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The World Nonwovens Industry: Part 1 - The Leading Ten Producers, October 2025

Publisher Textiles Intelligence
Published Oct 28, 2025
Length 73 Pages
SKU # TXI20496360

Description

In this report, the first 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 activities of the world’s leading ten producers of nonwovens. For many of the top ten players, sales in 2024 remained flat compared with the previous year, reflecting a continuing weak economy and a challenging business environment. Having said that, many of the top ten producers announced investments in 2024 and 2025. For example, Freudenberg has acquired the core business of Heytex Group and has added new lines in India for producing interlinings. Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, and has added a molecular filtration media line in Italy. Fitesa has added nonwovens lines at sites in Sweden and the USA while Zhejiang Kingsafe Hygiene Materials has invested in two new air-through bonding lines in China, and Alkegen has started up full-scale commercial production of its proprietary aerogel insulation, AlkeGel, in the USA. Meanwhile, Kimberly-Clark has announced that it will invest US$2 bn in expanding its North American business over a period ending in 2030. However, DuPont has separated into two publicly traded companies and intends to sell its Aramids business, and Magnera Corporation has announced an initiative which is expected to result in a 5% reduction in its nonwovens capacity.

Table of Contents

73 Pages
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
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 MAGNERA CORPORATION, USA
Berry Global operations
Capacity expansion up until June 2015
Glatfelter operations
Air-laid nonwovens
Composite fibres
Spunlaced nonwovens
2 FREUDENBERG GROUP, GERMANY
Manufacturing facilities
Spunlaid operations
Industrial nonwovens operations
Interlinings operations
Filtration operations
Novolon
International strategy
3 AHLSTROM, FINLAND
Product areas
Filtration & Performance
Specialties
4 KIMBERLY-CLARK, USA
Corporate structure
Personal Care
Business-to-Business
Products and markets
Filtration
Delivery systems (including wipes)
Sorbents
Personal care
Other developments
5 FITESA, BRAZIL
Company development
6 DUPONT, USA
Internationalisation strategy
Tyvek
Construction
Personal protective apparel
Envelopes and packaging
6 TORAY INDUSTRIES, JAPAN
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Products and markets
8 ZHEJIANG KINGSAFE HYGIENE MATERIALS, CHINA
Products and markets
Research and development and innovation
9 ALKEGEN, USA
Company structure
Performance Materials
Technical Nonwovens
Manufacturing facilities and geographical markets
10 JOHNS MANVILLE, USA
Corporate structure
Products and markets
High Performance Nonwovens
Roofing Materials
Manufacturing facilities
USA
Germany
Slovakia
China

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