Worldwide sales of nonwoven roll goods continued to grow at mid-single digit rates in 2006 to exceed US$16 bn. Sales of the world’s leading ten companies in 2006 ranged from US$229 mn to US$1.4 bn and totalled about US$8.3 bn. Nine of the ten increased their sales. The exception was Fiberweb, whose sales decreased after the company had closed some plants in North America. Freudenberg remained the number one player, helped by double digit growth in Latin America and success with MicronAir automotive interior filters. DuPont Nonwovens’ sales held up thanks to a focus on brands, technology and added value—especially in Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America and Asia. A new Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT) line in South Korea should also pay off. Kimberly-Clark will benefit from an improvement plan and a focus on high growth emerging markets in BRICIT (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia and Turkey) countries.
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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 Geographical distribution of production facilities Overview by division Interlinings division Tuft division Hygiene/Medical division Filtration division Technical Nonwovens division Evolon Novolon Acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures Corporate restructuring Investments in Asia International strategy 2 DUPONT NONWOVENS, USA Internationalisation strategy Market strategy Technology strategy Tyvek Construction Personal protective apparel Envelopes and packaging Sontara Product innovation 3 KIMBERLY-CLARK, USA Corporate structure Personal Care Consumer Tissue Business-to-Business Partnership products (formerly nonwoven fabrics) Products and markets Filtration Delivery systems (including wipes) Sorbents Personal care AcousticsRestructuring Other developments 4 FIBERWEB, UK Demerger from BBA to form Fiberweb plc Investments Acquisitions and joint ventures Divestments and closures Manufacturing facilities Products and markets Hygiene Industrial 5 POLYMER GROUP INC (PGI), USA Products and markets Medical Hygiene Industrial and speciality Plant consolidation Capacity expansion Latin America North America China Strategy for future growth 6 AHLSTROM, FINLAND Products and markets Filtration Consumer and medical Regional breakdown of sales Acquisitions Restructuring Expansion 7 JOHNS MANVILLE, USA Corporate structure Products and markets Manufacturing facilities Expansion 8 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES, USA Products and markets Market development Manufacturing facilities investments Packaging technology 9 PROPEX FABRICS, USA Products and markets 10 AVGOL, ISRAEL Products and markets Development of manufacturing capacity LIST OF TABLES Sales by the world's top 40 roll goods producers, 2006
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