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Domtar Corporation reported net earnings of $40m for the second quarter of 2014, compared with $39m for the previous quarter and a net loss of $46m for the same period last year. From its Personal Care business, the company produces adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene and baby diapers under brands including Attends, Indas, Associated Hygiene Products and EAM’s NovaThin and NovaZorb from sites in the USA, Sweden, Germany and Spain.
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has revealed further details about its entrance into the building market with the new Block-It house wrap. The company said it utilised its expertise in the development and manufacture of breathable nonwoven materials to launch the house wrap product, which promises to keep out moisture but let vapour escape.
Global Fashion Group has agreed to join forces with Pure System International Limited to produce and market the PuraVida branded fibre. The joint venture plans to leverage Pure System’s patented process to produce high quality textile fibre by the utilisation of collected Smart Streams from fabric mills and cut and sew facilities globally, which are normally discarded during apparel production.
The organisers of the 6th World Conference on 3D Fabrics and their applications have issued a call for papers. The event is set to take place from May 26-29, 2015, at North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, USA, coordinated with TEXCOMP-12 at the same location.
DaniMer has introduced a new line of hotmelt adhesives made from renewable resources. The bio-adhesives are produced using DaniMer’s proprietary Seluma condensation polymer technology, which is said to result in products that are ASTM 6400 compostable and suitable for hydro-repulping operations.
Suominen Corporation has appointed Dan Dunbar as vice president of sourcing and a member of the corporate leadership team. Mr Dunbar was previously global sourcing manager at Dover Corporation and vice president of global sourcing at DE-STA-CO, a group company of Dover. He has also held managerial positions in sourcing and operations in various divisions of Ingersoll-Rand.
Dow Microbial Control, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has launched a Certified Mill Programme to recognise textile manufacturers who have successfully completed a training programme and demonstrated their proficiency in applying Silvadur Antimicrobial in their production processes.
Suominen has reported that demand for nonwovens products supplied by its Nakkila plant in Finland remains than anticipated during the second half of the year, due to delays in commercialisation of new customer projects.
Celanese Corporation, a producer of vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsion polymers, has relaunched its Elite Ultra line of dispersions for use in nonwovens, specialty papers and other associated industries in Europe. The updated range features the new Vinamul Elite 15 with firmer hand, and Vinamul Elite 25 with softer hand for use in wipes, tabletop and hygiene applications.
