A nonwoven web for use in an absorbent article is described. The nonwoven web has first and second nonwoven layers. The first nonwoven layer has a first plurality of fibers, an additive disposed, at least in part, on a portion of the first plurality of fibers, a first side and an opposing second side, wherein second side has a plurality of discontinuities. The second nonwoven layer has a second plurality of fibers, a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a plurality of tufts extending through at least a portion of the discontinuities in the first nonwoven layer, wherein the second nonwoven layer is attached to the first nonwoven layer such that at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers are in liquid communication with the first nonwoven layer, wherein the first nonwoven layer is hydrophobic and the second nonwoven layer is hydrophilic.

Clothing articles formed of melting yarn and non-melting yarn, and system and method of producing such clothing articles. A clothing article includes: a first garment-region which consists of, exclusively, non-melting yarn, wherein the first garment-region has a first level of rigidity; and a second garment-region which comprises a mixture of both (i) non-melting yarn and (ii) stiffed melted-yarn, wherein the second garment-region has a second level of rigidity which is greater than the first level of rigidity. A garment includes multiple garment-regions having different levels of rigidity, wherein each garment-region consists of a different ratio of non-melting yarn to stiffed melted-yarn.

Extensible nonwoven fabrics having improved elongation, extensibility, abrasion resistance and toughness. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to extensible spunbond fabrics comprising a polymeric blend of a metallocene catalyzed polypropylene, polyethylene, and a third polymer component.

Extensible nonwoven fabrics having improved elongation, extensibility, abrasion resistance and toughness. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to extensible spunbond fabrics comprising a polymeric blend of a metallocene catalyzed polypropylene, polyethylene, and a third polymer component.

Processes for preparing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns, and the yarns and articles produced therefrom. The surfaces of highly oriented yarns are subjected to a treatment that enhances the surface energy at the yarn surfaces and are coated with a protective coating immediately after the treatment to increase the expected shelf life of the treatment.

Extensible nonwoven fabrics having improved elongation, extensibility, abrasion resistance and toughness. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to extensible spunbond fabrics comprising a polymeric blend of a metallocene catalyzed polypropylene, polyethylene, and a third polymer component.

A continuous filament spun-laid web includes a plurality of polymer fibers within the web, the web having a first thickness and the web being free of any thermal or mechanical bonding treatment. Activation of the web results in at least one of an increase from the first thickness prior to activation to a second thickness post activation in which the second thickness is at least about two times greater than the first thickness, a decrease in density of the web post activation in relation to a density of the web prior to activation, the web being configured to withstand an elastic elongation from about 10% to about 350% in at least one of a machine direction (MD) of the web and a cross-direction (CD) of the web, and the web having a tensile strength from about 50 gram-force/cm.sup.2 to about 5000 gram-force/cm.sup.2.

This invention provides a thermal bonding conjugate fiber having excellent compression resistance and nonwoven fabric using the same. Particularly, the nonwoven fabric retains bulkiness obtained under a light load even under a heavy load and reduces a decrease in bulkiness from under a light load to under a heavy load. The thermal bonding conjugate fiber has an eccentric core-sheath structure in which a first component including a polyester resin constitutes a core and a second component including a polyolefin resin having a melting point at least 15 C. lower than that of the polyester resin constitutes a sheath, and a shrinkage ratio of the conjugate fiber after a heat treatment of 120 C. is at least 20%. The nonwoven fabric is obtained by blending the thermal bonding conjugate fiber at a blend ratio of 10 to 60 wt % with one or more types of different thermal bonding fibers.

The present invention provides bi-component polymeric macrofibers having an ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) outer component and a core or second component comprising a polymer blend of polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride and polypropylene or polyethylene. The bi-component polymeric macrofibers provide excellent fiber reinforcement in concrete applications.

A continuous filament spun-laid web includes a plurality of polymer fibers within the web, the web having a first thickness and the web being free of any thermal or mechanical bonding treatment. Activation of the web results in at least one of an increase from the first thickness prior to activation to a second thickness post activation in which the second thickness is at least about two times greater than the first thickness, a decrease in density of the web post activation in relation to a density of the web prior to activation, the web being configured to withstand an elastic elongation from about 10% to about 350% in at least one of a machine direction (MD) of the web and a cross-direction (CD) of the web, and the web having a tensile strength from about 50 gram-force/cm.sup.2 to about 5000 gram-force/cm.sup.2.