Nonwoven Materials & Products

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• AUTHORS CREDENTIALS
• RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS
• RELATED BCC REPORTS
• BCC ON-LINE SERVICES
• DISCLAIMER

• Summary Table:
  NONWOVEN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS OUTLOOK, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Summary Figure:
  NONWOVEN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS OUTLOOK, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

• OVERVIEW
• HISTORY
  • HISTORY (CONTINUED)
• PRODUCTION PROCESSES
• Figure 1 NONWOVEN FABRIC PRODUCTION PROCESSES
• Table 1 SUMMARY OF NONWOVEN PROCESS METHODS
  • WEB FORMING
• Table 2 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVENS BY PROCESS METHOD, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Figure 2 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVENS BY PROCESS METHOD, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Spunlaid
  • Drylaid
  • Wetlaid
  • Other Techniques
  • WEB BONDING
  • Chemical Bonding
  • Thermal Bonding
  • Mechanical Bonding
  • Mechanical Bonding (Continued)
  • FINISHING
  • CONVERTING
  • GOVERNMENT REGULATION
    • GOVERNMENT REGULATION (CONTINUED)

• OVERVIEW
• Figure 3 SHARE OF NONWOVEN FIBERS USED, 1975-2004 (%)
• Figure 3 (CONTINUED)
• Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Figure 4 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FIBERS MARKET, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 4 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN STAPLE FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 5 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN CONTINUOUS-FILAMENT FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • POLYPROPYLENE
    • POLYPROPYLENE (CONTINUED)
• Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR POLYPROPYLENE IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • POLYESTER
• Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR POLYESTER IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • CELLULOSICS
    • CELLULOSICS (CONTINUED)
• Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CELLULOSICS IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • NYLON
• Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR NYLON IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • OTHER
    • OTHER (CONTINUED)
• Table 10 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR OTHER FIBERS IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • PRICE
• Figure 5 PER POUND PRICE RANGES OF FIBERS USED IN NONWOVENS ($ PER POUND)
• Figure 6 SQUARE YARD PRICE RANGES OF FIBERS USED IN NONWOVENS ($ PER SQUARE YARD)

• OVERVIEW
• Table 11 VALUE, VOLUME AND PRICE OF NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009
• Table 12 SELECTED NONWOVEN SEGMENTS AND COMPETING PRODUCTS
  • DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS
• Table 13 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Figure 7 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • HYGIENE
• Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Disposable Diapers
• Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE DIAPER NONWOVENS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Adult Incontinence
• Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN ADULT INCONTINENCE NONWOVENS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Feminine Hygiene
• Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN FEMININE HYGIENE NOWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Other Hygiene Applications
• Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • MEDICAL/SURGICAL
• Table 20 NORTH AMERICAN MEDICAL/SURGICAL MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Medical/Surgical (Continued)
  • FILTRATION
• Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN FILTRATION MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • WIPES
• Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN WIPES MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN WIPES MARKET SEGMENTS, 2004 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Consumer
  • Industrial
  • Other Factors
  • FABRIC SOFTENER
• Table 24 NORTH AMERICAN FABRIC SOFTENER MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • FOOTWEAR
• Table 25 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FOOTWEAR MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • OTHER DISPOSABLES
• Table 26 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER NONWOVEN DISPOSABLES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • DURABLE PRODUCTS
• Table 27 NORTH AMERICAN DURABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • GEOTEXTILES
• Table 28 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN GEOTEXTILE BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Geotextiles (Continued)
  • HOME FURNISHINGS
• Table 29 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN HOME FURNISHING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 30 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN HOME FURNISHING MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • FLOOR COVERING
• Figure 8 RELATIVE SIZE OF FLOOR COVERING SEGMENTS (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
• Table 31 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FLOOR COVERING BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • AUTOMOTIVE
• Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE NONWOVENS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Figure 9 LIGHT VEHICLE NONWOVEN USE BY APPLICATION, 2004 %
  • INDUSTRIAL GARMENTS
• Table 33 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN INDUSTRIAL GARMENTS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • APPAREL INTERLININGS
• Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN APPAREL INTERLININGS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • COATINGS
• Table 35 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN COATINGS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • OTHER DURABLES
• Table 36 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER NONWOVEN DURABLES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Building and Construction
  • Building and Construction (Continued)
  • Agricultural Fabrics
  • Electronic Components
  • Durable Paper
  • Miscellaneous Durables

