09.03.21
Walpole, MA
www.hollingsworth-vose.com
2020 Nonwoven Sales: $431 million
Key Personnel
Val Hollingsworth, president and CEO; John Madej, COO; Ali Husain, vice president and CFO; Josh Ayer, vice president and managing director, Americas; Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions; Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions; Matt Bradbury, vice president, Global Operations; Jochem Hofstetter, vice president and managing director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India; Tim Li, vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific Region
Plants
Apizaco, Mexico; Corvallis, OR; East Walpole, MA; Easton, NY; Floyd, VA; Greenwich, NY; Hatzfeld, Germany; Hawkinsville, GA; Kentmere, U.K.; Mysuru, India; Suzhou, China; West Groton, MA; Winchcombe, U.K.
Processes
Wetlaid, meltblown, carded thermal bonded (point and flat calendered), latex bonded, through-air bonded, needlepunch, thermal lamination, aqueous and solvent-based saturation, nanofiber-webs, composites, webs incorporating functional particles
Demand for high efficiency filtration media in the personal protective equipment and the medical markets helped drive Hollingsworth & Vose’s nonwoven sales up 14% to reach $431 million in 2020. Additionally, the company reported a strong recovery in transportation markets for engine filtration and battery separators, two of its key markets.
“H&V continues to play a major role in the fight against Covid,” Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions, says. “At the start of the global pandemic H&V was quick to add capacity and pivot production from transportation and industrial applications to respond to the global outcry for increased production of respirators, face masks, ventilators, medical gowns/hoods, air purifiers, IAQ, pharmaceuticals and Covid test kits.”
In June 2020, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, H&V announced it had, on a rapidly accelerated timeline, developed a new material for non-surgical medical gowns.
Using standard construction methods, this new material can be converted into medical gowns for healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities. The material meets stringent testing including the AATCC 42 impact penetration and AATCC 127 hydrostatic pressure tests. Its origin stems from a Covid-19 related task force that H&V convened at the start of the pandemic to see how the company could expand production and help meet the shortage of medical grade PPE.
Clark says that the company’s entrance into medical was a natural extension of the company’s existing businesses and it will continue to participate in this market.
“H&V has been a global leader in advanced filtration for RPE and medical applications for more than 50 years,” he adds. “We believe that our easier-breathing, proprietary filtration technologies will continue to be valued by our customers looking for the highest performance, quality, and safety.”
In October 2020, H&V announced it would significantly expand capacity for its Technostat electret filtration media products. This new capacity will be installed at H&V’s Hatzfeld, Germany location and will begin operation in the second half of 2021.
“With H&V’s continued focus on product and process innovation, Technostat remains the highest performing electret filter media, widely trusted in critical applications ranging from medical to consumer use,” Clark says. “Technostat enables increased levels of filtration performance, the maximum efficiency with the minimum pressure drop.”
Additionally, Technostat products played a direct role in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in ventilator, respirator, and other critical medical applications. With the latest Hatzfeld investment, H&V is further improving its global Technostat manufacturing footprint, which already includes Kentmere, U.K., and Floyd, VA.
“This expansion will allow H&V to further support the growth of our key customers and strategic growth markets, globally. We are especially proud of the impact Technostat has made in the fight against Covid-19,” says Patrick Demchko, marketing director for Commercial IAQ & Industrial at H&V.
“People are really starting to pay attention to indoor air quality, and how that air quality impacts their health. Whether in your home, your car, or within any commercial building, including schools and hospitals, Technostat offers a unique solution to the market in that it has the highest efficiency at the lowest air flow resistance available,” adds Demchko.
In addition to Technostat, H&V’s Nanowave technology continues to be a cornerstone of the company’s Filtration Solutions business. In this business, the new NanoWave XT product platform sets the standard for pocket filter media, providing the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership, with the best energy ratings and a stable mechanical efficiency. NanoWave is 100% synthetic, and can be welded or sewn, and is fully incinerable.
In late December 2020, H&V, a global manufacturer of advanced materials used in products that provide clean air, clean liquids and energy storage, has won Waterloo Filtration Institute’s Product of the Year Award for its standards-setting NanoWave XT filtration media With NanoWave XT, H&V has introduced a new filtration media for use in HVAC systems that outperforms all other media – reducing exposure to hazardous fine particulates while lowering energy consumption. The product reflects H&V’s commitment to sustainability and is beneficial for people, the planet and business performance. H&V’s NanoWave XT is used to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in numerous public facilities, including hospitals, schools, airports, hotels and more.
“We are thrilled to receive this award from WFI. At H&V we are committed to developing and producing advanced materials for a cleaner world. In a year when clean air has become so essential in all public spaces, we’re especially pleased to introduce this superior filtration media,” says Mike Clark, division president, High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration.
NanoWave® XT has the highest performance and protection against PM1 particles. It offers the best possible cost-efficiency and significant energy savings due to up to 40% lower pressure drop, which reduces CO2 emissions by 30%.
In addition to producing filtration media for HVAC systems, H&V is a leading producer of critical healthcare related materials, including filtration media for face masks, N95 respirators, materials used in the production of ventilators, surgical hoods, and consumables for COVID-19 test systems.
