Awards & Recognition

INDA promotes and honors excellence and performance in our industry on a personal, professional, and corporate level via multiple avenues. The INDA Awards feature the recipients of the annual Lifetime Technical Achievement Award and Lifetime Service Awards, as well as the triennial IDEA®Achievement Awards. These awards promote the brightest innovations at the nonwoven industry’s most important event – IDEA®, The World’s Preeminent Event for Nonwovens & Engineered Fabrics.

INDA also recognizes outstanding product innovations at its annual events: the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference, RISE® (Research, Innovation and Science for Engineered Fabrics) Conference, and the Hygienix™ Conference – The Premier Event for Absorbent Hygiene & Personal Care Markets). These innovations are honored through the World of Wipes Innovation Award®, the RISE® Innovation Award, and the Hygienix Innovation Award™. Innovative products that most expand the usage of nonwovens and demonstrate advancements in one or more categories are eligible to be nominated. The criteria for each award includes creativity, novelty of approach, uniqueness, and technical sophistication.