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A 100% record in recycling
The range of nonwoven applications for recycled fibres has the potential to be significantly expanded in response to new European Union targets which...
Going to extremes with nonwovens
The nonwovens industry continues to push at the barriers of what is materially and technically possible in pursuit of ever-more sustainable and...
Brightening up the table
Duni Group, the Swedish leader in tableware for the restaurant and hotel industries, has this year launched a range of premium napkins based on...
INDEX™23 DEMONSTRATES THAT NONWOVENS ARE BACK IN BUSINESS
The international nonwovens community came together once again in Geneva this week for INDEX™23. Attendees were delighted to see such a global...
INDEX™23 Preview
What’s on at INDEX™ next week…
The power of partnerships
Two of the nominations for this year’s INDEX™23 Innovation Awards in the Finished Products category couldn’t be further apart in terms of end-use,...
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...
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