The world nonwovens industry: part 2--20 medium sized producers, February 2020
In this report, the second in a series of three in which the world's top 40 nonwovens producers are profiled, Karen Bitz provides the latest information and analysis about the investments and strategies of 20 medium sized producers--namely Asahi Kasei, Avgol, Fibertex Nonwovens, Fibertex Personal Care, Georgia-Pacific, G?lsan Holding, Hassan Group, Hollingsworth & Vose, Jacob Holm Industries, Jinjiang Xingtai Non-woven Products Co, Low & Bonar, Mitsui Chemicals, Nan Liu Enterprise, Sandler, Spuntech Industries, Suominen Nonwovens, Toray Advanced Materials, TWE Group, Union Industries and Zhejiang Kingsafe Nonwovens. Most of the 20 medium sized producers continue to expand their businesses, and investments have been made in new lines in a number of countries, including Belgium, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the USA.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Medium sized companies
Companies which entered the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which exited the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which remained among the 20 medium sized producers
Geographical location
11 SUOMINEN NONWOVENS, FINLAND
Company structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Wipes
Home spa products
Tabletop products
Hygiene and medical products
12 TWE GROUP, GERMANY
Company structure
Products and markets
13 LOW & BONAR, UK
Company structure
Products and markets
Construction
Flooring
Industrial
Civil engineering
Transportation
Strategy
14 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA
Company structure
High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration
Energy and Industrial Systems (EIS)
Engine & Industrial Filtration
15 ZHEJIANG KINGSAFE NONWOVENS, CHINA
16 SANDLER, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Product innovation
17 TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS, SOUTH KOREA
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
Indonesia
Products and markets
18 AVGOL, ISRAEL
Manufacturing facilities
Israel
USA
China
Russia
India
Products and markets
19 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND
Company development
Business structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
20 GEORGIA-PACIFIC, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
Technology
21 FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE, DENMARK
Ownership
Company structure
Manufacturing facilities, products and markets
22 NAN LIU ENTERPRISE, TAIWAN
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
23 FIBERTEX NONWOVENS, DENMARK
Manufacturing facilities
Brazil
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
South Africa
Turkey
USA
24 ASAHI KASEI, JAPAN
Products and markets
25 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN
Products, markets and manufacturing facilities
26 G?LSAN HOLDING, TURKEY
27 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
28 HASSAN GROUP, TURKEY
Company history
Company structure
Environmental policy
Investments
29 SPUNTECH INDUSTRIES, ISRAEL
Ownership
Production facilities
Products and markets
30 JINJIANG XINGTAI NON-WOVEN PRODUCTS CO, CHINA
INTRODUCTION
Medium sized companies
Companies which entered the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which exited the list of 20 medium sized producers
Companies which remained among the 20 medium sized producers
Geographical location
11 SUOMINEN NONWOVENS, FINLAND
Company structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Wipes
Home spa products
Tabletop products
Hygiene and medical products
12 TWE GROUP, GERMANY
Company structure
Products and markets
13 LOW & BONAR, UK
Company structure
Products and markets
Construction
Flooring
Industrial
Civil engineering
Transportation
Strategy
14 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA
Company structure
High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration
Energy and Industrial Systems (EIS)
Engine & Industrial Filtration
15 ZHEJIANG KINGSAFE NONWOVENS, CHINA
16 SANDLER, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
Product innovation
17 TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS, SOUTH KOREA
Ownership
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
Indonesia
Products and markets
18 AVGOL, ISRAEL
Manufacturing facilities
Israel
USA
China
Russia
India
Products and markets
19 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND
Company development
Business structure
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
20 GEORGIA-PACIFIC, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
Technology
21 FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE, DENMARK
Ownership
Company structure
Manufacturing facilities, products and markets
22 NAN LIU ENTERPRISE, TAIWAN
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
23 FIBERTEX NONWOVENS, DENMARK
Manufacturing facilities
Brazil
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
South Africa
Turkey
USA
24 ASAHI KASEI, JAPAN
Products and markets
25 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN
Products, markets and manufacturing facilities
26 G?LSAN HOLDING, TURKEY
27 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY
Manufacturing facilities
Products and markets
28 HASSAN GROUP, TURKEY
Company history
Company structure
Environmental policy
Investments
29 SPUNTECH INDUSTRIES, ISRAEL
Ownership
Production facilities
Products and markets
30 JINJIANG XINGTAI NON-WOVEN PRODUCTS CO, CHINA
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2018
Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2018