Provided is a laminate composite material, comprising a cover layer and at least one fiber nonwoven layer, comprising mineral fibers or thermoplastic fibers and 1 to 45% by wt. of a thermoplastic binder composition to bond together the nonwoven web of fibers, a method for manufacturing the laminate composite material and an insulation product or panel comprising the same. The laminate composite material according to the invention has excellent surface aspect, good acoustic and thermal insulation properties, a good thermoforming and deep shaping performance, dimensional stability and sufficient stiffness at very low weights.

A carded staple fiber nonwoven comprising three or more stratums. The carded staple fiber nonwoven has a basis weight of up to about 175 gsm and includes a blend of absorbing fibers, stiffening fibers and filler fibers. The carded staple fiber nonwoven is heat stiffened and the three or more stratums are integrated without adhesives.

The present disclosure provides composite materials comprising nettings, mattings or meshes thermally bonded to outer layers of nonwoven fibers that may be configured for use in a variety of applications and products. A composite material comprises a first layer of netting comprising intersecting strands and a second layer in contact with the first layer. The second layer comprises first and second fiber components. The first fiber components have a melting point at least 20 degrees higher than the melting point of the netting. The second fiber components have a melting point within 20 degrees Celsius of the fibers in the netting layer. This allows the second fiber components to thermally bond with the netting at contact points upon the application of heat and pressure. The first fiber components do not substantially thermally bond to the netting and thus form an outer layer, such as a sock, that protects the netting layer.

A wound dressing including a needle-punched nonwoven. The needle-punched nonwoven of the wound dressing is 30% to 80% by weight, based on a total weight of the needle-punched nonwoven, superabsorbent fibers. The needle-punched nonwoven of the wound dressing is 70% to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the needle-punched nonwoven, self-crimped fibers.

Disclosed is a method of producing a rigid package material from textile waste. The method comprises mechanically shredding the textile waste into fibres, the textile waste comprising synthetic textile; blending the fibres with a binder; arranging the blended fibres into a nonwoven web; needle punching the nonwoven web to form a nonwoven felt; and pressing the nonwoven felt thermomechanically to obtain the rigid package material.

Plant-based nonwoven fabrics and methods of making the same are provided. The plant-based nonwoven fabric includes a plurality of regenerated cellulose fibers physically entangled with a plurality of cellulose pulp fibers. The plant-based nonwoven fabric has a first side and a second side, in which the first side and/or the second side has a three-dimensional (3D) image formed therein.

An insulating material includes glass fibers, at least one coupling agent and from 5% to 30% by weight of thermoplastic fibers relative to a total weight of the material.

A fluid management layer that includes a nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 40 gsm to about 75 gsm, from about 15 to about 35 weight percent of cellulosic fibers, from about 65 to about 85 weight percent of bonding fibers, wherein the fluid management layer has a caliper factor of from about 0.26 to about 0.35, and wherein the cellulosic fibers and the bonding fibers have a decitex below about 2. The fluid management layer can be included in a disposable absorbent article.

A method of manufacturing a synthetic bale, including the steps of heating a mixture of a first plurality of fibers with a second plurality of fibers to cause the first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of fibers to thermally bond with one another to create bonded fibers, directing the bonded fibers into a forming chamber, and outputting the bonded fibers into a sheath configured for use as a synthetic ground-based bale.

A method for producing a wet-laid non-woven fabric web includes: providing a first suspension with natural pulp fibers in a first tank, providing a second suspension with regenerated cellulose fibers in a second tank, combining the first suspension and the second suspension to create a mixture, feeding the mixture to a headbox and dewatering the mixture in the forming section of a machine for producing the wet-laid non-woven fabric web. The second suspension with the regenerated cellulose fibers is conveyed by a volumetric pump, in particular by an eccentric screw pump, from the second tank into the volume flow of the first suspension. Wherein over the entire conveying path between the second tank and the headbox, the second suspension is not conducted through any mixing chest having a stirrer. Furthermore, a corresponding system for carrying out the method is taught.