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The history of mergers and acquisitions behind Berry & Glatfelter

The long journey to a new nonwovens leader – NewCo An extremely convoluted history of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) lies behind the formation of...

Nonwovens provide invisible functions in building and construction

Invisible inner tubes for infrastructure Nonwovens provide a host of largely invisible functions in a wide range of building and construction...

Moving the needle on single-use medical waste

As the chair of a roundtable discussion held during INDEX™23 in Geneva – The Sustainable Future of Medical Nonwovens – industry consultant Christel...

India’s time to shine

In one of the most significant shifts in global demographics since records began, India overtook China during 2023 as the world’s most populous...

Peak performers on the pistes

During 2023, cable car owners at ski sites across Austria have been carrying out field trials with nonwoven geotextiles based on Lenzing cellulosic...

Sucking CO2 from the atmosphere

The next major market for nonwoven fabrics is likely to be as the preferred filter media carrier materials for a fast-rising and as yet little-known...

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...

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