#IDEA 2025

2025-04-24

NIRI to exhibit at IDEA25

NIRI is excited to announce that they will be exhibiting at IDEA2025, the premier event for nonwovens materials and their applications, taking place at Miami Beach Convention Center from April 28 to May01, 2025. The event also hosts FiltXPO, the North America exhibition dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation.

NIRI wants to talk about how they can support your innovation goals! Visitors can join them at booth 518 to discuss how they can help in developing next-generation products and applications for polymers, fibres, nonwovens, and advanced materials © 2025 NIRI

With a proven track record of delivering innovative projects to industrial timescales, NIRI helps companies accelerate product development and commercialisation.

Product development: Guiding projects from concept to commercialisation, we help businesses develop and refine products, ensuring they meet market needs and regulatory requirements.

Market and application development: We provide strategic insights into new and emerging opportunities, validating concepts through feasibility studies, competitor analysis, and market intelligence.

Supply chain and manufacturing support: Our expertise in scale-up, materials sourcing, and process optimisation ensures seamless transition from laboratory-scale development to full-scale production.

Some of the key development challenges NIRI has been tackling recently include:

+ PFAS replacement strategies: Developing and validating PFAS-free alternatives for medical, filtration, and performance applications, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations while maintaining product efficacy.

+ Thermal bonding of compostable materials: Engineering sustainable, high-performance nonwovens using compostable materials to support circular economy principles.

+ Biopolymer and process development: Advancing biopolymer formulations and processing techniques to enhance material functionality, sustainability, and scalability.

+ End-to-end prototyping–from raw material to final products: Offering a complete innovation pathway, from material selection and fibre development to full-scale prototyping and product validation.

+ Navigating Market Volatility to Maintain Competitiveness: Developing high performance, cost saving solutions to turn uncertainty into a strategic advantage–addressing supply chain disruptions, rising costs and regulatory pressures

The NIRI expertise enables businesses to reduce risk, shorten development cycles, and bring high-performance sustainable products to market faster.

Book a Meeting with the NIRI Leadership Team

IDEA2025 presents a valuable opportunity to discuss development challenges and explore how NIRI can support business.NIRI CEO, Dr Matthew Tipper, and CCO, Jack Eaton, will be attending the event and are available for one-on-one meetings to discuss specific needs.

Visitors can also catch NIRI delivering a Lightning Talk at the INDA booth (#2439) at 2:45pm on Wednesday, April 30.

Replacing PFAS – NIRI’s latest white paper explores the challenges and opportunities for sustainable nonwoven product development

The nonwovens sector embraces innovation and environmental and social responsibility perhaps more than any other industry. As the EU and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bring in further regulations to restrict the use of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), we face significant challenges – and the ubiquity of PFAS means these changes will affect industries across the board, from construction to filtration, from medical to food and beverage.

Magnera’s Sontara® brand wins INDA’s® Long-Life Achievement Award at IDEA® 25

Sontara®’s EcoRE bags, now part of the Magnera® portfolio, recently received the IDEA® Long-Life Achievement Award at IDEA 25, the premier global event for nonwovens and engineered fabrics. Made from cellulosic fibers, Sontara EcoRE material is certified for home composting1 and boasts exceptional strength and durability.

Lenzing’s VEOCEL™ champions sustainable innovation at IDEA25 and CIDPEX

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ANDRITZ at IDEA 2025: Innovations and highlights in nonwoven technology

ANDRITZ is set to present advanced process solutions at IDEA in Miami, USA, from April 29 to May 1, 2025 (booth 4216), addressing the growing market demand across various nonwoven and textile sectors. At IDEA, a special focus will be on technologies for sustainable nonwoven applications, particularly in the areas of wipes and hygiene, Dry Molded Fiber technology as well as innovations in durable nonwovens and life cycle service.

Techtextil 2026 recognition for the UK’s FET

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) will receive the Techtextil 2026 New Production Technology Innovation Award at next week’s Techtextil in Frankfurt (April 21-24). The Leeds-based member of the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) has developed the FET-500, a new toxic solvent-free gel small scale system for the production of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).

Lower CO2, stronger bonds: Indorama Ventures enables customers’ performance at Techtextil

At Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt am Main, Indorama Ventures presents its latest material innovations aimed at supporting customers in achieving both performance and sustainability targets. The company highlights solutions based on recycled and bio-based raw materials as well as advanced binder fibers, addressing current market demands for lower CO₂ emissions, improved efficiency, and reliable supply.