• 1992

    Scott Paper and Bonlam, a Mexican spunbond producer, merge to form Polymer Group, Inc., (PGI Nonwovens), a Charleston, SC-based nonwovens producer.
  • 1995-1997

    PGI Nonwovens expands through the acquisitions of the Chicopee wipes business from Johnson & Johnson, Fitesa North America and Dominion Textiles Nonwovens.
  • 1998

    Glatfelter enters the nonwovens industry through the purchase of Schoeller + Hoersch, a German wetlaid producer.
  • 2003

    PGI Nonwovens emerges from bankruptcy protection.
  • September 2006

    PGI Nonwovens moves global headquarters to Charlotte, NC.
  • November 2007

    PGI Nonwovens announces plans to list its company on the New York Stock Exchange. This plan was abandoned due to volatile market conditions.
  • 2009

    PGI Nonwovens buys Telsa Texnovo, a Spanish producer of spunmelt nonwovens.
  • January 2010

    Glatfelter enters the global airlaid market through the acquisition of Concertn Industries including manufacturing sites in Germany and Canada.
  • January 2011

    PGI Nonwovens is purchased by Blackstone Group, a private equity firm.
  • November 2013

    PGI Nonwovens buys Fiberweb’s Industrial Business, worth a reported $400 million.
  • June 2014

    PGI Nonwovens buys Companhia Providencia, a Brazilian producer of spunmelt nonwovens.
  • February 2015

    Polymer Group Inc announces plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO). This plan was abandoned.
  • March 2015

    PGI Nonwovens buys French spunbond specialist Dounor.
  • June 2015

    Polymer Group Inc. changes its name to Avintiv.
  • September 2015

    With sales of $2 billion, Avintiv becomes the world’s largest nonwovens producer.
  • September 2015

    Berry Global, a specialist in packaging and a supplier film materials to the global hygiene market, buys Avintiv.
  • October 2018

    Glatfelter purchases Georgia-Pacific’s German business in Steinfurt.
  • November 2018

    Glatfelter sells specialty business unit in a move to better focus on engineered materials.
  • May 2021

    Glatfelter buys Georgia Pacific’s North American operation.
  • October 2021

    Glatfelter expands into the spunlace market through the acquisiton of Jacob Holm Industries.
  • August 2023

    Berry Global announces it is looking for strategic alternatives to its Health, Hygiene & Specialties business, which includes its nonwovens operation.
  • February 2024

    Berry Global announces its HHS business will merge with Glatfelter to form a new company. The new company will be led by Curt Begle, president of Berry’s HHS business.
  • November 2024

    Magnera, the world’s largest producer of nonwovens, is created through the completion of a merger between Berry Global’s HHS business and Glatfelter.