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February 10, 2006
By: Karen McIntyre
Editor
Advanced Design Concepts
Rethanustrasse 12 D-30159 Hanover Germany Telephone: 49-517-1408660 Fax: 49-517-1408601 E-mail: jabed@bbafiberweb.com Web: www.advanceddesignconcepts.com
Advanced Fabrics (SAAF)
P.O. Box 1065 Al Ahsa 31982 Saudi Arabia Telephone: 966-3-532-4000 Fax: 966-3-532-4004 Web: www.saafnw.com E-mail: saafmail@saafnw.com Plant Location: Ak- Ahsa, Saudi Arabia Processes: Spunbond, SMS and Treated SMS (Alcohol repellent/ Antistatic) fabrics. Fibers Used: Polypropylene Brands: Medalon; Medalon+;Medalon A Applications: medical and hygiene Number of lines: one (plus one under construction)
Albis SpA
SS 142 Nº 102 Roasio Curavecchia 16360 Italy Telephone: 39-0163-811-200 Email: info@albisnw.com Web: www.albisnw.com Fax: 39-0163-811-300 Plant Locations: Italy, Germany Processes: resin bonded, air through bonded, spunbond, carded, thermal bonded Fibers Used: PP, bico, copolymer Brands: Curatop, Curaleg, Curadis, Curaback, Curaelastic, Curarex, Curagri, Curabat, Curallergy, Curamedic, Curabody, Curafil, Curahous Applications: baby diapers, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence, medical, wipes
ATEX
Advanced Technological Extrusions Via C. Colombo, 2 Settala (MI) 20090 Italy Telephone: 39-02-95242-1 Fax: 39-02-95242-010 Web: www.atex-spun.com Email: info@atex-spun.com Plant Locations: Settala, Italy; Gainesville, GA Processes: Spunbonded, spundyed, microfibers, composites, meltblown Fibers Used: polypropylene, fine filaments Brands: Axar Applications: Hygienic, filtration, upholstery, home textile, building, lamination, packaging, decoration, wipes, medical, hygiene
Ahlstrom Windsor Locks LL FiberComposites Division
Two Elm Street Windsor Locks, CT 06096 Telephone: 860-654-8300 Fax: 860-654-8301 Web: www.ahlstrom.com E-mail: nonwoven@ahlstrom.com Plant Locations: Windsor Locks, CT Processes wetlaid, hydroentanglement, spunbond, spunlace Applications: medical
Akima lc ve Dis. Tic.
Organize Sanayi Bogesi 6, Cadde No. 15, TU-38070 Telephone: 90-352-3212960 Fax: 90-352-3212965 Web: www.admima.com.tr E-mail: info@akimina.com.tr Processes: spunbond Applications: industrial, medical, agricultural and gournd engineering applications
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Nonwovens Division Shin Diabiru Bldg. 2-6 Dojimahama, 1 chome, Kita-Ku Osaka, Japan 530-8205 Telephone: 81-6-347-3111 Fax: 81-6-347-3077 Web: www.asahi-kasei.co.jp Processes: PP spunbond, melt blown, SMS, coating Fibers used: Polypropylene Applications: Diapers, hygiene, apparel, furniture, mattresses, filters, agriculture,
Avgol Nonwoven Industries
8 Hachortim Street P.O. Box 175 Holon, Israel 58101 Telephone: 972-3-550-3257 Fax: 972-3-556-2866 Web: www.avgol.com Email: sari@avgol.com Plant Locations: Israel; Mocksville, NC; China Processes: spunbond, SMS Brands: Primatex, Primacel Applications: Diapers, hygiene, apparel, furniture, mattresses, filters, agriculture, building Number of lines: nine Types of lines: Reifenhauser Total capacity: 88,000 tons
Bayteks Nonwovens
2OSB Muammer Guler Bul., Bat 2, Cad. No. 2 Baspinar TU-27100 Gaziantep Turkey Telephone: 90-34-23373030 Fax: 90-34-23373035 Web: www.bayteks.com E-mail: info@bayteks.com Processes: spunbond
BBA Fiberweb
One Lakeview Place Nashville, TN 37214 Telephone: 615-847-7503 Fax: 615-232-0247 Web: www.bbafiberweb.com Plant Locations: Bethune, SC; Green Bay, WI; Gray Court, SC; Griswolville, MA; Queretaro, Mexico; Old Hickory, TN; sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil; Simpsonville, SC; Toronto, OT; Washougal, WA; Tianjin, China; Rayong, Thailand; Biesheim, France; Aschersleben, Germany; Berline, Germany Trezzano Rosa, Italy’ Pontypool, U.K.; Norrkoping, Sweden; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Chisso Corp.
