. The new organization will be led by Jeffery Cook who will be appointed senior vic… Read More »
Published January 11, 2006
Home Delivery Incontinent Supplies Co. (HDIS), the leading direct-to-consumer supplier of bladder control products in the U.S., has acquired Mail Order Medical Supply, Inc. (MOMS). Financial terms were not disclosed. MOMS, a wholly owned… Read More »
Published January 11, 2006
Johns Manville's Engineered Products Group, has responded to builders’ needs to build better homes with two new products—
Gorilla Wrap, a translucent, non-perforated housewrap and DuraBase, an asphalt and nonwoven polyester roofing under… Read More »
Published January 9, 2006
Hollingsworth & Vose Company has made its Apizaco, Mexico mill a wholly owned subsidiary by purchasing a remaining stake in the venture from Morod Santistaban. The joint venture, which produces filtration materials, was formed in 1981 under the H… Read More »
Published January 6, 2006
Propex Fabrics Inc. ha purchased fellow needlepunch manufacturer SI Corporation, including its SI Concrete Systems Corporation and SI Geosolutions Corporation divisions-. Ed Stanczak current Propex CEO, will continue to head the combined entity, whic… Read More »
Published January 4, 2006
Avgol Nonwoven Industries has released an update of company progress with increased sales and profits for 2005 and projecting substantial growth for 2006. Nir Peleg, CEO, has predicted that 2005 sales will exceed $160 million with increased net… Read More »
Published January 4, 2006
Pliant Corporation has reported that Judge Mary F. Walrath of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved all of the “first-day motions” that Pliant and its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Canada submitted as part of thei… Read More »
Published January 4, 2006
Saurer has acquired 100% of the capital of Fincarde Group a maker of carding equipment for woolen, worsted and nonwovens processes. The company is based in Biella, Italy and has an annual turnover of approximately €13 million. Fincarde will be i… Read More »
Published January 3, 2006
FiberMark has completed its financial reorganization and emerged from chapter 11 as a private company. In conjunction with its emergence from chapter 11, the company closed on its exit financing facilities. The package includes $80 million in revolvi… Read More »
Published January 3, 2006
Ahlstrom Corporation will invest €2 million in expanding production of filtration media at its Tampere, Finland plant. The Tampere plant is specialized in the development and manufacture of high-performance filtration materials and selected tech… Read More »
Published December 28, 2005
Hogla-Kimberly Ltd., an associated company, has begun rolling out Kotex feminine hygiene products in Turkey as part of its strategy of exanding activity in the country. While further brand launches have not yet been announced in Turkey, the company h… Read More »
