06.22.25
Here's your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ended June 21, 2025.
Ahlstrom has begun production on a state-of-the-art production line for molecular filtration media at its Turin site in Italy. This major investment strengthens Ahlstrom’s leadership in the molecular filtration market and enhances its ability to serve the growing global demand for high-performance specialty materials.
Meanwhile, demand for nonwoven battery separators will reach $1.7 billion in 2025, according to exclusive new research from Smithers, the global authority on nonwovens markets. Its latest report, The Future of Nonwoven Battery Separators to 2030, finds that nonwovens account for just over 20% of a global market worth a projected $8.3 billion in 2025, for lithium-ion, lead-acid better, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and other cell chemistries.
Here are our top 3 most-viewed stories from the past week:
1. Ahlstrom Completes Molecular Filtration Line
2. Smithers Predicts Growth for Nonwoven Battery Separators
3. Nice-Pak Relaunches the Wet-Nap
Ahlstrom has begun production on a state-of-the-art production line for molecular filtration media at its Turin site in Italy. This major investment strengthens Ahlstrom’s leadership in the molecular filtration market and enhances its ability to serve the growing global demand for high-performance specialty materials.
Meanwhile, demand for nonwoven battery separators will reach $1.7 billion in 2025, according to exclusive new research from Smithers, the global authority on nonwovens markets. Its latest report, The Future of Nonwoven Battery Separators to 2030, finds that nonwovens account for just over 20% of a global market worth a projected $8.3 billion in 2025, for lithium-ion, lead-acid better, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and other cell chemistries.
Here are our top 3 most-viewed stories from the past week:
1. Ahlstrom Completes Molecular Filtration Line
2. Smithers Predicts Growth for Nonwoven Battery Separators
3. Nice-Pak Relaunches the Wet-Nap
