Biomedical Structures Acquires Concordia Medical

Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS) — a Warwick, R.I.-based manufacturer of biomedical textiles for
medical devices and other clinical applications including cardiovascular, orthopedic, general
surgery and tissue engineering — has acquired Concordia Medical LLC — a provider of medical implant
technologies using biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and a division of
Warwick-based engineered fiber producer Concordia Manufacturing LLC.

The acquisition includes Concordia Medical’s workforce, manufacturing facility and
technologies — including its nonwoven BIOFELT™ technology for tissue-engineering and regenerative
applications — and is expected to enhance BMS’s capabilities in the regenerative device area. Those
capabilities include expertise in braiding, knitting, nonwoven and weaving technologies as they
relate to medical textile design and manufacturing.

“With the acquisition of Concordia Medical, not only are we improving our biomedical textile
engineering expertise and medical device market penetration, but we are increasing our
manufacturing capacity to deliver on complex, sophisticated device applications at the volume our
customers require,” said John Gray, CEO and president, BMS. “The company is a terrific complement
to our advanced scientific expertise in medical textiles and will help bring our production
capabilities to the next level.”

Concordia Manufacturing will continue to own a share of Concordia Medical, and Concordia
Manufacturing CEO and President Randal Spencer will join BMS’s Board of Directors and will be
involved in the development of the combined company’s business.

March 22, 2011

Dyneema Purity® Selected For Ovesco Endoscopy’s OTSC® System

The Netherlands-based biomedical materials science company DSM Biomedical — a division of life
sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM NV — reports its Dyneema Purity® fiber has been
selected by Germany-based Ovesco Endoscopy AG for use in its Over-The-Scope-Clipping (OTSC®) System
for flexible endoscopy. A superelastic Nitinol clip, implanted using an applicator cap attached to
the tip of a gastroscope or colonoscope, delivers constant force at the clip’s implantation site.
Dyneema Purity’s strength and pliability offer the high-tension forces that are required to implant
the Nitinol clip, and aid placement of the clip in the gastrointestinal tract. The OTSC, recently
approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States, is effective for
endoscopic digestive organ wall closures and treating gastrointestinal hemorrhages, according to
the companies.

“With the announcement of our FDA approval for the OTSC System in December 2010, we can
continue fulfilling our primary mission of providing advanced treatment for complex conditions in
the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs,” said Gunnar Anhöck, Ovesco Endoscopy. “We are
confident that using Dyneema Purity fiber for its unique mechnical performance, specifically the
high strength, low elongation and high pliability within our OTSC technology, will enhance clip
alignment and improve patient results.”

March 22, 2011

Alpaca United Formed To Promote Alpaca Fiber, Names Hahn CEO

Old Lyme, Conn.-based Alpaca United L3C, a new company formed by a group of North American alpaca
farmers and processors, is gearing up to promote alpaca as a luxury fiber on a par with cashmere,
mohair and vicuña. According to CEO Nicholas Hahn — who served as CEO and president of Cotton
Incorporated in the 1980s and ’90s and oversaw much of its branding and marketing activity leading
up to and during that period — the fledgling alpaca organization is in the process of designing a
logo with a tagline, building a website and developing a social media strategy to help bring the
fiber into the mainstream of the luxury fiber market.

“There is a lot of excitement around this initiative,” Hahn said, noting that approximately
9,000 to 10,000 independent farmers throughout the United States are raising a total of some
210,000 alpaca animals, with the largest numbers in Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, California
and the New England/Mid-Atlantic region. “These farmers were behind the initiative in a way very
similar to the way Cotton Incorporated got started in the 1970s, and the industry is anxious to
start a brand identification program to add value to the fiber. The U.S. textile industry and
consumers are not as knowledgeable as they could be about alpaca.”

Hahn said most of the alpaca fiber produced in the United States is processed domestically at
what he described as “mini-mills” that spin hand-knitting yarn. “It’s primarily a cottage
industry,” he explained. “A lot of farmers raise the animals, shear them and send the fiber to
mills for processing; and hire knitters to make products to sell out of retail stores on the farm
and through websites.”

