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• Facilities/Capacity | Filtration | Western Europe

  Ahlstrom-Munksjö Expands Saturating Capacity

  The restart of a saturator in its Turin plant will support strong demand for high performance filtration media

  07.26.21
  

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• Construction | Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  Owens Corning Acquires Vliepa

  German company specializes in the coating, printing and finishing of nonwovens, paper and film

  07.14.21
  

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• Airlaid | Facilities/Capacity | Western Europe
  

  Magic Srl Installs Airlaid Line in Italy

  Line supplied by Campen can produce several types of thermal bonded airlaid products

  07.01.21
  

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• Mergers and Acquisitions | Wipes
  

  Albaad Expands European Reach to Spain

  Acquires Spanish wet wipes maker Optimal Care

  Karen McIntyre, editor 05.19.21
  

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• Medical | Meltblown | Western Europe
  

  Dutch PPE Solutions Starts Meltblown Production

  Joint venture between Royal DSM and VDL Groep makes Europe less dependent on supplies from overseas

  Tara Olivo, associate editor 05.13.21
  

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• Geotextile/Agrotextile | Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  BontexGeo Acquires ABG

  Purchase will strengthen company's position in the U.K.

  Tara Olivo, associate editor 05.13.21
  

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• Geotextile/Agrotextile | Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  Solmax to Acquire TenCate Geosynthetics

  Transaction will expand company's range of products in civil engineering, road infrastructure, hydraulic and environmental works

  Tara Olivo, associate editor 04.26.21
  

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• Spunlace | Wipes

  Fibertex Nonwovens Announces European Investments

  $50 million investment will focus on plants in Czech Republic, Turkey

  04.23.21
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Machinery and Equipment | Needlepunch | Western Europe
  

  Andritz to Supply Elliptical Cylinder Pre-Needler in France

  Machine supplied to Amarande will process shoddy and natural fibers for the production of heavy felts

  Tara Olivo, associate editor 04.19.21
  

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• Market Data
  

  European Nonwovens Production Exceeds 3 Million Tons

  Output grew 7% last year, says EDANA

  Karen McIntyre, editor 03.30.21
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Spunlace | Western Europe | Wipes

  Berry Global to Add Spunlace Line in Europe

  Investment will increase company's European capacity by more than 300 million square meters

  Tara Olivo, associate editor 03.23.21
  

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• Apparel | Western Europe

  Freudenberg to Establish Apparel Interlining Competence Centers

  Weiheim to concentrate on base material production; Sant´Omero to focus on finishing and coating

  01.22.21
  

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• Eastern Europe/Russia | Spunlace | Wipes

  Minet Adds Spunlace Line in Romania

  Andritz line will serve numerous wipes, hygiene markets

  01.22.21
  

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• Meltblown | Western Europe

  Innovatec Starts Up Second Oerlikon Meltblown Line

  Lines to supply face mask material locally in Germany

  12.03.20
  

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• Western Europe

  Mann+Hummel to Close U.K. Site

  All manufacturing to be centered in Europe

  11.24.20
  

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• Diaper, Baby | Facilities/Capacity | Western Europe

  Berry Adds Embossing Unit in France

  Investment meets need for increased softness

  10.21.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Medical | Western Europe

  Essity Accelerates Face Mask Production

  Will launch type II and type IIR face masks in several European markets this month

  10.16.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Medical | Western Europe

  Thrace Completes Surgical Masks Investment Plan

  Production lines in Greece, Scotland and Ireland produce a total of approximately 1.5 million masks per day

  10.05.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Western Europe
  

  Ontex Installs Face Mask Line In Belgium

  Investment capable of making 80 million masks per year

  09.22.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Lydall to Expand Meltblown Capacity

  Investment in French facility will serve EU market

  09.09.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Filtration | Medical | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Meltblo France to Start Up Meltblown Line

  Ramina line will begin production in April 2021

  09.08.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Spunbond | Western Europe

  Union Industries Adds R5 Line in Italy

  Expected to start up in the first half of 2021

  09.04.20
  

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• Medical | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Sandler Starts Up Line for Face Mask Materials

  Nonwovens line enables the production of filter media for about 600 million mouth-nose-protection masks per year

  08.31.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Nonwovens Ibérica to Install Meltblown Line in Spain

