When combined with tailored topical treatments developed in partnership with fiber lubricant manufacturer Goulston Technologies, the result is lighter, thinner absorbent hygiene products that offer improved fluid management and breathability for better skin health. Ingeo’s inherent hydrophilic properties result in nonwovens that require less surface finish and have better durability compared to polypropylene. Significant improvements are also seen in both the soak surface tension results and the multiple strike performance.

NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymer has a 62% smaller carbon footprint than polypropylene from its manufacturing alone, offering a low carbon alternative to petrochemical based materials. Making Ingeo begins when plants capture and sequester CO2, transforming it into long-chain sugar molecules. NatureWorks then ferments those sugars to make lactic acid, which becomes the building block of a wide array of high-performance materials under the Ingeo brand.

NatureWorks will have samples of Ingeo 6500D in spunbond nonwovens on display at upcoming tradeshows including INDEX, April 18-21, Booth #1510, and Chinaplas, April 17-20, Booth #20A01. For more information on this new nonwovens solution, contact NatureWorks at:

http://natureworksllc.com.