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EcoWipes invests in innovative and sustainable

technology from Trützschler and Voith

EcoWipes is a young, innovative company that has The sale of this fifth WLS facility is testimony to the AD
become a leading manufacturer and converter of successful collaboration between Trützschler
private label products for the hydro-entangled Nonwovens and Voith as established technology
nonwoven segment. The firm, which is located to the leaders in the wet-laid hydroentangled
north of Warsaw, was established in 2009 and has nonwoven segment.
now already ordered its third nonwovens
production line. The new production line at EcoWipes is a flexible
wet-dry nonwoven facility. Voith is supplying the
EcoWipes has a strong focus on innovation and HydroFormer, one of the main components of the
sustainability and intensively monitors local and new line. The HydroFormer concept builds on Voith’s
global market trends. In view of the rising consumer long experience in the paper and pulp industry. With
interest in biodegradable materials, EcoWipes opt for HydroFormer technology the suspension is highly
partners Trützschler Nonwovens and Voith to supply diluted, so nonwovens can be produced entirely from
the new production line. The progressive and cellulose, a renewable and cost-effective
sustainable WLS (wet-laid spunlacing) concept raw material.
developed by the two companies for manufacturing
wet-laid hydroentangled nonwovens is a perfect fit for Trützschler Nonwovens is not just responsible for the
the EcoWipes product range. It is ideally suited for hydroentangling, drying and reeling up, but will also
producing flushable wipes but also recyclable and supply its latest high-speed card. This flexible
biodegradable products. These materials meet configuration enables EcoWipes to produce a broad
consumer preferences for greater sustainability at the product range of wet-laid/spunlaced or
end of the product cycle. carded/spunlaced nonwovens.

February/March 2018