Alpaca is already used by some commercial manufacturers, including companies such as Gap
Inc., and Hahn said Alpaca United hopes to increase the fiber’s commercial exposure in apparel and
home textiles such as blankets and throws. “There’s not a lot of commercial-level processing going
on, and we want to change this,” he said.

“Alpaca blends well with wool, cotton, silk and cashmere,” Hahn added. “This side of the
business is very much of interest to us, so we can make über-luxury blends, such as alpaca/Supima®
or alpaca/silk. It also dyes very well, and is flame-resistant and hypoallergenic.”

Alpaca United is legally registered in North Carolina as a low-profit limited liability
company (L3C) — sort of a hybridization of a for-profit LLC and a non-profit organization that has
primarily a socially beneficial function, Hahn said. “We will be self-sustaining, but also will
give back to the community. The business plans set up within our structure will be very
low-capital-intensive online kinds of businesses,” he added, mentioning activities such as
auctions, paid-subscription newsletters and other ideas.

March 22, 2011

Hohenstein Tests High-tech Swimsuit Prototype

The Germany-based Hohenstein Institute has completed an initial practical test on a new high-tech
swimsuit prototype developed by Sarah Ziem, a student at the University of Reutlingen, Germany. The
swimsuit fabric comprises an ultra-lightweight textile material coated with a special nano-sol
super-hydrophobic coating in which microbubbles trapped between the fibers create an ultra-thin air
cushion that allows the swimmer to glide through the water. According to the institute, the
technology — which mimics the natural waterproofness of the feathers of water birds such as
penguins — substantially complies with stricter regulations passed in 2009 by the International
Swimming Federation (FINA) in response to concerns about an unusually large number of records
broken by swimmers wearing certain high-tech swimsuits in 2008-09 competitions.

Ziem, also a competitive swimmer, developed the swimsuit as part of her bachelor’s degree
dissertation. She worked under the supervision of Walter Marx, a professor at Reutlingen, and also
received support from Dr. Jan Beringer, Hohenstein Institute; CHT R. Beitlich GmbH, a Germany-based
manufacturer of textile auxiliaries, dyes and performance chemicals; and Italy-based performance
fabric manufacturer Mectex S.p.A.

Commenting on results of early trials, Ziem stated: “[The swimsuit] has even exceeded our
expectations. When it is compared with a standard swimsuit, there are obvious benefits in flow
behaviour which are reflected in improved speed.” According to Hohenstein, the swimsuit remained
completely dry through long training periods.

The coating is undergoing further improvement before being introduced to the market.

March 22, 2011

Bonded Logic Introduces Perforated UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation Batts To Aid With Installation

CHANDLER, Ariz. — March 21, 2011 — Installing environmentally friendly insulation just got easier.
Bonded Logic, the manufacturer of UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation, recently introduced perforated
insulation batts.

A portion of the batts in each package will contain perforations allowing consumers to easily
size the batt to the dimensions needed. The perforation pattern was developed to provide the most
common “off size” pieces with the least amount of cutting. UltraTouch Denim Insulation is available
in R-13, R-19, R-21 and R-30.

The perforations enhance the consumer’s experience and have no impact on the nature or
performance of the product.

“We talked to installers and the one thing we heard was they wanted a product that was easy
to cut,” said Sean Desmond, Sales/Marketing Manager for Bonded Logic. “UltraTouch is a substantial
product, giving it great thermal and acoustical performance. By adding perforations, we make it
easy for anyone who wants to use an eco-friendly product to size and install it.”

UltraTouch Denim Insulation is sourced entirely of post-consumer blue jeans. The product is
widely available throughout the United States.

Posted on March 22, 2011

Source: Bonded Logic Inc.

Naturally Advanced Technologies Signs Ten-Year CRAiLAR Fiber Purchasing Agreement With Hanesbrands Inc.

PORTLAND, Ore. — March 17, 2011 — Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. has agreed to a ten-year
CRAiLAR® fiber supply agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. that will commercialize NAT’s proprietary
fibers. Terms of the agreement were undisclosed. This represents NAT’s initial commercialization
agreement for CRAiLAR and establishes the foundation for continued adoption of its proprietary
flax-based fiber.

