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Outgoing Freudenberg Chief Norbert Dahlström: “All parts of the textile industry are linked by a common fate.” 4
Dr. Bernd Kunze will become head of Reifenhäuser’s nonwovens machinery division in April. 42
Modipon Fibres Co. Managing Director Mahendra Modi. Developing higher value niche markets. 68
December 2000
Volume 15 • Number 6
Industry News
4 -Industry Leaders Urge Communication Along Textile Chain
12 - Polyester Executives Upbeat at Annual Congress
18 - European Fiber Producers Show Next Trends at Expofil
24 - India’s Declining Nylon Industry Fights to Reverse Fortunes
28 - India ITME 2000 Shatters Records
Cover Story
30 - Europe’s Leading Specialty Polyester Producer Eyes Global Strategy
Special Report: Nonwovens
35 - Manmade Fibers Fuel Growth of Nonwovens
38 - Freudenberg’s Evolon Marries Proven Nonwovens Technologies
42 - Innovation Keeps Reifenhäuser on Top in Machinery Technology
46 - Producing Meltblown Nonwoven Fabrics
48 - Hills Technology Spurs Growth of Spunbond Bicomponent
49 - Turkey’s Mogul Nonwovens Adds Meltblown Line, Capacity
50 - Latest Developments in Hydroentanglement
52 - New Dimension in Nonwoven Perforation
54 - Polymer Filtration in the Manufacture of Nonwoven Fibers
Process Engineering
56 - Plantwide Multivariate SPC in Fiber Manufacturing
Equipment Engineering
58 - Linear Motor Technology Boosts Winding Machine Performance
Pre-show Reports
60 - Techtextil Events Gear up on Two Continents
62 - Nonwovens Show IDEA 01 Aims for New Record
Company News
63 - Acordis Completes First-Year Objectives
66 - Intercontinental Polymers Revs Up New Bicomponent Fiber Lines
68 - Modipon Fibres Seizes Opportunity to Grow Weak Nylon Market
70 - Pathfinder Provides Aker Tekstil New Route to Sales Growth