World Nonwovens Industry
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0748276/World-Nonwovens-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Fiber World demand to rise 6.9% annually through 2015 Global sales of nonwoven fabrics are forecast to increase 6.9 percent annually through 2015 to 9.2 million metric tons. This rate is an acceleration from the 2005-2010 period, reflecting a low base as global recessionary conditions restrained nonwovens fabric demand in 2008 and 2009 before improving somewhat in 2010. Continued growth in global manufacturing and construction activity, as well as gains in personal income will promote demand. Product sales will grow faster in area terms, rising 7.3 percent per year to 198 billion square meters, reflecting a modest decrease in average nonwovens weight. This will be due primarily to increased demand in developing areas for a variety of lighter weight disposable nonwoven products, supported by manufacturers' efforts to make them more affordable and technological advances that are making new generations of nonwoven fabrics lighter. In value terms, sales of nonwovens will expand slower because of a decline in average prices. Developing areas to be fastest growing markets Market gains in developing parts of Asia/ Pacific, Eastern Europe, Africa/Mideast and Latin America will outpace demand in the US, Western Europe and Japan. Product sales in developing areas will be fueled by above-average economic growth, ongoing industrialization efforts and rising living standards. China alone will account for just over half of additional global volume demand through 2015. Advances are also expected to be healthy in lower-volume markets such as India and Brazil. Sales of roll goods in developed parts of the world will expand as well. Nonwovens demand in Western Europe will recover from a reduced 2010 base, stimulated by improved economic climates, manufacturing output and consumer spending. Spunmelt nonwovens to offer best growth prospects Spunmelt nonwoven fabrics, which passed carded fabrics to account for the single largest share of total demand in 2010, will also post above-average gains through 2015, driven by growth in the use of disposable medical garments and textiles, rising consumption of composite spunbonded/meltblown nonwoven fabrics that combine the performance advantages of each, and greater penetration of markets now served by competitive products. However, demand for airlaid nonwovens is projected to achieve the most rapid growth through the forecast period. Airlaid products are generally less expensive than competitive materials, and suppliers will benefit from increased use in a variety of disposable products.. Personal hygiene to remain largest market The personal hygiene market -- which includes adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and infant diapers and training pants -- will continue to account for the single largest share of nonwovens demand in 2015. Use of these goods will expand the fastest in developing areas, fueled by growth in the number of women working outside the home and higher standards of living. The construction and filtration product markets for nonwoven fabrics will record the most rapid gains through 2015, promoted by accelerating construction expenditures and an increase in manufacturing activity. The medical/surgical product market for nonwoven fabrics (excluding medical wipes) will also record above-average advances, spurred by an aging world population, continued growth in health care spending, and improved infection prevention safeguards. Study coverage World Nonwovens, a new Freedonia industry study, presents historical demand data (2000, 2005, 2010) plus forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by web formation process, market, application, world region and for 19 countries. The study also assesses market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles global players. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION xi I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 World Economic Overview 5 Recent Historical Trends 5 World Economic Outlook 7 World Demographic Trends 11 Population 11 Female Population 13 Population 65 Years & Older 16 Households 17 World Manufacturing Outlook 19 World Health Expenditures 21 World Construction Trends 24 World Textile Fibers Outlook 29 Pricing Patterns 31 Competitive Materials 33 Legal & Regulatory Environment 34 III. OVERVIEW 38 General 38 Regional Overview 39 Demand 41 Production 44 International Trade 47 Demand by Web Formation Process 49 Spunmelt 51 Carded 54 Airlaid 58 Wetlaid 60 Demand by Application 62 Disposables 63 Nondisposables 65 Demand by Market 67 Personal Hygiene 70 Wipes 74 Construction 76 Filtration 79 Medical/Surgical 82 Other 85 IV. NORTH AMERICA 88 General 88 Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 89 Nonwoven Fabric Outlook & Suppliers 92 United States 96 Canada 104 Mexico 109 V. WESTERN EUROPE 117 General 117 Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 118 Nonwoven Fabric Outlook & Suppliers 121 Germany 125 United Kingdom 131 France 137 Italy 142 Spain 149 Netherlands 155 Belgium 160 Other Western Europe 164 VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 170 General 170 Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 171 Nonwoven Fabric Outlook & Suppliers 174 China 178 Japan 187 India 194 South Korea 200 Taiwan 206 Other Asia/Pacific 210 VII. OTHER REGIONS 217 Central & South America 217 Brazil 224 Other Central & South America 229 Eastern Europe 235 Russia 242 Poland 248 Other Eastern Europe 254 Africa/Mideast 258 Turkey 266 Other Africa/Mideast 270 VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 277 General 277 Industry Composition 278 Market Share 281 Competitive Strategies 286 Research & New Product Development 289 Manufacturing 290 Marketing & Distribution 292 Cooperative Agreements 293 Acquisitions & Divestitures 297 Company Profiles 300 Ahlstrom Corporation 301 Albis SpA 306 Andrew Industries Limited 308 Asahi Kasei Corporation 311 Avgol Limited 313 Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 315 Bonar Technical Fabrics, see Low & Bonar Bonar Yarns & Fabrics, see Low & Bonar British Vita (Lux III) SÃ rl 318 Buckeye Technologies Incorporated 321 Chicopee, see Polymer Group Colbond, see Low & Bonar Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio 323 Concert Industries, see Glatfelter (PH) Coronor Composites, see Fiberweb DuPont (EI) de Nemours 324 Fibertex Nonwovens A/S 329 Fibertex Personal Care A/S 331 Fiberweb plc 332 First Quality Nonwovens Enterprises Incorporated 338 FitesaFiberweb, see Fiberweb and Petropar Foss Manufacturing Company LLC 339 Freudenberg & Company KG 341 Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries Geo-Tipptex Ipari es Kereskedelmi Kft, see Low & Bonar Glatfelter (PH) Company 348 Guangdong Jofo Group Company Limited 349 Hollingsworth & Vose Company 351 Holm (Jacob) & Sons AG 354 Japan Vilene Company Limited 355 Johns Manville, see Berkshire Hathaway Kimberly-Clark Corporation 358 Koch Industries Incorporated 363 Kureha, see Toyobo LibeltexBA, see British Vita (Lux III) Low & Bonar plc 366 Lydall Incorporated 369 Milliken & Company 373 Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated 375 OCV Non-Woven Technologies, see Owens Corning Owens Corning 377 Pegas Nonwovens SA 379 Petropar SA 382 Polymer Group Incorporated 384 Propex Operating Company LLC 388 Royal Ten Cate NV 390 Sandler AG 393 Shaw Industries Group, see Berkshire Hathaway Sunrex Industry, see Mitsui Chemicals Suominen Corporation 395 Tesalca-Texnovo, see Polymer Group Tharreau Industries, see Fibertex Nonwovens Toray Industries Incorporated 398 Toyobo Company Limited 400 TWE Group 402 Yuho, see Toyobo Other Companies Mentioned in Study 404 LIST OF TABLES SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table 