News Release

14 May 2008

GENEVA PALEXPO SELECTS HIGH PERFORMANCE EVOLON^® PRINTING SUBSTRATE FOR WIDE FORMAT HANGING BANNER APPLICATION

Versatile fabric achieves stunning printed results, says customer

Thanks to the numerous benefits delivered by its feature-rich Evolon® printing substrate, performance textile manufacturer Freudenberg Evolon recently supplied the innovative, environmentally friendly media for indoor signage applications at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition centre. Evolon®, which is PVC-free, was used by the Palexpo during EDANA’s four-day INDEX 08 exhibition, the world’s leading nonwovens event.

Selected in particular for its certified flame-retardant and unique matt look, Evolon®, which is lightweight, soft and drapable, was used in an attention-grabbing signage application comprising large, four-sided, ‘cubes’ measuring up to 130cm x 260cm. Printed to display important directional information to the show’s 520 exhibitors and almost 12,500 visitors, each cube was suspended at a prominent point from the ceiling of the 50,000m² exhibition hall. The Geneva Palexpo used its internal production capability to print and cut the Evolon®material, using a Roland VersaCAMM VP540 digital inkjet printer/cutter, running EcoSol Max inks.

A primary objective was to achieve the finished result of a stunning, visually attractive banner application that also incorporated the vibrant corporate colours and logo of INDEX. Evolon® proved to be perfect for the intended application and very easy to work with from a printing, cutting and colour-matching perspective.

Geneva Palexpo also commissioned a professional stand designer to ensure that the overall visual value of Evolon®– namely its sharp pictures and deep colours - was maximised. Having printed and cut the material, the appropriate structure was used to rig and hang the Evolon® cubes at key points. Four 130cm x 175cm cubes were rigged in the entrance area, while larger 130cm x 260cm cubes were used inside the exhibition hall as directional signs to identify specific areas such as the lounges and innovation corner. Emphasizing its versatility and performance in numerous indoor applications, certain areas of the show floor saw Evolon® used in stand-alone banner and poster displays for added promotional decorative effect.

Designed for a multitude of printing applications that include signs, graphics and other digital printing projects, Evolon® offers printers a blend of three key success factors, namely impeccable printed results, inspirational versatility and an improved eco-profile, in one media.

Thanks to its compatibility with an array of different digital printing technologies and inks, Evolon® also delivers new benefits above certain other available substrates. In addition to inkjet printing using water-based, solvent, eco-solvent and UV-cured inks, Evolon® ensures high performance in transfer/direct sublimation applications.

Evolon® is supplied in weights from 100 g/m² up to 180 g/m² and can be printed in widths of up to 2m. It can be sewn or converted like other traditional textiles without the requirement of a specific machine.

Freudenberg Evolon is ISO 14001 accredited and fully compliant with European regulations on chemical products. The media also complies with industry agreements for flame retardancy, namely: NFPA 701 in the USA, CA1237 for California, M1 in France and DIN 4102 B1 in Germany.

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About Freudenberg Evolon

Headquartered in Colmar, France, Freudenberg Evolon is part of Freudenberg Nonwovens.

Freudenberg Nonwovens is the world's largest producer of nonwovens, with 23 manufacturing and processing sites in 13 countries. Last year, the group realized sales of over 800 million Euros and has over 4,800 employees worldwide. The company is part of the Freudenberg Group, which, together with the Nonwovens, Seals and Vibration Control Technology, Household Products and Specialities Business Areas generates sales of around 5.3 billion Euros and has 33,000 employees. Via local sales offices and agents located in the company’s key sales areas of Europe, North America and Asia, Freudenberg Evolon continues to ship to an ever expanding global market.

Freudenberg Evolon is ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 accredited.

For further information, please visit: www.evolon.com/textile-printing-media.html or contact:

Isabelle Kugler

Freudenberg Evolon - 20 rue Ampère - 68000 Colmar – France

Tel: +33 (0)3 89 20 64 79

E-mail:isabelle.kugler@freudenberg-nw.com

www: www.evolon.com