ALPHARETTA, GA (News release) -- SWM International, a leading global producer of nonwoven media, has launched Delpore^TM Advanced Filtration Media - ideal for surgical facemasks, N95 offerings, and other facemask applications.

"We have diversified our facemask offerings to provide various materials that have greater than 95% efficiency for standard flow rates," said Bart Sistrunk, SWM's Commercial Director - Filtration. "With our Delpore^TM Advanced Filtration Media, N95 material can now be produced with a basis weight reduction of up to 30%. This reduction provides a more economic option for consumers, as well as increased comfort for all-day wear."

SWM has a long history of supplying high-quality media integral to the manufacture and performance of facemasks used in the dental and surgical sectors as well as the construction and industrial sectors. Delpore^TM Advanced Filtration Mediaallows for better airflow and breathability and is considered ideal for all day comfortable wear while maintaining key performance features.

SWM also offers Delnet^TM apertured film, a lightweight nonwoven that is extruded, oriented, and uniquely embossed for use as a flexible surface layer for medical face masks or as a comfort barrier in finger bandages.

SWM will be exhibiting March 29 - 31, 2022 at FiltXpo22 + IDEA22, North America's only exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation, in Miami Beach, FL. Visitors to the event can speak with SWM's technical experts in Booth #1415.

For more information visit our Medical Filtration page on our website: https://www.swmintl.com/markets/healthcare/medical-filtration.

About SWM:

SWM is a leading global performance materials company, focused on finding ways to improve everyday life by bringing best-in-class innovation, design, and manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our highly engineered films, adhesive tapes, foams, nets, nonwovens, and papers are designed and manufactured using resins, polymers, and natural fibers for a variety of industries and specialty applications. SWM and its subsidiaries manufacture on four continents, conduct business in over 90 countries and employ approximately 5,000 people worldwide. For further information, please visit SWM's website at www.swmintl.com.