3 SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 10 2 World Population by Region 13 3 World Female Population by Region 15 4 World Population 65 Years & Older by Region 17 5 World Households by Region 19 6 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 21 7 World Health Expenditures by Region 24 8 World Construction Expenditures by Type & Region 28 9 World Textile Fiber Demand by Region 30 SECTION III -- OVERVIEW 1 World Nonwoven Fabric Market Environment 40 2 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region 43 3 World Nonwoven Fabric Production by Region 46 4 World Nonwoven Fabric Net Exports by Region 48 5 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process 50 6 World Spunmelt Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region 54 7 World Carded Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region 58 8 World Airlaid Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region 60 9 World Wetlaid Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region 62 10 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Application 63 11 World Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics Used in Disposable Applications by Region 65 12 World Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics Used in Nondisposable Applications by Region 67 13 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Market 69 14 World Personal Hygiene Market for Nonwoven Fabrics by Region 73 15 World Wipes Market for Nonwoven Fabrics by Region 76 16 World Construction Market for Nonwoven Fabrics by Region 79 17 World Filtration Market for Nonwoven Fabrics by Region 82 18 World Medical/Surgical Market for Nonwoven Fabrics by Region 84 19 World Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics in Other Markets by Region 87 SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA 1 North America -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 91 2 North America -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 95 3 United States -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 99 4 United States -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 103 5 Canada -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 106 6 Canada -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 109 7 Mexico -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 113 8 Mexico -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 116 SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE 1 Western Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 120 2 Western Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 124 3 Germany -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 128 4 Germany -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 131 5 United Kingdom -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 134 6 United Kingdom -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 136 7 France -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 139 8 France -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 142 9 Italy -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 146 10 Italy -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 149 11 Spain -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 152 12 Spain -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 154 13 Netherlands -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 157 14 Netherlands -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 159 15 Belgium -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 162 16 Belgium -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 164 17 Other Western Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 167 18 Other Western Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 169 SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC 1 Asia/Pacific -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 173 2 Asia/Pacific -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 177 3 China -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 182 4 China -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 186 5 Japan -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 190 6 Japan -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 193 7 India -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 197 8 India -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 200 9 South Korea -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 203 10 South Korea -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 205 11 Taiwan -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 208 12 Taiwan -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 210 13 Other Asia/Pacific -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 213 14 Other Asia/Pacific -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 216 SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS 1 Central & South America -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 220 2 Central & South America -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 223 3 Brazil -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 226 4 Brazil -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 229 5 Other Central & South America -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 232 6 Other Central & South America -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 235 7 Eastern Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 238 8 Eastern Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 241 9 Russia -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 245 10 Russia -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 248 11 Poland -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 251 12 Poland -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 253 13 Other Eastern Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 256 14 Other Eastern Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 258 15 Africa/Mideast -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 262 16 Africa/Mideast -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, Application & Market 265 17 Turkey -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 268 18 Turkey -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 270 19 Other Africa/Mideast -- Nonwoven Fabric Supply & Demand 273 20 Other Africa/Mideast -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process & Market 276 SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 Nonwoven Fabric Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2010 280 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 295 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 298 LIST OF CHARTS SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 World Textile Fiber Demand by Region, 2010 31 SECTION III -- OVERVIEW 1 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Region, 2010 44 2 World Nonwoven Fabric Production by Region, 2010 47 3 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process, 2010 50 4 World Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Market, 2010 69 SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA 1 North America -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Country, 2010 92 SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE 1 Western Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Country, 2010 121 SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC 1 Asia/Pacific -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Country, 2010 174 SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS 1 Eastern Europe -- Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Country, 2010 239 SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 World Nonwoven Fabric Market Share by Company, 2010 282 To order this report: Fiber Industry: World Nonwovens Industry Check our Industry Analysis and Insights Nicolas Bombourg SOURCE Reportlinker
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