SHALAG NONWOVENS' AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PROGRAM...
...IS NOW BECOMING A REALITY WITH THE LAUNCHING OF ITS NEW LINE WHICH
WILL SOON BEGIN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY THERMOBONDED PRODUCTS AND ALSO A WIDE RANGE OF
NONWOVENS PRODUCED BY THROUGH-AIR BONDED TECHNOLOGY.
TRADITIONALLY ACTIVE IN THE THERMOBOND HYGIENIC AND WIPES MARKETS, SHALAG HAS RETARGETED THE HYGIENIC MARKET
WITH THROUGH-AIR BONDED HI-LOFT, A.D.L. PRODUCTS, TO BE PRODUCED ON THE NEW LINE DUE TO INCREASE
SHALAG'S CAPACITY TO 12,000 TONS ANNUALLY. THE THROUGH-AIR TECHNOLOGY WILL ALSO SERVE AS A PLATFORM
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS.
TWO UNIQUE SHALAG PRODUCTS HAVE ALSO RECENTLY BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE MARKET:
- SABtex - AN ABRASIVE, DOUBLE-LAYER NONWOVEN WITH ONE-SIDE ABRASIVENESS AND ONE-SIDE SOFT TO THE TOUCH,
DESIGNED FOR THE HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING WIPES MARKETS.
THIS PATENTED NONWOVEN IS AVAILABLE IN A WIDE RANGE OF ABRASIVE LEVELS AND
IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET EACH CUSTOMER'S PARTICULAR NEEDS.
- SUPERSOFT - A NONWOVEN WITH PARTICULARLY SOFT TEXTURE FOR THE HYGIENIC
MARKET FOR TOPSHEET AND BACKSHEET APPLICATIONS.
SHALAG NONWOVENS HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND
MANUFACTURE OF CARDED THERMOBONDED NONWOVENS SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1983 AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INVEST ITS EFFORTS IN THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE.
AT THE SAME TIME, SHALAG HAS ALSO INTEGRATED ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH THE
ACQUISITION OF 50% OWNERSHIP IN A LEADING SPUNLACE PRODUCER, N.R. SPUNTECH, WITH AN ANNUAL
CAPACITY OF 15,000 TONS.