Herty Advanced Materials Development Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Did you know that the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center was established in 1938? 2013 – 1938 = 75 years of operation and innovation. They recently celebrated this milestone anniversary […]
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Polymer Substance Fully Resists the Body’s Natural Attack Response to Foreign Objects
Do you know anyone who’s had a hip replacement? Perhaps a knee replacement? Or even a pacemaker put in? Then you’re probably aware that surgery isn’t the only potential worry associated with […]
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Russia’s Nonwovens Market on the Verge of Big Changes
Acquisitions and mergers. It seems like you hear about a new one every day and sometimes it appears to be coming from out of left field. Even Russia has their […]
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Natural Plastic from Shrimp Shells?
Did you know that about two-thirds of global packaging is used in the food industry? A lot of that packaging isn’t biodegradable, but if researchers in the European Union have […]
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Kenactiv Innovations Launches Kenaf Nonwoven Products Designed for Compatibility and Performance with Acrodur® Resins in Natural Fiber Composite Applications
Significantly improving environmental profile – check. Reduced weight – check. Same strength – check. Thanks to Acrodur® (eco-friendly water-based acrylic resin) from BASF, Kenactiv Innovations has been able to improve […]
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Fiberweb Announces $15 Million Expansion
Anyone around Old Hickory, Tennessee on May 17 might see some extra activity around Fiberweb’s facility. They announced at IDEA13 that they are going to have a ground breaking ceremony […]
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Surging Ahead with ITW Dynatec
Flash back to IDEA 2010 – ITW Dynatec won the Machinery/Equipment IDEA Achievement Award for their Vector™ Modular Metering Platform. Fast forward to IDEA 2013 and ITW Dynatec wins the […]
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Buckeye Technologies Inc. to Be Acquired by Georgia-Pacific LLC
Some things go hand in hand, like hearts and valentines, Mother’s Day and presents, St. Patrick’s Day and shamrocks, summer and vacations and now, Buckeye and Georgia-Pacific. They had big […]
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Suominen Launches New Nonwovens Products and Enhances Its Knowledge of Consumers’ Needs Through a “We Love Wipes” Marketing Campaign
IDEA13 was certainly a Launchpad for new products and Suominen took the opportunity to share their new offerings, HERCULES™ Nonwoven and EXODUS™ Nonwoven. Both fabrics promise strength, absorbency and dimensional […]
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New Ingeo Grades at IDEA
Low-carbon footprint. Renewable plant materials. New Ingeo grades. IDEA13. The common denominator with all of these things is NatureWorks. They brought all this and more to their booth at IDEA. […]
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