EDANA celebrated its 50th anniversary as the voice of the nonwovens industry with a major event in Brussels on 28 April, the Nonwovens Get-Together attended by over 280 EDANA members, policy makers and other stakeholders.?

“The event was not only an opportunity to celebrate 50 years of relentlessly advocating the many benefits nonwovens bring to society, as shown in the last two years during the pandemic. It was also a chance to further emphasise how this dynamic industry continues to innovate and drive sustainable development,” said Mikael Staal Axelsen from Fibertex Personal Care and current chair of EDANA.

The event featured keynote speeches by European Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs Didier Reynders and Kerstin Jorna, Director General of DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, along with a number of panel discussions with EDANA and industry leadership.?

“We were delighted to receive a clear acknowledgement and endorsement by the European Commission of EDANA’s past efforts in supporting its member companies’ compliance with product safety requirements through Codes of Practice that establish state of the art guidelines for consumer information, such as our 2001 code for tampons for instance,” said Luminita Barbu, Regulatory Affairs Director at EDANA.

She added: “Even more importantly, our current Product Stewardship Programme for absorbent hygiene products was highlighted by Commissioner Reynders as an opportunity for companies’ commitment to support the Commission’s aim to promote industries’ pledges to product safety.”