Production
Fiberweb focuses on three nonwoven production technologies: spunmelt, carded, and airlaid.
Our spunmelt assets are predominantly based on Reicofil 3 and 4 technology which is well suited to produce cost efficient, very uniform, light weight nonwovens for hygiene applications (diaper, adult incontinence, and femcare) in the range of 8 to 30 gsm. In late 2010, with our joint venture partner Fitesa, Fiberweb will offer nonwovens from a homogenous bi-component Reicofil 4 SMS technology platform in Europe, North America, and South America. This is an important factor for our customers who want to roll out products on a global basis without concern for asset related variation in nonwoven properties that could impact performance on their high speed converting equipment.
However, Reicofil 1, 2 and 3 assets are the right technology to deliver higher basis weight materials that find their application in high strength construction and other industrial fields.
In North America Fiberweb also operates its proprietary Reemay® (PET) and Typar® (PP) production lines. A mechanical draw roll system is used here to draw out the fibers (vs. the air drawn fibers in Reicofil technology). In the case of Reemay, this is combined with flat (area) bonding, a technology to give nonwovens superior filtration properties. Both Reemay® and Typar® production technologies delivers highly uniform PET and PP webs with the high mechanical strength required for construction application (Houswrap) and filtration products.
Our carded assets in North America and Europe are characterised by a high degree of flexibility with respect to the selection of raw materials, bonding technologies, and process conditions.. This enables us to meet almost all product design concepts that our customers can think of. Please try us out!
Our two airlaid lines in China are well known for the consistent product quality and cost effectiveness of the products they deliver. The second line was commissioned in 2008 and demonstrates Fiberweb’s commitment to actively participate in growth opportunities in this region. Airlaid nonwovens are mainly used for absorbent cores in femcare applications.
Whatever the technology, there is one overarching goal for all production sites: “To deliver products and services that consistently meet or exceed the needs and expectations of our customers”. Every one of our plants is committed to this target which is confirmed by the continuous above market average quality scoring we receive from our customers.