World Nonwovens Industry: Profiles of 20 Leading Producers: part 2 of 3, 2008/09

Table of Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

• The global nonwovens market
• Medium sized companies
• Companies which joined 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 AVGOL, ISRAEL

• Products and markets
• Development of manufacturing capacity

12 COMPANHIA PROVIDENCIA, BRAZIL

• Products and markets
• Facilities

13 HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE, USA

• High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration
• Engineered Composite Materials (ECM) and Industrial Specialties
• Battery Separator & Additive Materials
• Engine & Industrial Filtration

14 CONCERT INDUSTRIES, CANADA

• Products and markets
• Growth strategy
• Reorganisation and restructuring

15 TWE GROUP, GERMANY

• Company structure
• Products and markets

16 PROPEX FABRICS, USA

• Products and markets

17 COLBOND, NETHERLANDS

• Ownership
• New products, and product and process improvement
• Manufacturing facilities
• Products and markets
• Building and construction
• Civil engineering
• Flooring
• Automotive
• Construction

18 JAPAN VILENE, JAPAN

• Investments and joint ventures
• New technology
• Products and markets
• Automotive Materials
• Industrial and Electrical Materials
• Air Filters
• Medical and Consumer Materials
• Apparel Materials
• Strategies for future growth

19 VITA NONWOVENS (FORMERLY BRITISH VITA), UK

• Products and markets

20 C H SANDLER, GERMANY

• Manufacturing facilities
• Products and markets
• Product innovation

21 ASAHI KASEI (FORMERLY ASAHI CHEMICAL), JAPAN

• Products and markets

22 PEGAS NONWOVENS, CZECH REPUBLIC

• Investment
• Manufacturing facilities
• Products and markets

23 JACOB HOLM INDUSTRIES, SWITZERLAND

• Company development
• Business structure
• Facilities
• Products and markets

24 GEORGIA-PACIFIC (FORMERLY FORT JAMES), USA

• Staff changes
• Corporate structure
• Products and markets
• Technology

25 TOYOBO, JAPAN

• Polyester spunbonded nonwovens
• Needlepunched nonwovens

26 MITSUI CHEMICALS, JAPAN

• Products, markets and manufacturing facilities

27 LYDALL, USA

• Thermal/Acoustical
• Automotive
• Industrial
• New product introductions Performance Materials
• Geographical markets
• Closures

28 UNION INDUSTRIES, ITALY

29 ANDREW INDUSTRIES GROUP, UK

• Products and markets
• Manufacturing facilities

30 WESTERN NONWOVENS, USA

• Company structure
• Products and markets
• Operations by segment
• Industrial Nonwovens
• Performance Insulation
• Expansion
• Acquisitions
• Divestments

List of tables

• Table 1: Sales by the world' s top 40 roll goods producers, 2007