The all-natural CRAiLAR process is the first to remove the binding agents from flax that
contribute to its stiff texture by bathing it in a proprietary enzyme wash. The result is a textile
fiber that merges the strength and durability of flax with the most desirable attributes of cotton.
Yarns made from CRAiLAR fibers can be used in knit, woven or non-woven fabrics alone, or blended
with other natural fibers used to manufacture apparel products similar to those marketed by
Hanesbrands, a leading basic apparel company based in Winston-Salem, N.C.

“This agreement is a strong validation of our CRAiLAR technology and a demonstration of its
ability to perform within the Hanesbrands family,” said Ken Barker, CEO of NAT. “The Company has
been working toward this agreement since the collaborative partnership with Hanesbrands began in
August 2009, and we expect to begin shipping to our full existing capacity beginning next month.
Hanesbrands has been an invaluable partner to our proof of concept and we look forward to expanding
our relationship with them and others as we move forward.”

CRAiLAR Flax is soft like cotton, has a similar color, possesses similar performance traits
and is comfortable to wear year-round. CRAiLAR Flax and cotton look the same, fit the same and wash
the same. Yet CRAiLAR Flax fibers shrink less than cotton fibers, wick moisture better, and have
increased dye uptake, meaning they require fewer chemicals to achieve the same depth of color.

The agreement is the culmination of a multiphase joint development agreement announced in
August 2009 with the intent to commercialize CRAiLAR. Hanesbrands made its first purchase of 10,000
lbs of CRAiLAR in the first quarter of 2010 and, after successful spinning trials, announced a
final evaluation phase in Q2 2010. In December 2010, the companies announced additional product
testing that called for Hanesbrands to purchase up to $375,000 of CRAiLAR Flax fiber between
December 1, 2010 and early 2011.

Agricultural Research Partnership

In January 2011, NAT and Hanesbrands announced a joint research partnership with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) designed to cultivate and
evaluate the viability of various flax strains for use in CRAiLAR technology. The project takes
place in South Carolina and has an initial term of one year, with a renewal option for two
additional years.

Posted on March 22, 2011

Source: Naturally Advanced Technologies

Techtextil 2011 Exhibitor Preview: French Textile Machinery Manufacturers

France — March 2011 — The French machinery manufacturers group, which considers itself as part of
the technical textiles industry, will welcome technical textiles and nonwovens producers at
TECHTEXTIL (Frankfurt, May 24-26).

“We understand the unique needs of the technical textiles producers and the importance of
providing them tailored solutions to address their specific requirements. Our main objectives are
to help them design new marketable products and produce them in a safe and cost efficient way.
That’s why we encourage our members to attend TECHTEXTIL next May in Frankfurt” states Evelyne
Cholet, Secretary General of the French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (UCMTF).

French textile machinery manufacturers are often world leaders on their specialties. Their
strategy is to offer tailor made solutions to solve customers’ needs and be their long term
partners. This strategy is particularly fitted to the nonwovens and technical textiles sectors in
which the machinery manufacturers are really integrated. This is how new markets for the technical
textiles can be opened.

Thanks to this strategy, France is the 6th machinery exporter, particularly strong in weaving
preparation, nonwovens, spinning, and finishing machinery. The total turnover is slightly over 1
billion Euros (1.3 billion US$), nearly all of it being exported all over the world. These markets
are complex and limited in size. They do not attract the new and large machinery manufacturers from
such countries as China.

Not to work on technology innovations behind the closed doors of the machinery manufacturers’
laboratories but very closely with the customers to understand their needs and offer them solutions
is particularly important for the technical textile applications which require real partnerships to
design the specific technologies to produce new marketable end products.

Since last TECHTEXTIL in 2009, UCMTF has been very active promoting energy savings and
fighting to protect property rights. The new machines can achieve energy savings through different
solutions: fine tuning the machine to fit exactly the energy profile of the production process,
finding new low energy processes for individual machines and optimizing the energy consumption of a
whole production line. These approaches are not exclusive one from the other, they can be combined.
In many real world examples, the energy savings are in the 30-40% range, same or even more for the
water consumption in dyeing and finishing.