“H&V is committed to filtration and will continue to invest in new technologies and production capacity in support of our customers,” COO John Madej says. “H&V’s continued success will be dependent on our ability to quickly innovate and provide differentiated air, liquid, and molecular filtration solutions to address the global mega-trends in filtration.”
H&V’s global Filtration and Energy storage businesses remain strong in all regions and the company is working extremely hard to meet customer commitments in this very challenging business environment which has been characterized by supply chain disruptions, shipping/logistics challenges, and steep raw material cost escalation.”
“H&V is optimistic about the future of our markets and is committed to growing with our customers globally, by supporting them locally with manufacturing capabilities and applications expertise,” Clark says.
In 2021, H&V has formed two distribution agreements for the use of H&V Trupor, a novel microporous filter media solution available in several industry standard polymer families. One agreement, with I.W. Tremont for the use of H&V Trupor in I.W. Tremont’s LabExact products, and other analytical products, including High Performance Liquid Chromatography (“HPLC”) applications covers PES-PBT composites. H&V Trupor enables best-in-class flow rates with the reliability of conventional microfiltration membranes..
“Microfiltration is critical across industries, making water cleaner, bioprocess products safer, semiconductor products cheaper and industrial processes run longer,” says Fred Lybrand H&V’s Global Marketing Director for Process Liquids. “We are pleased to partner with I.W. Tremont to bring H&V Trupor to a broader audience.”
H&V Trupor enables enhanced flow compared to traditional membranes, improving the ability to filter novel fluid streams. Its composite structure and superior pore size uniformity deliver consistent and reliable results in the key performance characteristics required by the analytical and diagnostic markets. In most cases, the thin formation of this media offers interchangeable equivalency to its cast film counterparts while delivering performance enhancement both to existing and new process streams.
Additionally, H&V has is partnered with Superior Felt & Filtration to bring Trupor membrane media to global markets. Superior Felt & Filtration is a preferred global distributor and converter of Trupor’s Nylon grades. Based in McHenry, IL., Superior offers ample inventory of Trupor as well as value added converting including, collating, slitting, pleating and die cutting. “Superior Felt & Filtration has partnered with H&V for over a decade distributing and fabricating Technostat, an electrostatic submicron filter media for high efficiency air applications. Trupor is a submicron liquid filtration membrane and will compliment the submicron filtration world. Coupled with H&V’s unrivaled quality and benchmark testing, Superior will be able to offer valuable research and development support in conjunction with distribution and fabrication,” says Ping Hao, PhD scientist and technical nonwoven product manager.
www.hollingsworth-vose.com
2020 Nonwoven Sales: $431 million
Key Personnel
Val Hollingsworth, president and CEO; John Madej, COO; Ali Husain, vice president and CFO; Josh Ayer, vice president and managing director, Americas; Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions; Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions; Matt Bradbury, vice president, Global Operations; Jochem Hofstetter, vice president and managing director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India; Tim Li, vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific Region
Plants
Apizaco, Mexico; Corvallis, OR; East Walpole, MA; Easton, NY; Floyd, VA; Greenwich, NY; Hatzfeld, Germany; Hawkinsville, GA; Kentmere, U.K.; Mysuru, India; Suzhou, China; West Groton, MA; Winchcombe, U.K.
Processes
Wetlaid, meltblown, carded thermal bonded (point and flat calendered), latex bonded, through-air bonded, needlepunch, thermal lamination, aqueous and solvent-based saturation, nanofiber-webs, composites, webs incorporating functional particles
Demand for high efficiency filtration media in the personal protective equipment and the medical markets helped drive Hollingsworth & Vose’s nonwoven sales up 14% to reach $431 million in 2020. Additionally, the company reported a strong recovery in transportation markets for engine filtration and battery separators, two of its key markets.
“H&V continues to play a major role in the fight against Covid,” Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions, says. “At the start of the global pandemic H&V was quick to add capacity and pivot production from transportation and industrial applications to respond to the global outcry for increased production of respirators, face masks, ventilators, medical gowns/hoods, air purifiers, IAQ, pharmaceuticals and Covid test kits.”
In June 2020, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, H&V announced it had, on a rapidly accelerated timeline, developed a new material for non-surgical medical gowns.
Using standard construction methods, this new material can be converted into medical gowns for healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities. The material meets stringent testing including the AATCC 42 impact penetration and AATCC 127 hydrostatic pressure tests. Its origin stems from a Covid-19 related task force that H&V convened at the start of the pandemic to see how the company could expand production and help meet the shortage of medical grade PPE.
Clark says that the company’s entrance into medical was a natural extension of the company’s existing businesses and it will continue to participate in this market.
“H&V has been a global leader in advanced filtration for RPE and medical applications for more than 50 years,” he adds. “We believe that our easier-breathing, proprietary filtration technologies will continue to be valued by our customers looking for the highest performance, quality, and safety.”
In October 2020, H&V announced it would significantly expand capacity for its Technostat electret filtration media products. This new capacity will be installed at H&V’s Hatzfeld, Germany location and will begin operation in the second half of 2021.
