Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 15th January 2026 Issue no. 1193
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Sontara launches new sustainable wipes portfolio
Professional wipes brand Sontara has launched a new sustainable wipes range, utilising exclusively sustainable raw materials including recycled PET from PCR bottles, plastic-free fibres such as viscose, lyocell and cotton, and natural wood pulp.
The portfolio represents what the manufacturer says is the widest of its kind currently available on the market.
Made in Europe at its northern Spain production site, Sontara tells us its sustainable range includes products with up to 42% less CO2 emissions compared to its standard wipe equivalents, and up to 70% reduced transport emissions against far eastern imports, providing customers with sustainability insights based on industry-recognised methods, supply chain security and greater agility.
Performance matched against Sontara's standard range, the reduced-carbon portfolio has been developed to help customers to reduce their environmental impact without compromising on the high strength, absorbency and extremely low lint for which the brand is known.
Sustainable off-the-shelf options are available in a variety of weights, colours and finishes, including four variations of the brand's leading Sontara EC engineered cloth wipes and innovative TriFlo multilayer technology, all engineered without added binders, chemicals or silicones:
• EC Green and EC Green Natural: made with fully cellulosic biodegradable fibres. EC Green Natural is made with natural wood pulp, offering reduced chemical processing and a natural aesthetic.
• EC Recycled and EC Recycled Natural: made with rPET, with the Natural version also using natural wood pulp.
• TriFlo Green: a 100% cellulosic wipe made with Sontara's multi-layer technology for greater thickness, higher absorption, and the lowest lint level in the range.
Beyond the core range, customers can create bespoke solutions that combine the raw materials, technology, weight, finish, colour and converting format which best suit their application and needs.
Designed for critical cleaning applications across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, cleanroom and pharmaceutical, Sontara's sustainable wipes portfolio offers strong regulatory assurance. All products are fully compliant with the upcoming EU Deforestation Regulation, helping customers stay ahead of tightening environmental standards. Sustainability credentials include FSC-certified fibres, FCC food contact certification and OK Home Compost certification available for biodegradable products, and GRS-certification available for recycled products.
"Sustainability is a growing focus within the world of critical cleaning, but until now, the availability of high-performance and environmentally friendly products has been limited,” argues Lorenzo Vaira, product manager for Europe, Chicopee and Sontara.
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"Sontara's new portfolio represents a major advance for the cleaning industry, offering unrivalled sustainability with a level of flexibility which has not been offered before. Our customisation options mean sustainable solutions can be created for any cleaning application, meeting not only high-performance cleaning standards, but regulatory requirements and sustainability goals too."
Sontara's first major product launch as part of Magnera comes at the perfect time to celebrate Magnera's first anniversary, a meaningful milestone that highlights how, just 12 months after launching with a bold vision to ‘better the world with possibilities made real’, the company is already delivering on that promise. With what the manufacturer claims is the widest range of sustainable wipes now available on the market, this launch is said to set a new industry standard for sustainability in professional wipes.
The range is available across Europe now.
Sontara nonwoven wipes are manufactured by Magnera, which serves 1,000+ customers worldwide, offering a wide range of material solutions, including components for absorbent hygiene products, protective apparel, wipes, speciality building and construction products, and products serving the food and beverage industry. Operating across 45 production facilities, Magnera is supported by over 9,000 global employees.
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