A comprehensive portfolio of nonwoven and staple fiber technologies, from meltspun spunbond (spunbond and meltblown) to airlaid nonwovens (airlaid) and the new compact staple fiber line Application areas of the presented technologies are for example special technical uses such as filtration, roofing, geotextiles and automotive, as well as hygiene applications.
Technologies for an efficient Technical Nonwoven production
The new staple line with its compact construction and low throughputs of up to 15 tons per day, enables swift product color changes with considerably lower waste. The savings in terms of energy and water resulting from the deployment of a dry-drawing process, lead to a reduction in oper-ating costs and simultaneously protect the environment. The option to install the system on a standard industrial floor also minimizes investment costs.“Efficient, flexible and compact – these are extremely attractive factors for our customers, opening up diverse, new market potentials for them”, “The line is not just for fiber manufacturers focusing on special applications and on ‘on-demand’ deliveries, it also enables nonwoven producers to efficiently integrate fiber manufacturing into their own production operations.”
Technical spunbond technology for a rapidly growing market
We offers the complete process from polymer chips up to roll goods for the production of substrate for bitumen roofing membranes, sarking membranes and also geotextiles.The one-step spunbond technology convinces with a combination of effectiveness and productivity, thus lowering production costs by up to 20%. More than 3 million tons of technical nonwovens were produced last year and the demand is still increasing, especially in emerging countries. Thinner, lighter, efficient materials, as produced with the spunbond technology, now specify the trend.
Meltblown technology stand-alone or as an upgrade solution
The meltblown technology enables the cost-efficient production of high-quality melt-blown and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) products. Stand-alone mono and bico meltblown plants produce nonwovens for a variety of filtration, insulation and sorbent applications.The meltblown technology is applied for a multitude of medical and hygiene products as “Plug & Product” installations in already existing and in new external SXS plants. This solution enables a cost-efficient upgrading of new or existing spunbond plants and offers nonwoven producers access to markets with very high quality demands.
Airlaid: more homogeneity with thin nonwovens
The core of the Oerlikon Neumag airlaid technology, the forming head, sets standards for the produc-tion of extremely thin airlaid nonwovens. A high uniformity and homogeneous web formation, today enable the production of high-quality, light airlaid nonwovens with economically attractive pro-duction speeds and plant throughputs. With the new forming head, we can not only produce very light airlaid materials, but also combination nonwovens with full utilization of the plant capacity, at the same time saving raw material.
Organized by China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA), the Asia Wipes Summit (AWipes 25) with the theme “Together for a Same Goal” was held in Shanghai on April 2-3. More than 300 delegates attended the conference. Seventeen presentations and three panel discussions attracted the attentions of all the people. Sustainability and environmental-friendly are always the hot concepts. This edition of AWipes, Lyocell fiber has also been discussed a lot among delegates. the continuous innovations in China's nonwovens industry from raw materials, process to finishing technology has given wipes new functions and more optimized consumer experience, and continuously meets the diverse needs of consumers and the requirements of sustainable development.The domestic market demand has recovered to a growing stage in 2024, she said. China’s overall nonwovens output achieved a year-on-year increase of 5.1% to 8.56 million tonnes in 2024 (2023 output: 8.14 million tonnes), which has doubled compared with the output of 10 years ago.
Nonwoven wipes remain active in quality improvement, product innovation and application expansion in China. In addition to traditional wips, toilet moist tissue, anti-fog glasses wipes and other wipes for special use continue to emerge, and wipes tend to be functional and diversified.The wipes export value increased by 23.3% year on year to $930 million. The export volume grew by 40% to 661 thousand tonnes. Major export destinations include the US, Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and Japan. the Wipes in North America and Global Trends in the Wipes Market 2025 by video presentation. His presentation provided a detailed introduction and analysis of wipes in North America, supply and demand, product changes and trends for North American, as well as the wipes trends for global wipes, and discussed the challenges and opportunities for the development of the wipes industry.Sustainable and environmental-friendly have always been the hot concepts in the Chinese nonwovens events in recent 5-6 years. At AWipes 25 conference, several speakers introduced sustainable fibers for wipes to the attendees.
This time, lyocell fiber was another hot concept among delegates and speakers. Compared with viscose, lyocell fiber performs better in many aspects. A lot of delegates agreed on the point that lyocell fiber will play a much more important role in the wipes industry in the coming future.According to CNITA, AWipes is the first high-level international conference of the Asian wipes industry. The first edition was held in April 2021. AWipes 25 has been the fourth edition.