Global technical textiles business update, 4th quarter 2009

20 pages, published in Issue 79, 4th quarter 2009   Report price: Euro 395.00; US$ 520.00

Recent acquisitions include Polymer Group Inc (PGI)?s purchases of its partner?s stake in Dominion Nonwovens Sudamericana, and the Tesalca-Texnovo businesses in Spain. SCA has acquired Algodonera Aconcagua, a major player in the feminine care market in Argentina, and Smith & Nephew has acquired Nucryst Pharmaceuticals?a producer of wound care products using a proprietary nano-crystalline silver-based process. Meanwhile, Oerlikon has divested its Enka Tecnica business to a management buyout team and Rieter has agreed to sell its Rieter Perfojet nonwovens subsidiary to Andritz.

In the nanotechnology field, Elmarco has joined the Coalescence Filtration Nanomaterials Consortium (CFNC), and Inorganic Specialists has been granted US$2 mn by the US Department of Energy to develop nanofibre substrates for batteries. Elsewhere in the sector, Nanocyl is to expand its capacity for producing carbon nanotubes, and Teijin Fibers is supplying Nanofront fibres to Acushnet Japan for use in its Nanolock golf gloves. Meanwhile, P2i has installed an ion-mask liquid repellent nanocoating line for Adidas Golf shoes in China and NanoHorizons has consolidated its corporate offices, manufacturing operations and laboratories and moved them to a new facility which has been designed and equipped to accommodate expanded research, development and testing activities.

In the medical textile sector, Prestige Ameritech has turned a vacant facility?formerly owned by Kimberly-Clark for making Tecnol surgical masks?into a Global Pandemic Preparedness and Response Center. In protective clothing, Prevent has joined DSM Dyneema?s Global Licensing Program.

In the nonwovens sector, Sandler will build a new nonwovens plant at its premises in Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany, while Shalag is to open a nonwovens plant in North Carolina. Also, Ahlstrom plans to increase its focus on Asia and on added-value products. Meanwhile, The Freedonia Group has predicted that US demand for nonwoven roll goods is set to grow by 3.7% per annum between 2008 and 2013. Another market study, by the Federation of Screen and Digital Printers Associations (FESPA), has predicted that the global digital textile printing industry will be worth Euro4 bn (US$5.8 bn) in 2010.

Global Technical Textiles Business Update

• Summary
• Acquisitions
• Business News
• Divestments
• Investments
• Markets
• Products

Buy this Report now	Buy this Issue (79) now	Subscribe

• Global apparel markets: business update, 4th quarter 2009, (4th Quarter 2009)
• Performance apparel markets: business update, 4th quarter 2009, (4th quarter 2009)
• Global technical textiles business update, 3rd quarter 2009, (3rd quarter 2009)

Four times a year, Technical Textile Markets provides an overview of the global man-made fibre, nonwoven and technical textile industries. It provides market data and analysis of new and established markets for technical textiles, and is essential reading for senior executives in (or supplying) the man-made fibre, nonwoven and technical textile sectors ? as well as for those who are not involved in the industry on a day-to-day basis, but who need an authoritative source which helps them to quickly gain an understanding of the key issues facing the companies which are actively involved in this fast-growing sector.
Reports in Technical Textile Markets include:
	company and country profiles ? giving you the opportunity to learn from strategies employed by others, in terms of production, sourcing, import/export, infrastructure and development, and plans for the future.
	profiles of the world's top 40 producers of nonwovens ? updated each year with details of developments from each of the leading producers, including acquisitions, investments and divestments, and analyses of trends which the "rising stars" are using to their advantage.
	statistical reports ? including consumption data, by fibre and end-use applications. Regular updates are published for fibre consumption in Japan, the rest of Asia, the USA, and Western Europe.
	market sector information ? analyses of important commercial end-user applications, and profiles of both established and emerging markets which take into account such innovations and developments as nanotechnology and intelligent textiles.
	regular updates on innovations in fibres, technical textiles, apparel and machinery ? including developments in the following categories: fibres and yarns; technical textile fabrics for industrial applications; machinery; technical textiles for apparel; composites; other technical textile products; and technical textile treatments and finishes.
	reports on new technological developments and other topical issues ? with clear, authoritative comments on their economic and commercial significance. The reports bring to your attention the key issues which you can use to develop your business, and provides contact details of useful organisations.
So whether you are involved in man-made fibres, nonwovens or technical textiles ? in manufacturing, converting, import/export, or end use ? or if you are in education or consultancy or investment or finance ? a subscription to Technical Textile Markets will tell you what you need to know about the key trends in the industry.
Technical Textile Markets is available on subscription ? either in printed format only, or in printed and electronic format. If you choose the printed only option, you will receive 4 printed publications a year. Each issue contains five research-based reports (see above) and an editorial.
Electronic supplement If you choose the printed and electronic option, you will receive an extra service. You will still receive each issue in printed format, delivered to you by traditional post. In addition, you will be able to download PDF files containing the same information ? but the PDF files will be available immediately on publication, so you don?t have to wait for the printing and mailing. You also have all the benefits of electronic files: instant access even when you are away from the office; convenient storage in your PC or laptop; portability; electronic search facility; and copy/paste facility. You will also receive a monthly update of business news, called "Technical Textiles Business Update" delivered to you by email, free of charge.
Technical textiles are used in a wide range of end-use applications and markets, including agricultural; automotive; building/ construction/ engineering; medical and hygiene; packaging; protective clothing; sports and sportswear; and transport. A subscription to Technical Textile Markets will support your decision making, and provide the information you need to expand into new markets.