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66:
3rd quarter 2006
Product Overview
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The world nonwovens industry: part 1 -- the leading ten producers, 3rd quarter 2006 |
67 pages,
published in Issue 66, 3rd quarter 2006
Report price:
Euro 690.00;
US$ 910.00
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Worldwide sales of nonwoven roll goods continued their mid-single digit growth in 2005, reaching US$16 bn. Sales of the world’s leading ten companies ranged from US$202 mn to US$1.4 bn and totalled about US$8.1 bn. Nine of the ten increased their sales. The exception was Freudenberg whose sales were static. But it remained the number one player, helped by double digit growth in Latin America and a success with MicronAir automotive interior filters. DuPont Nonwovens sales held up thanks to a focus on brands, technology and added value—especially in Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America and Asia. Investments in South Korea should also pay off. Kimberly-Clark will benefit from an improvement plan and a focus on high growth emerging markets in BRICIT (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia and Turkey) countries. Fiberweb’s sales exceeded US$1 bn for the second time as its parent, BBA, prepared to spin it off into a separate entity. Sales and earnings at Polymer Group Inc (PGI) were boosted by spunlaced nonwovens in North America and a new line in Mexico. Expansion in China, Latin America and North America should also reap rewards. Investments in expansion and acquisitions have boosted sales at Ahlstrom and a flatter organisational structure should make it more customer driven. Johns Manville has benefited from a boom in global construction and expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. New products should help future growth. Buckeye Technologies has maintained its position through innovation and a focus on low cost operations. Sales in the wipes segment are at an all-time high. Companhia Providência, a newcomer to the top ten, is benefiting from new spunmelt capacity targeted at hygiene markets throughout the Americas. And Owens Corning’s nonwovens division is expected to be one of the company’s fastest growing businesses in the future.
- Global technical textiles business update, 1st quarter 2007, (1st quarter 2007)
- The world nonwovens industry: part 3 -- ten smaller producers, 1st quarter 2007, (1st quarter 2007)
- Innovations in fibres, technical textiles, apparel and machinery, 4th quarter 2006, (4th quarter 2006)
- The world nonwovens industry: part 3 -- 20 medium sized producers, 1st quarter 2007, (4th quarter 2006)
- Editorial: Despite Difficulties, the Global Nonwovens Industry Continues to Expand, (2nd quarter 2006)
- Editorial: Is India Waking Up to the Opportunities Provided by Technical Textiles?, (1st quarter 2006)
- Nonwovens in China: Profiles of Eight Leading Manufacturers, (1st quarter 2004)
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