2003 report by Lutz Begmann

SPUNBONDED NONWOVENS & COMPOSITES FOR FILTRATION
(Forecast 2004 - 2010)

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July, 2003


By Lutz Bergmann
FILTER MEDIA CONSULTING, INC.

 

Copyright © 2003 FILTER MEDIA CONSULTING, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

4

 

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

5

 

 

 

'FINE DENIER' PET SPUNBONDED POLYESTER

8

 

 

 

MANUFACTURERS OF PET SPUNBONDED MEDIA

11

 

BBA NONWOVENS

11

 

JOHNS MANVILLE

14

 

FREUDENBERG

16

 

TOYOBO STEARNS

17

 

AMERICAN NONWOVENS

18

 

AKZO NONWOVENS AND OTHERS

19

 

LIST 1019 WORLDWIDE

20

 

 

 

APPLICATIONS

25

 

ACTIVATED CARBON (A.C.) COMPOSITE

25

 

SWIMMING POOLS

28

 

AIR INTAKE RADIAL FIN FILTERS

29

 

LIST 1020 WORLDWIDE

30

 

SMS SURGICAL/MEDICAL FACE MASKS

37

 

HVAC ROLL FILTER

39

 

PLEATED FILTER BAGS

40

 

PLEATED DUST CARTRIDGES (TORIT TYPE)

43

 

LIQUID DISPOSABLE PLEATED CARTRIDGES

45

 

MEMBRANE BACKING

46

 

COOLANT FILTRATION

49

 

AUTOMOTIVE

52

 

VACUUM CLEANER

55

 

OTHER APPLICATIONS

58

 

MARKET SUMMARY BY SEGMENT

59

 

CURRENT MEDIA PRICES

60

 

FORECAST 2004 - 2010 MARKET SUMMARY

61

 

COMMENTS TO FORECAST

62

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER

65

  

SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS

Historically BBA NONWOVENS is by far the largest current supplier of spunbonded nonwovens into filtration worldwide. In Europe, we believe that JOHNS MANVILLE is the largest supplier of 'fine denier' spunbonded polyester.

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There are now a number of equipment manufacturers offering equipment including bi-component fibers to produce 'fine denier' spunbonded materials.

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We believe that the current market 2002/2003 amounts to approximately
$100 - $110 million for roll goods based on spunbonded nonwovens for filtration. Probably as much as 50% is to be 'fine denier'.

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We believe that coolant filtration or filter media in general for this application will decrease in years to come. This is particularly apparent in Europe.

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It can be safely stated that still relatively few companies of the many spunbonded producer have focused on filtration.

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Spunbonded media as membrane backing will most likely decline in favor of some wet laid filtration media.

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'Fine Denier' spunbonded - 1.0 dpf - 6 dpf (denier per filament) carries tremendous potential to get into new and existing filtration applications.

 

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