09.08.22
Osaka, Japan
www.toyobo.co.jp
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $114 million
Key Personnel
Kozi Nishizaka, general manager, spunbond; Hironori Tanaka, president, Kureha
Plants
Tsuruga, Iwakuni and Shiga, Japan
Processes
Spunbond, needlepunch, chemical bonded, spunlaced, thermal bonded, stitchbonded
Brand Names
Volans, Ecule, Bonden, Kurelock, Dynac, Breathair
Major Markets
Geotextiles, roofing sheets, carpet backings, automotive interiors, automotive filters, needlepunch carpets, hot melt bonding sheets, plaster bases
Toyobo makes PET spunbond nonwoven fabrics with a capacity of 12,000 tons per year and Kureha, a member of the group, has been making chemical bonded, needlepunch, thermal bonded and spunbonded nonwovens with a capacity of 7000 tons per year. Similarly, Yuho, another member of the Toyobo group, has made needlepunched, spunlaced and stitchbonded nonwovens with a capacity of 3000 tons per year.
Toyobo has been focused on the development of PET spunbond nonwovens using recycled PET and bioPET resins to create more sustainable products. The PET resin is made using recycled water bottles and is mixed with virgin PET to make nonwovens under the e-Volans brand name. e-Volans are being used in geotexitles, and Toyobo is working to increase the percentage of recycled PET used in these applications.
For Toyobo's 2020 top company profile, click here.
www.toyobo.co.jp
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $114 million
Key Personnel
Kozi Nishizaka, general manager, spunbond; Hironori Tanaka, president, Kureha
Plants
Tsuruga, Iwakuni and Shiga, Japan
Processes
Spunbond, needlepunch, chemical bonded, spunlaced, thermal bonded, stitchbonded
Brand Names
Volans, Ecule, Bonden, Kurelock, Dynac, Breathair
Major Markets
Geotextiles, roofing sheets, carpet backings, automotive interiors, automotive filters, needlepunch carpets, hot melt bonding sheets, plaster bases
Toyobo makes PET spunbond nonwoven fabrics with a capacity of 12,000 tons per year and Kureha, a member of the group, has been making chemical bonded, needlepunch, thermal bonded and spunbonded nonwovens with a capacity of 7000 tons per year. Similarly, Yuho, another member of the Toyobo group, has made needlepunched, spunlaced and stitchbonded nonwovens with a capacity of 3000 tons per year.
Toyobo has been focused on the development of PET spunbond nonwovens using recycled PET and bioPET resins to create more sustainable products. The PET resin is made using recycled water bottles and is mixed with virgin PET to make nonwovens under the e-Volans brand name. e-Volans are being used in geotexitles, and Toyobo is working to increase the percentage of recycled PET used in these applications.
For Toyobo's 2020 top company profile, click here.