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Fibertex Nonwovens raises prices
By Karen Bitz
Published March 8, 2012
Prices to go up 10% in April. Read More »
Palmer named global brands president at K-C
By Karen Bitz
Published March 7, 2012
Will build brands, drive growth. Read More »
Russian wipes maker chooses Lenzing
By Karen Bitz
Published March 6, 2012
Avagard uses viscose in latest baby wipe range. Read More »
Avgol: Deal with Blackstone not imminent
By Karen Bitz
Published March 6, 2012
Says contact with private equity firm is status quo Read More »
Bissell takes home Visionary Award
Bissell takes home Visionary Award
Published March 6, 2012
Designed to make cleaning carpet stains easy and simple, the Stomp ‘N Go Stain Lifting Pad from Bissell Homecare received the 2012 Visionary Award, presented at the Vision 2012 Consumer Products Conference in New Orleans, LA. Now in its 11th ye… Read More »
Winder, slitter development company formed
Published March 6, 2012
A new company has been formed as a service and technical development center for winding and slitting machines in the nonwovens, paper, foil and aluminum industries. BW Technology will officially begin operating in Schob Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany. C… Read More »
Oerlikon geotex line sold in India
Published March 6, 2012
Oerlikon Neumag has sold an inline plant with 12 spinning positions for the production of staple fibers for geotextiles to an Indian company. The order includes the complete machine equipment from spinning to baling including engineering and services… Read More »
Aplix acquires share in Parafix
Published March 6, 2012
Aplix S.A. (France) has acquired a majority share in Parafix Ltda. (Brazil). Aplix, a leading global fastening system company with operations in Europe, North America and Asia has partnered with Parafix to expand its sales in Latin America where it h… Read More »
Ahlstrom adds to PSA graphics line
Published March 6, 2012
Ahlstrom will launch Silco Flat Premium, a new release paper for premium pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) graphics. Large format PSA graphics are used to apply eye-catching decoration or advertisements to large surfaces in architecture, retail, veh… Read More »
Fiberweb adds to roofing line
Published March 6, 2012
Fiberweb has launched a new line of premium roofing accessories under the brand name Climat. Climat is a comprehensive system of vapor permeable roof and wall membranes as well as vapor control layers that are based on three decades of experience in… Read More »
Jacob Holm honored by Rockline
Published March 6, 2012
Rockline Industries honored Jacob Holm Industries with its Supplier Innovation Award for 2011, which recognizes exceptional performance in the areas of product and process uniqueness, technological advancement, speed to market, sustainability and val… Read More »
Elmarco to show new line
Published March 6, 2012
Elmarco is set to demonstrate a new production line at the World Filtration Congress in Graz, Austria next month. The NS 1WS500U is a versatile machine able to make nanofibers efficient enough for numerous applications including air and liquid filtra… Read More »
Kuraray, University of Fukui develop special nonwoven
Published March 6, 2012
Through a joint project, the University of Fukui, in Japan, and Japanese nonwovens producer Kuraray, have successfully developed a special nonwoven fabric that selectively absorbs and separates metal ions. The joint effort uses advanced fiber process… Read More »
Havix adds to thermal bond capacity
Published March 6, 2012
Japan’s Havix Corporation is increasing its thermal bond capacity to 4800 tons per year. The new equipment, which will add 1200 tons capacity, should begin operation in October 2012. According to Nonwovens Industry Far East correspondent Kin Oh… Read More »
Regent completes spunbond line in Russia
Published March 6, 2012
Regent Neotex (Moscow, Russian Federation) has completed work on a new triple spunbond line from Reifenhauser Gmbh (Reicofil technology). The Reicofil R4 special line will produce polypropylene spunbond nonwovens weighing between 8 and 70 gsm for bo… Read More »
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