Nonwovens for society
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The EDANA Innovation Forum is designed to be an immersive experience including inspirational activities focusing on innovation across all nonwovens' applications.
The Forum gathers an interdisciplinary group of young academics, start-ups, researchers, scientists and nonwovens professionals across all sectors. It explores the significance of innovation for nonwovens and what it entails. While innovation is typically associated with Confidential Business Information, partnerships can be the key to success.
This year’s Innovation Forum will be held on 11-12 June 2025 at Station F in Paris. A unique campus and community, with 1,000 startups and 30+ incubators programs. As a hub of creativity and pioneering ideas, it cultivates bold thinking and innovative solutions.
To ensure an immersive and highly engaging atmosphere to connect, exchange and collaborate, we are limiting registration - make sure to reserve your spot on time!
The program for both days is a mix of presentations and insights, drawing from the nonwovens industry and from other forward-thinking industries. You will also be invited to participate actively in the workshops. Hopefully this cross-pollination of ideas will spark new perspectives, and fresh solutions to the complex challenges companies face.
Practical info
Location
The vent will take place at Station F in Paris
Station F
5, Parvis Alan Turing
75013 Paris
The closest metro stops are Chevaleret (line 6) and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (line 14).
Registration Fees
Fees include the entrance to the conference, lunches, coffee breaks, one cocktail reception and the conference presentations in digital format. Fees exclude 20% French VAT.
| Member fee | Non-member fee |
| 1.300€ | 1.700€ |
Discount: Benefit from a 10% discount by registering a minimum of 3 delegates. Registrations must be done simultaneously to benefit from the discount.
Previous edition
Innovation Forum Draws to a Close with Key Message: Innovation Remains Essential to Ensure Nonwovens Are Future Fit
Last week, the EDANA Innovation Forum, a new event formed from an amalgamation of the International Nonwovens Symposium (INS) and the Nonwovens Innovation Academy (NIA), was held in Munich, Germany. This one-of-a-kind new event drew in over 110 participants from 78 companies and 22 countries, making it a truly global gathering.
“Our aim was to create a platform for the nonwovens community to explore the latest technical innovations and gain insights from external speakers and start-ups. I'm delighted to share that, based on the positive feedback we've received, we successfully accomplished this goal,” expressed Murat Dogru.
Featuring over 20 speakers across three days, the presentations addressed topics such as the increased use of cellulosic fibres in hygiene products, particularly wipes, cellulose-based thermoformable durables, and the use of nano fibrillated cellulose to improve the performance and footprint of nonwovens in composites. There were also papers on improving polyolefins' carbon footprint, additives' developments, and processing PP/PLA bico fibres.
In the roundtable sessions, experts from Dupont and Freudenberg shared valuable insights with the audience on their respective innovation strategies and how these companies have kept their products – Evelon and Tyvek – future-fit. Following their introductions, the presenters moderated roundtable discussions, inviting participants to share their experiences.
Overall takeaways from this motivational programme included:
- Innovation is a crucial part of staying relevant and ensuring your company is future fit.
- Nonwovens products and services serve a functional need for society, but how that need is met has evolved over time due to sustainability and other considerations. Despite this, innovation remains essential to ensure that our industry can continue to fulfil its purpose.
- The keynote speeches shared valuable lessons on the need for incremental innovation rather than ‘new’ (adjacent) and disruptive innovations. This message was further emphasised during the visit to Unternehmertum an innovation hub in Munich.
“It is true these days that innovation often focuses on improving the sustainability profile of existing products, making the two fora interrelated. However, they are designed to serve different audiences. The Sustainability Forum provides insights on the regulatory and product stewardship perspectives of sustainability, while the Innovation Forum addresses the technical work needed to meet those changing expectations,” added Marines Lagemaat, Scientific & Technical Affairs Director at EDANA. Read more...
