TECHNICAL REPORT

COS CAMELIO, FORMER INDA TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, PASSES AWAY

Cos Camelio, a 40-year veteran of the nonwovens industry and the former Technical Director at INDA, passed away on May 28 after suffering a heart attack while traveling. He was 67 years old.

Camelio, who joined INDA in 2001 as Technical Director after working for most of his career with Freudenberg and Chicopee, retired in June, 2007 to spend time traveling with his wife, Phyllis, and visiting his children. He leaves behind a legacy that will continue in the global nonwovens and disposable products industry.

Shortly after his death, the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of INDA unanimously voted to present the INDA Lifetime Achievement Award to Camelio. The coveted Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Camelio's wife, Phyllis, in a special ceremony this summer. Camelio, who will be formally honored as well at IDEA10, in April, 2010 in Miami Beach, Fla., will also be installed in the Nonwovens Industry Hall of Fame.

Industry pioneers Lee Sullivan and Dr. Edward Vaughn received the IDEA07 Lifetime Achievement Awards and were inducted into the INDA Nonwovens Hall of Fame during IDEA07.

“Cos was, above all, a good man and a great friend and his sudden passing leaves a void in the lives of all of his friends here at INDA,” says Rory Holmes, INDA President. “Cos touched the personal and professional lives of so many people in our industry and his professionalism, sense of humor and friendship will be missed by all of us.”

As INDA Technical Director for six years before his retirement a year ago, Camelio was heavily involved with the harmonization of standard test methods with INDA's sister organization, EDANA. He was also involved with both ISO and ASTM standards committees, shared the responsibility for the programs at INDA technical conferences and chaired a number of INDA committees. Camelio was also instrumental in developing the Flushability Guidelines, a joint effort between INDA and EDANA, which premiered at the World of Wipes Conference, July 18, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

Camelio started his career in 1964 with Chicopee at the Chicopee Falls location in Massachusetts as a shift supervisor and management trainee. Cos eventually was promoted to Plant Manager of the Chicopee Falls location and then to Northern Operations Manager responsible for a weaving mill plus the finishing plant.

In 1975, Camelio transferred to Chicopee's nonwoven operations in North Little Rock, Arkansas as plant manager of the staple fiber operations. In 1979, he was promoted to site manager with responsibility for both a wet-laid plant as well as the staple fiber operation.

In 1983, he joined Freudenberg Nonwovens as Vice President of Manufacturing with responsibility for two facilities, corporate engineering, capital budgets, and R&D. Between 1983 and 2000, Camelio held various positions within Freudenberg Nonwovens including COO and President. During this time, he guided the expansion of the Hopkinsville, Kentucky plant to three times its original size, modernized the production equipment at both locations and oversaw the building of a new facility in Durham, North Carolina.