• OVERVIEW
• Figure 10 PER CAPITA NONWOVEN CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2004 (POUNDS PER CAPITA)
• Figure 10 (CONTINUED)
• Figure 11 GLOBAL NONWOVEN MARKET SHARES* BY REGION, 2004 (%)
  • DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND
    • DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
• Table 37 GLOBAL POPULATION TRENDS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 12 CONSUMER SPENDING BY AGE GROUP, 2004 (AVERAGE CONSUMER = 1.0)
• Table 38 GLOBAL TRENDS IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT, THROUGH 2009 (BILLIONS OF 2002$)
  • GLOBAL OUTLOOK
• Table 39 GLOBAL NONWOVEN MATERIALS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • WESTERN EUROPE
• Table 40 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 41 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • WESTERN EUROPE (CONTINUED)
• Figure 13 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN FABRIC CAPACITY SHARES* BY REGION, 2004 (%)
  • WESTERN EUROPE (CONTINUED)
  • JAPAN
• Table 42 JAPANESE NONWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
• Table 43 JAPANESE NONWOVEN MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • REST OF WORLD
• Table 44 REST OF WORLD (ROW) NONWOVEN MATERIALS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • LATIN AMERICA
  • EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE
  • AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  • CHINA
  • OTHER ASIA
  • Other Asia (Continued)

• OVERVIEW
• Table 45 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF THE NONWOVEN FABRICS MARKET
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (CONTINUED)
  • CAPITAL INVESTMENT
  • OPERATIONS
    • NON-FIBER RAW MATERIALS
    • CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
    • LABOR
    • INVENTORIES
  • INTEGRATION
    • INTEGRATION (CONTINUED)
  • DIFFERENTIATION
  • STRUCTURE AND MARKET SHARE
• Table 46 NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPANY SALES * (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
• Table 46 (CONTINUED)
  • GLOBALIZATION
    • GLOBALIZATION (CONTINUED)

• NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPANY PROFILES
  • ACORDIS BV
  • Acordis BV (Continued)
  • AHLSTROM CORPORATION
  • ALBIS S.P.A.
  • ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION
  • Asahi Kasei Corporation (continued)
  • ASSOCIATED FIBER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
  • AVGOL LTD.
  • BAIKSAN T&S CO., LTD
  • BBA GROUP PLC
  • BFF NONWOVENS LTD.
  • BIDIM GEOSYNTHETICS S.A.
  • BP PLC
  • BRITISH VITA PLC
  • BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • CARUSO GMBH
  • COMPANHIA PROVIDÊNCIA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO
  • CONCERT INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Concert Industries, Ltd. (continued)
  • CONSOLIDATED ECOPROGRESS TECHNOLOGIES
  • CRANE & CO., INC.
  • DE SAEDELEIR TEXTILE PLATFORM
  • DON AND LOW, LTD
  • E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
  • E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (continued)
  • DUNI AB
  • ECOTEXTIL S.R.O.
  • ENKEV BV
  • FIBERDUK AB
  • FIBER DYNAMICS, INC.
  • FIBERMARK, INC.
  • FIBERTEX A/S
  • Fibertex A/S (Continued)
  • FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, INC.
  • FIRST ROLL CO., LTD
  • FISIRA SA
  • FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
  • Foss Manufacturing Company, Inc. (continued)
  • FREUDENBERG & CO.
  • FRITZ LANDOLT AG
  • FUYUAN NON-WOVEN FABRIC CO., LTD.
  • GEOFABRICS AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD
  • GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
  • HANOL CO., LTD
  • HASSAN GROUP/TEKSIS AS
  • HOBBS BONDED FIBERS COMPANY
  • HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANY
  • HUNAN YUANJIANG ENZE WATER SOLUBLE NONWOVEN FABRIC CO., LTD
  • I.M.P. INDUSTRIE MAURISIO PERUZZO
  • JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES
  • JAPAN VILENE COMPANY, LTD.
  • JEEVAN GROUP
  • JEONG HWAN CORPORATION
  • JILANA
  • JOHNS MANVILLE CORPORATION
  • KASBAR NATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation (continued)
  • KNH ENTERPRISES
  • KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • KOLON CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
  • KOMITEX JSC
  • KT INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • KURARAY CO., LTD.
  • KUREHA, LTD.
  • LAEI SAZ INDUSTRIAL CO.
  • LANTOR BV, INC.
  • LOHMANN VLIESSTOFFE GMBH & CO. KG
  • LYDALL, INC.
  • MCAIRLAIDS VLIESSTOFFE GMBH & CO., KG.
  • MATADOR CONVERTERS CO LTD.
  • 3M COMPANY
  • MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
  • MOGUL TEKSTIL SANAYI VE TICARET LTD.
  • NEMRODTEX LTD.
  • NIPPON PETROCHEMICALS COMPANY LTD.
  • OMV AG
  • OMV AG (Continued)
  • OMV AG (Continued)
  • ORLANDI SPA
  • ORSA SPA
  • PANTEX GROUP
  • PEGAS A.S.
  • PEPLOS NUOVE LAVORAZIONI TESSILI S.P.A.
  • POLYMER GROUP, INC.
  • Polymer Group, Inc. (Continued)
  • PRECISION CUSTOM COATINGS LLC
  • PT MEGAH INDUSTRIES
  • REGENERACIJA GROUP
  • RKW AG RHEINISCHE KUNSTSTOFFWERKE
  • ROCKLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • SANDLER AG
  • Sandler AG (Continued)
  • SHALAG INDUSTRIES A.C.S. LTD.
  • SHENG HUNG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
  • SI CORPORATION
  • SO.GE.TEC S.P.A.
  • STEARNS TECHNICAL TEXTILES
  • SUOMINEN NONWOVENS LTD.
  • TECNOFIBRA S.P.A.
  • TENOTEX SPA
  • TEXAR SA
  • TEXTILGRUPPE HOF AG.
  • TOOM TEKSTIIL AS
  • TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • TOYOBO CO., LTD.
  • UNIFRAX CORPORATION
  • UNITIKA LTD.
  • VINKA
  • WEB DYNAMICS, LTD.
  • WENDRE AS
  • WESTERN NONWOVENS, INC.
  • WILSON NON-WOVEN PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table:
NONWOVEN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS OUTLOOK, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 1 SUMMARY OF NONWOVEN PROCESS METHODS

