Final opportunity to register for the Sustainability Introduction Course!
🌱 A focused 2-hour online session covering sustainability concepts, regulatory context and communication across the nonwovens value chain.
📆 28 April 2026 | Online
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Featuring Alex Braley (#SustainablePublicAffairs)
Explore how EU policy megatrends translate into market access requirements and what they mean for product design, compliance, and business strategy in nonwovens.
📍 Palexpo, Geneva
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#Sustainability
🔍 How are EU #policy trends reshaping sustainability in nonwovens?
At #INDEX26, expert-led seminars explore key developments shaping the industry.
Join the seminar:
Sustainability in Nonwovens: Key Developments & Perspectives
📅 20 May | ⏰ 15:00
Reflective particles are precision-printed onto a breathable film and integrated with a nonwoven foundation—preserving microporosity while reflecting over 90% of solar radiation.
Scientifically proven to keep cargo 12–15°C cooler.
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🏆 INDEX™26 Awards | Nominee spotlight
Pelsan Tekstil – Metabreathe™: Finished Product – Durable Application
An advanced nonwoven-based thermal insulation composite addressing cold chain logistics: high solar reflectance with breathability and recyclability.
#INDEX26Awards
We participated in the Helsinki Chemicals Forum and visited the Pulp And Beyond exhibition. EDANA Regulatory Manager, Alexander Heusch, shared the industry’s perspective in key talks on the evolving regulatory landscape and its impact on the mid- & downstream users of the chemical sector.
The seminar, “From Air to Industry” highlights how #nonwovens enable more efficient and sustainable filtration, with insights from Dr. Sandra Schäfer and Martin Klein.
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Originally featured in F&S International
🌬️#Filtration is moving to the forefront of #Nonwovens innovation as performance and sustainability demands rise.
At #INDEX26, this shift is reflected in the filtration-focused seminar session exploring advanced materials, 3D media structures and digital design.
Explore evolving regulations on plastics & single-use applications, and their real-world impact on compliance, materials, and innovation.
📍 Palexpo, Geneva
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#INDEX26 #Nonwovens #Sustainability
🌱INDEX™26 Seminars | Sustainability in Focus
Sustainability is shaping how nonwovens are designed, produced, and managed across their lifecycle.
Join us for:
Sustainability in Nonwovens: Key Developments & Perspectives
📅 21 May 2026 | ⏰15:00 – 16:00
Designed to be worn over primary flame-resistant (FR) clothing, these garments use a lightweight, multi-layer fabric laminate to provide at least 30 minutes of barrier protection against more than 250 chemicals.
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🏆 #INDEX™26 Awards | Nominee spotlight
DuPont Personal Protection – DuPont™ Tychem® 6000 SFR: Finished Product – Durable Application
These garments represent a breakthrough in PPE, delivering unprecedented dual protection against chemical exposure and flash fire hazards.
Gain insights into global market dynamics, EU & US funding opportunities, and how regulation is shaping sustainable product design & competitiveness.
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🔍 Explore key thematic seminars at #INDEX26
Seminars highlight developments shaping the future of nonwovens.
Topics include:
• Market trends
• Public funding
• Sustainability
📍 Geneva, Palexpo
📅 19–22 May (seminars: 19–21 May)
EDANA's Sustainability Introduction course provides a structured introduction to key drivers, regulations and practical implications.
📅 28 April 2026
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What does sustainability mean for your role?
New requirements are emerging across the nonwovens value chain, influencing decisions across functions.
Using a proprietary fibre-stabilisation bonding technique, these pads withstand more than 30 machine wash and tumble-dry cycles.
Fully nonwoven with a fast-wicking top sheet, an absorbent core, and a bonded frame preventing leakage—including at the edges.
🏆 #INDEX™26 Awards | Nominee spotlight
Confitex Technology – Reusable Nonwoven Bed Pads:
Nominee in the Finished Product – Durable Application
The world’s first machine-washable and tumble-dryable nonwoven bed pads—opening a significant new application for nonwoven materials.
Featuring Martin Klein (MANN+HUMMEL) presenting - "Nonwovens at Work: Innovation in Filtration"
Explore how nonwoven media enable cleaner air & fluids, and how fibre engineering & design push efficiency, capacity & sustainability.
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🔍 How is filtration evolving to meet performance demands?
At #INDEX26, seminars explore technologies shaping the future of nonwovens.
Join: From Air to Industry: Nonwovens Powering Innovation Across Global Filtration Markets
📅 21 May 2026 | ⏰ 09:30
📍 Geneva, Palexpo
📊 European Nonwovens Industry Demonstrates Resilience in 2025!
EDANA has released its latest annual statistics, providing an overview of the performance of the nonwovens industry across Greater Europe.
🔗Read the full news and statistics here: www.edana.org/about-us/new...
EDANA’s Sustainability Introduction Course helps you:
◾ Understand key regulations
◾ Connect sustainability to your role
◾ Distinguish sustainable vs circular approaches
◾ Communicate sustainability clearly
📅 28 April 2026 | Online
👉 www.edana.org/professional...
🌱Sustainability is no longer just a specialist topic.
It’s shaping roles, decisions and business priorities across the nonwovens value chain.
From regulations to product expectations, it’s already impacting day-to-day work.
Fibrasiv® combines a soft, absorbent spunlace base with an integrated abrasive structure—delivering controlled cleaning power while minimizing surface damage.
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#INDEX26Awards
🏆 INDEX™26 Awards | Nominee spotlight
Teknomelt Teknik Mensucat’s Fibrasiv®: nominee in the finished product – single-use application category.
An application-driven innovation designed for effective, safe cleaning across multiple sectors.
#EDANANonwovens
How can the cement industry move toward circular and climate-neutral construction?
At #IMPERVIUS26, Hervé Camerlynck (Febelcem) explores decarbonisation, efficient material use, and the role of cement in the construction value chain.
📅10–11 June 2026
👉 www.edana.org/events/imper...
Explore sessions on:
• Filtration
• Geosynthetics
• QAP (supply chains)
• Automotive & mobility
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#Seminars #EDANANonwovens
💡At INDEX™26, the world’s leading exhibition for nonwovens, seminars provide a platform where industry experts address key challenges across the nonwovens value chain and share solutions shaping the future of the industry.
📍Geneva
📅19–22 May 2026 (seminars: 19–21 May)
Key takeaways from the presentation:
▪️ 3D-structured media to minimise waste
▪️ Lower pressure drop → reduced energy use
▪️ Longer service life with less material
📅 21 May 2026, 09:30 – 10:30 CET | Palexpo Geneva
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🌍 Sustainable innovation is reshaping air filtration
At #INDEX26, Sandra Schäfer (Hollingsworth & Vose) explores “The New Age of Sustainable Air Filtration”—highlighting how next-gen filter media can boost efficiency, durability, and sustainability.
#Filtration #EDANANonwovens