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Weekly Recap: Norafin, Trans-Textil Form Joint Venture, Toyoda Gosei Invests in SAP Startup & More

The most-viewed news on our site for the week ended October 11, 2025

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry

Here’s your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ended October 11, 2025.
 
High-quality quilted composites for heat and cold protection applications, official uniforms, outdoor and sportswear, as well as mattresses and technical applications are the focus of the newly founded Stepptex Ges.m.b.H. in Absam, Tyrol, Austria. In a strategic partnership, Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH, Mildenau, and Trans-Textil GmbH from Freilassing, Bavaria, are continuing the quilting operations of the former Polyfill Produktions GmbH. The new quilting company began production on August 18, 2025.
 
Meanwhile, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has invested in EF Polymer K.K., a startup developing super-absorbent polymers that are made using orange and banana peels.

EF Polymer uses inedible agricultural waste in making these 100% nature-based, environmentally friendly superabsorbent polymers. By mixing them into soil to raise the soil’s water retention characteristics, the amount of water used in growing crops can be greatly reduced. As droughts and water shortages worsen worldwide, EF Polymer will contribute to sustainable agriculture through the supply of this product.

Here are our top 3 most-viewed stories from the past week:
 
1. Norafin, Trans-Textil Form Joint Venture
 
2. Toyoda Gosei Invests in SAP Startup
 
3. Tena Launches Upgraded Sensitive Care Pads
 
 
 

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