01.01.10
Location: Guanzhou, Guang Dong, China
Sales: $118 million
Description: Plants
Guanzhou, Weifang, Shandong, China
Processes
Spunbond, meltblown, SMS
Markets
Hygiene, medical, industrial
The Jofo Group was established in 2000 with the goal of becoming one of the world’s largest nonwovens producers. The company currently owns 10 subsidiary companies in Guangdong, Shandong, Hubei, Sichuan and Hong Kong and has annual sales of about RMB800 million ($118 million).
Based in China, Jofo sells its nonwovens all over the world. Processes include composite, meltblown, SMS and spunbond for hygiene, industrial and geotextile applications.
Through a joint venture agreement with Weifang Investment Corporation, established in 2007, Jofo spent a reported $50 million on a 4.2-meter Reicofil 4 SS line capable of making 16,000 tons of nonwovens per year. In November, the companies announced that phase two of the project was underway—another two lines, representing 50,000 tons of capacity, would be installed soon.
According to the companies, Jofo Weifang plans to ultimately operates at least eight advanced spunmelt lines with a total production capacity of more than 150,000 tons, making it one of the largest nonwovens producers in Asia for the hygiene, medical and protective apparel markets. Additionally, the venture plans to set up a research and development center for hygiene and medical applications in Weifang with financial support from the Chinese government.
Since 2000, the company has last operated Shandong Jofo Nonwoven Co., a maker of spunbond, meltblown and SMS composite nonwovens located in the New & High Technology Industrial Development Zone in Dongying , Shandong Province.
In 2001, the company introduced the STP third-generation improved twin-engined production line from Italy and the matching Kusters hot rolling mill from Germany. Its annual production capacity for spunbonded polypropylene silk nonwoven fabrics is 7000 tons; in 2004 Shandong Jofo introduced Reifenhouser meltblown nonwoven fabric production line with an annual output of 3000 tons of PP or PET. Meanwhile, it introduced Kusters hot rolling mill compound facilities and adopted the unique one-step-and-a-half processing techniques so as to provide world-class SMS compound nonwoven fabrics to its clients.
Sales: $118 million
Description: Plants
Guanzhou, Weifang, Shandong, China
Processes
Spunbond, meltblown, SMS
Markets
Hygiene, medical, industrial
The Jofo Group was established in 2000 with the goal of becoming one of the world’s largest nonwovens producers. The company currently owns 10 subsidiary companies in Guangdong, Shandong, Hubei, Sichuan and Hong Kong and has annual sales of about RMB800 million ($118 million).
Based in China, Jofo sells its nonwovens all over the world. Processes include composite, meltblown, SMS and spunbond for hygiene, industrial and geotextile applications.
Through a joint venture agreement with Weifang Investment Corporation, established in 2007, Jofo spent a reported $50 million on a 4.2-meter Reicofil 4 SS line capable of making 16,000 tons of nonwovens per year. In November, the companies announced that phase two of the project was underway—another two lines, representing 50,000 tons of capacity, would be installed soon.
According to the companies, Jofo Weifang plans to ultimately operates at least eight advanced spunmelt lines with a total production capacity of more than 150,000 tons, making it one of the largest nonwovens producers in Asia for the hygiene, medical and protective apparel markets. Additionally, the venture plans to set up a research and development center for hygiene and medical applications in Weifang with financial support from the Chinese government.
Since 2000, the company has last operated Shandong Jofo Nonwoven Co., a maker of spunbond, meltblown and SMS composite nonwovens located in the New & High Technology Industrial Development Zone in Dongying , Shandong Province.
In 2001, the company introduced the STP third-generation improved twin-engined production line from Italy and the matching Kusters hot rolling mill from Germany. Its annual production capacity for spunbonded polypropylene silk nonwoven fabrics is 7000 tons; in 2004 Shandong Jofo introduced Reifenhouser meltblown nonwoven fabric production line with an annual output of 3000 tons of PP or PET. Meanwhile, it introduced Kusters hot rolling mill compound facilities and adopted the unique one-step-and-a-half processing techniques so as to provide world-class SMS compound nonwoven fabrics to its clients.