“With H&V’s continued focus on product and process innovation, Technostat remains the highest performing electret filter media, widely trusted in critical applications ranging from medical to consumer use,” Clark says. “Technostat enables increased levels of filtration performance, the maximum efficiency with the minimum pressure drop.”
Additionally, Technostat products played a direct role in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in ventilator, respirator, and other critical medical applications. With the latest Hatzfeld investment, H&V is further improving its global Technostat manufacturing footprint, which already includes Kentmere, U.K., and Floyd, VA.
“This expansion will allow H&V to further support the growth of our key customers and strategic growth markets, globally. We are especially proud of the impact Technostat has made in the fight against Covid-19,” says Patrick Demchko, marketing director for Commercial IAQ & Industrial at H&V.
“People are really starting to pay attention to indoor air quality, and how that air quality impacts their health. Whether in your home, your car, or within any commercial building, including schools and hospitals, Technostat offers a unique solution to the market in that it has the highest efficiency at the lowest air flow resistance available,” adds Demchko.
In addition to Technostat, H&V’s Nanowave technology continues to be a cornerstone of the company’s Filtration Solutions business. In this business, the new NanoWave XT product platform sets the standard for pocket filter media, providing the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership, with the best energy ratings and a stable mechanical efficiency. NanoWave is 100% synthetic, and can be welded or sewn, and is fully incinerable.
In late December 2020, H&V, a global manufacturer of advanced materials used in products that provide clean air, clean liquids and energy storage, has won Waterloo Filtration Institute’s Product of the Year Award for its standards-setting NanoWave XT filtration media With NanoWave XT, H&V has introduced a new filtration media for use in HVAC systems that outperforms all other media – reducing exposure to hazardous fine particulates while lowering energy consumption. The product reflects H&V’s commitment to sustainability and is beneficial for people, the planet and business performance. H&V’s NanoWave XT is used to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in numerous public facilities, including hospitals, schools, airports, hotels and more.
“We are thrilled to receive this award from WFI. At H&V we are committed to developing and producing advanced materials for a cleaner world. In a year when clean air has become so essential in all public spaces, we’re especially pleased to introduce this superior filtration media,” says Mike Clark, division president, High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration.
NanoWave® XT has the highest performance and protection against PM1 particles. It offers the best possible cost-efficiency and significant energy savings due to up to 40% lower pressure drop, which reduces CO2 emissions by 30%.
In addition to producing filtration media for HVAC systems, H&V is a leading producer of critical healthcare related materials, including filtration media for face masks, N95 respirators, materials used in the production of ventilators, surgical hoods, and consumables for COVID-19 test systems.
“H&V is committed to filtration and will continue to invest in new technologies and production capacity in support of our customers,” COO John Madej says. “H&V’s continued success will be dependent on our ability to quickly innovate and provide differentiated air, liquid, and molecular filtration solutions to address the global mega-trends in filtration.”
H&V’s global Filtration and Energy storage businesses remain strong in all regions and the company is working extremely hard to meet customer commitments in this very challenging business environment which has been characterized by supply chain disruptions, shipping/logistics challenges, and steep raw material cost escalation.”
“H&V is optimistic about the future of our markets and is committed to growing with our customers globally, by supporting them locally with manufacturing capabilities and applications expertise,” Clark says.
In 2021, H&V has formed two distribution agreements for the use of H&V Trupor, a novel microporous filter media solution available in several industry standard polymer families. One agreement, with I.W. Tremont for the use of H&V Trupor in I.W. Tremont’s LabExact products, and other analytical products, including High Performance Liquid Chromatography (“HPLC”) applications covers PES-PBT composites. H&V Trupor enables best-in-class flow rates with the reliability of conventional microfiltration membranes..
“Microfiltration is critical across industries, making water cleaner, bioprocess products safer, semiconductor products cheaper and industrial processes run longer,” says Fred Lybrand H&V’s Global Marketing Director for Process Liquids. “We are pleased to partner with I.W. Tremont to bring H&V Trupor to a broader audience.”
H&V Trupor enables enhanced flow compared to traditional membranes, improving the ability to filter novel fluid streams. Its composite structure and superior pore size uniformity deliver consistent and reliable results in the key performance characteristics required by the analytical and diagnostic markets. In most cases, the thin formation of this media offers interchangeable equivalency to its cast film counterparts while delivering performance enhancement both to existing and new process streams.
Additionally, H&V has is partnered with Superior Felt & Filtration to bring Trupor membrane media to global markets. Superior Felt & Filtration is a preferred global distributor and converter of Trupor’s Nylon grades. Based in McHenry, IL., Superior offers ample inventory of Trupor as well as value added converting including, collating, slitting, pleating and die cutting. “Superior Felt & Filtration has partnered with H&V for over a decade distributing and fabricating Technostat, an electrostatic submicron filter media for high efficiency air applications. Trupor is a submicron liquid filtration membrane and will compliment the submicron filtration world. Coupled with H&V’s unrivaled quality and benchmark testing, Superior will be able to offer valuable research and development support in conjunction with distribution and fabrication,” says Ping Hao, PhD scientist and technical nonwoven product manager.