Karen McIntyre, Editor04.12.21
The drive toward more sustainable product offerings has been a major focus defining the nonwovens industry in recent years. While increased concerns over health and efficacy pushed sustainabililty into the background during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, most manufacturers report that sustainability remains a top priority in all aspects of their businesses.
From the materials that go into the products at the start of life to where these products, many of which are single use by nature, end up after they are used, manufacturers throughout the nonwovens industry supply chain continue to focus on eco-friendliness.
“There certainly is more focus on sustainability than we have seen previously,” says Mette Due Søgaard, QA & Sustainability director, Fibertex Personal Care. “From our observations, the drive towards sustainability comes from an awareness and desire to do better. Besides the demand from end-consumers for more sustainable products, we see that converters as well as raw material suppliers in general aspire to be more sustainable. The Coronavirus pandemic has to a certain extent forced companies to focus on
From the materials that go into the products at the start of life to where these products, many of which are single use by nature, end up after they are used, manufacturers throughout the nonwovens industry supply chain continue to focus on eco-friendliness.
“There certainly is more focus on sustainability than we have seen previously,” says Mette Due Søgaard, QA & Sustainability director, Fibertex Personal Care. “From our observations, the drive towards sustainability comes from an awareness and desire to do better. Besides the demand from end-consumers for more sustainable products, we see that converters as well as raw material suppliers in general aspire to be more sustainable. The Coronavirus pandemic has to a certain extent forced companies to focus on
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