Karen McIntyre, editor10.27.16
Fifty years after it developed its first reinforced scrim material, a distant ancestor of today’s nonwovens technology, Kimberly-Clark (K-C), today a technology leader and consumer products giant, and its Global Nonwovens (GNW) division, continue to focus on innovation. The technology, made in 1966 as an offshoot of absorbent gauze material, set the stage for multiple nonwovens technologies that would lead to dozens of new product categories—not to mention one of the largest consumer packaged goods companies whose brands have become an indispensable part of people’s lives around the world.
To celebrate five decades of nonwovens production, K-C’s GNW team held a celebration in August at its Roswell, GA headquarters. The event was attended by more than 150 people including K-C CEO Tom Falk and other senior K-C and GNW leaders who recognized GNW for its continuous focus on innovation, high-quality and safety.
As part of this celebration, the GNW team composed a timeline of events within its business. It included its first scrim material and Lurgi process to more modern technologies like spunbond tec
To celebrate five decades of nonwovens production, K-C’s GNW team held a celebration in August at its Roswell, GA headquarters. The event was attended by more than 150 people including K-C CEO Tom Falk and other senior K-C and GNW leaders who recognized GNW for its continuous focus on innovation, high-quality and safety.
As part of this celebration, the GNW team composed a timeline of events within its business. It included its first scrim material and Lurgi process to more modern technologies like spunbond tec
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