Abstract: A nonwoven, moldable material and method of construction thereof is provided. The nonwoven material includes at least one nonwoven mat formed from blended and bonded natural cellulosic fibers and Polypropylene containing Maleic Anhydride grafted Polypropylene fibers. A scrim layer is at least partially melted and diffused into the nonwoven mat to form an alloy region containing material of both the nonwoven mat and the scrim layer, which provides the nonwoven, moldable material having a density between about 300-1200 gsm with a flexural strength across machine direction of about 76N.

Abstract: A nonwoven acoustic sheet material including Asian cardboard and a scrim layer and method of construction thereof is provided. The method of construction includes providing Asian cardboard and comminuting the cardboard into pieces of a predetermined size. Further, combining the reduced size pieces of cardboard with heat bondable textile fibers and staple fibers to form a substantially homogenous mixture, and then, forming a web from the mixture. Then, thermally bonding the constituent ingredients of the web to produce a matt of a desired thickness. Further, laminating a scrim layer to at least one side of the matt while maintaining the thickness of the matt as initially produced.