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2003 NONWOVENS IN
FILTRATION WORLDWIDE
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July, 2003
Copyright © 2003 FILTER MEDIA CONSULTING, INC. |
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SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS |
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PREFACE |
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METHODOLOGY |
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LISTS OF MANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE |
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FILTRATION THEORY |
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NONWOVEN TECHNOLOGIES IN FILTRATION (Brief Summary) |
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General Comments |
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Dry Laid or Dry Formed Process |
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Needled Felts |
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Spunbonding |
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Meltblown/Microfiber Technology |
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Nanofiber Technology |
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Electrets (Electrostatically Enhanced Nonwovens) |
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Wet Laid Nonwovens |
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Spunlaced Hydroentanglement |
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Engineered Nonwovens and Composites |
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PTFE Expanded Membrane |
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FIBERS IN NONWOVENS |
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General Comments |
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PLA - Polylactic Acid |
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LYOCELL™ |
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FOSS 211 |
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Creslar® |
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Kermel® |
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Chinfunex™ |
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Metamax® |
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Sulfar - PPS Fiber |
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DuPont ETFE |
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Basofil® |
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Emmitex™ |
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Poly-ox |
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Conductive Fibers and Fabrics |
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Bicomponent Fibers |
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APPLICATIONS |
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DRY FILTRATION HVAC |
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Residential Market |
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Industrial/Commercial |
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MERV 46 |
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Filter Media |
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HEPA/ULPA |
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Filter Media |
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Synthetic Media |
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Applications |
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Media Market |
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PLEATED DUST CARTRIDGES |
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Markets |
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Market Size |
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VACUUM CLEANER 69 |
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Filter Media Aspects in Europe |
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Filter Media Market in North America |
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Filter Media Market in Asia/Pacific |
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PTFE Expanded Media |
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AUTOMOTIVE |
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Air Intake Filters |
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Cabin Air Filters |
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Diesel Fuel |
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Airbag Diffusers |
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Total Automotive Nonwoven Media |
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AIR INTAKE FILTERS |
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Radial Fin Filters |
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Markets |
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SHAPED AND MOLDED FITLERS |
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ACTIVATED CARBON MEDIA |
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AQF TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
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HOLLINGSORTH & VOSE EUROPE |
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KX INDUSTRIES LP |
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FREUDENBERG |
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3M COMPANY |
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Other Concepts and Companies |
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Brief Descriptions of the Most Common Processes |
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LIQUID FILTRATION HVAC |
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DISPOSABLE LIQUID CARTRIDGES |
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Applications |
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Filter Media |
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Markets |
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Estimated Sales by Industry Applications |
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MICRON RATED VESSEL BAGS |
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Food and Beverage Industry |
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Estimated Sales for the Dairy Industry |
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Brewery and Beverage Industry |
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Estimated Sales for Beer, Wine and Beverages |
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Edible Oils |
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Estimated Sales for Edible Oils, Cooking Oils, etc. |
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Can and Beet Sugar Industry |
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Estimated Sales for Can and Beet Sugar |
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OTHER FILTRATION APPLICATIONS |
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FORECAST 2004 - 2010 |
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COMMENTS TO FORECAST |
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DISCLAIMER |
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SPECIAL SEGMENT REPORTS
SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS This report is the
most extensive report we have ever published. Because of its complexity we
decided to divide the report into a 'main' publication, "Cellulose Media & Wet-Laid Nonwovens" "Needled Felts for Dust Collection & Baghouse Systems & Liquid Filtration" "Spunbonded Nonwovens & Composites for Filtration" "Meltblown/Microfiber Electrostatically Charged Nonwovens & Nanofiber Filter Media - Worldwide" "Expanded PTFE Membrane Filtration Media - Worldwide" These segment reports may also be purchased separately. |
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If there is a "Single Largest Issue" between now and 2010, it is 'nanofiber technology' and its penetration in many existing markets and applications. |
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Looking at growth between now and 2010, the single most important market
is "China". |
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The U.S. has shown that 'tight Government Legislation' may be the key to expected growth (pm 10 legislation, pm 2.5 legislation) but its 'enforcement' is another story. If all industries would fully comply with current outlet emissions, the baghouse/fabric collector market and filter bags with it, would be 100% larger. |
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The residential HVAC market segment - unique to North America only - will grow 15% annually because people will invest in more efficient filters than the original $0.90 furnace panel filter. There are 105 million households in the U.S. with 80% air conditioning and heating/forced air systems that will pay between $3.50 and $8.50 per filter, at least two times a year rather than the previous $0.90 for glass or polyester material. Currently 18% - 23% of all households are expected to use such filters. This may increase to 60% - 70% of all households in 2010. Allergy, health concerns, and 'dust awareness' will be the driving forces. |
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Face masks and particularly the so-called medical SMS filter media has seen normal growth until earlier in 2003. With SARS however, that changed dramatically with the production of one million masks per day for the last 3 months in China alone. We were told that in China more than One Billion face masks will be produced in 2003. |
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We used the following exchange Rates at mid/late June 2003 |
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Further growth in automotive applications for nonwovens replacing phenolic resin impregnated cellulose paper will continue, but it is a slow process. |
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Meltblown/microfiber/electret nonwovens and now also nanofiber materials are the fastest growing segment within nonwovens in filtration. |
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