Mr. Nataraj Gosavi, Director of Business for Ahlstrom Asia Pacific presented the Ahlstrom view of flushable product development and regulation.
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Flushable wipes were getting some adverse publicity and the products were attracting regulatory attention
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The Nonwoven Industry in the shape of a combined EDANA/INDA Taskforce was developing guidelines for development and test protocols
dispersibility of the wipes soon after flushing was the key to success...
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...so Ahlstrom had developed their own test method
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...which showed their wet-laid, hydroentangled products to disperse at a rate between that of dry and moist toilet tissues.
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