DELEGATE PROFILE• Targeted at companies initiating in the nonwovens

production• Companies already engaged in nonwovens/

high value manufacturing focusing on recycling (technologies and raw materials)

• Downstream users of nonwovens

PAST FORUM SPEAKERS & DELEGATESAndritz, Clariant, Beijing Origin Water Membrane Technology, Deakin University, Dilo, Felix Schoeller Group, Fruit of the Loom, Garware-wall Ropes Limited, Kaytech Engineered Fabrics, Kelheim Fibres, Nike Inc, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers, Pulcra Chemicals, Stora Enso Oyj, The University of Tennessee, Unifrax and more….

DELEGATE REGISTRATIONThe ITMA-EDANA Nonwovens Forum is open to ITMA 2019 exhibitors and registered visitors. Regular price for the conference is €128 and includes light lunch and tea breaks. To enjoy a special rate of €108, enter the discount code: ITMAEDANA19 (valid till 31 May 2019).

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ITMA 2019: INNOVATING THE WORLD OF TEXTILES20 TO 26 JUNE 2019, FIRA DE BARCELONA, GRAN VIA

ITMA is the trendsetting textile and garment technology platform where the industry converges every four years to explore fresh ideas, effective solutions and collaborative partnerships for businessgrowth. It features exhibits of the entire textile and garment manufacturing value chain, as wellas fibres, yarns and fabrics.

Forum delegates will be able to explore the latest innovations in nonwovensmanufacturing at ITMA 2019. An unrivalled marketplace and knowledge platform,the exhibition features

220,000 sqm of gross exhibition space

1,700 exhibitors

from 46 countries120,000from about 140 countries

Visitorship of over

ITMA jointly organises the Nonwovens Forum with EDANA, the international association representing the nonwovens and related industries. Launched in 2015, the forum aims to share insights and engage the following industry players:

• Textile and garment producers upgrading to nonwovens production• Nonwovens manufacturers investing in innovative and sustainable technologies

and raw materials• Retailers and brand owners exploring the latest trends and technologies

TOWARD FLEXIBILITY,EFFICIENCY & SUSTAINABILITYOF NONWOVENS PROCESSES

Pierre Wiertz,General Manager, EDANA

We are always exploring ways to help the industry to create a strong foundation for sustainable growth of the nonwovens and related industries through education and dialogue. Hence, we look forward to working with ITMA on the Nonwovens Forum.

With over 30 years of experience, David Allan reports on the nonwovens market by gathering market intelligence on key market activities and conditions. Prior to joining Fastmarkets RISI, he spent 25 years as an industry executive, forecaster and consultant, working with manufacturers, suppliers and customers. Dave has spoken at industry conferences in North America, Western Europe and Latin America.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER DAVID ALLAN, EDITOR NONWOVENS MARKETS, FASTMARKETS RISI, UNITED STATES

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MORNING

9:45am Welcome Address by CEMATEX and EDANA Fritz P. Mayer, President, CEMATEXPierre Wiertz, General Manager, EDANA, Belgium

10:00am Introduction to EDANA and Global Perspective on Nonwovens Trends by Process Jacques Prigneaux, Market Analysis and Economic Affairs Director, EDANA, Belgium

Jacques leads EDANA’s Market Analysis and Economic Affairs department and provides industry analyses to the nonwovens community. He manages several of the association’s working groups like the Bitumen Roofing Membranes WG, Film Producers WG and any group which has a market analysis perspective. He is also the co-author of the Worldwide Outlook for the Nonwovens Industry Report.

10:20am Global Trends in Nonwovens Processes Under Economic and Sustainability Constraints Keynote Speaker: David Allan, Editor, Nonwovens Markets, Fastmarkets RISI, United States

David is an experienced industry editor and industry analyst with a background in nonwovens, newsprint, printing, writing papers and publishing. He spent over 30 years in the nonwovens and pulp and paper industries and his subsequent experience has focused on market strategy development, product management, price analysis and forecasting, with major pulp and paper producers.

David attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in political science.

11:00am Tea Break

Session 1 - Circular Economy/Challenges & Opportunities for Running Bio-based & Recycled Materials on Nonwovens Machinery

11:30am Processing Bio-polymers on Spunmelt Lines Hans-Georg Geus, Technical Director, Reifenhäuser Reicofil & Enka Tecnica, Germany

Hans-Georg is the Technical Director of Reifenhäuser Reicofil. He has been with the Reifenhäuser Group since 1989. Before assuming his current role in 2006, he was field engineer, then head of research and development.

Hans-Georg holds several patent applications in the field of spunbound and meltblown technology and has authored several papers and publications. He is a graduate in Process Engineering from University of Applied Science, Cologne.

