01.01.09
Location: UPPER GALILEE, ISRAEL
Sales: $80 Million
Description: Plant Locations
Israel, U.S. (planned)
Major Processes
thermal bonded
The biggest news from Israel’s Shalag Group is a recent announcementthat the company invested $15 million in a newthermal bonded production line in the eastern part of the U.S.The new line will add 6000 tons of capacity to the company'sexisting 18,000-ton output currently being made in Israel.Commercial production will begin in late 2010.
According to executives, Shalag sees great potential for itsair through and calender bonded products in North America,where it already has several customers. The investment willhelp the company improve its customer service by decreasingsupply time and the need to maintain large stocks. Key marketsinclude disposable diapers, feminine hygiene items, wet anddry wipes and various industrial applications. “Shalag’s unique,proven capabilities in the realm of thermal bonding will enablethe development and suitability of innovative, new productsand will certainly lead us into additional fields in the Americanmarket,” said Ilan Pickman.
Shalag has been making nonwovens since 1984 with a focuson the hygiene and wipes markets. It currently operates fourproduction lines, all using thermal bonded technology, in Israel.Products include a range of substrates weighing less than 10 tomore than 100 gsm and comprising more than 40 fiber types.
Shalag’s thermobond technology enables great flexibility inthe production of a very extensive range of products in smallproduction batches and at competitive costs. “This capability,along with years of professional expertise and product developmentenables Shalag to tailor make products for individualcustomer requirements.”
The company currently has four production lines with18,000 tons of fully utilized production capacity. The fifth line,which will increase capacity to 24,000 tons, is expected to helpthe company grow its sales from $80 million today to morethan $100 million in the next few years, Mr. Picman concluded.
Sales: $80 Million
Description: Plant Locations
Israel, U.S. (planned)
Major Processes
thermal bonded
The biggest news from Israel’s Shalag Group is a recent announcementthat the company invested $15 million in a newthermal bonded production line in the eastern part of the U.S.The new line will add 6000 tons of capacity to the company'sexisting 18,000-ton output currently being made in Israel.Commercial production will begin in late 2010.
According to executives, Shalag sees great potential for itsair through and calender bonded products in North America,where it already has several customers. The investment willhelp the company improve its customer service by decreasingsupply time and the need to maintain large stocks. Key marketsinclude disposable diapers, feminine hygiene items, wet anddry wipes and various industrial applications. “Shalag’s unique,proven capabilities in the realm of thermal bonding will enablethe development and suitability of innovative, new productsand will certainly lead us into additional fields in the Americanmarket,” said Ilan Pickman.
Shalag has been making nonwovens since 1984 with a focuson the hygiene and wipes markets. It currently operates fourproduction lines, all using thermal bonded technology, in Israel.Products include a range of substrates weighing less than 10 tomore than 100 gsm and comprising more than 40 fiber types.
Shalag’s thermobond technology enables great flexibility inthe production of a very extensive range of products in smallproduction batches and at competitive costs. “This capability,along with years of professional expertise and product developmentenables Shalag to tailor make products for individualcustomer requirements.”
The company currently has four production lines with18,000 tons of fully utilized production capacity. The fifth line,which will increase capacity to 24,000 tons, is expected to helpthe company grow its sales from $80 million today to morethan $100 million in the next few years, Mr. Picman concluded.