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we do it with military uniforms under
the Berry Amendment, as well as
effective management of the national
[PPE] stockpile. "
" It's been an unpredictable year and
there are still a lot of uncertainties, "
says Glas. " When will life be back to
normal and what does normal look
like? Going into 2021, we're cautiously
optimistic, but it's a long road ahead. "
" I don't underestimate the challenges
that the industry now faces because of
these 2020 changes, " says Jackson. " But
I'm hopeful that once we get a handle
on the pandemic and the economy
comes back, the industry will bounce
back and be as strong as ever. "

THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS
OF PANDEMIC HYGIENE HABITS
The pandemic economy created textile winners and losers, according
to Dave Rousse, president of INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven
Fabrics Industry.
" Medical gowns, face mask media, wipes were, of course, all big, " he
says. " Others, like textiles in the automotive industry, didn't do so well
when everything shut down. Or wipes that sell into institutional areas,
such as the food and beverage industry, where it required people coming
in and sitting down. That sector got hit pretty hard. "
The good news for the industry going forward is that hygiene habits
established because of the pandemic are likely to continue, according
to Rousse. " There was a 20 to 30 percent increase in disinfectant and
flushable wipes, " he says. " And we expect that to continue. We expect
people to continue to clean surfaces in the future that they didn't clean
in the past, and to continue to use flushable wipes. "

Jeff Moravec is a freelance writer based
in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

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