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59:
3rd-4th quarters 2004
Product Overview
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The world nonwovens industry: part 3 -- 20 medium sized producers, 1st quarter 2005 |
52 pages,
published in Issue 59, 3rd-4th quarters 2004
Report price:
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Medium sized producers of nonwoven roll goods—those which rank 11-30 among the world’s leading companies—play a major role in shaping the global nonwovens business. Global sales of nonwoven roll goods grew by about 5% to US$14 bn in 2003 as the global economy recovered. Sales of medium sized companies, which range from US$88 mn to US$167 mn, accounted collectively for US$2,453 mn— about 18% of the total for the leading 40.
Companies ranking 11-30 include long established as well as new players. Hollingsworth & Vose has been in the business for over 160 years. But Western Nonwovens is a relatively new company. These two US-based companies ranked 12th and 22nd respectively in 2003.
Asahi Kasei has doubled its production of cupra-based nonwovens and formed an alliance with Milliken to help boost sales. Hollingsworth & Vose is developing a new generation of advanced cure resin (ACR) air and liquid filter media for a new generation of products. Elsewhere, IMP Group has developed Edilfiber, a thermal bonded polyester product, providing sound insulation in buildings. Concert Industries has completed two lines in Gatineau, Canada. Fibertex plans to add a second line to its multi-beam spunmelt facility in Malaysia, its first operation outside Denmark. Avgol has formed a joint venture with Hubei GoldKinglong to establish a spunmelt plant in Jingmen City, China. And in October 2004 Tenotex, the world’s 28th biggest nonwovens producer, was purchased by the world’s number four, BBA Fiberweb.
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