Edana Election of a new board Edana The international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, Edana, Brussels/Belgium, has elected new governors and a new team of officers for 2020-2021. Mikael Staal Axelsen (Fibertex, Personal Care, Aalborg/Denmark, photo) remains as chair, supported by » Wednesday, 08. July 2020
Edana Edana Program to strengthen comsumer confidence in hygiene products European manufacturers of diapers, adult incontinence, and feminine hygiene products are committing to a new program to give consumers further assurances about the safety of their products. » Tuesday, 07. July 2020
Edana Edana 20-fold increase in nonwoven face mask output by November European Union (EU) production of face masks, essential for tackling the coronavirus crisis, is set to increase 20-fold by November 2020 compared to pre-crisis times. This means that EU-based producers will be able to make the equivalent of 1.5 billion 3-layer masks a month, according to figures released by, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, Edana, Brussels/Belgium. » Sunday, 05. July 2020
FET FET High number of inquiries for nonwovens meltblowing systems Since the onset of the corona virus crisis, the supplier of extrusion technology Fibre Extrusion Technology Ltd. (FET), Leeds/UK, has received an unusually high number of inquiries about its nonwovens meltblowing systems. » Friday, 03. July 2020
CIRFS Dornbirn GFC 59th conference to take place in webinar form Due to the corona virus pandemic, this year’s Dornbirn Global Fibers Congress (GFC) will be held digitally in the form of a webinar week. » Wednesday, 01. July 2020
nova Institute nova-Institute 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres call for papers The 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres will take place from February 2-3, 2021 in Cologne/Germany. Submission of abstracts are now possible. » Wednesday, 01. July 2020
Pixabay Berry Global Support of British Government’s mask manufacturing mandate On June 25, 2020, the producer of nonwovens Berry Global Group, Inc., Evansville, IN/USA, announced its collaboration with the Medicom Group to design the manufacturing solution and guarantee the supply of nonwovens intended for use in producing hundreds of millions of face masks annually as part of Medicom’s agreement with the British Government. » Tuesday, 30. June 2020
Sabic SABIC Extended portfolio offers solutions for medical disposables Medical disposable gowns and masks are one part of an overall infection-control strategy and they are used as personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings. » Friday, 26. June 2020
Lenzing Lenzing No dividend for 2019 The 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the producer of cellulosic fibers, Lenzing AG, Lenzing/Austria, which was held in a virtual form via livestream due to the Covid-19 pandemic, resolved on June 18, 2020, not to distribute a dividend for the 2019 financial year » Friday, 26. June 2020
Advance Nonwoven Advance Nonwoven Appointment of Jorgen Ballermann as new CEO Jørgen Ballermann is the new CEO of the technology supplier Advance Nonwoven, Roende/Denmark. » Thursday, 25. June 2020
Camfil Camfil Grand Indoor Climate Prize for HEPA filtration for cleanrooms The Grand Indoor Climate Prize has been won by the manufacturer of clean air solutions, Camfil AB, Stockholm/Sweden, for its advanced premium high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration for cleanrooms. » Wednesday, 24. June 2020
Ascend Ascend Antimicrobial technology for textiles and nonwovens A technology specially formulated to guard against the growth of mildew, fungi and other microbes comes from Ascend Performance Materials » Wednesday, 24. June 2020
GKD GKD Record sales in 2019 and positive expectations for 2020 In 2019 GKD increased sales by 12.7 % to €107.4 million. Significant drivers were the process belt mesh and industrial mesh divisions. » Wednesday, 24. June 2020
Curt G. Joa Curt G. Joa Opening of JOA East Asia in Japan The custom-engineering design and machine building company Curt G. Joa, Inc, has opened Joa East Asia in Japan. » Tuesday, 23. June 2020
Suominen Suominen Novel material for face mask applications The nonwovens producer Suominen Corp, Helsinki/Finland, has developed a nonwovens material for the manufacturing of face mask applications. » Friday, 19. June 2020
Oerlikon Oerlikon Manmade Fibers New sales and service office in Shanghai After more than 8 years in the Inter-continental Business Center on Yutong Road in Shanghai/China, the Manmade Fibers segment of technology group Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, has now opened a new sales and service office near the international airport in Hongqiao and the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC). » Thursday, 18. June 2020
Mahlo Mahlo Quality assurance of medical products Manufacturers of medical goods are currently under pressure to deliver their goods as quickly as possible, but still with high quality. The manufacturer of measuring, control and automation systems Mahlo GmbH & Co. KG, Saal a.d. Donau/Germany, supports manufacturers in monitoring and controlling important parameters during the production process. » Tuesday, 16. June 2020
Oerlikon Barmag Oerlikon Barmag Topping-out ceremony for new pump production building A few weeks after the ground-breaking ceremony at the end of February 2020, Oerlikon Barmag, Chemnitz/Germany, a subsidiary of the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment of Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, celebrated the topping-out ceremony for the new pump construction production building at the site in Remscheid/Germany. » Friday, 12. June 2020
Lydall Lydall Investment in new fine fiber meltblown production line The manufacturer of specialty engineered products Lydall, Inc., Manchester, CT/USA, has announced an investment in an additional fine fiber meltblown asset in response to the exponential increase in domestic and global demand of specialty filtration media for face masks. » Wednesday, 10. June 2020
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. Cinte Techtextil Medical and Protective Zone in September 2020 Cinte Techtextil China will debut a Medical and Protective Zone dedicated to textile products and technologies focused on epidemic prevention. » Tuesday, 09. June 2020