INDEX 11, the world’s largest nonwovens exhibition, is taking place at Geneva Palexpo from 12-15 April 2011. Over four days the exhibition will bring together all the players in the nonwovens industry from raw material producers to manufacturers, finishers to converters, to environmental protection, measuring and testing equipment manufacturers, to trade associations and journals. Over 13,000 visitors come to INDEX to catch a glimpse of the future of nonwovens, to see first-hand what the leading experts in the field have to offer.
The INDEX 11 awards jury, which was comprised of former company marketing and R&D experts, the media, and academics, met in February in order to select the nominees, and to choose, from this group, the winners from this pool, which will remain undisclosed until the Awards Ceremony.
Companies nominated for an INDEX11 Awards are:
- Dow Europe - EXP-4411
- Colquímica – “The Bond Comes First”
- Hollingsworth & Vose - Technostatâ Plus
- Freudenberg Nonwovens - Lutraflorâ
- PGI Nonwovens - PGI Sustainability Process
- PGI Nonwovens - SafeCover™ Insect Repellant Blanket
- 3M - Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) Program
- Tredegar - Flowertool™
In addition, companies eligible for an honourable mention from the INDEX 11 Awards Jury included:
- Ahlstrom - Disruptorâ PAC
- Norafin Industries - Flax Fibre
- Procter & Gamble - New Baby and Active Fit with dry Max
Awards Ceremony
The winners will be presented with their specially commissioned bronze sculpture and a diploma at the Awards Ceremony and lunch which will take place on the first day of INDEX 11, Tuesday, 12 April at 09.30, and which will be attended by the media.
An award and a work of art
Designed by world-famous Belgian sculptor, Olivier Strebelle, the stunning work of art is both beautiful and representative of the diversity of EDANA’s members and their products.
Olivier Strebelle, born in 1927, had already gained an enviable reputation by the age of 20 and today his sculptures are displayed in major cities in Europe, in the United States and Asia. He has designed the 100 metre long series of sculptures for the new Olympic Museum and Park, open since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
