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ANDRITZ Nonwoven offers technologies for the

nonwoven and textile finishing industry

ANDRITZ Nonwoven is one of the world’s leading many years, ANDRITZ has offered different
suppliers of technologies for the nonwoven and processes, like spunlace, Wetlace and Wetlace CP,
textile finishing industry. Its key competences lie in
technologies for drylaid, wetlaid, spunbond,
spunlace, needlepunch, converting and textile
calendering.

Recycling technologies by ANDRITZ ®
Recently, ANDRITZ acquired Laroche SAS, a leading Cadira Polyester / Cellulosic Exhaust
supplier of fiber processing technologies such as Saving Valuable Resources
German Review fibers. The product portfolio further complements and all with one goal in mind: Elimination of plastic In line with the growing awareness of sustainability in Due to the multifunctional property of the product, a German Review
opening, blending, and dosing, airlay web forming,
textile waste recycling, and decortication of bast

enlarges the ANDRITZ Nonwoven product range.
One focus of this product range lies on complete
New neXline wetlace CP for the production of pulp-based biodegradable wipes.
the textile industry, DyStar, the leading specialty
one-bath scour-dyeing process can be carried out,
recycling lines for post-consumer and industrial
chemical company with a heritage of more than a
saving water, time, and energy.
waste to produce fibers for re-spinning and/or
components while maintaining the high quality of the
century in product development and innovation,
nonwoven end-uses.
desired product properties. Such processes achieve
introduces Cadira Polyester/Cellulosic Exhaust,
This Cadira module also introduces the dyeing
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Customer awareness and regulations are pushing
materials. The added benefit of using a blend of
Levafix/Remazol dyes. The optimized scour-dyeing
cy program.
apparel brands to recycle their waste in their own high performance entirely with plastic-free raw which is a new module in DyStar’s resource efficien- process of polyester/cellulosic using Dianix and
fibers, like wood pulp, short-cut cellulosic fibers,
process for the polyester part is followed by reactive
products. Recycled fibers can also be used in the viscose, cotton, hemp, bamboo or linen, without The module Cadira Polyester/Cellulosic Exhaust dyeing with selected high fixation / good wash-off
nonwovens industry for various applications such as chemical additives results in a 100% sustainable provides information about the Best Available dyes and a special wash-off process at low tempera-
automotive, insulation, mattresses, and furniture felts. fabric, thus meeting customers’ needs exactly as well Technology (BAT) for environmentally friendly exhaust tures.
To support ANDRITZ customers, a process as supporting the strong tendency to move away processing of polyester/cellulosic blends using
know-how team is at customers’ disposal to conduct from plastics and synthetics. Dianix , Levafix , Remazol , Indanthren , Sirius With a total of 11 Cadira concepts, DyStar is ready to
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customized trials in our advanced technical center dyes and Sera auxiliaries. support Brands & Retailers and the global textile
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located at the ANDRITZ Laroche facilities. All these technologies have been exhaustively tried supply chain to save natural resources, reduce
and tested on the frontline of nonwoven wipes Additionally, it offers process optimization options effluent load and reduce the carbon footprint in textile
Production technologies to produce biodegradable producers and has passed the test of the most and product offers to reduce consumption of water production.
wipes decerning of end-users. In addition, producers can and energy, the output of greenhouse gas emission
ANDRITZ Nonwoven’s processes play a pioneering test these technologies within the ANDRITZ technical as well as wastewater quantities and effluent load. It Water and energy savings
role in the production of biodegradable materials. For center in Monbonnot, France, which has recently is based on a combination of Cadira Polyester & With Dianix & Levafix/Remazol dyes and Sera
been upgraded with an innovative pulp application Cadira Reactive, Cadira Polyester & Cadira VAT and process auxiliaries
system to conduct trails for carded-pulp wipes. Cadira Polyester & Sirius dyeing process.
Savings up to:
The very latest development in this field is the Sera Gal P-SDM, one of the unique key auxiliaries • 47 % electricity
ANDRITZ neXline wetlace CP line. This process used during this process, has the following features: • 54 % steam
combines the benefits of two forming technologies • Outstanding dispersing properties • 49 % water
(inline drylaid and wetlaid web forming process) with • Very good leveling effects • 52 % process time
bonding by hydroentanglement. Natural fibers, like • Good migration property
pulp or viscose, can be processed smoothly and • Excellent emulsifying effect on mineral/silicone oils, Benefits:
generate a high-performance and cost-efficient spinning oil, and additives in the polyester dyebath • Up to 72 % productivity increase
carded-pulp wipe that is fully biodegradable and • Outstanding emulsifying properties of waxes and • Higher RFT performance achieved with Optidye®
plastic-free. fats of the cotton part PES
ANDRITZ recycling line.
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