For the first time since their merger in 2020, Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg), Low & Bonar and Filc are sharing their latest technical textile solutions together. The companies work with the broadest technology platform on the market which enables the leading manufacturers of performance materials to equip technical textiles with an unparalleled variety of properties. Freudenberg is exhibiting at the IDEA Show in at booth 4408.

At IDEA, Freudenberg is showcasing a new Evolon made from recycled PET. With Evolon RE, Freudenberg presents an even more sustainable version of its high-performance microfilament textiles. Evolon RE is manufactured from an average of 70% recycled polyester, which the company makes by recycling post-consumer PET bottles in-house. Evolon RE is available for various applications, including high-tech wiping and technical packaging, in weights currently ranging from 80g/sqm to 300g/sqm. Evolon RE offers the same high quality and material performance as all other Evolon textiles.

Freudenberg will also be presenting Colback Plus, a pleatable medium with a built-in filtration capacity layer for use as a carrier in the manufacturing of cabin air, room air and HVAC filters. In Colback Plus, the well-known performance characteristics of Colback nonwovens support media – ensuring low pressure drop and high pleat stiffness – are combined with a unique fine fiber technology leading to a unique filtration product with outstanding performance characteristics, creating new capabilities for manufacturing and added value to customers