09.11.23
Kibutz Shamir, Israel
www.shalag.co.il
2022 Nonwovens Sales: $210 million
Key Personnel
Ilan Pickman, CEO
Plants
Israel, North Carolina, Italy (Texsus)
Processes
Air through bonded, thermal bonded, stitchbonded, needlepunch
Major Markets
Baby diapers, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence, wipes
Higher sales prices compensated for lower volumes at Shalag Nonwovens in 2022. Overall nonwovens sales were able to increase slightly to reach $210 million compared to $200 million the year before.
“In 2022 we had to absorb some of the record high logistics and energy costs as results. The profit margin decreases significantly despite the increase in sales,” says CEO Ilan Pickman.
In 2019, Shalag acquired Texsus, an Italian maker of air through bonded nonwovens and laminated materials. The deal included sites in Italy and North Carolina. As it moves forward with the integration of the company, Shalag has renamed it Texsus Shalag EU, creating a European branch for the company. Along with the name change, the European division has undergone a total overhaul of the group’s branding including a new logo and website, consolidating the product portfolio and completing an organizational structure.
In the second quarter of 2023, Shalag started up production on a modern line in Italy allowing it to produce the same product range in all the regions. In addition, this investment has expanded its capabilities to make soft carded materials and sustainable solutions with a high efficiency level.
Meanwhile, Shalag has been impacted by softened demand in the EMEA hygiene market, particularly at its facilities in Israel. In response to these challenges the company has accelerated its efforts and its investments to develop solutions to the market’s demands for the short-, mid and long-term developments. So far, results of these efforts have included its ultrasoft carded Softy Air liners and sustainable solutions for all categories including an eco line featuring topsheets, liners for backsheet lamination, ADLs, frontal tapes and wipes and the “Less is More Line,” which is able to offer higher performance material at a lower environmental impact.
According to Pickman, Shalag has developed its sustainability policy based on 3P pillars—production (operations and supply chain), people and products. “We are defining clear environmental and social key performance indicators with the aim of reducing our footprint on the environment and improving our handprint on communities,” he says
www.shalag.co.il
2022 Nonwovens Sales: $210 million
Key Personnel
Ilan Pickman, CEO
Plants
Israel, North Carolina, Italy (Texsus)
Processes
Air through bonded, thermal bonded, stitchbonded, needlepunch
Major Markets
Baby diapers, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence, wipes
Higher sales prices compensated for lower volumes at Shalag Nonwovens in 2022. Overall nonwovens sales were able to increase slightly to reach $210 million compared to $200 million the year before.
“In 2022 we had to absorb some of the record high logistics and energy costs as results. The profit margin decreases significantly despite the increase in sales,” says CEO Ilan Pickman.
In 2019, Shalag acquired Texsus, an Italian maker of air through bonded nonwovens and laminated materials. The deal included sites in Italy and North Carolina. As it moves forward with the integration of the company, Shalag has renamed it Texsus Shalag EU, creating a European branch for the company. Along with the name change, the European division has undergone a total overhaul of the group’s branding including a new logo and website, consolidating the product portfolio and completing an organizational structure.
In the second quarter of 2023, Shalag started up production on a modern line in Italy allowing it to produce the same product range in all the regions. In addition, this investment has expanded its capabilities to make soft carded materials and sustainable solutions with a high efficiency level.
Meanwhile, Shalag has been impacted by softened demand in the EMEA hygiene market, particularly at its facilities in Israel. In response to these challenges the company has accelerated its efforts and its investments to develop solutions to the market’s demands for the short-, mid and long-term developments. So far, results of these efforts have included its ultrasoft carded Softy Air liners and sustainable solutions for all categories including an eco line featuring topsheets, liners for backsheet lamination, ADLs, frontal tapes and wipes and the “Less is More Line,” which is able to offer higher performance material at a lower environmental impact.
According to Pickman, Shalag has developed its sustainability policy based on 3P pillars—production (operations and supply chain), people and products. “We are defining clear environmental and social key performance indicators with the aim of reducing our footprint on the environment and improving our handprint on communities,” he says