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Albaad partners Voith Paper and Truetzschler for new nonwoven line

Albaad, the leading Israeli hygiene products manufacturer, Truetzschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers and Voith Paper teamed up to realise an innovative technology for flushable nonwovens. Albaad independently developed an innovative confidential technology of flushable fabrics (in accordance with EDANA/INDA definitions of flushability) with proofed advantages versus the existing technologies, the company reports.

10th April 2014

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Egelsbach

Industrial, Medical/Hygiene

Albaad, the leading Israeli hygiene products manufacturer, Truetzschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers and Voith Paper teamed up to realise an innovative technology for flushable nonwovens.

Albaad independently developed an innovative confidential technology of flushable fabrics (in accordance with EDANA/INDA definitions of flushability) with proofed advantages versus the existing technologies, the company reports.

Partnership

Following a three year product development process and successful feasibility proofs for a range of flushable materials, Albaad specified its requirements for commercialisation and considered the most advanced solutions offered by the leading equipment supplier groups.

A thorough technological assessment led to Albaad’s decision to choose both Voith Paper and Trützschler Nonwovens as technology partners for the new project.

The three year development project was driven by the increasing demand for environmental friendly products and demonstrates Albaad’s ecological responsibility as a leading manufacturer of wipes.

Securing position

By this investment Albaad aspires to secure its position as the leading moist toilet paper producer. The line will be established in Dimona, Israel, and will start operating next year.

A wide variety of flushable nonwovens will enable customisation by the different needs of customers and to the changing market demands.

New nonwoven line

Both Voith Paper and Truetzschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers are very proud to be part of Albaad’s demanding project. This new production line will open a door into the high potential field of wetlaid and spunlaced nonwovens.

According to the companies, the fast growing segment of flushable materials is an ideal field to bring both technologies nearer together. Both the HydroFormer, Voith Paper’s wet laying machine, and Truetzschler Nonwovens’ spunlacing unit, the AquaJet, are said to be highly productive as well as highly efficient solutions.

The three companies believe that the new nonwoven line will be the most advanced line for flushable nonwovens technology.

www.truetzschler.de

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