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Materials


The UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations: What Geneva Means for Nonwovens

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Circularity on the Rise

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RISE® 2025 Showcases Breakthrough Technologies and Sustainability Insights Driving the Future of Nonwovens

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Innovation and Leadership are the Ultimate Key to Create a Cleaner World through Filtration Solutions In the nonwovens and filtration industry, there is a desire to create more sustainable materials …

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Zeta-Light particle damping. Photo courtesy Autoneum

Demand is Growing for Lightweight Materials in Automotive and Other Transportation Markets In the new era of mobility, with electrification at the forefront, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking for …

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Wipe from NatureWorks

Opportunities for Sustainable Advancements As sustainable innovations in biomaterials continue to proliferate, the nonwovens industry faces challenges – but also enormous opportunities. Recent advances in applications development for polylactic acid …

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Veocel cleansing wipe from Lenzing. Photo courtesy of Lenzing

Approaches to Responsible Sourcing As a leader in wood-based cellulosic fibers, Lenzing has a particular responsibility and ambition to help raise the bar for sustainability in nonwovens industry. Wood and …

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Forecasts report that global PLA capacity could be fivefold from 460 thousand metric tons in 2022 to 2.38 million metric tons by 2027.

Solutions to Environmental Impacts of Current Materials Today, the world’s nonwoven production is dominated by petroleum-based resins, most prominently polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). But bio-based materials have also …

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