Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis, Tenn., USA, this week launched AIRspun® Flushable, a new airlaid nonwoven substrate for use in moist toilet tissue applications. Chairman and CEO John B. Crowe noted that "AIRspun Flushable adds a new dimension to our range of products for wiping applications and meets the needs of our customers who produce wipes for consumer markets."
The new substrate, Crowe continues, was designed to meet the performance criteria of Buckeye’s customers including the flushability guidelines set forth by the nonwovens industries associations in North America and Europe. "Additionally, the product is made predominantly with our own fluff pulp cellulose from renewable materials, so it fits well with our continued sustainability efforts," he noted.
Buckeye, a producer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, currently operates facilities in the U.S., Germany, Canada, and Brazil.
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