Fibers Division 6-32 Nakanoshima 3 Kita-ku, Japan 530-005 Telephone: 81-6-6441-3254 Fax: 81-6-6441-3393 Email: kojiomori@chisso.co.jp Web: www.chisso.co.jp Plant Location: Katawa-cho, Moriyama, Shiga Processes: Polyolefin bicomponent staple fiber, Polyolefin bicomponenet spunbond nonwovens, Polyolefin bicomponent through air nonwovens Fibers Used: polyolefin bicomponent fibers Applications: hygiene, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence, medical disposables, pre-moistened wipes
Colbond BV
P.O. Box 9600 Westervoortsedijk 73 Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands 6800 Telephone: 31-26-366 2677 Fax: 31-26-366 5996 Web: www.colbond.com Email: info.nonwovens@colbond.com
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio
Av. Senador Salgado Filho 1/20 Prado Velho, Cx. Postal 1550 Curitiba, Parana 80215-270 Brazil Telephone: 55-41-332-2033 Fax: 55-41-332-7499 Web: www.providencia.com.br Email: kami@providencia.com.br Plant Location: Sao José dos Pinhais PR, Brazil Processes: Spunbond, SMS Fibers Used: Polypropylene Applications: hospital, agricultural, bedding, towels and coverlets, table mats, hygiene, baby diapers Number of lines: eight
Dounor
Zone Industrielle 30-32 Rue Du Vertuquet Neuville en Ferrain 59535 France Telephone: 33-3-20-37-52-05 Fax: 33-3-20-94-31-11 Web: www.dounor.com E-mail: sales.department@dounor.com Plant Location: Neuville en Ferrain Processes: carded thermal bonded, spunbonded, SMS, Fiber plant Fibers Used: 100% polypropylene Applications: hygiene, medical, agriculture, filtration, packaging, wipes, protective clothing, furniture, bedding
Eruslu Nonwovens Group
2, Organize Sanayi Bolgesi Celal Dogan Bulvari Baspinar, Gaziantep 27010 Turkey Telephone: 90-342-337 96 30 (pbx) Fax: 90-342-337 92 68 Web: www.eruslutekstil.com E-mail: sales@eruslutekstil.com Plant Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: Spunbond Fibers Used: Polypropylene Applications: Medical, hygiene, bedding, furniture, agriculture,geotextile
Excel Nonwovens
82 Boronia Street North Albury 2640 NSW Australia Telephone: 61-2-6025-8671 Fax: 61-2-6025-0129 Email: rmckenna@excelnonwovens.com.au Web: www.excelnonwovens.com.au
Fibertex A/S
2, Svendborgvej Aalborg DK-9220 Denmark Telephone: 45-96-353-535 Fax: 45-98-158-555 Email: fibertex@fibertex.com Web: www.fibertex.com Plant Location: Denmark, Malaysia Processes: Drylaid needlepunch technology Spunmelt/spunbond technology (SMMS/SSMMS) Fibers Used: PP, HDPE, PA, PAC, PET Brands: Comfortback, Compoflex, Fibertex, Fiberforce, Fibergreen, Formtex, Making the Perfect Match, Q-Match, Two-in-One, Woodback Applications: personal care Number of lines: five
First Quality Nonwovens, Inc.
80 Cuttermill Road, Suite 500 Great Neck, NY 11021 Telephone: 877-934-2377 Fax: 516-498-2447 Web: www.fqnonwovens.com Email: sales@fqnonwovens.com Plant Location: Hazleton, PA Processes: spunbond, SMS, melt blown
Fitesa SA
Fitesa Fibras e Filamentos Rua Paul Zivi 80 Distrito Industrial Gravatai, Brazil 94045-430 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Telephone: 55-51-489-7000 Fax: 55-51-489-7099 Web: www.fitesa.com Email: fitesa@fitesa.com.br Plant Location: Gravatai; Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Horizonte-Ceara, Brazil; Villa Mercedes-San Luis, Argentina Processes: spunbonded, thermal bonded, melt blown, SMS Fibers: Polypropylene Brands: Novotex, Novotex Soft, Novotex Bloc, Novotex Filter, Novotex Wraps, Novotex Stamp, Novotex Mantar, Novotex ZT, Novotex Stretch Applications: Hygienic, medical, furniture and bedding, wipes, agricultural, packaging, household, laminates
Freudenberg
Hohnerweb 2-4 Weinheim, Germany D-69465 Telephone: 49-6201-80-3229 Fax: 49-6201-88-2056 E-mail: info@freudenberg-nonwovens.com Web: www.freudenberg.de Plant Locations: Kaiserslautern, Germany; Durham, NC; Tayuan, Tao Yuan, Taiwan Fibers used: PP, PET Capacity: 60,000 tons
General Nonwovens & Composites
