Columns

  • Pacific Rim
    Domestic Demand in Japan

    Domestic Demand in Japan

    Diaper production influences import and export trends in Japanese nonwovens industry
    Kin Ohmura, Osaka Marketing 08.05.19
  • Nigeria Hygiene Space is About to Get Exciting

    Nigeria Hygiene Space is About to Get Exciting

    Country is Africa’s biggest market by population size.
    Raymond Chimhandamba, Handas Consulting, South Africa 08.05.19

  • Nonwovens—Luxury or Necessity

    Fifty-plus years ago when the first disposable baby diaper products appeared on store shelves, many parents viewed them as wasteful, not being able to comprehend buying something to simply use once and then throw away. Since then, times have changed,…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 08.05.19
  • Airlaid
    SharpCell Oy

    SharpCell Oy

    Toittilantie 5 FI-47400 Kausala Finland +358 29 007 4370 www.sharpcell.fi Finland-based SharpCell Oy is one of the newest airlaid manufacturers in the world, but its founders established their expertise with this nonwovens technology more than…
    08.05.19
  • Nunex Worldwide

    Nunex Worldwide

    Zona Industrial do Neiva - 2.ª Fase 4935-232 - Viana do Castelo Portugal +351 258358190 info@nunexworldwide.com www.nunexworldwide.com Founded in 2012, the Portuguese company Nunex Worldwide already assumes a leadership position in the co…
    07.11.19
  • Diaper, Baby | Middle East/North Africa | South Africa

    Technology, Low Income Channels and the Diaper Category

    Innovation does not have to be complicated or fancy to be effective
    Raymond Chimhandamba, Handas Consulting (Africa Market Specialist), Johannesburg, South Africa 07.11.19

  • Defending Plastics

    The impact of the Single Use Plastics Directive, which was adopted by the European Parliament last year, on the nonwovens industry was the subject of much discussion at the World of Wipes (WOW) conference last month. The directive seeks to significan…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 07.11.19
  • Scandinavian Nonwoven

    Scandinavian Nonwoven

    Alevägen 1 291 62 Kristianstad Sweden +46 (0)44-20 39 60 info@nonwoven.se www.nonwoven.se Headquartered in Kristianstad in the southern part of Sweden, Scandinavian Nonwoven was founded in 1982 by two Swedes who, by then, had already bee…
    06.05.19
  • Diaper Market in Japan

    Diaper Market in Japan

    Regulations on “social buyers” have decreased exports to China
    Kin Ohmura, Osaka Chemcial 06.05.19

  • Of Shoes and Diapers

    It is not what you see/know that matters but rather how you interpret what you see/know
    Raymond Chimhandamba, Handas Consulting, South Africa 06.05.19

  • Need To Know

    In recent months, many of the world’s largest makers of feminine hygiene products have launched new products or product lines featuring natural or organic raw materials. Among them are tampon maker o.b. which has provided its customers with a n…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 06.05.19
  • Composites Solution

    Composites Solution

    312, Creative Indl. Estate, N.M.Joshi Marg, Mumbai- 400011 (India) +91 22 40238805 info@compositessolution.com www.compositessolution.com Composites Solution, formerly known as FRP Accessories, was established in 1983 as a marketing, manufac…
    05.03.19

  • Taboos in Our Industry

    Customers still have trouble discussing menstruation, incontinence
    Ray Chimhandamba, Handas Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa 05.03.19

  • Still Developing

    As this issue went to press, INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announced the publication of its latest North American Nonwovens Supply Report. This study—the sixth of its kind—provides a view of how the industry is p…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 05.03.19

  • Keep ‘Em Coming

    Fifteen years ago (give or take a few years) when the wipes market began its proliferation into new categories, touching more consumers lives than ever before, I figured at some point the ebb of new products hitting the market would slow down. Around…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 04.05.19
  • smartMelamine

    smartMelamine

    Tomšiceva cesta 9 1330 Kocevje, Slovenia Tel +386 41 709694 info@smartmelamine.com www.smartmelamine.com The Slovenian company smartMelamine d.o.o. officially started the industrial production of meltblown nonwovens made of melamine in…
    04.05.19

  • Chinese Nonwovens Industry Aims for Massive Export Growth This Year

    Stagnant economy, lower yuan value have led producers to look outside of China for growth.
    Eugene Gerden 04.05.19

  • How to Use Tech to Address Africa’s Hygiene Challenges

    An aunt sitting in London could order a pack of sanitary pads for a niece in the remotest African village. What possibilities does technology present?
    Raymond Chimhandamba, Handas Consulting 04.05.19

  • A Long Road

    Last month at IDEA 2019, long-time Nice-Pack CEO Robert Julius was honored with the IDEA19 Lifetime Achievement Award. During his 40-plus years leading Nice-Pak, he oversaw the expansion of the global premoistened wipes market, bringing them into mil…
    Karen McIntyre, Editor 04.05.19
  • Gelok International

    Gelok International

    20189 Pine Lake Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402 Tel. (419) 352-1482 Fax (419) 352-8340 slazenby@gelok.com www.gelok.com Gelok International, a manufacturer of superabsorbent laminates and airlaids, was founded in the early 1980s by small business…
    03.15.19