12:00pm Latest innovations for the Use of Recycled Fibres for Nonwovens Carding Lines Thierry Masi, Sales Director, Laroche, France

Thierry is the Sales Director at Laroche, in charge of the Europe, Russia & Israel markets, a position he has held since 2006. Before joining Laroche, he was the Area Sales Director for Asselin-Thibeau (now part of Andritz Group).

Thierry is a textile engineer graduate from ENSAIT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles).

12:30pm Lunch

PROGRAMMEAFTERNOONSession 2 - Research Centres: Latest Trends and Innovation in Nonwovens Processes – Including Hybrids and Composites

2:00pm New Ways of Imagining Sustainable Nonwovens Simon Fremeaux, R&D Production Manager, CETI, France

Simon is the R&D Production Manager at CETI. He manages both private and collaborative projects, working on design solutions to prototype production. He began his career 10 years ago with polyamide maker, Nylstar, before joining Dounor, a spunbond/meltblown manufacturer of hygiene products where he was in charge of technical services.

Simon is a textile engineering graduate.

2:20pm Advanced Nonwovens Composites for Meeting Industrial Needs Sohel Rana, Lecturer in Technical Textiles, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Dr. Rana is a Lecturer in technical textiles in the School of Applied Sciences at University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. He was a key researcher in developing multi-functional and bio-based hierarchical composites, and high performance auxetic structures and composites for personal protection applications.

Sohel has also edited numerous books on advanced textile and composite materials, and published over 35 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in textile technology from University of Calcutta, and Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Fibre Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Technology.

2:40pm Increased Productivity for Finest Fibre Webs by Modified Melt Blown Technology Martin Hoss, Research Scientist, Deutsche Institute fur Textil (DITF) und Faserforschung Denkendorf, Germany

Martin is Research Scientist/Engineer, Filament and Nonwovens Technologies with DITF. He has worked on the design and construction of fibre processing equipment, 500mm meltblow line, and filament spinning lines (mono and bicomponent fibres), amongst other projects. He is also the project/scientific engineer on several public and contract research projects.

Martin is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

3:00pm Panel of Experts: Exchange of Views on the Nonwovens Processes of the 2030sChaired by Pierre Wiertz, General Manager, EDANA, Belgium

Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute (TNI), United StatesStephen Russel, Director, Nonwovens Research Group, University of Leeds, United KingdomMatthew Tipper, Business Director, Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute (NIRI), United KingdomBernd Gulich, Manager, Centre of Excellence in Nonwovens, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI), Germany

3.20pm Tea Break

Session 3 - Innovations in Nonwovens Technology

3:50pm Nonwovens in the World Fibre Industry – Status and Outlook Andreas Engelhardt, General Manager, The Fiber Year GmbH, Switzerland

Andreas founded The Fiber Year GmbH in 2010 to provide expertise to the international textile industry and to produce The Fiber Year, an annual textile yearbook delivering a world survey on fibres, yarns and nonwovens. In 2018, he joined Groz-Beckert where he was responsible for product marketing, innovation and the new service The Fabric Year which reveals the latest market developments annually. By end 2018, he resumed management of The Fiber Year GmbH.

Prior to setting up The Fiber Year, Andreas had worked in Barmag and Saurer. He is a business management and marketing graduate.

4:10pm Metris: Digital and IIoT Solutions for Nonwovens Alexandre Butte, Business Development Director, Andritz Nonwoven, FranceClemens Mann, Head of Business Development and Marketing, Andritz Automation, Austria

Alexandre and Clemens are responsible in making sure that Andritz continuously stand as one of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies for the nonwovens industry. They work in propagating the innovative technologies of Andritz Nonwoven and how it delivers excellent process solutions for a great variety of applications.

4:30pm Industry 4.0 - Welcome to the Next Level of Smart Winding Atty. Stefano Quilici, Industry 4.0 Coordinator – Legal Counsel, A.Celli, Italy

Stefano coordinates and supervises the activities of Extreme Automation, A.Celli’s new specialised division for Industry 4.0 projects and products since 2018. He joined A.Celli in 2017, handling commercial agreements and legal assessments at the group holding company’s legal department.

A lawyer admitted to the Italian Bar with a post graduate specialisation in corporate law, compliance and commercial matters, Stefano began his professional career in a law firm based in Lucca and Rome.

4:50pm Softness Analyser: Objective Measurement of Softness, Roughness and Stiffness – The Three Basic Parameters Determining Human Feeling Alexander Grüner, Global Marketing & Business Development Manager, emtec Electronic GmbH, Germany

Alexander has been working at emtec since 2010, a developer of testing instruments for the pulp and paper industry. He is responsible for the sales of emtec equipment in North America, United Kingdom, China, Australia and New Zealand.

5:10pm Closing Remarks Fritz P. Mayer, President, CEMATEX Pierre Wiertz, General Manager, EDANA, Belgium

Subject to changesBehnam Pourdeyhimi Stephen Russel Matthew Tipper Bernd Gulich

Alexandre Butte Clemens Mann