“Protecting our intellectual property rights is also one of our top priorities” states
Evelyne Cholet. UCMTF works closely with a global network of professionals.

Partners for the future

Evelyne Cholet concludes “As a trade organization we can help complementary manufacturers to
offer our customers a “single point of purchase”. More and more, the clients want to get a complete
solution, shop for complete lines or even complete plants. We have understood this trend for
several years and adapted our offer.

On our website
www.ucmtf.com we offer ourselves a single point of entry to the
French textile machinery. We welcome all interested parties to visit us.

NSC fibre to yarn (Hall 3.0 Stand B 17)

www.nsc-fibretoyarn.com

NSC fibre to yarn promotes innovating spinning lines for processing long staple fibres.
Different processes are proposed: the carding, combing, spinning preparation, stretch breaking,
crush cutting and spinning lines for hard fibres. These different ways are composed of different
machines: cards, converters, pin drafters, blenders, defelters, combers and rubbing, roving and
spinning frames based on 5 trademarks (Cognetex, San’t Andrea Novara, N. Schlumberger, Seydel,
Thibeau) under one banner NSC fibre to yarn.

Long staple fibres include high technical fibres that can be spun with NSC fibre to yarn
machines: Long staple natural fibres such as wool, silk, flax, hemp, jute … and synthetic fibres
such as acrylic fibres, high tenacity polyester or PVA, aramid fibres, carbon fibres are
appreciated for their high resistance, elongation, good softness and uniformity.

SwissTex France (Hall 3.0 Stand A 45)

www.swisstex.fr

SwissTex France (previously known under the brands Verdol, ICBT, Rieter ICBT and RITM) and
SwissTex Winterthur are major players in the field of Filament Yarn Technologies. SwissTex France
is a process expert in Twisting, Assembling, Cabling, Covering & Winding of yarns made of
synthetic, artificial, natural and mineral fibers.

Industrial yarns: UT, UTC and UTWUT

Different products can be twisted on each spindle thanks to fully individual driven
positions, from spindle to take-up. The machines fulfill all requirements due to the 733mm and
900mm gauge spindles. A 900mm spindle gauge machine is proposed for twisting heavier yarns, which
increases the yarn count range up to 60,000dtex.

Tire Cord: CP06 and CP10

The open pot technology, allows tremendous labour cost reduction. The success of the CP
machines shows its complete suitability with the market needs, not only in terms of yarn quality
and energy consumption, but also in term of environmental impact of the machines themselves. With
the latest technology used to optimize the Human Machine Interface, the CP06 is equipped with a
friendly self-explanatory touch screen allowing the use of most of the characters in the world,
such as Chinese ones for example.

M.U.S.T. Monitoring Unit System l

SwissTex France will bring out its complete and comprehensive plant management system,
M.U.S.T. is becoming compatible with RFID technology for tag read/write/print tags through hand
held computer traceability.

CALEMARD (Hall 3.0 Stand E 10)

www.spoolex.com

Calemard is an expert in the designing/manufacturing of in-line and off-line slitting and
rewinding machines. Calemard has focused its activities on very technical demanding applications as
nonwovens, textile and industrial markets, whenever quality slitting and/or rewinding are difficult
to achieve.

The company has a proven expertise in crush, shear and razor slitting systems, and also in
sealing/cutting technologies and in rewinding technologies. Originally focused on narrow web
slitting, the company has expanded in spooling technology.

DECOUP + (Hall 3.0 Stand J 31)

www.spoolex.com

Decoup+ is specialized in the designing and manufacturing of ultrasonic
cutting/sealing/splicing solutions, which are applicable at any stage of the textile and nonwoven
fabrication and conversion process. The modules are very compact components and easy-to-integrate
on existing manufacturing lines.

