Our group consists of two business units – Fibertex Personal Care and Innowo Print. Both units are among the world’s largest manufacturers within their individual areas of expertise – Fibertex Personal Care in nonwovens and Innowo Print in printed nonwovens. Both businesses are supplying key components for baby diapers, sanitary napkins and adult incontinence care products.
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Depending on which technology platform is used, the nonwovens have specific characteristics used across a wide range of applications in the hygiene industry. Specific functions include: absorbency, liquid repellency, stretch, softness, strength, cushioning and barrier. Colour, scents and many other features can be added to the nonwovens in a special printing process.
With our Fibertex Personal Care and Innowo Print products, we play an important role in the value chain of the hygiene industry.
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The Fibertex Personal Care Group employs approximately 750 people globally. Headquarters are in Denmark.
For our nonwovens business we have production sites in Denmark and Malaysia, and customer support offices in Japan and India.
Our Printing facilities are in Germany and in the US.
Our customers represent well-known global consumer brands within baby diapers, feminine hygiene and incontinence care products.
Fibertex Personal Care is 100% owned by the Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co., which is listed at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
To meet the contionous demand for printed nonwovens, a new print line is installed in our facility opened in North Carolina in 2019.
In Ilsenburg, Germany our print facility is expanded with a new digital printer.
This achievement enables us to supply ISCC Plus certified nonwovens from both Malaysia and Denmark, an important contribution to a more sustainable and responsible supply chain. The newly achieved certification also applies to supplies from our Malaysian based print business unit – Innowo Print.
As part of the continuing journey to improve the sustainability of nonwoven products, we have attained ISCC certification (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification ) enabling the site in Aalborg to sell ISCC Plus certified nonwovens.
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Both of our business areas – nonwovens and print on nonwovens – are experiencing an increase in demand for speciality products and services. Combined with a steady growth in the Asian market, rising demand for print in the American market - and a changed market dynamic caused by COVID-19 makes the timing of the expansions just right.
Both print facilities are Fibertex Personal Care companies - and Innowo Print becomes a business unit and product brand.
With our new print facility we are able to produce Innowo Print products locally to meet the growing demand for printed nonwovens in North and South America.
Our second print line in Malaysia is now ready to support this region with more printed nonwovens from our Innowo Print brand.
At our German Innowo Print business unit, print capacity is increased by adding a new eight-colour flexoprinting line.
Investment in an additional production line in Malaysia – in Sendayan, close to our existing plant in Nilai.
In Denmark, extensive upgrade of production lines to ensure our continuous competitiveness and ability to deliver unique products of highest quality.
Launch of new technology and new LOFT product category. Using our existing spunbond technology platform and extensive knowhow, we are now able to introduce a new technology - LOFT – making us able to produce Fibertex LOFT nonwovens with unparalleled level of softness.
Announcement of our investment in printing factory in the USA.
We expect strong growth rates within this niche in the coming years, and we plan to have our American factory completed by the end of 2018.
We now employ approx. 680 people globally.
With the new print facility, our Innowo Print business unit is now also supplying high quality print from Malaysia.
The expansion is based on the growing demand for printed nonwovens in Asia and our aim to support the further development of the Innowo Print brand.
For our production site in Ilsenburg - home of our Innowo Print business unit - a new production hall, warehouse and laboratory is built – ready for further growth and coming new print machines.
Launch of new Innowo Print visual identity, including an iconic logo with a special emphasize on the letter "w", designed to show flow and collaboration inspired by the printing technique and process.
The ISO 50001 Certificate is obtained for our factory in Germany.
The factory in Ilsenburg, a Innowo Print business unit, has established an energy management system and successfully applied it in accordance with the requirements of the international standard.
Our print facility - supplying print on nonwovens under the brand Innowo Print - is increasing capacity by installing a third print line.
Fibertex Personal Care acquires the remaining 85% of the shares in Innowo Print, the European leader in direct printing on nonwovens, which we co-founded in 2007. This strategic investment will further strengthen our position as a supplier delivering specialised products and services.
Implementing a corporate function composed of employees within designated key areas to increase the alignment between our locations and to allocate resources for further development of the group.
Our seventh production line - the fourth in Malaysia - is on stream by end of 2013.
To be represented even closer to our customers and increase service, we establish offices in India and Japan.
The joint-venture we entered into in 2007 in Germany - Innowo Print - is expanded with a second print line.
A new three-beam spunbond line is installed in Malaysia. This is the third line in Malaysia and our 6th line in the group.
Globally we employ approx. 350 people.
As of 1st January 2011, Fibertex A/S is split into two separate companies: Fibertex Personal Care A/S and Fibertex Nonwovens A/S.
In this connection a new Fibertex Personal Care visual identity is presented. The new logo has a special emphasize on the 5th element, designed to symbolise the product itself, as well as the interconnectedness of people involved. It expresses: "We’re in it together. We depend on each other. Together we create."
The first print line is ready for commercial production under the brand name Innowo Print.
With 15% ownership, Fibertex A/S enters a joint-venture to be part of the establishment of a printing company – an innovative move and strategic important decision.
Behind the establishment of this joint-venture was two innovative people - one from a nonwovens manufacturer (Fibertex A/S) and one from a print company - who saw the business opportunity of combining their expertise. They named the new company Innowo Print. The first part of the name derives from the words “innovative” and “nonwoven”.
Third spunbond/spunmelt production line added in Denmark. At the same time, the existing production lines were successfully optimised.
Another state-of-the-art spunbond/spunmelt production line was brought into operation in Malaysia, significantly strengthening our position in South East Asia.
Our three unique product categories – COMFORT, ELITE and DUAL – were launched.
By the establishment of a manufacturing site in Malaysia we are getting global. The new spunbond/spunmelt facility strengthened our position in the Asian region, ensured shorter delivery times and enhanced competitiveness.
We were bought by the Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co., with long-term stability and additional investment capabilities as result.
Certified according to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System – as one of the first spunbond/spunmelt producers in our industry. Also Q-Match – our new quality management system - was implemented.
Investment in second spunbond/spunmelt line in Denmark to meet the increasing demands from the hygiene market.
The first Reicofil spunbond/spunmelt production line came on stream in Aalborg, Denmark. We were now ready to enter a new business area - the hygiene industry.
In 1996, we decided to go new ways – and to be the first - to invest in all-new spunbond/spunmelt production technology in Aalborg, Denmark. The investment made us able to expand the existing product programme and move into the hygiene market.
The Fibertex Personal Care Division was born.
In 1996 EAC divested the majority of the shares to Dansk Kapitalanlæg Aktieselskab, Kommunernes Pensionsforsikring A/S and to the management of Fibertex A/S.
The year was 1968, the technology was drylaid needlepunch and the location was Aalborg, Denmark. Here, our company – Fibertex Aps - saw the light of day as a subsidiary of a major Danish conglomerate, EAC. Throughout the 1970-1980s the company grew steadily by adding geotextiles for the building and construction industry as well as fabrics for furniture and bedding.
Over the years, we have built a reputation of having high business ethics – and as an important contribution to our continuous success, we have made a common set of guiding principles to help all in our group to navigate across different cultures, traditions, local laws and regulations.
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