The Thai Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Association (TNFA) was officially registered on 25 March 2020 in Thailand.
According to E.J Krause & Associates Inc, the organisers of Thai nonwovens event ANDTEX, this is a very ‘opportune time’ for TNFA to have created an association for Thai nonwovens companies to come together and provide equipment, products and services for domestic consumption as well as throughout Southeast Asia and globally to service the disposable hygiene, medical, automotive, tissue paper and packaging sectors.
Niwat Lersnimitthum, chairman of TNFA, says that the association will seek to work with other global nonwovens associations, companies, suppliers and distributors that produce equipment and products covering the full supply chain for nonwovens from raw materials to finished product, to distribution.
Currently, Thai companies from the nonwoven, textile and manmade fibre industries are said to be working hard to help Thailand fight Covid-19-related issues, working ‘around the clock’ to provide products such as face masks and PPE for the past few months, and will continue to do so.
Due to Covid-19, Thai and ASEAN industries have seen high demand for nonwovens products and knowledge, prompting organisers of the ANDTEX conference and expo to dedicate a large space to medical nonwovens at this year’s event, scheduled to take place at BITEC, Bangkok, on 11-13 November.
Building on last year’s edition, which welcomed 3,797 attendees from 32 countries, as well as 197 exhibitors, ANDTEX 2020 is expected to house more than 5,000 visitors and 250 exhibitors across a space of 7,000 sqm, with a top-level conference programme and various activities related to the nonwovens industry.
