EDANA

EDANA, the voice of the nonwovens and related industries, welcome the European Commissions objective of establishing a harmonised format for registration in, and reporting to, national registers of producers for packaging under Article 44(14) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR).

3 November 2025 EDANA Response to the Call for Evidence on the Circular Economy Act EDANA, the voice of the nonwovens and related industries, represents the entire nonwovens value chain. This includes manufacturers of the materials that go into many different product applications, such as hygiene products, automobiles, agriculture, protective clothing, medical clothing and, in healthcare, more broadly.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

EDANA supports the use of public procurement as a strategic tool to encourage the uptake of more sustainable products and materials across the EU internal market. In particular, Green Public Procurement can play an important role in rewarding quality, environmental performance and innovation, notably through the use of quality-based award criteria rather than a sole focus on the lowest price, as it allows…

EDANA, the international association representing nonwovens industry, which includes the producers of critical protective, medical and hygiene products, would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to provide input to the revised MDR.

EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, supports the ambition of the Commission Proposal on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) to ensure packaging is designed for circularity, including through the promotion of recycled content uptake. At the same time, we would like to provide our view on some of the provisions of the proposal, namely: I.

EDANA, the association representing the nonwovens industry, appreciates the Commission’s call for evidence on the revision of the EU Waste Framework Directive. EDANA supports the general objective of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) to improve the overall environmental outcome of waste management in line with the waste hierarchy and the implementation of the polluter pays principle.

EDANA, the voice of the nonwovens and related industries, represents the entire nonwovens value chain. This includes manufacturers of the materials that go into many different product applications such as absorbent hygiene products, automobiles, agriculture, protective clothing, and medical clothing. These are just some of the many applications for nonwovens in todays economy.

EDANA developed a Sustainability Vision, giving clear insight into the priority topics on sustainability for our industry. Building Trust, through transparency to consumers and other stakeholders is an essential pillar of this Vision. When making green claims, this transparency allows for reliable and verifiable information on environmental impacts of different products.

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS – REVIEW OF EU RULES EDANA, the international associations serving the nonwovens and related industries, welcomes the proposals made by the European Commission in the context of the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

In view of the upcoming evaluation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), EDANA welcomes this process as an opportunity to: Strengthen harmonised implementation across the EU Avoid gold-plating by Member States and preserve the integrity of the Single Market, Ensure regulatory coherence and legal certainty, Support the Commissions simplification and competitiveness agenda.

EDANA, the international association representing the nonwovens industry and its value chain, would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide input on the following initiatives related to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): Plastic packaging harmonisation of rules for calculating and verifying recycled content in plastic packaging; Conditions for importing recycled…

EDANA, the international association representing the nonwovens industry and its value chain, would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide input on the following initiatives related to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): Plastic packaging harmonisation of rules for calculating and verifying recycled content in plastic packaging; Conditions for importing recycled…

EDANA, the international association representing the nonwovens industry and its value chain, would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide input on the following initiatives related to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): Plastic packaging harmonisation of rules for calculating and verifying recycled content in plastic packaging; Conditions for importing recycled…

EDANA agrees with the Commission that consumers are key in enabling the green transition. EDANA members, and certainly those downstream of the nonwoven value chain, realise this on a daily basis as they produce and market essential and ever-greener products. EDANA developed a Sustainability Vision, giving clear insight into the priority topics on sustainability for our industry.

The General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) is an important tool safeguarding product safety in all EU Member States. EDANA, the association representing the nonwovens industry, welcomes the review of legislation thereby ensuring the protection of health and safety of all consumers in the single market.

EDANA, the trade association representing manufacturers of hygiene products, including baby diapers and baby wipes, and other nonwovens-based applications, fully supports the European Commission's objective of protecting children from CMR substances in childcare products.