• Login
    • Join
  • Subscribe Free
    • Magazine
    • eNewsletter
    Checkout
    • Magazine
    • News
    • Exclusives
    • Applications
    • Technology
    • Market
    • Other
    • Top 40
    • Buyers Guide
    • Hygiene Directory
    • More
  • Magazine
  • News
  • Exclusives
  • Applications
  • Technology
  • Market
  • Other
  • Top 40
  • Buyers Guide
  • Hygiene Directory
  • Current / Back Issues
    Features
    Editorial
    Columns
    Digital Edition
    eNewsletter Archive
    Editorial Guidelines
    Subscribe Now
    Advertise Now
    Top Features
    Four Trends Shaping the Future of Nonwoven Wipe Demand

    Regulations Round Up

    It Takes a Village to Make a Wet Wipe

    Wipes and the Modern World

    Spunlace Market Report
    Company Cameo
    Financial News
    Machinery Equipment
    New Products
    Nonwovens News
    Patent Review
    People in the News
    Supplier News
    Top News
    Live From Shows
    Top News
    INDA Announces WOW Award Finalists

    P&G Sets New Environmental Sustainability Goals

    Drylock Expands European Production

    Artist Uses Evolon for Painting Large-Format Works

    Albaad Expands U.S. Operations
    Absorbent Core
    Adult Incontinence
    Antimicrobials
    Apparel
    Automotive and Transportation
    Chemicals / Adhesives
    Construction
    Contract Services
    Diaper, Baby
    Electronics
    Feminine Hygiene
    Fibers
    Filtration
    Flame Retardance
    Geotextile / Agrotextile
    Home Products
    Hygiene Film/Components
    Industrial / Institutional
    Inspection / Quality Control
    Machinery and Equipment
    Medical
    Wipes

    Drylock Technologies Invests in Europe

    INDA Announces WOW Award Finalists

    Drylock Expands European Production

    Four Trends Shaping the Future of Nonwoven Wipe Demand

    Regulations Round Up
    Air Through Bonding
    Airlaid
    Carded/Carding
    Chemical Bonded
    Composite
    Meltblown
    Needlepunch
    Nanotechnology
    Spunbond
    Spunlace
    Thermal Bonded
    Wetlaid

    Phantom Veil Offers Molded Composites for Home and Building Structures

    Moldow, Dan-Web Install Airlaid Line in U.S.

    Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Expands in Taiwan

    TFP's Optiveil Used in Hockey Sticks

    U.S. Cotton Adds Spunlace Manufacturing
    China
    Eastern Europe/Russia
    India
    Middle East/North Africa
    North America
    Pacific Rim
    South/Central America
    Turkey
    Western Europe

    Drylock Technologies Invests in Europe

    INDA Announces WOW Award Finalists

    Drylock Expands European Production

    Albaad Expands U.S. Operations

    Unicharm: First Asia, Then The World
    Associations
    Contracts / Awards
    Education
    Facilities / Capacity
    Green / Sustainability
    Legal / Regulatory
    Market Data
    Mergers and Acquisitions
    Product Improvement / Innovation
    R&D/Basic Research
    Shows / Events

    INDA Announces WOW Award Finalists

    P&G Sets New Environmental Sustainability Goals

    Drylock Expands European Production

    Albaad Expands U.S. Operations

    Guilt-Free Diapers
    Chart
    Companies
    All Companies
    Categories
    Company Profiles
    Add New Company
    International Buyers Guide Companies
    Don & Low Ltd. Nonwovens
    Brands
    Brand Owners
    • Magazine
      • Current / Back Issues
      • Features
      • Editorial
      • Columns
      • Digital Edition
      • eNewsletter Archive
      • Editorial Guidelines
      • Subscribe Now
      • Advertise Now
    • Breaking News
    • Buyers Guide
      • All Companies
      • Categories
      • Company Profiles
      • Add Your Company
    • Applications
      • Absorbent Core
      • Adult Incontinence
      • Antimicrobials
      • Apparel
      • Automotive and Transportation
      • Chemicals / Adhesives
      • Construction
      • Contract Services
      • Diaper, Baby
      • Electronics
      • Feminine Hygiene
      • Fibers
      • Filtration
      • Flame Retardance
      • Geotextile / Agrotextile
      • Home Products
      • Hygiene Film/Components
      • Industrial / Institutional
      • Inspection / Quality Control
      • Machinery and Equipment
      • Medical
      • Wipes
    • Technology
      • Air Through Bonding
      • Airlaid
      • Carded/Carding
      • Chemical Bonded
      • Composite
      • Meltblown
      • Needlepunch
      • Nanotechnology
      • Spunbond
      • Spunlace
      • Thermal Bonded
      • Wetlaid
    • Market
      • China
      • Eastern Europe/Russia
      • India
      • Middle East/North Africa
      • North America
      • Pacific Rim
      • South/Central America
      • Turkey
      • Western Europe
    • Other
      • Associations
      • Contracts / Awards
      • Education
      • Facilities / Capacity
      • Green / Sustainability
      • Legal / Regulatory
      • Market Data
      • Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Product Improvement / Innovation
      • R&D/Basic Research
      • Shows / Events
    • Top 40 Companies
      • Chart
      • Companies
    • Online Exclusives
    • Hygiene Directory
      • Brands
      • Brand Owners
    • Slideshows
    • Experts Opinions
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Infographics
    • Whitepapers
    • Jobs
    • Events
      • Industry Events
      • Live From Show Events
      • Webinars
      • Live From Asian Connections
    • Resources
      • Suppliers Gallery
      • Literature Showcase
      • Web Showcase
      • Home Page Showcase
    • About Us
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Advertise With Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms of Use
    Editorial

    China, China, China

    07.18.06
    You can't pick up a newspaper, listen to the radio or watch television these days without hearing about China's rapid development. Just this week, I heard a news story about challenges to China's water supply, which, per capita, is about a quarter of the global average. If something isn't done about the water supply situation, it could put in peril the same rapid development that created this crisis in the first place.

