Posted June 23, 2014

 

WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Protection Technologies announced it plans to sell its global nonwovens business, DuPont™ Sontara®, to Switzerland-based Jacob Holm, a provider of spunlaced nonwoven fabrics.

 

Financial details were not released.

 

Sontara’s products are used in a variety of medical and wipes applications.

 

At closing, Jacob Holm will acquire Sontara assets at DuPont sites in Old Hickory, Tenn.; Asturias, Spain; and about 240 employees worldwide, primarily in Spain and the United States.

 

“We are grateful to the current and past employees of Sontara for their contribution to DuPont over the last 40 years and we are pleased to see the business well-positioned for success in the future as part of Jacob Holm, a world-class organization dedicated to the nonwovens industry,” said Marc Doyle, president of DuPont Protection Technologies.

 

Martin Mikkelsen, CEO of the Jacob Holm Group, said that adding Sontara creates a new industry innovation leader for spunlaced nonwoven fabrics.

 

“The broader range of technology know-how results in higher innovation capabilities in product development and offers promising business opportunities to the benefit of our customers and our employees,” he said. “We very much look forward to working with our new colleagues and partners who will undoubtedly contribute to the successful development of our group.”

Founded in 1794, Jacob Holm creates products that serve customers in the home care, hygiene and industrial markets.