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Kicking off the week at Techtextil North America – Booth 2203

The team from Navis has kicked off the week at the 2022 Techtextil North America show, following months of virtual business dealings due to Covid. This year, attendance was significantly up with representation from many companies and a full list of symposium topics.

Techtextil opens opportunities for companies like the Navis family of Brands to feature leading edge technology and innovation supporting technical textiles and the nonwovens markets.

© 2022 Navis
© 2022 Navis



Techtextil North America assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry: from research and development, through raw materials and production processes and finally ending in conversion, further treatment, and recycling.


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