CARY, N.C. — August 23, 2006 — As an additional service to increase communications among companies in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry, INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is now making access to its invaluable On-line International Nonwovens Directory free to its members around the world.

The industry’s most comprehensive Nonwovens Directory is accessible to all employees of any INDA member company. The On-line International Nonwoven Directory was previously purchased for an annual subscription of $140 for INDA members. Access will still cost $200 per year for non-members of the association.

In addition to being accessible at no charge to INDA members, the on-line directory has been revamped with an improved software package, simplifying both the navigation and search functions. Making the on-line resource even more user-friendly, data can now easily be exported into a readable Excel document or in a PDF form.

“We felt it was important for such a valuable information tool and industry resource to be made available as a free service to all of our members,” explains Cos Camelio, Technical Director of INDA. “This greater access makes the directory a more valuable resource for our members around the world.”

The On-line Directory allows users to sort by State, Country, Product Listing and more. Updated daily, the Directory includes listings of more than 12,500 buyers and sellers from 65 countries in the entire nonwovens supply chain, as well as more than 500 product listings.

The On-line International Nonwovens Directory can be accessed at INDA's Login Page <https://imisw.inda.org/iMISCM/source/Security/Site-Logon.cfm>. Users log in using their email address and personal password, then click the On-Line Directory button at the top. Users can then make their report selection at the left of the page and from there can select searches by country, state, zip and also select an export format.