  Will have production capacity to make 1.5 billion face masks per year

  08.14.20
  

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  Wisconsin Manufacturer Provides CE Compliant Industrial Drying Systems to Europe

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• Eastern Europe/Russia | Wipes
  

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  07.09.20
  

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• Adult Incontinence | Associations | Diaper, Baby | Feminine Hygiene | Western Europe
  

  EDANA Launches Stewardship Programme for Absorbent Hygiene Products

  European manufacturers of hygiene products commit to program to give consumers further assurances about the safety of products

  07.02.20
  

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• GO Wipes Europe

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  06.29.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Medical | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Berry Partners with Medicom on Face Masks

  Nonwovens manufacturer will invest in a new meltblown line at one of its U.K. based facilities

  06.29.20
  

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• Hygiene Film/Components | Medical | Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  RKW Sells Production Site in Liège, Belgium

  Private equity firm Standard Investment buys RKW ACE, a producer of embossed films and laminates for the medical industry

  06.23.20
  

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• Filtration | Medical | Spunbond | Western Europe
  

  Colback Nonwovens Used as Support Layer in Face Masks

  Low & Bonar responds to shortage of PPE in the Netherlands

  06.23.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Meltblown | Western Europe

  Berry Expands Meltblown Capacity

  New asset in Berlin is expected to be operational in October

  05.13.20
  

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• Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  Freudenberg Completes Low & Bonar Acquisition

  Acquisition expands company's product range

  05.12.20
  

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• Western Europe

  Ahlstrom-Munksjo Expands Face Mask Capacity in Turin

  Line improvements allow monthly output to reach 60 million

  04.30.20
  

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• Medical

  Ahlstrom-Munksjö Receives Contract for Mask Material

  Company partners with French government to supply media for 100 million masks

  04.23.20
  

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• Essity’s Sales Up 10% in Q1

  COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp increase in sales in personal care markets

  Nonwovens Industry Staff 04.23.20
  

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• Suominen Reports First Quarter Results

  Net sales up slightly to €110.2 million

  Nonwovens Industry Staff 04.23.20
  

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• Kimberly-Clark’s Sales Rise 8% in Q1

  Increased consumer demand for company's products due to covid-19 pandemic drives sales growth

  Nonwovens Industry Staff 04.22.20
  

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• Johns Manville Starts Making Face Mask Material

  Meltblown made in Mississippi exceeds BFE, VFE requirements

  04.21.20
  

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• Facilities/Capacity | Meltblown | Spunbond

  PFNonwovens Approves Two Line Investments

  Company will add R5 line in U.S., meltblown asset in Czech Republic

  Nonwovens Industry Staff 04.20.20
  

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• Mergers and Acquisitions | Western Europe

  Freudenberg Moves Forward with Low & Bonar Acquisition

  Deal receives phase one approval from EU

  Nonwovens Industry Staff 04.20.20
  

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• Berry Increases U.S. Meltblown Capacity for Face Mask Material

  Also launches a new composite media for face mask applications in Europe

  04.17.20
  

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• EDANA, European Associations Call for Collective Action from EU in Covid-19 Response

  Industry is pushing capacity limits to meet huge rise in demand for PPE, masks

  04.16.20
  

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• Green/Sustainability | Western Europe | Wipes

  Suominen Invests in Sustainable Products

  New capabilities added to Italian line

  04.16.20
  

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• Eastern Europe/Russia | Medical

  SIBUR, Netkanika Expand Partnership to Supply Medical Products

  Polypropylene supplier, nonwovens producer to meet increased demand

  04.15.20
  

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• Western Europe

  Sandler to Add New Line for Face Mask Materials

  Investment will allow company to make material for 800 million masks

  04.14.20
  

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  P&G to Make Masks at a Dozen Sites Globally

  Chinese operations up and running; additional sites to come onstream in coming weeks

  04.09.20
  

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• Sciessent's Agion Antimicrobial Incorporated into Three Million N95 Masks

  FDA cleared Nexera SpectraShield 9500 respirator masks with Agion & FossShield fiber deliver proven 99.99% bacteria reduction in one hour

  04.09.20
  

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• Reifenhauser Seeks Industrial Converters for Masks

  Machinery maker says efforts won’t meet demand

  04.07.20
  

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• Herrmann Creates Mask Task Force

  Ultrasonic technology is preferred in mask production

  04.06.20
  

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