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2020-09-10

The INDEX™20 Innovation Awards Go Live!

The INDEX™20 Innovation Awards are presented only once every three years for “Excellence in the nonwovens and related industries”. Originally due to be presented at the INDEX™20 exhibition in April, since postponed until the 7th – 10th September 2021, EDANA has decided to present these coveted industry Awards ‘Live’, in an on-line ceremony which will take place on 6th October 2020, from 3 pm – 4pm.

The INDEX™20 Innovation Awards are open to all INDEX™20 exhibitors and EDANA members, for products commercially available by the 31st January 2020, and have been selected by a jury of experienced industry members.

The INDEX™20 Innovation Awards are the highest accolade for the best examples of excellence in the industry, highlighting creativity and innovations from businesses of all sizes and roles within the business.

The Awards are comprised of 7 categories covering all fields of the nonwovens supply chain, with a maximum of 3 nominees selected per category. The winners will not be disclosed until the on-line event on 6th October 2020.

In addition, during the weeks leading up to the live event, observers and participants in the nonwovens industry will be able to view all the videos from the nominees posted on the indexnonwovens LinkedIn page as of Tuesday 8th September.

By watching the videos of their choice, visitors to the page will be able to participate in a special prize. The video which receives the most ‘Likes’ in total on the indexnonwovens page will be honoured with a special INDEX™20 ‘People’s Prize’, and voted the most liked industry innovation of this year.

All the Award winners’ and nominees’ submissions will subsequently be on display in the Nonwovens Innovation Lab, a new feature at the INDEX™20 exhibition, taking place at Palexpo in Geneva, from 7th- 10th September 2021, aimed at showcasing how invention and sustainability drive the industry forward.

For further information, please contact Natacha Defeche,
EDANA Director of Marketing & Member Engagement
e-mail: natacha.defeche@edana.org

Nominees for each of these, in alphabetic order, are as follows:

Nonwoven Roll Goods

Fa-Ma Jersey – Microfly™ - nanocham AG+

Jacob Holm - Sontara® Dual

Sandler - New ADL

Finished products made from, or incorporating nonwovens

Callaly - Tampliner®

Dupont De Nemours - Tychem® 2000 SFR

Hassan Group (Hassan Tekstil) - Heatable Geosynthetic Material

Raw materials or components (e.g. fibre, binder, polymer, tape), of special relevance to the nonwovens industry and related converted products

Beaulieu Fibres International - UltraBond

Hassan Group (Pelsan Tekstil) – Biodegradable breathable film for hygiene & medical market

Omya International - Omyafiber® 800 (Calcium Carbonate)

Innovation in machinery of special relevance to the nonwovens industry

CAMPEN Machinery – New patented airlaid beater forming technology

Dienes Werke für Maschinenteile - Depth Control Senso Plus (Led)

GDM - Expandable Welding Wheel

Achievement for the most original marketing campaign for a product made from, or incorporating nonwovens

Berry Global - J-Cloth® Plus Biodegradable Communication Campaign

Sustainable Product

Ahlstrom-Munksjö - Fiber+, Green Capsule Top Lid, Compostable K-cup filter

Beaulieu Flooring Solutions - Rewind - Forward thinking carpet

RKW – RKW HyJet® Crop Cover

Sustainable process or management practice

Diaper Recycling Technology - Pureflow8 – In flight material separator

FaterSMART – FaterSMART used absorbent hygiene products (AHP) recycling technology

TiHive™ - TULIPZ

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