Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc.

Robert Garcia Pano

Marie-Pierre Burckel

Ralph A Moody, Iii

Paul Michael Harmon

Sven Krister Erlandsson

Philippe Guipouy

Didier Hunsinger

Gerard Baltzinger

Elastic nonwoven composites suitable for a wide variety of uses are provided. The composite includes at least one extensible nonwoven layer, including a first extensible nonwoven layer, and at least one elastic nonwoven layer, in which the nonwoven layer comprises elastic continuous filaments. The composite may be bonded and activated by, at least in part, a stretching operation. The elastic continuous filaments may comprise an additive, such as a slip additive.

Composite elastic nonwoven fabric

Fabrics suitable for a wide variety of uses, including coverage of crops, crop planting sites, or both, are disclosed. The fabrics may comprise at least one spunbond layer comprising filaments including a filler. The at least one spunbond layer may comprise a basis weight of least about 12 grams-per-meter-squared and the at least one spunbond layer may comprise an average transmittance value within the photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) across wavelengths 400 nm to 700 nm comprising about 37% or less. Methods of enhancing crop growth are also disclosed.

Fabrics containing a filler and methods of enhancing crop growth

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Tarragona, Spain

Robert Garcia Pano