The invention relates to an extensible non-woven, in particular, cover sheet material for a multi-layer laminate comprising hydroentangled staple fibers, where the non-woven contains 5 to 25 wt % of binder fibers made of thermoplastic material, in particular 10-15 wt % of binder fibers, and is in addition to hydroentanglement thermally bonded. Furthermore, the invention relates to an elastic multi-layer laminate for use in an elastic component for personal hygiene products composed of elastic base material covered on one or both sides by cover material, where the cover material is formed from extensible non-woven fabric.

The invention relates to nonwoven sheets that have an ability to elastically stretch in machine direction to a significant extent, while showing low elongation in cross machine direction. The invention also relates to a method for making such sheets.

A flooring material having a textile pad substructure with a density of greater than 10 pounds per cubic foot is provided. The textile pad has reinforcement and binding fibers. The binding fibers are thermoplastic and are used to bind the reinforcement fibers together. The pad is created by heating and compressing a fibrous textile batt so that it has a density of greater than 13 pounds per cubic foot.

A moldable composite with high heat resistance and noise absorption properties utilizes nonwoven fabrics and a heat resistance additive. The composition that provides both superior acoustic performance and excellent flex modulus that may be utilized in automotive products and applications in interior and exterior structures. A blowing agent may be utilized to create micro porous cells in a polymer non-woven structure. The cells or voids make the material lighter and allow the material to have superior acoustic properties that are useful in automotive applications.

Disclosed is an arrangement and a method for manufacturing of a web of packaging material for an oral pouched snuff product. The web is a saliva-permeable nonwoven web includes fibres, whereof 0%-95% of said fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% of a second type, the fibres of the first type being cellulose-based staple fibres, and the fibres of the second type being thermoplastic fibres, which are meltable and/or softenable at least at the surface. The arrangement includes a carding unit for carding the fibres to form a pre-web, an air-through bonding unit for bonding the pre-web by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the fibres of the second type to form the web, and a calendering unit for surface treatment of the web.

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.

A bonded and entangled non-woven structure made of at least 50% staple fibers by weight of the bonded and entangled non-woven structure, and at least a partial bonding of the fibers of the non-woven structure. The at least partial bonding including thermally activated bonds between a first polyolefin material produced with a catalyst including at least one metallocene catalyst and having a melting point in the range 130-170 C. and a second material having a melting point which is at least 10 C. higher than the melting point of the first material, the weight of the first material in the non-woven structure being at least 3% of the weight of the nonwoven structure.

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 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 barrier fabric suitable as a backsheet for an underpad configured for a low air loss bed, in which the barrier fabric comprises a first nonwoven fabric including outermost spunbond layers and two or more fine-fiber containing nonwoven layers. Each of the nonwoven layers being treated with a non-fluorinated barrier coating (NFBC).