Conference Speakers

Matthew Tipper, Ph.D.

Operations Director, Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI)

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew is a PhD-level textile engineer who has worked in the nonwovens industry for over 25 years. He has direct experience of the design, development and manufacture of both single-use and durable nonwoven materials for many applications including filtration, hygiene, military, automotive and wipes.

As CEO of NIRI, Matthew is strategically responsible for growing one of the world’s most innovative material research consultancies delivering high impact commercially-viable research and commercialisation of intellectual property.

NIRI is an industrial research consultancy focused on helping its clients improve their profitability through product development and problem solving, new application identification and market intelligence.

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Strategies for Future Sustainable Nonwovens

•     Current sustainability challenges confronting the nonwovens industry.

•     Technology strategies designed to surmount these sustainability challenges.

•     Future challenges?

•     Introduce NIRI's game changing method of functionalising nonwoven materials with sustainability advantages over wet processing including reduced water and chemical usage, negligible to zero waste generation, and the elimination of drying requirements, resulting in substantial energy conservation.