A nonwovens symposium was held in Turkey, November 10 and 11. The two day event saw 250 participants and 30 exhibitors, representing 121 companies and 24 countries. The symposium addressed the whole nonwovens supply chain from Turkey and its key trading partners, the general economic background, the nonwoven markets, raw materials, machinery and processes.

The aim was to reinforce trading links in nonwovens in a variety of applications from personal to healthcare and filtration to transportation and construction and make for sustainable growth of the whole supply chain of the nonwovens industry. Durable nonwovens were an integral part of the conference agenda. Production of nonwovens in Turkey grew by 20.3 per cent between 2009 and 2014 to reach 2,65,000 tons, representing 12 per cent of the greater European and nearly three per cent of the global output.

The session on machinery and processes sparked many questions from the audience, reflecting the importance of technology in producing nonwovens for the niche and main stream markets. A session on hygiene markets put sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight as a huge potential market. The symposium is the second of its kind to be held in Turkey.

www.edana.org/education-events/.../Turkish-Nonwovens-Symposium