The Freedonia study indicates that there will be strong market gains in nonwovens in markets such as geotexiles and battery separators.2

Recently, Scimat Ltd. and Hollingsworth and Vose Company (H&V), suppliers of specialty nonwovens, signed a license agreement for UV grated nonwoven technology for filtration and battery separator applications. Customers will now have a broader grafted nonwoven supply base. Grafted separators used in Nickel-metal hydride batteries have demonstrated low cell self discharge properties. +