Abstract: A scouring material comprises a three-dimensional non-woven web of entangled fibres bonded to one another at their mutual contact points by a pre-bond resin and a plurality of abrasive particles are adhered to the fibres of the bonded web by a make-coat resin. A majority by weight of the fibres comprise natural fibres and the bonded web has a maximum density of 50 kg/m3. A method of making a scouring material comprises the steps of: 1) forming a three-dimensional nonwoven web of natural fibres contacted with dry particulate material that includes fusible binder particles, 2) exposing the web to conditions that cause the binder particles to form a flowable liquid binder, and then solidifying the liquid binder to form bonds between the fibres of the web and thereby provide a pre-bonded web and 3) applying abrasive particles to the pre-bonded web and bonding the abrasive particles to the fibres of the pre-bonded web by at least a make-coat resin to provide the scouring material.

Abstract: A wiping article (1), for cleaning surfaces, comprises a liquid-absorbent web material and, disposed on a liquid-absorbent surface thereof, abrasive areas (5) comprising at least cured particulate binder material, the abrasive areas being spaced apart by liquid-absorbent areas (4) of the web material. A method for making the wiping article, for cleaning surfaces, the method comprising the steps of: providing a liquid-absorbent web material; providing a dry particulate material that comprises at least particulate curable binder material; depositing spaced areas of the dry particulate material on a liquid-absorbent surface of the web material; and curing the binder material to form spaced abrasive areas on the surface of the web material, the said abrasive areas being spaced apart by liquid-absorbent areas of the web material.