Table 2 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVENS BY PROCESS METHOD, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 4 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN STAPLE FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 5 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN CONTINUOUS-FILAMENT FIBERS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR POLYPROPYLENE IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR POLYESTER IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CELLULOSICS IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR NYLON IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 10 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR OTHER FIBERS IN NONWOVENS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 11 VALUE, VOLUME AND PRICE OF NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009

Table 12 SELECTED NONWOVEN SEGMENTS AND COMPETING PRODUCTS

Table 13 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE DIAPER NONWOVENS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN ADULT INCONTINENCE NONWOVENS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN FEMININE HYGIENE NOWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN HYGIENE MARKET BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 20 NORTH AMERICAN MEDICAL/SURGICAL MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN FILTRATION MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN WIPES MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN WIPES MARKET SEGMENTS, 2004 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 24 NORTH AMERICAN FABRIC SOFTENER MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 25 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FOOTWEAR MARKET BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 26 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER NONWOVEN DISPOSABLES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 27 NORTH AMERICAN DURABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 28 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN GEOTEXTILE BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 29 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN HOME FURNISHING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 30 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN HOME FURNISHING MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 31 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FLOOR COVERING BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE NONWOVENS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 33 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN INDUSTRIAL GARMENTS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN APPAREL INTERLININGS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 35 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN COATINGS BY MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 36 NORTH AMERICAN OTHER NONWOVEN DURABLES, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 37 GLOBAL POPULATION TRENDS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS)

Table 38 GLOBAL TRENDS IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT, THROUGH 2009 (BILLIONS OF 2002$)

Table 39 GLOBAL NONWOVEN MATERIALS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 40 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 41 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 42 JAPANESE NONWOVEN MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 43 JAPANESE NONWOVEN MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 44 REST OF WORLD (ROW) NONWOVEN MATERIALS MARKET, THROUGH 2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 45 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF THE NONWOVEN FABRICS MARKET

Table 46 NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPANY SALES (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)  

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure:
NONWOVEN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS OUTLOOK, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Figure 1 NONWOVEN FABRIC PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Figure 2 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVENS BY PROCESS METHOD, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Figure 3 SHARE OF NONWOVEN FIBERS USED, 1975-2004 (%)

Figure 4 NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVEN FIBERS MARKET, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Figure 5 PER POUND PRICE RANGES OF FIBERS USED IN NONWOVENS ($ PER POUND)

Figure 6 SQUARE YARD PRICE RANGES OF FIBERS USED IN NONWOVENS ($ PER SQUARE YARD)

Figure 7 NORTH AMERICAN DISPOSABLE NONWOVEN PRODUCTS, 2000-2009 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Figure 8 RELATIVE SIZE OF FLOOR COVERING SEGMENTS (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)

Figure 9 LIGHT VEHICLE NONWOVEN USE BY APPLICATION, 2004 %

Figure 10 PER CAPITA NONWOVEN CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2004 (POUNDS PER CAPITA)

Figure 11 GLOBAL NONWOVEN MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2004 (%)

Figure 12 CONSUMER SPENDING BY AGE GROUP, 2004 (AVERAGE CONSUMER = 1.0)

Figure 13 WESTERN EUROPEAN NONWOVEN FABRIC CAPACITY SHARES BY REGION, 2004 (%)