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Mehmet Dasdemir Joins Nonwovens Institute

The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) announced that Mehmet Dasdemir, Ph.D., has been appointed to the position of Director of Product Development for the Institute, in Dec. 2023, succeeding Pierre Grondin who retired from NWI earlier this year after 30 years of service to the nonwovens industry.

In this new role, Dr. Dasdemir is leading the management of NWI’s sponsored product development projects portfolio. He is focused on working with NWI’s industry partners on the development of new nonwoven products and applications, including scale-up using NWI’s extensive pilot facilities. This is an area where NWI brings high value to the nonwovens industry – i.e., in providing an environment where early-stage product designs can benefit from the Institute’s decades of nonwovens application knowledge, along with in-house fabrication and testing capability, to enable proof-of-concept in an extremely cost-effective manner. He is also serving as an internal and external advocate for products developed at NWI. www.thenonwovensinstitute.com

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INDA Releases New North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook Report

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has released a new report, North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook, 2022-2027. This report is the twelfth edition detailing demand data for 2017 through 2022, with forecasts to 2027.

The report provides analysis across all nonwoven end-use markets, providing a comprehensive and accurate view of the total North American nonwovens industry. INDA redesigned this report to support strategic business planning and decision-making. The projections in the report were made by analyzing current market trends and drivers to highlight the market potential in terms of dollar value, units, and volume in both square meters and tonnage.

Tony Fragnito, INDA’s President, said, “This report provides insights on nonwoven demand in the short-life and long-life market segments. The intelligence included in this report is critical for business leaders who manage the assets or operational planning for their organization.”

This report includes:

• Economic and population drivers contributing to market growth over the next five years for markets in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

• Disposable, Filtration, Wipes, Medical and Other applications.

• Long-Life durable sectors for Transportation, Building and Construction, Furnishings, Geo and Agro Textiles, and Apparel.

• Key drivers for the demand models and reasons for market upsets like the COVID pandemic.

• A summary of historical and future trends that will affect the nonwovens market. www.inda.org