World-leading polyolefin and bicomponent fiber producers FiberVisions and ES FIBERVISIONS will outline their solutions to the challenges and trends facing the nonwoven industry at the forthcoming IDEA2013 show, April 23-25, 2013 in Miami Beach.

Visitors to Booth #1215 can experience the capabilities of their unique fiber technologies to provide cost-effective solutions that meet specific performance requirements, and respond to current trends towards lightweight fabrics, more environmentally-friendly processing and materials with added functionalities.

ES FIBERVISIONS

bicomponent fibers add performance tailoring and cost-saving advantages to nonwoven applications in a wide range of markets, including hygiene, filters, medical, insulation and various technical applications. Our bicomponent fibers are suitable for a variety of processes, including carded thermal bond, carded through air, air laid, and wet laid, carded needle punch, and carded spunlace.

ES FIBERVISIONS is expanding its global capacity footprint. In late 2012, Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) commissioned a new bicomponent line in Rayong, Thailand with the capability to produce PET core staple cut bicomponent fiber. Ask us about sourcing options from Rayong. A new bicomponent line in Suzhou, China is scheduled to launch in October 2013. Additionally, an upgrade to the existing Covington, GA semi-works line will be completed end of April 2013.

The upgrades will allow the line to be used as an innovation and scale-up tool as well as produce new specialty bicomponent grades. ES FIBERVISIONS, the only global bicomponent fiber supplier with a range including PE and PP sheath in combination with PP or PET core, also has developed bicomponent fibers based on specialized polymers.

The materials choices are augmented by selection of concentric, eccentric and hollow splittable configurations. Mr. Tom Zaiser, President and General Manager of ES FIBERVISIONS, stated that "ES FIBERVISIONS is highlighting expansion of its bicomponent fibers business at the IDEA show – growth in its geographical coverage, its capacity, its differentiated product range, the breadth of the applications for its fibers, and its customer-centric innovation. We are very excited to spread this message and partner with our customers."

FiberVisions will exhibit staple polypropylene fibers to help nonwoven producers reduce system costs and improve nonwoven performance in hygiene applications. Working in customer-centric developments, FiberVisions has developed cost effective polypropylene fine fibers in response to the continuing need to make carded thermal bond and carded spunlace nonwoven fabrics more cost effective while offering desired performance attributes. FiberVisions sells PP monocomponent staple fibers into the filtration, automotive, geotextile and concrete reinforcement, and binder fibers applications as well.