09.08.22
Osaka, Japan
www.unitika.co.jp
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $84 million
Key Personnel
Tetsuya Yoshimura, general manager, nonwovens fabric division; Naoki Yamane, general manager, spunbond fabrics; Hiroshi Mayuzumi, general manager, spunlaced fabrics
Plants
Okazaki and Tarui, Japan
Processes
Spunbond, spunlace
Brand names
Marix, Eleves, Appeal, Wiwi, Alcima, Dilla, Terramac, Cottoace
Unitika makes and sells polyester spunbond nonwovens and spunlaced nonwoven fabrics. The company can make 20,000 tons of polyester spunbond nonwovens in Japan as well as another 10,000 tons in Thailand at its TUSCO subsidiary. In spunlace, Unitika can make 5000 tons of spunlaced nonwovens in Japan as well as another 5000 tons through its joint venture with Marusan Industry, UMCT.
In 2021, demand for medical gowns and wet tissue regained stability while volumes in the automotive markets were negatively impacted by the semiconductor crisis.
For Unitika's 2020 top company profile, click here.
www.unitika.co.jp
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $84 million
Key Personnel
Tetsuya Yoshimura, general manager, nonwovens fabric division; Naoki Yamane, general manager, spunbond fabrics; Hiroshi Mayuzumi, general manager, spunlaced fabrics
Plants
Okazaki and Tarui, Japan
Processes
Spunbond, spunlace
Brand names
Marix, Eleves, Appeal, Wiwi, Alcima, Dilla, Terramac, Cottoace
Unitika makes and sells polyester spunbond nonwovens and spunlaced nonwoven fabrics. The company can make 20,000 tons of polyester spunbond nonwovens in Japan as well as another 10,000 tons in Thailand at its TUSCO subsidiary. In spunlace, Unitika can make 5000 tons of spunlaced nonwovens in Japan as well as another 5000 tons through its joint venture with Marusan Industry, UMCT.
In 2021, demand for medical gowns and wet tissue regained stability while volumes in the automotive markets were negatively impacted by the semiconductor crisis.
For Unitika's 2020 top company profile, click here.