Last year, the sales figures of many of the world's top non-woven manufacturers did not show significant growth, but as usual, the sales figures only account for a small part. Sales are negatively affected by raw material prices and currency exchange rates, but sales continue to rise in all markets and regions. With new investment and equipment upgrading, many enterprises continue to invest in the industry, and production capacity will continue to grow.
On this year's list, two new companies - Zhejiang jinshanfa group and Xingtai non-woven products Co., Ltd., both of which are Chinese enterprises, have been added. The information of these two companies is provided by CNITA. In the next few years, we can expect to see more influential enterprises from China in this report.
In addition to new companies, many changes have taken place in the existing companies on this list. DuPont, the world's fifth largest producer of non-woven fabrics this year, is merging with Dow Chemical giant, which will bring new creativity to many industries. Moreover, Ahlstrom osron, the world's fourth largest non-woven fabric producer, merged with munksj ö Minsk to become a company focused on fiber solutions.
This year's top non-woven companies list includes more than 40 non-woven manufacturers located around the world. While many of the leading companies are in mature markets such as the US and Western Europe, developing regions are increasing their presence on the list. This year, two Israeli companies, two Turkish companies and six companies based in China (including Taiwan) were on the list. As companies in emerging markets continue to invest and grow, they will surely see their rankings climb in the next few years.
However, even mature markets still receive attention. Turkey's mogul, fibertex personal care and Sandler have also entered the U.S. market, hoping to better serve customers in North America.
As in previous years, the ranking is based on each company's sales in 2016, converting the local currency to US dollars at the 2016 average exchange rate provided by www.oanda.com. As many economic factors such as exchange rate and raw material pricing may affect the ranking, we should not only focus on ranking, but also focus on practical measures that can reflect the business activities of these companies. In addition to Kimberly Clark, Saudi German nonwovens, first quality and Johns Manville's data are estimates made by the industry through discussion, all other sales data are provided by the companies on the list.
Non woven company in 2016 (Sales)
Berry global Inc. $2 billion
Freudenberg performance materials $1.7 billion
Kimberly Clark $1.3 billion
Ahlstrom munksj ö US $1.25 billion
DuPont $1bn
Johns Manville $725 million
FITESA $708 million
Glatfilter $589 million
Suominen Corporation $475 million
Two group $440 million
Low & Bonar $407m
Lydall $400 million
Georgia Pacific $380 million
Zhejiang kingsafe, golden hair, 365 million US dollars
Jacob Holm $350 million
Hollingsworth & Vose $350 million
Toray advanced materials $341 million
Avgol nonwovens $339 million
Sandler nonwovens $328 million
First quality nonwovens $300 million
Fibertex personal care $283 million
Jofo nonwovens $247 million
Pegas nonwovens $236 million
Nan Liu enterprise South $6213 million
Mitsui Chemicals $207 million
Asahi Kasei $202 million
Gulsan groups $200 million
Fibertex nonwovens $200 million
Xingtai nonwovens $176 million
Precision custom coatings $175 million
Tenowo $171 million
Hassan group $171 million
Union industries $170 million
KNH enterprises $150 million
Dalian Ruiguang US $143 million
Spuntech $138 million
Toyobo $125 million
Saudi German nonwovens $125 million
Mogul spinbond nonwovens $121 million
Shalag Shamir $120 million
Unitika $93 million