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CEO Philipp Ebbinghaus (right) and CCO Dr Ulrich Hornfeck outline Sandler’s efficiency and investment initiatives. © Sandler AG/Fotostudio Schwarzenbach

 
13/03/2026 – 2025 Financial Results

2025 Financial Results

Financial Results 2025

For the 2025 fiscal year, the Sandler Group reports stable revenues of 321 million euros and a workforce of 975 employees. High energy costs continue ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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This year's conference conversations consistently centred on how to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. © Edana

 
02/10/2025 – Event

Event

Edana summit maps industry innovation

Budapest conference highlights how nonwovens manufacturers are transforming sustainability challenges into competitive advantages through AI-driven innovation ... By  Editorial staff
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Freudenberg’s glass fiber wetlaid material surfacing veil. © Freudenberg Performance Materials

 
28/08/2025 – CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida/USA

CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida/USA

Freudenberg to exhibit for the first time

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be exhibiting for the first time at CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida, from September 9-11. By  Sabine Stenzel
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A strong combination of global exhibitors has already confirmed their participation this year. © Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.

 
13/08/2025 – Trade fair

Trade fair

Global exhibitors set for Cinte Techtextil China 2025

With 12 exhibiting countries and regions so far confirmed, Cinte Techtextil China is poised to present a dynamic industry platform, bridging the gap between ... By  Editorial staff
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The International Hall at Cinte Techtextil China 2024, set to be upgraded in 2025. © Messe Frankfurt (HK)

 
06/06/2025 – Trade fair

Trade fair

More key upgrades at Cinte Techtextil China 2025

The 2024 edition of Cinte Techtextil China saw an increase in visits and a 92% visitor satisfaction rate, with 84% of those surveyed intending to return ... By  Editorial staff
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Examples of PET fine denier spunbond nonwovens from Freudenberg Performance Materials. © Freudenberg

 
The unique fine filament nonwoven technology from Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) is made from a wide variety of polymers and blends using ... By  Editorial staff
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The “Green Line” embroidery stabilizers from Gunold stand for environmental friendliness and sustainability. © Gunold

 
12/05/2025 – Certified sustainability

Certified sustainability

Embroidery backings without microplastics

The “Green Line” embroidery stabilizers from Gunold are made from biodegradable or recycled materials and offer the right stabilizer for every embroidery ... By  Editorial staff
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According to the latest data, in 2024, compared to data from 2023, nonwovens production in Greater Europe increased in volume by 2.6% to 2,976, 400 tonnes, and by 2.9% in surface area resulting in 85.1 billion square meters of nonwovens being manufactured. © Edana

 
28/04/2025 – Business

Business

European nonwovens production increased by 2.6%

Edana, the leading global association and voice for nonwovens and related industries, has published its annual overview of the high-level figures from ... By  Editorial staff
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Both Edana and Inda urge policymakers to prioritize negotiations and seek mutually beneficial resolutions. © Edana

 
Edana, the global association and voice representing the nonwovens and related industries, and Inda, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, ... By  Editorial staff
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EnkaChannel. © Freudenberg Performance Materials

 
24/02/2025 – Nonwoven technical capabilities

Nonwoven technical capabilities

Freudenberg at JEC World 2025

Freudenberg will be showcasing its high-performance textile and nonwoven solutions for the composites industry at JEC World, the leading international ... By  Editorial staff
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The biodegradable geotextile is made from renewable raw materials and serves as a temporary filter for bank protection. © Fraunhofer UMSICHT

 
30/01/2025 – Research project

Research project

Biodegradable geotextiles for securing banks

In the joint research project “Bioshoreline” researchers developed a biodegradable geotextile made from renewable raw materials that serves as a temporary ... By  Editorial staff
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The fair’s product categories cover 12 application areas, which comprehensively span a full range of potential uses in modern technical textiles and nonwovens. © Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.

 
27/01/2025 – Trade fair

Trade fair

Cinte Techtextil China returns in early September 2025

From 3rd to 5th September, Cinte Techtextil China will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, with new features capitalising on market ... By  Editorial staff
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Tyvek is breathable, yet resistant to water, abrasion, bacterial penetration and aging, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications across diverse industries. © DuPont

 
25/10/2024 – Nonwovens for a wide variety of applications

Nonwovens for a wide variety of applications

Lightweight and durable

DuPont Tyvek is a nonwoven material with a distinctive quality look and feel, which adds strength, durability, and long life to virtually every print application. ... By  Editorial staff
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Andritz neXline airlay line in operation. © Andritz

