Nonwoven Technology Aiding in Containing Gulf Oil Spill

Booms made from meltblown nonwovens are helping to protect the environment while cleanup efforts continue on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

An industry more known for its baby diapers, household wipes and medical products is making a vital contribution to the containment and cleanup of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More of this press release ->

These companies can produce sorbents or put you in touch with companies who can produce sorbents.

Sorbent Product Producers:

FitesaFiberweb
Fernanda Gastal
Sales & Marketing Manager
fgastal@fitesafiberweb.com
Tel: + 55-51-3489-7028
Mobile: + 55-51-8118-0852
South American Operation
Rua Paul Zivi, 80 - Distrito Industrial
Gravataí, RS 94045-430
Tel: +55-51-3489-7000
Fax: +55-51-3489-1458
Brazil

FitesaFiberweb
P.W. Johnson
Sr. Sales Manager
Tel: (864) 962-2014
Mobile: (615) 585-0974
Fax: (864) 967-5674
pjohnson@fitesafiberweb.com
North American Operation - Simpsonville
840 SE Main Street
Simpsonville, SC 29681
Tel: (864) 967-5600
Fax: (864) 967-5674
USA
http://www.fitesafiberweb.com/en/

Innovatec Microfibre Technology GmbH
Mülheimer Strasse 26
53840 Troisdorf
Germany
Daniel Krumme, CEO
Contact: d.krumme@melt-blown.com
Tel: +49-2241-255850
http://www.melt-blown.com/en/produkte/liquid-absorbents.html

New Pig Corporation
Scott Diminick
814.684.0101
scottdim@newpig.com
One Pork Avenue
Tipton, PA  166844
www.newpig.com
Products: PIGR Gulf Spill Oil Boom #BOM1000 and PIGR Gulf Spill Oil Boom #BOM1001 

Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory
R&D on Fibertect Oil Absorbents
Texas Tech University
Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D.
Lubbock, TX
E-mail: s.ramkumar@ttu.edu
Tel: (806) 445-1925
Fibertect Oil Absorbency Video: http://www.tiehh.ttu.edu/videos/Fibertect_final.wmv

 

Material Supplier to Produce Sorbents:

Leigh Fibers, Inc.
Parris Hicks-Chernez
Business Development Analyst
phicks-chernez@leighfibers.com
Tel: (864) 949-5615
Mobile: (864) 804-7104
Fax: (864) 439-4116
1101 Syphrit Rd.
Wellford, SC 29385
www.leighfibers.com

 

T. J. Beall Company
1502 Roper Avenue
P. O. Box 231
West Point, GA 31833
Phone: (706) 645-1309
Fax: (706) 643-0264
www.tjbeall.com
Contact:Julian Beall, III, President

Supplier of both sorbent fill (DelPoreR) and sleeving (NaltexR):

 

DelStar Technologies, Inc.
Tim Johnson
Sales Director
601 Industrial Drive
Middletown, DE 19709-1083
UNITED STATES
Tel: (302) 378-8888 x4330
Toll-Free: (800) 521-6713 x4330
tjohnson@delstarinc.com
http://www.delstarinc.com/

Machinery supplier to produce sorbents:

Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation
Douglas Burton Brown
President
www.biax-fiberfilm.com
N1001 Tower View Drive
Greenville, Wisconsin 54942
Tel: (920) 757-9000
Fax: (920) 757-9082
Mobile: (920) 585-0776
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTbGTAEkf30
Read letter from Biax-Fiberfilm on the oil spill clean up

Chase Machine and Engineering
Guy Gil
Sales Manager
324 Washington Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
Tel: 401-821-8879
Fax: 401-823-5543
guygil@chasemachine.com
www.chasemachine.com
Products Made in the USA!

Meltblown supplier to produce sorbents:

Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Jim Kennedy
Marketing Manager
P.O. Box 199
Floyd, VA 24091
UNITED STATES
Tel: (540) 745-7642
jim.kennedy@hovo.com