ROLL CONCEPT (Hall 3.0 Stand J 31)

www.spoolex.com

Roll Concept’s Alveotubes® are used as Idler, transducer, accumulator, guide, contact, nip,
dancer, lay on, calender, reel spools, roll cores, …The range includes simple profile but also
ready to be installed solutions with a choice of mountings, coatings and coverings, notably
anti-adhesive coatings to avoid when the product is hot, to stick to the roll.

LAROCHE (Hall 3.0 Stand A23)

www.laroche.fr

After equipments for the classical textile industries, technical nonwoven products and
complete textile waste recycling lines, LAROCHE is now proposing complete turnkey airlay nonwoven
lines from several raw material sources to make a huge range of nonwoven products for several
applications. During Techtextil 2011, Laroche will show a full range of products made from their
latest technologies. After 20 years of experience in Airlay technology Laroche will notably
introduce the new “FLEXILOFT+” Airlay machine, a revolutionary low cost Flame Retardant process
specially dedicated for natural and recycling and the latest innovations in bast straw and old
cloth recycling processes. The new LAROCHE Airlay type “FLEXILOFT +” technology improves weight
range, highloft and resiliency capability.

In Cours-La-Ville – France, a 2000 m² demo-room equipped with 3 airlay nonwoven lines is
extensively used for process and product development. Customers are welcome to use these facilities
to develop their new products. With 2 manufacturing plants and after sales support, LAROCHE serves
highly satisfied customers in more than 70 countries.

NSC Nonwoven (Hall 3.0 Stand B 17)

www.nsc-nonwoven.com

NSC nonwoven designs, builds and supplies turnkey nonwoven lines for needlepunching,
spunlacing, thermobonding, air-through bonding and chemical bonding. NSC nonwoven is a worldwide,
major supplier of Excelle® & Axcess cards, crosslappers, drafters, needlelooms, high speed
Monomatic® winders and slitters-rewinders.

At the Techtextil, NSC nonwoven is releasing its latest innovations: the “T.T Excelle® card”
and the ACS system. The T.T Excelle® card technology is a revolution in its performance and
consistent reliability: it provides the ability to obtain MD/CD strength ratios under 3/1, even at
high production speeds, such as 250 m/min. In addition, Bonding Index values are improved. This
good news opens new market opportunities to the wipes and ADL industries but also to many more
nonwoven industries for all kinds of applications.

Available on new Asselin® crosslappers, the ACS drastically boosts the whole nonwoven
production line productivity, even with literally no draft (difference of speeds) between the card
and crosslappers infeed speed.

ANDRITZ Perfojet (Hall 3.0 Stand B 15)

www.andritz.com/nonwoven

With the neXline spunlace, which includes the Jetlace hydroentanglement system, a dewatering
unit, through-air dryer, and twin embossing calender, ANDRITZ can provide a single-source solution
with high productivity and very attractive energy efficiency to produce state-of-the-art spunlace
fabrics. In order to customize spunlace fabrics and produce unique webs, ANDRITZ offers a full
range of patterning and aperture solutions using calenders or sleeves. ANDRITZ Perfojet will be
introducing 3D patterning technology called neXimaging. This innovative patterning approach allows
any kind of patterning and/or .aperture at very high speed. The sleeve has been designed to
reproduce logos and artwork of your choice in perfect 3D design and with exceptional quality of
details.

Today, the trend in the spunlaid industry is moving towards lightweight webs in high-speed
production. With the neXline finish, ANDRITZ combines excellent technologies, from bonding to
finishing, and meets the demand for reliable, first-class production equipment with significant
added value. Our process solutions begin with the twin thermobonding calender and include dosing,
application of low add-on, drying, and process control.

A further innovative development by ANDRITZ Perfojet is the spunjet technology for spunlaid
nonwovens. This patented process entails hydroentanglement of continuous filaments, thus creating a
new generation of nonwovens with superior fabric properties as regards bulk, softness, drape, and
tensile strength. ANDRITZ’s customers now have the opportunity to combine two first-class bonding
technologies in one line. Depending on the requirements of the final product, the process can apply
either thermal bonding and/or spunjet technology.