General Tekstil San Tic AS 2 Organize Sanayi Bolgesi Otoban Yolu, No. 4 Gaziantep 27120 Turkey Telephone: 90-342 337 4041 Fax: 90-342 337 4252 Web: www.generalnonwovens.com Email: info@generalnonwovens.com Plant Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: spunlaid, spunmelt Fibers used: polyester, polypropylene Brand names: Hygen, Medigen, Filtergen, Texgen, Autogen, Agrigen, Indigen Applications, Hygiene coverstock, medical, filtration, carpet backing, lamination and composites, agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, roofing, housewrap, coated fabrics, filters
Gulsan Sentetik Dokuma
Organize Sanayi Bolgesi 2 Cad. No. 18 Gaziantep, Turkey 27180 Telephone: 90-342-337-1180 Fax: 90-324-337-2582 Web: www.gulsan-group.com E-mail: mkuyucu@gulsan-group.com Plant Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: spunbond Fibers Used: polypropylene Brands: Goldenbond Applications: baby care, fem care, hygiene
Johns Manville
717 7th Street Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 800-654-3103 Fax: 303-978-3915 Web: www.jm.com Plant Locations: Defiance, OH; Richland, MS; Bobingen, Germany; Berlin, Germany; Waterville, OH; Wertheim, Germany
Kurt Nonwoven
2 Organize Sanayi Bolgesi Bati 2. CAD No. 1 Baspinar, Turkey 27120 Telephone: 90-342-3374570 Fax: 90-342-3374579 Email: kurt@kurtnonwoven.com Website: www.kurtnonwoven.com Plant Location: Baspinar-Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: Doublebeam SS Fibers Used: Polypropylene Brands: Wolfbond Applications: hydrophilic, hydrophobic, UV, flame retardant, antistatic, antibacterial, lamination
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
Kasumigaseki Bldg. 2-5 Kasumigaseki, 3-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6070 Japan Telephone: 81-3-3592-4060 Email: keijikobayashi@mitsui-chem.co.jp Web: www.mitsui-chem.co.jp Fax: 81-3-3592-4211 Brands: Syntex, Tafnel Applications: Sanitary, household, agriculture, geotextile
Mogul
2. Organize Sanayi Bolgesi Baspinar Gaziantep 27120 Turkey Telephone: 90-342-337-1499 Fax: 90-342-337-1413 Web: www.mogulsb.com E-mail: mogul@mogulsb.com Plant Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: Polypropylene spunbond, polyester spunbond (point and flat bond), meltblown, offline SM and SMS Fibers Used: PP, PET (spunbond); PP (meltblown) Brands: Agrimol, Q-Wick, Motex, Mopet, Hi-Pro, Ultrabond, Microfil,ultracam,pixel,multiplex,rainbow,integra,MHV,elastex Applications: Bedding, furniture, medical, agriculture, luggage and shoe lining, lamination backing, hygiene, protective clothing, filtration, wipes, packaging, oil sorbents, roofing (building), carpet backing,cable wrap, battery separator, automotive Number of lines: three polypropylene spunbond, one polyester spunbond, one meltblown composite line Total capacity: 21000 metric tons per year
Nonwovens Industries
Via Larga 8 I-20212 Milan Spain Telephone: 39-02-8699786 Fax: 39-02-553-02666 Web: www.nonwovenindustries.it E-mail: admin@slh.it Processes: spunbond polyester products Applications: agricultural covers, greenhouse sahding, automotive headliners
Nuova FNT Fabbrica Nontessuti
Corso Stati Uniti 15 I-35127 Padova (PD) Italy Telephone: 39-049-760633 Fax: 39-049-8700035 Web: www.nfnt.it E-mail: export@nfnt.it Processes: spunbonded
Pegas A.S.
Primeticka 86 Znojmo, Czech Republic 669-04 Telephone: 420-515-262-411 Fax: 420-515-262-511 Web: www.pegasas.cz Email: horse@pegasas.cz Plant Location: Bucovice, Primetice Processes: Composites, spunbonded, melt blown Fibers Used: Polypropylene Brands: Pegatex, Pegas Agro, Pegatex Micro, Pegas MB, Pegatex, Bico Applications: Hygiene, agriculture, furniture, building, healthcare, filtration, sorbents Number of lines: seven
Polymer Group, Inc.
4055 Faber Place Suite 201 Telephone: 800-631-5594 North Charleston, SC 29405 Email daleb@pginw.com Web: www.polymergroupinc.com Number of spunmelt lines: 23 Line Types: Reifenhauser, STP Spunmelt plant locations: Mooresville, NC; Waynesboro, VA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Nanhai, China; Cali, Colombia; San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Suzhou, China Fibers Used: Polyester, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Bicomponent Brand names: Agribon, All Day, Every Day, MediSoft, Quix, Poly-Breathe, Poly-Safe Applications: Hygiene-Topsheet, Sublayer, Backsheet, Elastomerics. Industrial-Agricultural, Automotive, Home Furnishings, Building/Construction, Filtration. Medical-Gown, Drape, Wound Care, Jan-San, Personal Care.
