Nonwoven Products

The John Cotton Nonwovens Division manufacture nonwoven products for a variety of markets sectors, including mattress fillings, home insulation, air filtration, automotive components, upholstery and insulated packaging media.

Waddings produced using a selection of specific or blended natural and synthetic fibres of various weights and densities can be tailored to offer a number of unique properties and characteristics, including:

Increased bulk without weight
Resilience and recovery from compression
Soft or rigid feel
Light weight
Breathable
Comfort and support
No VOC’s
Odourless

Our nonwovens products are available in a range of:

Denier: 0.7 – 40
Weight: 50gsm – 5000gsm
Width: 5cm – 240cm
Thickness: 0.2cm – 15cm

Our Market Sectors

Insulation

The Nonwovens Division produce home insulation using either 100% natural materials or fibre originating from plastic waste (rPET).

Automotive

Our nonwoven products are suitable for a range of automotive components, designed to reduce noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).

Insulated Packaging

We produce insulated packaging for the transportation of chilled goods, such as food and pharmaceuticals.

Air Filtration

Our air filtration medias are primarily used in HVAC applications, although they can be used in many other areas such as Paint Spray or Coalescing.

Upholstery

Our polyester filling materials offer many advantages over foam for use in the upholstery market.

Beds

The Nonwovens Division has been producing mattress filling materials for decades and has a vast amount of experience and knowledge in this area.

Platinum

Platinum is a superior performance polyester mattress and upholstery filling. It is made from a highly sophisticated blend of three polyester fibres, including a technically advanced elastomeric binder fibre. This unique blend, allows the feel of Platinum to replicate the comfort and support of PU foam, while causing less harm to the environment, as it can be recycled at the end of life.