DOLLFUS & MULLER (Hall 3.0 Stand E 66)

www.dollfus-muller.com

Dollfus & Muller is a manufacturer of wide width technical textiles made notably of
Nomex, Kevlar,Teflon, wool, polyester, such as:

– endless needle punched felts, used as machinery conveyors, pressure or water absorbent

– as bearing monofilament fabrics, used as dryer conveyor belts or filters

– fluidization fabrics, used as powder conveyors

– endless cotton fabrics, used as bakery conveyors.

Dynajet has two fire retardant fabric lines: up to 10,20 meters width fabrics, used as scenic
decoration products coated fabrics for ink jet printing.

The company that celebrates its 200 years old anniversary has a R&D team able to develop
products based on precise specifications.

STÄUBLI (Hall 3.0 Stand B 02)

www.staubli.com/textile

www.schoenherr-carpetweaving.com/

Stäubli is one of the leading suppliers of shedding systems for weaving machines, and weaving
preparation systems. The textile division of the Stäubli Group also includes Schönherr, known as
the supplier of ALPHA 400 carpet weaving systems. Stäubli and Schönherr machinery are well suitable
for producing technical fabrics such as geotextiles, carpet backing, tyre cord, fabrics for
parachutes, fire protection or weather protection, but also for paper machine clothing and many
more. At Techtextile Stäubli will present its UNIVAL 100 single-end Jacquard machine using servo
motors instead of mechanical drives, thus supporting the creativity potential in designing new and
sophisticated fabrics. The LEANTEC carpet weaving machine is a model from Schönherr’s ALPHA 400
Series that is particularly designed for weaving fabrics. Some samples can be seen at the booth.
Furthermore the warp tying machine MAGMA will be demonstrated tying technical yarn types.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Source: UCMTF

INDEX 11 Exhibitor Preview: Freudenberg Nonwovens

DURHAM, N.C. — February 17, 2011 — At INDEX show in Geneva, taking place from 12 to 15, April
Freudenberg Nonwovens — the world’s leading manufacturer of nonwovens — will be presenting on booth
nr. 2127 a broad variety of its innovative nonwoven products. The focus will be set on applications
in the sectors Personal care/Medical and Innovation/Technology. Also interesting for visitors: The
design concept for the booth is based on Evolon® microfilament material.

Lutraflor® — the new generation for automotive carpets

Based on the recent market trends for automotive carpets towards weight reduction,
competitive pricing and sustainable products Freudenberg Nonwovens started a new generation
developing Lutraflor® for the automotive industry. Lutraflor’s sandwich construction consists of
100% recycled content in staple fibres and spunbond and is Latex free. Main characteristic of
Lutraflor®: Excellent abrasion performance and a luxurious appearance. Lutraflor® is used for full
floor molded carpets, throw-in-mats as well as for the cabin and door trim.

Focal points: Innovation and New Technologies

 Besides Lutraflor® visitors also get an impression of the eco-friendly product line
Lutradur® ECO. Lutradur® ECO has all well-known Lutradur® key attributes like high product quality,
excellent dimensional stability and superior mold and mildew resistance. Lutradur® ECO is a 100%
polyester spunbond nonwoven using post consumer recycled polymer chip from reclaimed plastic
bottles and is used for tufted automotive and object carpets, as well as in the building and
construction industry. Lutradur® PET Fine Denier completes the Lutradur® product portfolio. The
specific technology of Lutradur® Fine Denier — a combination of Polymers — allows highly customized
solutions for various demanding applications. Freudenberg will also display its Evolon product
range dedicated to technical packaging for highly sensitive parts.

Nonwovens for personal care and medical applications

Materials like Evolon® microfilament textile, which Oeko-Tex is certified, are best suited
for allergic persons. Produced without any chemical additives Evolon® can be used for antimite
bedding and various other applications in the healthcare and medical area like cosmetic wipes.

