WORLD OF WIPES INNOVATION AWARD®
The World of Wipes Innovation Award® recognizes and rewards innovation within the entire wipes value chain that utilizes nonwoven fabric/technology in a way that expands the usage of nonwovens. Presented annually, eligible categories include, but are not limited to: raw materials, roll goods, converting, packaging, active ingredients, binders, additives and end-use products.
Product Eligibility:
Companies are encouraged to nominate their own product(s) for the World of Wipes Innovation Award®, but only one (1) product per company will be selected as a finalist. To qualify for consideration as a nominee for the World of Wipes Innovation Award®, all nominated products must:
- • Be involved in some portion of the process and production of a nonwoven wipe product. Competition is open to all wipes utilizing a nonwoven fabric.
- • Have been introduced to the consumer market, or to the trade, within the 24 months preceding the event date.
- • Not have been selected as a finalist in any previous World of Wipes Innovation Award® competition and not have been a winner of any other INDA award. A nominated product not selected as a finalist or other award winner may be nominated the following year, but no more than two (2) nominations total.
- • Finalists must agree to present their product in person at the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference and to provide a digital 300 dpi/1MB high resolution image of their product for promotional purposes.
Product Criteria:
Nominated products should demonstrate advancements in one or more of the following categories:
- • Creativity (Was there imaginative skill used to create a solution to a known problem?)
- • Novelty of approach (Is the method or thought process used to create the product new?)
- • Uniqueness (Is this the only product of its type in the marketplace?)
- • Technical sophistication (Does the product/process use nonwoven technology in an intellectually elegant manner?)
Prior Winners:
- 2024: Rockline Industries – Facial Care Wipe with Glycine Amino Acid Complex
- 2023: Indorama Ventures and Polymateria – Nonwoven Wipe Using Biotransformation Technology
- 2022: Nice-Pak – SecureFLUSH™ Technology Flushable Wipes
- 2021: Kimberly-Clark – Scott® Sanitizing Wipes
- 2020: Berk International – Food Fresh Liners
- 2019: Kelheim Fibres GmbH – Danufil®QR Fibres
- 2018: Diamond Wipes International – Hero Wipes™
- 2017: Berry Plastics – Chicopee Microfiber Floor Care System
- 2016: Tec Laboratories – Tecnu Bites & Stings Medicated Itch and Pain Relief Wipes
- 2015: Clorox – ScrubSingles Kitchen pads
- 2014: ITW Professional Brands – Sertun™ Rechargeable Sanitizer Indicator Towels
- 2013: TapeMark – Snapplicator™
- 2012: Sani Professional® – Table Turners® No-Rinse Sanitizing Wipes
- 2011: Professional Disposables International, Inc. (PDI) – Sani-Cloth® AF Germicidal Disposable Wipe
- 2010: Nice-Pak – Eco Pak
- 2009: SC Johnson – Windex® Outdoor All In One Wipe
- 2008: KlenzPod – KlenzPod