EDANA: Line-Up of Events and Trainings for 2025

FILTREX 2025

FILTREX 2025, 25-26 March 2025, Vienna, Austria. The ultimate forum for the filtration sector, featuring cutting-edge innovations. A 2-day conference and exhibition bringing together filtration experts, technical specialists and industry leaders along the supply chain, with a clear focus on technological and sustainability innovations, for instance driving media and filter performances or demonstrating their role in reducing emissions. This edition also features a tabletop exhibition organised in parallel with the conference. As the second-most-important aspect of the conference, the priceless network cultivated within the exhibition, the coffee breaks and cocktail evening will stay with you long after the event!

Innovation Forum

EDANA Innovation Forum, 11-12 June 2025, place to be confirmed. An immersive experience including visits and inspirational activities focusing on innovation across all nonwovens’ applications. The aim of this Forum is to gather an interdisciplinary group of young academics, start-ups, researchers, scientists and nonwovens professionals across all sectors. A tabletop exhibition will be organised together with the conference to maximize networking and business connections. It explores the significance of innovation for nonwovens and what it entails. While innovation is typically associated with Confidential Business Information, partnerships can be the key to success. The Forum features presentations from experts on innovative products, materials, and technologies from across all nonwovens applications. The programme also includes an excursion to a very innovative venue and allow plenty of time for discussion and networking.

Outlook 2025

OUTLOOK 2025, 23-25 September 2025, Budapest, Hungary. Imagine a single location where you can meet, connect, and form partnerships with over 500 senior professionals. Discover the latest market growth trends, opportunities, sustainability initiatives, innovations, technological advancements, and regulatory updates across the diaper, wet wipe, femcare, and incontinence product sectors. Inspirational speakers will be on stage as well to expand the audience’s perspectives by delivering thought-provoking speeches on the major global trends shaping the future.

Sustainability Forum

EDANA Sustainability Forum, 3-4 December 2025, Brussels, Belgium. Addressing sustainable practices and solutions shaping the future of the industry. The EDANA Sustainability Forum evolved out of our Circular Nonwovens Forum. It covers all relevant sustainability topics for the nonwovens industry, including natural raw materials, consumer expectations, circularity, bioeconomy, and more. The Forum includes keynote speeches, panel discussions, Q&A sessions and speeches at the European Commission with representatives of DG Env and DG Trade. It is the opportunity to learn, share, and network on sustainability, and aims to overcome challenges and collectively find opportunities to accelerate the industry’s net-positive impact.

Enhanced Training Courses for All Expertise Levels

EDANA’s training courses are tailored to address the diverse needs of the nonwovens sector, from entry-level professionals to seasoned experts:

Nonwovens basics: Learn or refresh your basics on nonwovens.
– 21 January 2025, online,
– 29 April 2025, online, or
– 2 September 2025, online.

Nonwovens essentials: Everything you need to know about nonwovens.
– 18-20 February 2025, Brussels, or
– 9-12 September 2025, online.

Sustainability Basics: Done for Nonwovens Professionals.
– 11 March 2025, online.

Nonwovens advanced Carding: Keep abreast of developments in the carding area.
– 12-13 March 2025, CETI France, or
– 19-20 November 2025, CETI France.

Nonwovens advanced Meltblown/Spunbond: Go a step further in the areas of meltblown and spunbond.
– 19-20 March 2025, CETI France, or
– 26-27 November 2025, CETI France.

Fundamentals in Filtration: Learn about all aspects of nonwoven filter media.
– 27-28 March 2025, Vienna.

Absorbent Hygiene Products: Become an expert in absorbent hygiene products.
– 2-3 April 2025, Brussels, or
– 21-24 October 2025, online.

Check all the specific information for each training here.

Zehn Jahre Pariser Klimaabkommen: Bilanz vor der COP30

Vor zehn Jahren einigten sich die Mitgliedsstaaten der Vereinten Nationen auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Paris auf das 1,5-Grad-Ziel. Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und internationale Forschungskooperationen trugen wesentlich zum Zustandekommen des Abkommens bei. Forschende des KIT ziehen nun anlässlich der COP30 in Brasilien Bilanz über die Fortschritte der Klimaforschung im vergangenen Jahrzehnt.

Lebensmittel aus Leinölrückständen

Forschende aus Greifswald und Stettin entwickeln im Projekt „Flaxinuum“ neue Verfahren, um Rückstände der Leinölproduktion als Rohstoff für pflanzliche Lebensmittel zu nutzen. Ziel ist es, alternative Proteinquellen und gesundheitsfördernde Inhaltsstoffe für eine nachhaltige Ernährung bereitzustellen.

Unterirdisches Regenwassermanagement für klimaresiliente Städte

Mit zunehmenden Wetterextremen wächst der Bedarf an effektiven Regenwassermanagement-Systemen. Der Bircorainblock von Birco bietet eine unterirdische Lösung zur Retention und kontrollierten Versickerung von Niederschlagswasser – ein wichtiger Beitrag für die klimaangepasste Stadtentwicklung.

PFAS in den meisten Trinkwasserproben nachgewiesen

In einer bundesweiten Stichprobenuntersuchung hat der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) in 42 von 46 Trinkwasserproben PFAS nachgewiesen. Teilweise überschreiten die gemessenen Werte die künftig geltenden Grenzwerte der Trinkwasserverordnung. Der Verband fordert eine umfassende Beschränkung der gesamten PFAS-Stoffgruppe.

SECURITY UNTER KONTROLLE 2026: Sicherheit im Betrieb

Filtrations- und Separationsprozesse werden zunehmend digital gesteuert und überwacht. Damit entstehen neue Möglichkeiten, aber auch wachsende Anforderungen an die Sicherheit der technischen Systeme. Am 17. und 18. März diskutieren Fachleute beim OT-Security-Kongress SECURITY UNTER KONTROLLE in Duisburg, wie sich Sicherheit in vernetzten Anlagen und Prozessen gestalten lässt.