 
17/10/2024 – Nonwovens performances

Nonwovens performances

Needlepunch and airlay innovations for automotive

Andritz, a leading supplier in needlepunch industry and airlay technology, continues to develop innovative solutions tailored to customer demand and market ... By  Editorial staff
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The benefits of bioplastics: To speed up industrial composting as some bioplastics require more than one composting cycle (for example, the ongoing development of Spunbonded PBS or additivities PLA for coffee capsules). © stock.adobe.com/Rawf8

 
16/10/2024 – Environmentally friendly nonwovens

Environmentally friendly nonwovens

Bioplastics Nonwoven: benefits and issues

The Nonwovens industry has been developed around disposable products, which are increasingly singled out for their environmental impact. By  Editorial staff
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In the face of an evolving economic landscape, the technical textiles and nonwovens sectors are often at the forefront of adaptation and innovation. © Messe Frankfurt

 
14/10/2024 – Cinte Techtextil China 2024

Cinte Techtextil China 2024

Cinte Techtextil closes after promoting nonwovens and technical textiles

The fair took place from 19 – 21 September across three halls at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The most extensive product groups comprised ... By  Editorial staff
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The nonwovens prove themselves in a variety of molded part applications in the mobility sector. © Sandler

 
01/10/2024 – Automotive

Automotive

Sandler launches new nonwovens brand finexus

In interior or exterior applications of passenger and commercial vehicles, Sandler’s single-polymer material finexus offers what was previously implemented ... By  Editorial staff
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With new ideas sweeping across the industry, Cinte Techtextil China 2024 is set to spotlight participants’ technological capabilities and drive further eco-advancement. © Cinte Techtextil China

 
17/09/2024 – Trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens

Trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens

Cinte Techtextil China 2024 opens with nearly 400 global exhibitors

Industry players of technical textiles, nonwovens, and related machinery are preparing to welcome buyers to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre ... By  Editorial staff
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Cinte Techtextil China bids “willkommen” to returning German Pavilion and inspiring fringe events. © Messe Frankfurt (HK)

 
07/08/2024 – Cinte Techtextil China

Cinte Techtextil China

German Pavilion, AI textile inspection and sustainability highlights

Cinte Techtextil China, a trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, will take place from September 19th-21st, 2024, at the Shanghai New International ... By  Editorial staff

Nonwovens

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Index 2026: By combining high-tech premieres, live demonstrations and specialist seminars, the trade fair highlights the shift towards networked collaboration across the entire value chain. © Index/Pierre Albouy

 
16/03/2026 – In Geneva from 19 to 22 May

In Geneva from 19 to 22 May

Index 26 demonstrates the innovative strength of the global nonwovens industry

The world’s leading trade fair for nonwovens provides a platform for innovation, exchange and collaboration across the entire supply chain. By  Antje Schmidtpeter
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CEO Philipp Ebbinghaus (right) and CCO Dr Ulrich Hornfeck outline Sandler’s efficiency and investment initiatives. © Sandler AG/Fotostudio Schwarzenbach

 
13/03/2026 – 2025 Financial Results

2025 Financial Results

Financial Results 2025

For the 2025 fiscal year, the Sandler Group reports stable revenues of 321 million euros and a workforce of 975 employees. High energy costs continue ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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This year's conference conversations consistently centred on how to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. © Edana

 
02/10/2025 – Event

Event

Edana summit maps industry innovation

Budapest conference highlights how nonwovens manufacturers are transforming sustainability challenges into competitive advantages through AI-driven innovation ... By  Editorial staff
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The demand for workwear is greater than ever before, and today's workforce faces new challenges every day that require them to rethink and adapt. © Mariafirda / Stock.Adobe.com + ai

 
15/09/2025 – Workwear

Workwear

Lycra expands into the workwear sector

The Lycra Company looks back on over 60 years of innovation in the field of performance fibres and now offers its range of fibres and technologies for ... By  Editorial staff
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Freudenberg’s glass fiber wetlaid material surfacing veil. © Freudenberg Performance Materials

 
28/08/2025 – CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida/USA

CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida/USA

Freudenberg to exhibit for the first time

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be exhibiting for the first time at CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida, from September 9-11. By  Sabine Stenzel
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The stalks of the sorghum plant can be turned into fibres that are not only lightweight, but strong. © Kiran/stock.adobe.com

 
21/08/2025 – New natural fiber

New natural fiber

Reinventing fashion with sorghum

When most people think of eco-friendly fashion, cotton and bamboo are often the materials that come to mind. There is a new fibre that is making waves, ... By  Editorial staff
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The innovative recycled fibre has been used to make the polo shirt in a piqué fabric – with a soft feel and slight sheen. © TITK / Steffen Beikirch

 
01/08/2025 – World premiere

World premiere

First polo shirt made from triple-recycled cellulose fiber

TITK Rudolstadt is breaking new ground in textile recycling. At the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, the Thuringian research institute presented a polo shirt ... By  Editorial staff