    The nonwovens industry has wagered a lot on the future expansion of China's economy. Just this month, two large companies—Italy's Pantex and New Jersey-based Precision Custom Coatings—have formed joint venture agreements to expand their customer base in China. The fact that these two companies vary greatly in their contribution to nonwovens—Pantex is a hygiene supplier, PCC an industrial textile and apparel company—demonstrates just how diverse this investment is.

    And, these two recent announcements are only the latest in a steady stream of business initiatives made by the nonwovens industry. The fact is simple. Nonwovens makers are looking for growth, and China's low penetration rates combined with its growing disposable income levels could make it just the spot for this growth. Unfortunately, "could" is the operative word here.

    Beyond water supply, there are a number of issues that could come between China and economic growth. We are seeing bureaucratic issues, intellectual property concerns, currency fluctuations and drains on natural resources. The list is long, and more often than not underdeveloped countries hit a number of bumps along their way to industrialization.

    Herein lies the conundrum facing nonwovens companies. They need to be present in China to take advantage of growth opportunities but don't want to be too heavily invested in case of economic collapse.     

    How is your company handling the China issue? Do you think it makes sense to invest or is a wait-and-see attitude more prudent? Nonwovens Industry would like to know your thoughts.
    Related Searches
    • precision custom coatings
    • Hygiene
    • apparel
    • nonwoven
    Related Knowledge Center
    • Apparel
    • China

    Related Editorial

    • Apparel | Associations

      What is a Nonwoven?

      Fifteen years ago, I wrote my first-ever Nonwovens Industry editorial under this very same headline—What Is A Nonwoven? At the time, I really did not know. To say that learning curve in this industry was steep is an understatement. I still find…
      Karen McIntyre, Editor 06.09.16

    • Apparel | China | Construction | Shows/Events | Western Europe
      On The Road Again

      On The Road Again

      This month, Nonwovens Industry will be showing up at no less than three international trade shows, each representing an important growth market for nonwovens. In early May, Frankfurt, Germany will host the semi-annual Techtextil show at Messe Fran…
      04.07.15

    • Apparel | Spunlace

      North Carolina is a hotbed for investment

      With the creation of the first cotton textile mill around 1815 by Michael Schenck in Lincoln County, North Carolina began a long process that would see it become the center of the textile business in the U.S. by the 1920s and remain so throughout the…
      Tim Wright, editor 11.04.13


    • China | Filtration | Western Europe | Wipes

      Ahlstrom’s Next Move

      Ahlstrom recently announced its intent to exit its Label & Processing business, reaffirming its commitment to the specialty materials business and making it a company 100% invested in nonwovens technology. Even though Label & Processing compr…
      Karen Bitz-McIntyre, Editor 09.12.12

    • Apparel | Filtration

      Where will we be 12 months from now?

      For more than 30 years—this year included—Freudenberg has been at the top of our annual top companies report. This global company with its roots in apparel and current strengths in automotives, filtration and other technical markets has a…
      Karen McIntyre, Editor 08.31.11

    • Adult Incontinence | Airlaid | Apparel

      Spunmelt Surge: Where Will It All Go?

      The spunmelt market has made our jobs here at NONWOVENS INDUSTRY very easy these past couple of months. The many line investments announced between November and January have filled our breaking news pages for the past 10 weeks as the industry appears…
      Karen McIntyre, Editor 02.16.11


    • Apparel

      The Dandy Disposable Diaper Market

      The good news for the many nonwovens manufacturers doing business in the diaper market is that this business is fairly recession proof; the better news is that diapers are the one area of the tissue and hygiene market where consumers are willing to spend more to make a splash.
      Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 01.24.11

    • Apparel

      Fancy Pants: Will Designer Diapers Succeed?

      ALONG TIME AGO, when I was a teen babysitter, I remember some of my young charges wearing gender- specific diapers—blue and white stripes for the boys and pink and white for the girls.
      Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 08.12.10

    • Airlaid | Apparel

      PGI For Sale—Whose Turn Is It, Anyway?

      This month, PGI—the world’s fifth largest nonwovens producer and its largest spunmelt maker—said its board was exploring future growth options for its shareholders which include but are not limited to the potential sale of the company.
      Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 05.06.10


    • Apparel | Construction | Wipes

      Will It Ever Happen? Nonwovens—The Fabrics Of Our Lives.

      The other day, my four-year-old and I were playing with dolls when she asked me to make some new clothes for her princesses—she wanted to create some sort of uniform for them.
      Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 12.08.09

    • Apparel | Filtration | Spunlace | Wipes

      Bridging The Gap Into Apparel

      The apparel market has long been the envy of the nonwovens industry. Being able to tailor nonwovens to the needs of clothiers, not in interlinings but for the actual garments, would create huge market potential for nonwovens. For years a number of co…
      12.13.06

    Breaking News
    • GDM To Host Innovation Week in May
    • BCH to Represent IFAI in India
    • Diamond Wipes Partners with USA Table Tennis
    • Hero Wipes EMS Launch
    • Freudenberg Posts Steady Growth
    View Breaking News >
    CURRENT ISSUE

    Household and Personal Care Wipes Spring 2018

    • Four Trends Shaping the Future of Nonwoven Wipe Demand
    • Regulations Round Up
    • It Takes a Village to Make a Wet Wipe
    • Wipes and the Modern World
    • View More >


    Copyright © 2018 Rodman Media. All rights reserved. Use of this constitutes acceptance of our privacy policy The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Rodman Media.