Inflation affects the nonwovens industry through increased raw material, energy, and transportation costs, impacting production expenses and potentially squeezing profit margins.
January 9, 2024Disposable supplies are often necessary in the medical field to maintain cleanliness and prevent cross contamination.
March 15, 2023This is not the first time that Alan Greenspan’s theory of men’s underpants sales – as an economic indicator in general and predictor of tough times in particular – has entered the public discourse.
March 29, 2022The old adage follows that you can’t do what you always did and expect different results.
March 11, 2022While many never stopped wearing masks and some never wore them consistently and properly, guidance from the CDC this week shifted back to recommending wearing masks indoors.
July 30, 2021After a relatively quiet 2020, merger and acquisition activity has picked up in 2021. We take a look at some of the contributing factors.
May 25, 2021Freedonia analysts consider what indicators will let us know that things really are getting back to "Normal".
May 19, 2021The flurry of panic buying turned out to be short-lived so supply and demand in the personal hygiene nonwovens industry returned to more normal patterns as the pandemic wore on.
April 14, 2021While the shortage of microchips for automobiles may be one of the most visible examples of supply chain issues limiting the ability of manufacturers to ramp up output, it's not the only one. The Biden administration has ordered a review of all supply chains critical to the US economy in an effort to identify weaknesses and work to remove them going forward.
March 8, 2021The pandemic has had a mixed impact on the nonwovens industry in 2020, pushing suppliers to rapidly adapt to both the high demand for crucial end-use products and the limitations of stay-at-home orders and a recession economy.
December 3, 2020