Nonwovens Inovators Recognized At INDEX 05
Nonwovens Innovators Recognized At INDEX 05
EDANA, the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association, used the opportunity of INDEX 05,
the nonwovens exhibition held recently in Geneva, to present Advances In Nonwovens Awards to
companies that have contributed to the advancement of the nonwovens industry. According to EDANA,
this years competition attracted a record number of entries. The following are the winners in the
seven categories: Category: Nonwoven roll goods for disposable end-usesWinner: Elastic spunbond
nonwoven by Advanced Design Concepts Category: Nonwoven roll goods for durable end-usesWinner:
Three-layer activated carbon nonwoven filter media by Ahlstrom Corp. Category: Disposable finished
products made from or incorporating nonwovensWinner: Disposable underwear made from elastic
spunbond nonwovens by Foreverfresh Global Category: Durable finished products made from or
incorporating nonwovensWinner: Corrugated air filter cartridge by Freudenberg Vliesstoffe KG
Category: Marketing achievement for the most original marketing campaign for a product made from or
incorporating nonwovensWinner: Corporate refocus advertisement campaign by Ahlstrom Corp.
Category: Innovation in a raw material of special relevance to the nonwoven
industryWinner:Water-based formaldehyde-free crosslinking acrylic resins by BASF AG Category:
Innovation in machinery of special relevance to the nonwoven industryWinner: Twin calender for the
treatment of carded and spunbonded nonwovens by Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
July/August 2005