Here’s your weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ended June 25, 2022.

 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and Neenah, Inc., two leading global manufacturers of specialty materials, announced the future name of the combined company upon completing the pending all-stock merger of equals. Each company’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction on June 29, 2022. The transaction is expected to close on or around July 1, 2022, subject to Neenah and SWM shareholder approval, approval by antitrust authorities in Poland, and other customary closing conditions.

 

In other news, Avgol has received the prestigious Innovation Award at the RIGHT Hygiene conference for it its collaboration with Polymateria in developing a pioneering biotransformation technology for nonwovens.

 

Sanjay Bhayani, Director of India Operations with Avgol, was presented with the award at the annual event held earlier this month in Delhi, India.

 

Here are our top 3 most viewed stories from the past week:

 

1.) SWM and Neenah Introduce Mativ Inc.

 

2.) Avgol honored for Biotransformation Technology

 

3.) Suominen to Upgrade Production Line in Nakkila, Finland