If you can believe it, 2016 is coming to a close. We’re rapidly approaching the last quarter but there is still time to get in some continuing education, do a little networking and get exposed to some of the best minds in the nonwoven business.
If you can believe it, 2016 is coming to a close. We’re rapidly approaching the last quarter but there is still time to get in some continuing education, do a little networking and get exposed to some of the best minds in the nonwoven business.
Topics: General Nonwovens
In business, as in life, there are many choices. Businesses choose vendors based on a variety of issues, including price, product quality, and even the ease of doing business with that company. However, sometimes it can become apparent that it’s time for a change.
Topics: General Nonwovens
At the end of 2016, the diaper market is expected to reach a value of $49 billion, according to a new report by Persistence Market Research, as reported in Nonwovens Industry. According to that same report, diapers are expected to surpass $70.4 billion in about eight years.
Topics: General Nonwovens
Posted by FDI Drylaid Team
Sep 2, 2016 2:00:00 PM
Topics: General Nonwovens
Posted by FDI Drylaid Team
Aug 19, 2016 12:00:00 PM
What is the TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and 11 countries, most of which are located in the Pacific Rim. Participating countries include: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
Topics: General Nonwovens
Let’s face it, bathrooms don’t get a whole lot of the spotlight. But, when you think about it, we certainly spend some time of every day in the bathroom! Nonwoven products abound in the bathroom and there is always room for more.
Topics: General Nonwovens
Posted by FDI Drylaid Team
Jul 27, 2016 12:00:00 PM
There may have never been a child in the history of the world who has had this conversation:
Adult: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Child: “I want to work with nonwoven fabrics!”
Adult: (puzzled)
Topics: General Nonwovens, news
It’s pretty funny that we describe what we do by basically saying what we are not. We work with nonwovens. Not wovens. The anti-wovens, if you will.
Topics: General Nonwovens, news, Nonwoven Conferences
Posted by FDI Drylaid Team
Jul 13, 2016 12:00:00 PM
The tide is turning for American manufacturing. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the United States lost about 2.4 million manufacturing jobs just to China from 2001 to 2013. However, due to rising labor costs in China and the high cost of international shipping, large manufacturers are beginning to bring production back to the US. As a matter of fact, companies like General Electric, Walmart, Ford and Boeing have re-shored approximately 22,000 manufacturing jobs in recent years.
Topics: General Nonwovens, manufacturing, reshoring
Posted by FDI Drylaid Team
Jul 6, 2016 12:00:00 PM
Our industry has been plagued with the question of flushability since the dawn of the disposable wipe. Baby wipes, really the first type of disposable wipe to hit the mainstream market, are not flushable. However, there are many disposable wipes designed as flushable moist toilet tissue. As you can guess, the consumer confusion over these two seemingly identical wipes is extreme.
Topics: Wipes, Disposable Nonwovens, flushable
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