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Energy remains a top priority
Despite a fall in energy prices from the highs of 2022, they will remain a major topic at INDEX™23, in parallel with the push to achieve further CO2...
No boundaries for nonwovens innovation
As INDEX™23 in Geneva approaches, all the indications are that international business is now fully bouncing back for the nonwovens industry, which is...
The robots move in…
At INDEX™23 in Geneva this April, it will be evident that plant automation is becoming a must for advanced manufacturers of nonwoven roll goods for...
Blue is the colour on the 58th parallel
For many years now, reducing energy costs has been central to the ongoing development of technologies for the production of nonwovens and at INDEX™23...
Dusting duties at the gateway to cyberspace
The prevention of cyberattacks is a huge part of maintaining data centre security, but online ambushes aren’t the only dangers that their operators –...
Looking good on paper…
Not long ago, it was being predicted that the Digital Age would bring about the death of paper, yet in 2021 around 400 million tons of paper,...
Good news is worth sharing!
We wanted to pass on some good news: the on-line Visitor Registration for INDEX™23, which will take place at Palexpo in Geneva from the 18-21 April...
The bigger picture behind a first for fashion
The adoption of needlepunching for the production of sustainable fleece garments by sports brand Nike is a major development in finally ushering...
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...
The ICE won’t melt overnight…
Nonwovens have expanded rapidly in the automotive industry over the past two decades, as automakers and their component suppliers have looked to...
Essential assistance for infrastructure
Nonwoven geotextiles have been employed to reinforce and support many well-known landmarks – from the slopes of exclusive ski resorts in the Swiss...
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...
Mixing and matching for sustainable gains
The synergies between knitted and woven fabrics and randomly-laid nonwovens – along with the separate benefits of viscose and PLA in a...
Managing a miraculous material
INDEX™ exhibitor Indorama Ventures (IVL) is a major supplier of fibres to the nonwovens industry and following its acquisition of Avgol in 2018, also...
Exhibit at INDEX™23
Just under a year to go, 200 exhibitors have already booked their stand! Don’t miss the opportunity to book your stand space at INDEX™23, the...
Is the cup half empty or half full?
Replacing a paper cup with a plastic one in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) may sound emotively counter-intuitive to many people....
At your convenience for half a century
At EDANA’s recent 50th anniversary Nonwovens Get-together held in Brussels on April 28th, a special immersive room, built on the successful Nonwovens...
EDANA and Palexpo confirm dates of INDEX™ 23 and triennial frequency beyond 2023
31st March 2022 – Brussels - In times of uncertainty and questioning for the future of industry events, the Board of EDANA and Management of Palexpo...
Get the bigger picture at INDEX™23
The global nonwovens industry is currently in an exciting phase of its evolution, after playing a substantial role in the global response to the...
Interview with Boerge Wessling, Reifenhäuser Reicofil
The past two years have been an extraordinary period for the nonwovens industry, and for Reifenhäuser Reicofil as a company.
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