EDANA, the leading international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, and Business Co-ordination House India (BCH) have announced the nominees for the Outlook India Innovation Award. The competition is organised within the framework of Outlook India conference, to be held on 12-13 February 2019 in New Delhi.
The Outlook India Award honours innovative products and services designed in, or specifically intended for, the Indian market. Companies can nominate either a nonwoven or nonwoven-based product, raw material, component or service for the personal care and hygiene sectors, which has been developed, designed, manufactured and/or is on sale in India.
The nominees are:
- Dynamic Absorbent Core (DAC) from Fibriltex Pvt Ltd
- The DAC is an innovative well-structured inner core for absorbent hygiene products which directly replaces the use of fluff pulp and SAP and strives to deliver a better-performing combination of materials at a lower cost.
- SWACHH from Saral Design Solutions Pvt Ltd
- SWACHH is a fully automatic patented machine technology that produces affordable, ultra-thin sanitary napkins at a decentralised set-up.
- Full-Care 6210 from H.B. Fuller
- An adhesive solution designed to deliver sanitary articles that exceed consumer performance expectations while meeting total-cost-in use targets to enhance producers’ profitability. Developed to respond to two challenges, induced by the subcontinent climatic conditions and wearing of pads for extended periods of time, the pads must have good fixation to undergarments whatever the weather, but then must be easy to remove without leaving residues.
The shortlisted companies will present their innovations to delegates during the conference. The winning company will be selected by the audience and announced during the walking dinner party, according to EDANA.
India outlook
According to Mordor Intelligence, India’s nonwovens market is witnessing healthy demand thanks to rapid economic growth in the region, as well as the growing population. Additionally, the rapid increase in investments and advancements in the Indian healthcare sector should further augment the growth of the nonwoven fabric market in the region during the forecast period 2019-2024. The Indian healthcare industry witnessed a slew of investments by global health players, including the Parkway Group and a host of Middle Eastern players. This has further strengthened India as an attractive healthcare investment destination.
Further information about the Outlook India conference can be found here.
