Carolin Weber with Dave Rousse, president of INDA, and Matt Carey, publisher of the North American nonwovens magazine Nonwovens Industry (c) 2013 Sandler
On occasion of the IDEA show for hygiene, wipes and medical products, which takes place every three years in April in Miami Beach, Florida, the North American nonwovens association INDA confers the IDEA Achievement Awards.
North American nonwovens association honours sustainable product
Five international companies were recognised for their product developments in various categories again this year. Sandler AG from Schwarzenbach/Saale was among the awardees. In the category „Raw Materials“ the nonwovens manufacturer received the award for its wet wipes substrate “bio textile by sandler”. Carolin Weber, Sales Director Hygiene/Wipes was honoured to take the award in Miami on behalf of the company. Dave Rousse, president of INDA, thanked all finalists and winners: „Their products were chosen by the industry as the best new products in the last three years and I believe each one is a testament to the innovative spirit that is so much a part of our industry.“
In cooperation with one of its raw material suppliers, Sandler developed bio textile by sandler—a nonwoven substrate for disposable wipes—with particular emphasis on sustainability.
The textile is made from 100 percent viscose fibres and is therefore biodegradable. The raw material is obtained from wood grown in sustainable European forestry. The fibres as well as the nonwoven substrate itself are therefore certified according to the PEFC standard—a label for the sustainable handling of wood and products made from it. Thus, bio textile by sandler is an excellent choice, not only for environmentally conscious consumers. The substrate is produced on state-of-the-art production lines that are equipped with energy monitors, allowing for the optimisation of the energy consumption even during production. The nonwoven features high absorbency and particular softness. A specially developed leaf-design illustrates the commitment to sustainability. With the certification according to product class 1 of the Oeko®-Tex Standard 100 bio textile by sandler bears the label „Confidence in Textiles“.
