North America
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Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Unifrax Completes Acquisition of Lydall
Combined company will be led by John Dandolph, president and CEO10.11.21
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Facilities/Capacity | Home Products | Needlepunch | North America
Precision Textiles to Open NC Manufacturing Facility
Company will double its needlepunch nonwovens production08.17.21
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Medical | Meltblown | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Precision ADM Acquires Canadian Meltblown Nonwovens Producer
Roswell DHT and Precision will produce 100% compostable nonwoven fabrics for use in PPE08.16.21
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North America | Western Europe
EDANA, INDA Launch Industry Standards
Nonwovens standard procedures offer harmonized language for the U.S. and Europe08.02.21
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Filtration | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Unifrax to Acquire Lydall
Combination of companies creates a global specialty materials platform in advanced filtration, EV battery systems and energy saving applications06.21.21
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Machinery and Equipment | Meltblown | North America | Product Improvement/Innovation | Wipes
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Facilities/Capacity | Filtration | Nanotechnology | North America
Matregenix Adds Nanofiber Production Line
New line is housed in the company's new manufacturing site in Irvine, CATara Olivo, associate editor 06.04.21
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Chemicals/Adhesives | Facilities/Capacity | North America
Colquímica Adhesives Establishes First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
$12 million plant is located in Charlotte, NC06.01.21
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Absorbent Core | Airlaid | Facilities/Capacity | North America
Domtar to Expand Airlaid Business
Dan-Web line will be added to Jesup, GA-based EAM facilityTara Olivo, associate editor 05.17.21
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Airlaid | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Glatfelter Completes Acquisition of G-P's U.S. Nonwovens Business
$175 million deal includes airlaid manufacturing operation in NC and nonwovens product development facility in TNTara Olivo, associate editor 05.14.21
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North America
Ahlstrom-Munksjö to Add Glass Fiber Tissue Line in U.S.
Investment to support domestic flooring marketKaren McIntyre, editor 05.10.21
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Facilities/Capacity | Machinery and Equipment | North America
Jessup Installs New Era Coating and Laminating Line
Line successfully built in Lake Bluff, IL, facility amid pandemic04.16.21
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Airlaid | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Glatfelter Can Proceed with Acquisition of G-P's U.S. Nonwovens Business
Antitrust regulatory process has concludedTara Olivo, associate editor 03.30.21
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Facilities/Capacity | North America | Spunlace
Fibertex Nonwovens to Expand U.S. Site
Company to build spunlace line, acquire additional land in South Carolina03.17.21
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Medical | North America
Homtex Receives FDA Approval for Surgical Masks
Alabama-based company has the capacity to produce 700 million surgical masks and 20 million NIOSH N95 masks annuallyTara Olivo, associate editor 03.16.21
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Filtration | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Mann+Hummel Invests in Pamlico Air
Move strengthens company's air filtration portfolio in North AmericaTara Olivo, associate editor 03.03.21
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Adult Incontinence | Diaper, Baby | Feminine Hygiene | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Domtar Completes Sale of Personal Care Business
Unit was acquired by American Industrial PartnersTara Olivo, associate editor 03.02.21
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Legal/Regulatory | North America
Non-Regulatory Face Mask Standard Approved
ASTM F3502 establishes design, labeling, fit and usage requirements for facial coveringsOnline Exclusives Karen McIntyre, editor 02.25.21
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Adult Incontinence | North America
NorthShore Expands into Canada
U.S. incontinence brand now stocked by two direct-to-consumer internet retailers02.11.21
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Facilities/Capacity | North America | Spunlace | Wipes
Berry Global to Invest $70M to Address Ongoing Wipes Shortage
New Spinlace line expected to start up in the March 2023 quarter02.04.21
