INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced the names of the three finalists who will compete for its prestigious World of Wipes Innovation Award. The annual award recognizes the product that most expands the use of nonwovens and demonstrates creativity, novelty, uniqueness, and technical sophistication within the entire nonwoven wipes value chain.

All finalists will present their products and the award winner will be announced during the World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference which takes place from 16-19 June at the Hotel InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta, GA.

The INDA Technical Advisory Board, INDA’s President, Director of Education and Technical Affairs, and industry members from the wipes market segment selected these product finalists among a dozen international product nominations:

Clorox ScrubSingles Kitchen

Clorox - Wet, scrub, and when you’re done, toss away the all-in-one Clorox. Loaded with Clorox cleaner, the ScrubSingles - Kitchen pad is a hybrid of what a wipe and a sponge can provide to consumers. The ScrubSingles formulation and nonwoven has been optimized for generating foam, allowing users to clean while minimizing fear of damaging surfaces.

Brawny Industrial FLAX Cloths – Georgia Pacific

Georgia Pacific’s high performance cloth like, biodegradable nonwoven wiper is made from hydroentangled flax fibers that have been chemically refined in a proprietary process. The results are soft fibers that are similar in length and diameter to cotton, readily carded, and suitable for a wide range of wet and dry commercial wipers.

DuraDry – Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI)

DuraDry is a multi-use, hygienic microfiber wipe certified for Food Contact Clearance and manufactured from 100% splittable microfibers.  The product combines antibacterial properties with 99.998% microbe removal. DuraDry can be washed more than 365 times.

Each finalist will give a 10-minute morning presentation on Thursday June 18 with attendees casting their votes afterwards. The recipient of the 2015 World of Wipes Innovation Award will be announced on Friday June 19 during the conference.  For more information on WOW 2015 or to register, visit    http://www.inda.org/events/wow15/

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry serves hundreds of member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry in global commerce. Since 1968, INDA events have helped members connect, learn, innovate and develop their businesses. INDA educational courses, market data, test methods, consultancy and issue advocacy help members succeed by providing them the information they need to better plan and execute their business strategies.

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