The manufacturer completed the first phase of the plan this summer, investing in two meltblown units in Tarragona, Spain, to convert SSXXS to SSMMS and increase capacity by 50%, 15KMT.

This investment was in direct response to the evolving market demand for spunmelt in personal care products across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the company reports.

Second phase

The second phase of AVINTIV’s plan is to develop the capabilities of its operation in Terno D’Isola, Italy, where a significant investment is being made in three key areas.

A brand new, state of the art carded line is being installed to increase the company’s capability to produce soft materials. In addition, AVINTIV is upgrading one of its production lines in Terno D’Isola to allow for multilayer products and extra spooling capacity, which will ensure more competitive products are manufactured, according to the company.

The manufacturer is also investing in a state of the art R&D and product testing facility, which is expected to allow the company’s team of personal care experts to further enhance and develop new innovative composite solutions with AVINTIV’s unique array of specialty materials.

Increasing the performance

“The investment underscores the importance the company places in increasing the performance of its Personal Care products through innovative spunmelt and carded technologies,” commented Jean Marc Galvez, President EMEA at AVINTIV.

“As a result of fundamental diaper design changes, what you’re seeing from Avintiv is a continuous focus to support customers’ growth and innovation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with new investments. This is in addition to our recent acquisition of Dounor, and further expansion is under consideration.”

AVINTIV

Avintiv is one of the leading developers, producers and marketers of specialty materials used in infection prevention, personal care and high performance solutions.

With 23 locations in 14 countries, an employee base of approximately 4,500 people, and the broadest range of process technologies in the nonwovens industry, Avintiv is able to work closely with customers to meet increasing demand to develop and deliver high-impact solutions.

AVINTIV develops and manufactures differentiated specialty material solutions for leading providers of baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products.

www.avintiv.com