NONWOVEN FABRICS MADE OF BICOMPONENT FIBERS
The present invention relates to nonwoven fabrics comprising bicomponent fibers, wherein the bicomponent fibers comprise at least two distinct polymeric domains a) and b) in intimate adherence along the length of the fibers, and - polymeric domain a) comprises a compound of formula (1), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification, and - polymeric domain b) is free of the compound of formula (1), as well as to the preparation of such nonwoven fabrics. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to corresponding bicomponent fibers.