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11th Dec 2023

EDANA's MENA Nonwovens Conference is a key event for nonwovens professionals in the Middle East and North Africa. It focuses on the region's economic growth, demographic shifts, and their impact on the nonwovens industry. The conference will feature expert speakers, a tabletop exhibition, and discussions on market trends, materials, and...

8th Dec 2023

Andritz has inaugurated a textile recycling line at Sfilacciatura Negro's plant in Biella, Italy. The line, designed for processing post-consumer textile waste with automatic removal of hard parts, supports Sfilacciatura Negro's expansion into new recycling segments. It collaborated with Andritz to venture into post-consumer clothing waste...

6th Dec 2023

Monadnock Non-Wovens (MNW) has launched HTAC Veil, an innovative corrosion barrier for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) equipment. The binder-free, meltblown ECTFE fluoropolymer resin veil offers superior chemical and abrasion resistance at high temperatures, exceptional fire retardancy, and extended performance for FRP tanks, scrubbers, pipes,...

6th Dec 2023

Georgia-Pacific is investing $150 million in its Oregon mill to expand its consumer tissue business. This will enhance bath tissue production capacity, with initial output expected in 2025. The focus is on growing premium tissue offerings like Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, reflecting Georgia-Pacific's commitment to product quality and customer...

5th Dec 2023

Sonoco has expanded its flexible packaging operations by acquiring Inapel Embalagens in Brazil. Inapel, with over 50 years of industry leadership, operates 2 facilities in Sao Paulo. The acquisition complements Sonoco's existing packaging operation in Pinhais, Brazil. Inapel's technical capabilities align with Sonoco's focus on sustainable...

5th Dec 2023

Andritz has successfully initiated operations at Nanning Sun Paper's pulp and paper mill in Guangxi Province, China, with a cutting-edge fibreline and lime kiln plant. The project, executed on a full EPS basis, features China's largest high-kappa fibreline (1,600 adt/d capacity) and an energy-efficient lime kiln (450 t/d burnt lime capacity).

4th Dec 2023

The Index 26 nonwovens industry exhibition, originally scheduled for April 21-24, 2026, has been rescheduled to May 19-22, 2026, at Palexpo, Geneva. This change showcases the industry's adaptability and responsiveness. The nonwovens event promises a rich programme with product presentations, seminars, and workshops, and will focus on diverse...

4th Dec 2023

France's first automated textile waste sorting and recycling plant, inaugurated at Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, is a collaboration between recycling company Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, waste sorting specialist Pellenc ST, and Andritz. The plant, addressing the EU's sustainable textile goals, automatically sorts garments by composition and colour.

1st Dec 2023

Polygiene launched the Polygiene ShedGuard innovation project at the ISPO trade show, aiming to minimise microfibre loss and improve fabric wear resistance during washing. ShedGuard, currently in the final stages of development, involves a unique blend of polymers forming a film around fibre bundles to reduce microfiber loss by up to 70 per cent.