Ritas Nonwoven A.S.
2 Organize Sanayi Baspinar, Gaziantep Turkey Gaziantep 27100 Telephone: 90-342-337-9344 Fax: 90-342-337-9345 Email: eozlu@ritas.com.tr Web: www.ritas.com.tr Plant Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Processes: spunbond Thickness: 0.1-0.6 mm Weight: 13-160 gpsm Width: 25-2500 mm Brands Ribond, Ripolbond Applications: Printed fabrics, UV stabilized fabrics, technical applications Capacity: 300kg/month
Saudi German Co. for Nonwoven Products
P.O. Box 3319 P.O. Box 3319 Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 31952 Telephone: 966-3-812-2111 Email: malharbi@sgn.com.sa Website: www.sgn.com.sa Plant Location: Saudi Arabia-Eastern Province Processes: spunbond, SMS Fibers Used: Polypropylene Applications: Hygiene, medical, agriculture, furniture and industrial Services
Softbond S.A.
Calle 2 Lote 11, Frac. VIII Parque Industrial Pilar Pilar, Buenos Aires 1629 Argentina Telephone: 54-2322-463366 Fax: 54-2322-463399 Web: www.softbond.com.ar Email: mfernandez@softbond.com.ar Proceses: spunbonded Fibers Used: polypropylene
Telsaca
Bruc, 145, ent. 1 Barcelona 08037 Spain Telephone: 34-93-208-1000 Email: telsaca@telsaca.cs.es Plant Location: La Selva del Camp, Tarragona Processes: spunbond, spunmelt Fibers Used: polypropylene
Texbond SpA
Via Fornaci 15/17 Rovereto, Italy 38068 Telephone: 39-0464-481-811 Fax: 39-0464-433-366 E-mail: mottes@texbondspa.com Web: www.texbondspa.com Plant Location: Rovereto, Italy Processes: Spunbond Fibers Used: Polypropylene Thickness Weight: 10-200 gpsm Width: 330 cm Brands: Ultratex, Hybond, Agribond, Proteus, Ultrabond, BM Top Applications: Hygiene,Furniture, protective clothing, agriculture, roofing, filtration, customized laminates, composites Services Number of lines: 4 Types of lines: Reicofil 3 and 4 Total Capacity: 25000 tons per year
Texnovo SA
Travessera de Gracia, 73-79 5ª Planta Barcelona, Cataluña 08006 Spain Telephone: 34-93-207-73-15 Fax: 34-93-207-70-59 Email: texnovo@texnovo.com Web: www.texnovo.com Plant Location: La Selva Del Camp, Tarragona Processes: spunbond Reicofil Fibers Used: polypropylene Brands: Texpun, Reicrop Applications: Bedding, industrial white and colors, agricultural, hygienic
Texton
Konstantynowska ul. 62/70 Zgierz, PL-95100 Lodzkie Poland Telephone: 48-4271-90714 Fax: 48-4271-60052 Web: www.texton.pl E-mail: info@texton.pl Processes: spunbond
Toray Saehan Industries
17 Floor, LG Mapo Building, 275, Kongdug-Dong, Mapo-Gu Seoul 127-721 Korea Telephone: 82-2-3279-1220~1227 Fax: 82-2-3279-1415 Email: fectoshb@toraysaehan.com Web: www.toraysaehan.com Plant Location: Gumi, Kyungsangbuk-Do Number of lines: five polypropylene spunbonded, one polyester spunbonded Types of lines: (supplier/manufacturer): Germany Total capacity: 54000 tons
Toyobo
Spunbond Operations Department 2-8 Dojima Hama 2-chome Kita-ku. Osaka 530-8230 Japan Telephone: 81-6-6348-3363 Fax: 81-6-6348-3400 E-mail: yukio_kawasaki@kime.toyobo.co.jp Web: www.toyobo.co.jp Plant Location: Turuga, Iwakuui Processes: spunbond Brands: Volans, Ecule Applications: Roofing, geotextiles, automotive, industrial, agricultural, medical, apparel
Western Nonwovens, Inc.
966 E. Sandhill Avenue Carson, CA 90746 Telephone: 310-767-1000 Fax: 310-767-1106 Email: tfrancis@westernnonwoven.com Web: www.westernnonwoven.com Plant Location: Carson, CA, Commerce, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Oakland, CA, Clearfield, UT, St. Louis, MO, Sauget, IL, Orlando, FL, Pensacola, FL Processes: Hiloft, nylon, FR blends Fibers Used: PET, PP, nylon, natural, fire resistant blends Applications: filtration, bedding, furniture, automotive, geotextiles, baby goods, mattresses, flame retardancy
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