Nonwovens News

Construction

Fiberweb adds to roofing line

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…

03.06.12

Ahlstrom adds to PSA graphics line

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…

03.06.12

Fibers | India | Machinery and Equipment | Needlepunch

Oerlikon geotex line sold in India

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…

03.06.12

Machinery and Equipment

Winder, slitter development company formed

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…

03.06.12

Contracts/Awards | Feminine Hygiene | Product Improvement/Innovation | Wipes

Bissell takes home Visionary Award

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…

03.06.12

China | Construction | India | Pacific Rim

Freudenberg invests in Taiwan

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb is investing in a new production line for PET spunlaid nonwovens. Construction will start in 2013. The new production line for spunlaid nonwovens in Tayuan will mainly serve the markets for carpet tiles, automotive int…

03.06.12

Facilities/Capacity | Meltblown | Pacific Rim

Tapyrus expands into Thailand

Tapyrus, a Japanese meltblown maker, established a Thailand subsidiary near Bangkok late last year. The new company will start commercial production in spring of next year when it will help meet the needs of a customer who has expanded into Southeast…

03.06.12

Facilities/Capacity | Needlepunch

Eagle to add line no. 3

Eagle Nonwovens is adding a third six-meter needlepunch line. The St. Louis, MO-based company ordered the line from Dilo Group in November 2011; it should be delivered in July. The newest line is similar to Eagle’s existing lines but has some a…

03.06.12

Feminine Hygiene

Kotex hits billion dollar mark

Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex brand crossed the billion-dollar global net sales mark in 2011, following two consecutive years of significant growth in the feminine care category. With this milestone, the Kotex brand enters the top tier of consumer pac…

03.06.12

Adult Incontinence

Domtar buys Attends EU business

Domtar has signed an agreement to buy privately-held Attends Healthcare Limited, a European supplier of adult incontinence products in Europe, from Rutland Partners for $235 million. In August, Domtar bought the North American arm of Attends from KPS…

03.06.12

Hygiene Film/Components | South/Central America

Aplix acquires share in Parafix

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…

03.06.12