Freudenberg’s brand Vilmed® represents a wide range of nonwoven materials for traditional
wound dressing and for Advanced Wound Care products. A new innovative product will be a new product
line of elastic nonwoven fabrics applied for applications like carriers for transdermal systems.
Featuring an extraordinary softness and pleasant wearing comfort Vilmed® meets all medical
requirements. Due to its extremely high softness Freudenberg nonwovens are used e.g. for
incontinence products and baby diapers. For the application area ostomy visitors will get an
impression of adsorptive materials which are characterized by a very high odour management.

The booth design itself uses nonwovens: Evolon®-printed with water based inks- is used as
decoration material on stand 2127 and demonstrates the way to design an ecofriendly booth concept.
After Index Freudenberg Nonwovens will also be exhibiting at booth nr D62 a specific product
portfolio at Techtextile Frankfurt taking place May 24 to May 26.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Source: Freudenberg Nonwovens

INDEX 11 Exhibitor Preview: Trevira GmbH

Germany — March 2011 — Trevira participates in the most important industry event for nonwoven
manufacturers and end users not only with its established polyester specialties for hygiene and
technical applications, but also with the first fibre developments made from PLA biopolymer
(Ingeo™) which have been added to the company’s product portfolio in the frame of a master license
by NatureWorks in 2010.

Sustainability is an increasingly important issue in all textile applications, also in the
nonwoven sector. Polyester has many properties that from the outset make it a material that is
compatible with the environment. It is non-toxic, gives off no gases,and is recyclable without
difficulty and it can be easily used as fuel to produce energy. It is kind to the skin and suitable
for use in the food industry or medical sector. Product certifications like Ökotex Standard 100 are
an equally essential element of Trevira’s sustainability concept as the observation of the
environmental and quality standards DIN ISO 14001 and DIN ISO 9001. Trevira’s range of ecological
products is extended by the new Ingeo™ fibres which meet the needs of manufacturers and end users
looking for a biological alternative for conventional fibers.

The range of staple fibres for nonwovens includes:

Bicomponent fibres for thermal bonding, used in hygiene products such as napkins and lady
care, as well as in technical nonwovens, e. g. for insulation and filtration materials in the
automotive sector.

Special types for hydro-entangled nonwovens. These are not only employed in the
manufacture of wet and cosmetic wipes, but also increasingly in technical applications.

Short cut fibres for airlaid and wetlaid applications, e. g. hygiene products or the paper
industry. A part of this range is also available as bicomponent fibres.

Flame retardant fibres, e.g. for insulation, filtration and also as filling fibres for
bedding.

Customized fibres for special customer applications.

Fibres made from biopolymers (PLA / Ingeo™): The biodegradable (compostable) fibres made
from renewable plant compounds are currently available in various versions. Trevira has produced
first quantities of different fibre types applicable for spunlace, wet laid and carding
applications. Possible end uses are wet wipes (e. g.cleaning cloths), hygiene products and
technical nonwovens. The new fibres are currently in qualification processes at customers. Trevira
envisages variety of applications in the nonwoven sector, mainly for hygiene products. In the near
future, the company will also add a bicomponent fibre to its PLA product range.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Source: Trevira GmbH

INDEX 11 Exhibitor Preview: Celanese Emulsion Polymers

DALLAS — March 18, 2011 — Join Celanese Emulsion Polymers at INDEX 2011 to discuss options in
manufacturing nonwovens with higher levels of performance AND better economics. The maker of Elite
Ultra polymers will present the value propositions of various product offerings, including VAE and
acrylic-based polymers, which act as the primary fiber binding agent and offer functional
properties. Elite Ultra polymers deliver high wet strength to disposable wipes while Elite Ultra
Soft, another polymer emulsion based on vinyl acetate/ethylene, offers high wet strength with the
added benefits of softer hand feel and superior absorption properties. Elite 20 offer superior
absorbency for medial nonwovens. Ask a Celanese representative how you can use vinyl based resins
as an alternative to Styrene-Butadiene-Rubber (SBR) copolymer and all-acrylic technologies. The
company’s R&D technology team in Frankfurt will develop prototypes and fine tune
technology/manufacturing solutions for product makers interested in the extra value of vinyl-based
emulsions.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Source: Celanese Emulsion Polymers

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