The World Nonwovens Industry: 20 Medium Sized Producers, part 2 of 3 2012/13

• Publication date: February 2013
• Report size: 59 pages

This report is the second in a series of three in which the world's top 40 nonwovens producers are profiled. The report provides updated information and data about the activities and strategies of: Andrew Industries, Asahi Kasei, Buckeye Technologies, Colbond, Companhia Providência, Fibertex Personal Care, First Quality Nonwovens, Georgia-Pacific, Hollingsworth & Vose, Jacob Holm Industries, Japan Vilene, Mitsui Chemicals, Peg...

This report is the second in a series of three in which the world's top 40 nonwovens producers are profiled.

The report provides updated information and data about the activities and strategies of:
Andrew Industries, Asahi Kasei, Buckeye Technologies, Colbond, Companhia Providência, Fibertex Personal Care, First Quality Nonwovens, Georgia-Pacific, Hollingsworth & Vose, Jacob Holm Industries, Japan Vilene, Mitsui Chemicals, Pegas Nonwovens, Sandler, Textilgruppe Hof, Toray Advanced Materials, Toyobo, TWE Group, Union Industries and Vita Nonwovens.
The report also includes data on the size of the market and sales achieved by these 20 medium sized producers of nonwovens.

Fiber Industry in Denmark

List of contents

SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
The global nonwovens market
Medium sized companies
Companies which entered the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which exited from the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which remained among the 20 medium sized producers
Geographical location
11 SANDLER, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Product innovation
12 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA
High efficiency and specialty filtration
Engineered Composite Materials (ECM) and Industrial Specialties
Battery Separator & Additive Materials
Engine & Industrial Filtration
13 JAPAN VILENE, JAPAN
Investments and joint ventures
New technology
Products and markets
Automotive Materials Business
Industrial Materials Business
Strategies for future growth
14 COMPANHIA PROVIDÊNCIA, BRAZIL
Ownership
Facilities
14 TWE GROUP, GERMANY
Company structure
Products and markets
16 FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, USA
17 ASAHI KASEI, JAPAN
Products and markets
18 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES, USA
Products and markets
Market development
Manufacturing facilities
Packaging technology
19 FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE, DENMARK
Ownership
Company structure
Products and markets
Fibertex Personal Care
20 TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS, SOUTH KOREA
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
Indonesia
Products and markets
21 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN
Products, markets and manufacturing facilities
22 COLBOND, NETHERLANDS
Ownership
New products, and product and process improvement
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Automotive
Building, construction and industrial applications
Civil engineering
Flooring
23 PEGAS NONWOVENS, CZECH REPUBLIC
Investment
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
24 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND
Company development
Business structure
Facilities
Products and markets
25 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY
26 TOYOBO, JAPAN
Polyester spunbond nonwovens
Needlepunched nonwovens
27 VITA NONWOVENS, UK
Products and markets
28 GEORGIA-PACIFIC, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
Technology
29 ANDREW INDUSTRIES, UK
Products and markets
Manufacturing facilities
29 TEXTILGRUPPE HOF, GERMANY
Products and markets
Interlinings
Industrial end uses
Production facilities
New products



List of tables

Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2011