October 06, 2005 - Ingeo™ Fiber – Nonwoven Applications

Ingeo™ fiber – Nonwoven applications Ingeo™ fiber is the world’s first and only man-made fiber based on NatureWorks® PLA and coming from 100% annually renewable resources such as maize, not oil.

MINNETONKA, Minn. - October 6, 2005 - Produced by NatureWorks LLC , Ingeo™ fiber offers the best of both worlds, the appeal and aesthetic of a natural based fiber combined with the performances of high tech synthetic . And because it is derived entirely from natural sources, Ingeo fiber contributes to reducing our dependence on limited fossil fuel resources such as oil, the higher costs of which are currently being seen by the textile industry at large.

NONWOVEN END USES
Ingeo fiber is used in two non woven applications: wipes and sanitary napkins, cosmetics, diapers, apparel, agri / industrial applications.

WIPES - PRODUCED BY W.I.P.

KEY PERFORMANCES FOR NONWOVENS Performance Matters: wipes perform by moving fluids or picking up contaminants. In a direct comparison, wipes made with a combination of PLA and Viscose outperformed those made with PET and viscose in loft, wet and dry strength, liquid absorption and absorption rate.

SANITARY NAPKINS - LOVE'N PRODUCED BY W.I.P.

KEY PERFORMANCES FOR NONWOVENS Safety for you: indisputably the fastest growing market segment in non wovens, wipes are cleaning up on other applications for fibers, both synthetic and natural. Wipes are becoming more popular as consumers find them a conveniente method for cleaning up everything from babies to balusters. To help understand the suitability of our fiber in a given end-use, we have conducted independent testing on Ingeo Hydroentanglement fiber for Hygiene Wipes, according to ISO 10993.

About NatureWorks LLC
Founded in 1997, NatureWorks LLC is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. It is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived from annually renewable resources with the cost and performance to compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers. The company has achieved this breakthrough by applying its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks® PLA and Ingeo™ fiber brand names. For more information about NatureWorks and its brands, please visit www.ingeofibers.com.

Ingeo and the Ingeo logo are registered trademarks of NatureWorks LLC