Study #: 2559

Published: 11/2009

Pages: 350

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Nonwovens to 2013 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

Demand for nonwoven roll goods in the US is projected to rise 3.7 percent annually through 2013. Among disposable nonwovens, consumer items will continue to claim the most sales while the filtration market grows the fastest. Within the nondisposables segment, construction will remain the largest market and grow the fastest.

This study analyzes the $5.2 billion US nonwoven fabric industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, with forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by material (e.g., fibers, binder resins, additives), product (e.g., spunmelt, carded, wetlaid, airlaid, thermal bonding, chemical bonding, mechanical bonding) and market (disposables, nondisposables).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 41 industry players, including Kimberly-Clark, DuPont and Polymer Group.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS                                   


SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION                                                     x

          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                               4
               General                                                          4
               Macroeconomic Environment                                        4
               Manufacturing Outlook                                            9
               Demographic Trends                                              12
               Retail Sales                                                    16
               Textiles Outlook                                                18
               Competitive Materials                                           21
               Environmental & Regulatory Considerations                       23
               Historical Market Trends                                        26
               Pricing Trends                                                  29
               World Market                                                    31
               Foreign Trade                                                   33
                   Exports                                                     35
                   Imports                                                     36

        III.   MATERIALS                                                       38
               General                                                         38
               Fibers                                                          38
                   Polypropylene                                               42
                   Polyester                                                   45
                   Rayon                                                       49
                   Polyethylene                                                52
                   Wood Pulp                                                   54
                   Cotton                                                      56
                   Other Fibers                                                60
                     Glass                                                     61
                     Nylon                                                     63
                     All Other                                                 64
               Other Materials                                                 68
                   Binder Resins                                               69
                   Additives & Other                                           71

         IV.   PRODUCTS                                                        74
               General                                                         74
               Demand by Web Formation Process                                 76
                   Spunmelt                                                    78
                     Spunbonded                                                80
                     Meltblown                                                 85
                   Carded                                                      90
                     Characteristics                                           92
                     Markets & Manufacturers                                   94
                   Wetlaid                                                     96
                     Characteristics                                           97
                     Markets & Manufacturers                                   98
                   Airlaid                                                    100
                     Characteristics                                          102
                     Markets & Manufacturers                                  104
               Web Bonding Processes                                          105
                   Thermal                                                    105
                     Heating Processes                                        106
                     Manufacturers                                            107
                   Chemical                                                   108
                   Mechanical                                                 110
                     Needlepunching                                           110
                     Spunlacing                                               112
                     Stitchbonding                                            114

          V.   MARKET OVERVIEW                                                116

         VI.   DISPOSABLES MARKETS                                            120
               General                                                        120
               Consumer                                                       122
                   Personal Hygiene Products                                  123
                     Personal Hygiene Products Outlook                        124
                     Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                   126
                        Infant Diapers & Training Pants                       129
                        Feminine Hygiene Products                             133
                        Adult Incontinence Products                           136
                   Wipes                                                      139
                     Consumer Wipes Outlook                                   140
                     Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                   142
                   Other Consumer                                             151
               Filtration                                                     152
                   Filters Outlook                                            153
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     155
                     Air Filters                                              160
                     Fluid Filters                                            163
               Medical                                                        166
                   Nonwoven Medical Garments & Textiles Outlook               166
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     167
                     Applications & Manufacturers                             170
                     Types                                                    171
               Other                                                          173
                   Industrial Wipes                                           174
                   Protective Apparel                                         176
                   All Other Disposables                                      178

        VII.   NONDISPOSABLES MARKETS                                         180
               General                                                        180
               Construction                                                   182
                   Construction Outlook                                       182
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     187
                     Building Construction                                    189
                     Geotextiles                                              194
               Electrical & Electronics                                       199
                   Batteries Outlook                                          199
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     201
                     Battery Separators                                       203
                     Other                                                    205
               Furnishings                                                    205
                   Furniture Outlook                                          206
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     208
                     Applications                                             211
                     Manufacturers                                            213
               Carpets & Rugs                                                 213
                   Carpet & Rug Outlook                                       213
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     214
                     Applications                                             215
                     Materials & Manufacturers                                217
               Motor Vehicles                                                 217
                   Motor Vehicles Outlook                                     218
                   Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                     220
               Other Nondisposables                                           224
                   Coated & Laminated Substrates                              226
                   Agriculture                                                228
                   Clothing                                                   229
                   Footwear                                                   232
                   All Other Nondisposables                                   233

       VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             235
               General                                                        235
               Market Share                                                   239
                   Kimberly-Clark                                             240
                   DuPont                                                     241
                   Polymer Group                                              242
                   Johns Manville                                             242
                   Fiberweb                                                   243
                   Ahlstrom                                                   243
                   Freudenberg                                                244
                   Other Companies                                            245
               Competitive Strategies                                         245
               Research & Development                                         250
               Manufacturing                                                  253
               Marketing & Distribution                                       257
               Company Profiles                                               259
                   Ahlstrom Corporation                                       260
                   Albis SpA                                                  263
                   American Felt & Filter Company Incorporated                265
                   Andrew Industries Limited                                  267
                   Avgol Industries                                           269
                   Barnhardt Manufacturing Company                            270
                   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated                            272
                   BMP, see Andrew Industries Limited                            
                   Buckeye Technologies Incorporated                          274
                   Building Materials Corporation of America                  276
                   Carolina Absorbent Cotton, see Barnhardt Manufacturing
                   Carpenter Company                                          278
                   Colbond Incorporated, see Low & Bonar plc                     
                   Color-Fi Incorporated, see Formed Fiber Technologies
                   Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio                 279
                   Concert Industries Corporation                             280
                   DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                     281
                   Emtex Incorporated                                         285
                   Fiberweb plc                                               286
                   First Quality Enterprises Incorporated                     290
                   Fitesa SA, see Petropar SA                                    
                   FitesaFiberweb, see Fiberweb plc and Petropar SA              
                   Formed Fiber Technologies Incorporated                     292
                   Foss Manufacturing Company LLC                             294
                   Freudenberg & Company                                      296
                   GAF-Elk Corporation, see Building Materials Corporation 
                     of America                                                  
                   Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries Incorporated         
                   Hof Textiles Incorporated, see Textilgruppe Hof AG            
                   Hollingsworth & Vose Company                               300
                   Holm (Jacob) & Sons AG                                     303
                   Intrinsics, see Barnhardt Manufacturing Company               
                   INVISTA Sarl, see Koch Industries Incorporated                
                   Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
                   Kimberly-Clark Corporation                                 304
                   Koch Industries Incorporated                               308
                   Kureha Limited, see Toyobo Company Limited                    
                   Lantor Advanced Materials Group                            310
                   Low & Bonar plc                                            311
                   Lydall Incorporated                                        313
                   McAirlaid's Vliesstoffe GmbH & Company KG                  316
                   Milliken & Company                                         317
                   National Nonwovens                                         319
                   OCV Non-Woven Technologies, see Owens Corning                 
                   Owens Corning                                              321
                   Petropar SA                                                323
                   Polymer Group Incorporated                                 325
                   Precision Custom Coatings LLC                              327
                   Precision Fabrics Group Incorporated                       329
                   Propex Holding LLC                                         331
                   Richmond Dental, see Barnhardt Manufacturing
                   Royal Ten Cate NV                                          333
                   Sabee (R.) Company LLC                                     334
                   Shaw Industries Incorporated, see Berkshire Hathaway
                   Southern Felt Company Incorporated, see Andrew 
                     Industries
                   TenCate Geosynthetics North America Incorporated, see 
                     Royal Ten Cate NV                                           
                   Textilgruppe Hof AG                                        336
                   Toyobo Company Limited                                     337
                   US Nonwovens Corporation                                   339
                   Vita Group                                                 340
               Other Companies Mentioned in Study                             342

                                  LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                         9
           2   Manufacturers' Shipments                                        12
           3   Population & Households                                         15
           4   Retail Sales                                                    18
           5   Textile Mill Product Shipments                                  21
           6   Nonwovens Market, 1998-2008                                     28
           7   Nonwovens Pricing                                               30
           8   Foreign Trade in Nonwovens                                      34

               SECTION III -- MATERIALS
           1   Fiber Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                           41
           2   Polypropylene Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                   45
           3   Polyester Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                       48
           4   Rayon Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                           52
           5   Polyethylene Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                    54
           6   Wood Pulp Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                       56
           7   Cotton Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                          60
           8   Other Fiber Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                     61
           9   Other Material Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics                  69

               SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
           1   Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Web Formation Process                 78
           2   Spunmelt Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                 80
           3   Spunbonded Nonwoven Fabric Demand                               82
           4   Meltblown Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                87
           5   Carded Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                   92
           6   Wetlaid Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                  97
           7   Airlaid Nonwoven Fabric Demand                                 102

               SECTION V -- MARKET OVERVIEW
           1   Nonwoven Fabric Demand by Market                               119
           2   Growth Rates for Selected Nonwovens Markets, 2008-2013         119

               SECTION VI -- DISPOSABLES MARKETS
           1   Disposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics                       121
           2   Consumer Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                           123
           3   Personal Hygiene Product Demand                                126
           4   Personal Hygiene Product Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics           129
           5   Infant Diapers & Training Pants Demand 
                   for Nonwoven Fabrics                                       133
           6   Feminine Hygiene Product Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics           136
           7   Adult Incontinence Product Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics         139
           8   Consumer Wipes Demand                                          142
           9   Consumer Wipes Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                     145
          10   Other Consumer Disposables Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics         152
          11   Filter Supply & Demand                                         155
          12   Filtration Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                         159
          13   Air Filter Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                         163
          14   Fluid Filter Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                       165
          15   Nonwoven Disposable Medical Garment & Textile Demand           167
          16   Medical Garment & Textile Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics          169
          17   Other Disposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics                 174

               SECTION VII -- NONDISPOSABLES MARKETS
           1   Nondisposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics                    181
           2   Construction Expenditures                                      187
           3   Construction Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                       189
           4   Building Construction Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics              190
           5   Geotextiles Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                        196
           6   Battery Supply & Demand                                        201
           7   Electrical & Electronics Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics           203
           8   Furniture Shipments                                            208
           9   Furnishings Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                        210
          10   Carpet & Rug Supply & Demand                                   214
          11   Carpet & Rug Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                       215
          12   Motor Vehicle Production                                       220
          13   Motor Vehicle Demand for Nonwoven Fabrics                      224
          14   Other Nondisposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics              226

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   US Nonwoven Fabric Sales by Company, 2008                      237

                                  LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Nonwovens Market, 1998-2008                                     28

               SECTION III -- MATERIALS
           1   Fiber Consumption in Nonwoven Fabrics, 2008                     41

               SECTION VI -- DISPOSABLES MARKETS
           1   Disposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics, 2008                 122

               SECTION VII -- NONDISPOSABLES MARKETS
           1   Nondisposables Markets for Nonwoven Fabrics, 2008              182

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Nonwoven Fabric Market Share, 2008                             240
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