The adoption of needlepunching for the production of sustainable fleece garments by sports brand Nike is a major development in finally ushering nonwovens into the field of mainstream fashion.
Circularity – from high-cost carbon to commodity fibres
Increasing applications in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics and sporting goods industries are being found for nonwovens made from recycled carbon fibres.
Nonwovens have expanded rapidly in the automotive industry over the past two decades, as automakers and their component suppliers have looked to decrease costs by reducing the weight of vehicles.
Nonwoven geotextiles have been employed to reinforce and support many well-known landmarks – from the slopes of exclusive ski resorts in the Swiss Alps to the world’s largest artificial island, its highest airport and its biggest-ever land reclamation project.
Not to mention the Panama Canal and...
Find out more about nonwovens and their applications
The versatility of the vastly engineerable materials has made nonwovens essential in fields as diverse as Filtration, Transportation, Civil Engineering, Geotextiles, Packaging, not to mention Hygiene, Medical, among others.
