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The 50th Annual International Buyers’ Guide

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07.11.19

Raw Material Round Up

Suppliers to nonwovens manufacturers continue to innovate.

Karen McIntyre, Editor 06.09.16

Electronics | Flame Retardance | Home Products

Teijin Launches FR Innovation

New masterbatch flame retardant with high transparency and colorability can be used for curtains, carpets and wallpapers.

05.26.16

Electronics

CPSC Considers Total Ban of Certain FR Chemicals for Many Types of Consumer Products

Organizations pressuring commissions to bar organohalogens in children’s products, upholstered furniture and other products.

Peter Mayberry, contributing editor 12.02.15

CPSC Flammability Efforts Will Help Boost Nonwovens

Agency looking at upholstered furniture flammability standards.

Home Products | Legal/Regulatory

AFHA Petitions CPSC to Adopt California Furniture Upholstery Standard

Petition proposes the flammabilty standards and test methods in California ruling be mandated nationally

11.11.15

Nonwovens Spotlight: Machinery & Equipment Review

Major suppliers of nonwovens machinery offer new technological developments.

Tara Olivo, associate editor 08.06.15

Antimicrobials | Facilities/Capacity | North America

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Opens Illinois Facility

New plant offers ultra wide width coating and finishing capabilities.

06.02.15

Construction | Fibers | Legal/Regulatory | North America | Wipes

Industrial Wiper Rule Implementation; Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard; Miscellaneous Tar

Update on key initiatives affecting the nonwovens industry.

By Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 01.12.15

Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquires Vita Nonwovens

Vita Nonwovens specializes in flame retardants, thermal/acoustical insulation, filtration, and medical products

11.06.14

Legal/Regulatory | North America

California Releases Draft Work Plan Under Safer Consumer Products Regulations

Regulations adopt a four-step process aimed at replacement of toxic chemicals used in consumer products.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 11.05.14

Fibers | Legal/Regulatory

Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Update

Environmental Protection Agency releases significant new use rules for 36 chemicals; Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly; Electronic submission of Lacey Act Declarations.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 10.02.14

Fibers for Nonwovens

Manufacturers of different fiber types work hard to differentiate, expand into new areas.

Karen McIntyre, senior editor 06.09.14

Electronics | Fibers | Legal/Regulatory

New California Furniture Flammability Standard Takes Effect

Plus, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill update.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 02.18.14

Flame Retardance

Alexium introduces halogen-free FR treatment for nylon-cotton

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11.15.13

Construction | Fibers | Filtration | Spunbond

Johns Manville

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09.10.13

Fibers | Wipes

EPA Wiper Rule Finally Moves Toward Competion

INDA submits comments to CPSC on nonwoven fire barriers.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs, INDA 08.06.13

Fibers

CPSC Holds Upholstered Furniture Fire Safety Technology Meeting

Miscellaneous Tariff Bill update; NIOSH to evaluate the performance of isolation gowns.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 06.12.13

Antimicrobials | Spunbond

Americhem Launches Masterbatches

nVision line of color and additives can be customized.

04.24.13

Fibers

CPSC Requests Input On Fire Safety Technology And Possible New Framework For Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard

Plus, an update on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs, INDA, & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs, INDA 04.17.13

Flame Retardants Market Heats Up

New regulations will steer the industry forward.

Sean Moloughney, Managing Editor 10.08.12

Turkish Manufacturers Double Output in Five Years

Profiles on top roll goods producers in Turkey, along with a few up-and-coming players.

Sean Moloughney, Managing Editor 09.12.12

California Releases Consumer Products Regulation

Media renews interest in chemicals reform and furniture flammability; CBP to establish virtual port for textiles/apparel.

Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs & Dawnee Giammittorio, Associate Director of Government Affairs, INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 09.12.12

Apparel | Fibers | Flame Retardance

Flame Retardants: Bedding and Beyond

as the industry waits for extensions on antiflammability regulations in the bedding and furniture industries, new products roll out to make nonwovens

Karen McIntyre, Editor 03.06.12

Highlights from Techtextil

Nonwovens innovation shines in Frankfurt

Helena Enqvist, Contributor 07.05.11

Chemicals/Adhesives | Green/Sustainability | Shows/Events

Clariant Addresses Sustainability At Techtextil

Halogen-free flame retardants are a booth highlight.

05.25.11

Chemicals/Adhesives | Green/Sustainability | Shows/Events

BASF Touts Green At Techtextil

Sustainability big in pigments.

05.25.11

Techtextil Preview

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Sandra Levy , Associate Editor 05.04.11

Techtextil North American Preview

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03.16.11

2010 IDEA Show Review

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06.02.10

BASF To Showcase Range of Products at IDEA

SAP, additives, colorants, binders among offerings.

04.26.10

Fibers

Flame Retardants

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07.01.09

ANEX 2009: It's Asia's Turn

part three of the triennial rotation of nonwovens trade shows will be held in Shanghai in May. Here's a look at what the industry has to offer.

Nonwovens Staff, Nonwovens Staff 04.14.09

ANEX09 and SINCE09: It's China's Turn

as demand for nonwovens grows in China, the rest of the world heads east

Nonwovens Staff, Nonwovens Staff 03.17.09

Fibers

Under Fire

FR suppliers in the home furnishing sector deliver creative solutions in the face of unprecedented cost pressures and declining demand

Ellen Wuagneux, Associate Editor 03.17.09

Many Shapes And Forms

no matter how you define it, composite technology is allowing nonwovens to penetrate new markets.

Karen McIntyre, Editor 12.11.08

Fibers | Filtration | Home Products

FR Legislation Creates Opportunities for Nonwovens

pending standards for upholstered furniture, top of bed materials could mean more growth for FR nonwovens

Karen McIntyre, Editor 04.02.08

Concerns Raised About PU Foam/Fire-Resistant Chemicals

recent Federal and state actions could drive interest in nonwoven alternatives

Peter Mayberry and Jessica Franken 06.07.07

The Great Shake-up

recent M&A activity has stirred up challenges

Ellen Wuagneux, Associate Editor 06.07.07

Construction

Three Days In Miami

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04.12.07

Up In Flames

upgraded flame retardants bump up the performance of nonwovens in both residential and industrial end uses

Ellen Wuagneux, Associate Editor 04.12.07

Antimicrobials | Composite | Construction | Spunbond | Western Europe

Strong & Steady

roofing and construction markets see solid growth and promise potential for future expansion

Ellen Wuagneux, Associate Editor 04.12.07

Machinery and Equipment | Wipes

Strut Your Stuff

One thing that is constantly reverberating throughout the pages of Nonwovens Industry is this industry’s constant search for new ideas and innovations.

Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 06.14.06

Fighting Fire With... Technology

the market for flame retardants is heating up as new innovative components hit the scene

Ellen Wuagneux, Associate Editor 06.14.06

Spunlace Market Report

with a slate of new capacity coming onstream, producers look beyond commodities to add value in wipes and other markets

Karen McIntyre, Editor 03.06.06

Techtextil North America Review

a look at what exhibitors brought to Atlanta last month

08.17.05

Antimicrobials | Filtration | Mergers and Acquisitions

Binders & Additives Update

suppliers to the nonwovens industry face many challenges

08.17.05

The 32nd International Buyers' Guide

The annual guide lists nearly every supplier and producer of nonwovens around the globe in one comprehensive listing.

08.17.05

34th Annual Buyers� Guide

This annual guide lists nearly every supplier and producer of nonwovens around the globe in one comprehensive listing. This guide is divided into six sections�machinery and equipment suppliers, raw material producers, roll goods manufacturers, contract se

06.14.05

35th Annual Buyers� Guide

This annual guide lists nearly every supplier and producer of nonwovens around the globe in one comprehensive listing. This guide is divided into six sections�machinery and equipment suppliers, raw material producers, roll goods manufacturers, contract se

06.01.05

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