The world nonwovens industry: 20 medium sized producers, part 2 of 3, 2013/14
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 Asahi Kasei, Avgol, Bonar, Buckeye Technologies, Companhia Provid?ncia, CECEP Costin New Materials Group, Fibertex Nonwovens, Fibertex Personal Care, First Quality Nonwovens, G?lsan Holding, Georgia-Pacific, Hollingsworth & Vose, Japan Vilene, Jacob Holm Industries, Mitsui Chemicals, Pegas Nonwovens, Sandler, Toray Advanced Materials, TWE Group and Union Industries. The report also includes data on the size of the market and sales achieved by these 20 medium sized producers of nonwovens.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
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 TWE GROUP, GERMANY
Company structure
Products and markets
12 BONAR, NETHERLANDS
Company structure
Products and markets
Building products
Flooring
Industrial
Civil engineering
Transportation
Strategy
13 SANDLER, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Product innovation
14 AVGOL, ISRAEL
Manufacturing facilities
Israel
USA
China
Russia
Products and markets
15 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA
High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration
Engineered Composite Materials (ECM) and Industrial Specialties
Battery Separator & Additive Materials
Engine & Industrial Filtration
16 COMPANHIA PROVID?NCIA, BRAZIL
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
17 CECEP COSTIN NEW MATERIALS GROUP, HONG KONG
18 TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS, SOUTH KOREA
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
Indonesia
Products and markets
19 FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, USA
20 PEGAS NONWOVENS, CZECH REPUBLIC
Investment
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
21 FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE, DENMARK
Ownership
Company structure
Products and markets
22 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES, USA
Products and markets
Market development
Manufacturing facilities
Packaging technology
23 JAPAN VILENE, JAPAN
Investments and joint ventures
New technology
Products and markets
Automotive Materials Business
Industrial Materials Business
Strategies for future growth
24 ASAHI KASEI, JAPAN
Products and markets
25 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY
26 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN
Products, markets and manufacturing facilities
27 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND
Company development
Business structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
28 FIBERTEX NONWOVENS, DENMARK
Manufacturing facilities
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
South Africa
29 G?LSAN HOLDING, TURKEY
30 GEORGIA-PACIFIC, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
Technology
INTRODUCTION
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 TWE GROUP, GERMANY
Company structure
Products and markets
12 BONAR, NETHERLANDS
Company structure
Products and markets
Building products
Flooring
Industrial
Civil engineering
Transportation
Strategy
13 SANDLER, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Product innovation
14 AVGOL, ISRAEL
Manufacturing facilities
Israel
USA
China
Russia
Products and markets
15 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA
High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration
Engineered Composite Materials (ECM) and Industrial Specialties
Battery Separator & Additive Materials
Engine & Industrial Filtration
16 COMPANHIA PROVID?NCIA, BRAZIL
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
17 CECEP COSTIN NEW MATERIALS GROUP, HONG KONG
18 TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS, SOUTH KOREA
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
Indonesia
Products and markets
19 FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, USA
20 PEGAS NONWOVENS, CZECH REPUBLIC
Investment
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
21 FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE, DENMARK
Ownership
Company structure
Products and markets
22 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES, USA
Products and markets
Market development
Manufacturing facilities
Packaging technology
23 JAPAN VILENE, JAPAN
Investments and joint ventures
New technology
Products and markets
Automotive Materials Business
Industrial Materials Business
Strategies for future growth
24 ASAHI KASEI, JAPAN
Products and markets
25 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY
26 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN
Products, markets and manufacturing facilities
27 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND
Company development
Business structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
28 FIBERTEX NONWOVENS, DENMARK
Manufacturing facilities
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
South Africa
29 G?LSAN HOLDING, TURKEY
30 GEORGIA-PACIFIC, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
Technology
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2012
Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2012