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The World Nonwovens Industry: Profiles of Ten Leading Producers—1 of 3, 2011/12

Textiles Intelligence
October 1, 2011
69 Pages - SKU: TXI6623280

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This report is the first 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 Ahlstrom, Companhia Providência, DuPont Nonwovens, Fiberweb, Freudenberg, Glatfelter, Johns Manville, Kimberly-Clark, Polymer Group Inc (PGI) and Sandler. The report also includes data on the size of the market and sales achieved by these top ten producers of nonwovens.

SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION: The global nonwovens market; The leading ten players; Companies which joined the leading ten players; Companies which exited from the leading ten players; Companies which remained among the leading ten players
1 FREUDENBERG, GERMANY: Manufacturing facilities; Management changes; Company restructuring; Company divisions and other business units; Spunlaid Division; Industrial Nonwovens Division; Interlinings Division; Freudenberg Filtration Technologies; Novolon; Acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures; Investments in Asia; International strategy
2 DUPONT NONWOVENS, USA: Internationalisation strategy; Market strategy; Technology strategy; Tyvek; Construction; Personal protective apparel; Envelopes and packaging; Sontara; Advantages of Sontara over competing materials; Softesse and Acturel
3 AHLSTROM, FINLAND: Company structure; Nonwoven products and markets; Home and Personal; Food and Medical; Filtration; Building and Energy; Regional breakdown of sales; Acquisitions
4 KIMBERLY-CLARK, USA: Corporate structure; Personal Care; Consumer Tissue; Business-to-Business; External nonwoven fabrics business; Products and markets; Filtration; Delivery systems (including wipes); Sorbents; Personal care; Acoustics; Other developments
5 POLYMER GROUP INC (PGI), USA: Ownership; Recent investments and acquisitions; Products and markets; Medical; Hygiene; Industrial and speciality; Plant consolidation; Capacity expansion; Latin America; North America; China; Rebranding strategy
6 FIBERWEB, UK: Manufacturing facilities; Products and markets; Hygiene; Industrial; Demerger from BBA to form Fiberweb plc; Acquisitions and joint ventures; Investments; Divestments and closures
7 JOHNS MANVILLE, USA: Corporate structure; Products and markets; High Performance Nonwovens; Roofing Materials; Manufacturing facilities; USA; Germany; Slovakia; China; Expansion
8 GLATFELTER (FORMERLY CONCERT INDUSTRIES), USA: Advanced Airlaid Materials; Growth strategy; Reorganisation and restructuring
9 COMPANHIA PROVIDÊNCIA, BRAZIL: Products and markets; Facilities
10 SANDLER, GERMANY: Manufacturing facilities; Products and markets; Product innovation
List of tables: Table 1: Sales by the world’s top 40 roll goods producers, 2010

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