The European nonwovens organization EDANA recently paid tribute to Norbert Dahlström, who passed away in early July. In parallel to his fruitful career as a CEO of Freudenberg, Dahlström was actively engaged in EDANA spending 10 years on the board.

On the July 31, 2014, a celebration in memory of Dahlström, who passed away in early July, took place in Frankfurt in the presence of friends, colleagues and senior management and partners of Freudenberg, where he spent most of his career.

Attending the ceremony, Pierre Wiertz, general manager of EDANA, said: “We have been deeply saddened by Norbert Dahlström’s untimely death, and on behalf of the officers and board of EDANA, I would like to present to his entire family, our deepest and most sincere condolences.”

In parallel to his fruitful career as a CEO of one of the largest nonwoven companies in the world, Dahlström was actively engaged in EDANA to help develop the identity, growth, recognition and international status of nonwovens, which contribute to people’s quality of life, from personal and healthcare to filtration, mobility and infrastructure.

Dahlström spent over 10 years on the board of EDANA including a successful mandate as chairman from 1986-88, and five years after his retirement he was more than happy to return and deliver an inspirational speech at the organization’s global summit at INDEX 2005 in Geneva in support of new efforts of global partnerships between nonwovens associations of the world.

“Norbert Dahlström was one of the most influential and forward-thinking persons in the nonwovens industry and EDANA wishes to acknowledge his long support of the association, and his deep and valuable influence in the development and recognition of the nonwovens industry worldwide,” says Wiertz.