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Domtar adds airlaid nonwovens line

Company positions as an essential partner to absorbent hygiene customers around the world.

19th May 2021

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Jesup, GA, USA

Medical/Hygiene

Domtar Corporation is to add a large scale airlaid nonwovens production line at its Jesup, Georgia based Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) facility, supplied by Dan-Web, of Galten, Denmark.

The expansion will play an integral role in helping the company, headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, to grow its position as a leading global absorbent materials and technology business offering fluff pulp and airlaid nonwoven materials.

“This expansion is a strategic step towards strengthening our value proposition as an essential partner to absorbent hygiene customers around the world,” said Lewis Fix, Domtar vice president, of commercial pulp and airlaid.

With approximately 6,400 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is fully focused on turning sustainable wood fibre into useful products. The company’s annual sales are approximately $3.7 billion

Domtar’s EAM facility has been developing and manufacturing absorbent core solutions since 1998. The new machine will be fully operational in 2022,

www.domtar.com

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