09.08.22
Denver, CO
www.jm.com
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $725 million (estimated)
Key Personnel
John Vasuta, president, Engineered Products; Tom Balkom, business director, Global Nonwovens; Souvik Nandi, research and development director, Global Nonwovens
Plants
Tucson, AZ; Defiance, OH; Waterville, OH; Richland, MS; Spartanburg, SC; Etowah, TN; Cleburne, TX; Bobingen, Berlin, Wertheim, Karlstein, Steinach, Germany; Shanghai, Louyang, China; Trnava, Slovakia
Brands
Dura-Glass, Delta-Aire, DynaWeb, Micro-Aire; Evalith (EU nonwoven brand); ThermoFlow, MultiStar, DuraCore, MicroStrand (fibers brands)
Between the deep freeze in North America and the Suez Canal blockage, 2021 presented a number of challenges to roofing and construction specialist Johns Manville. “As a result, we struggled with general supply chain constraints on commodities and hyperinflation in costs,” says global marketing communications leader Martin Kleinebrecht. “The availability of transport throughout the year was also problematic. Despite all the hurdles, our businesses have thrived thanks to our great teams in Sourcing, Operations, Sales and Customer Service. The pressure on our people, and on our suppliers and customers, was and still is incredible.”
Amidst the challenges, markets have remained strong in 2021 with solid demand in all segments throughout the year. Filtration continued to show health, particularly HEPA/ULPA and HVAC air filtration, where the company continues to see long-term demand. These markets are served by JM’s glass microfiber assets and are of the business where JM continues to sustainably innovate and invest.
Speaking of sustainability, JM focuses on three primary areas: landfill reduction, sustainable raw materials and product innovation. In reducing landfill waste, JM diverts production waste from nonwovens to durable applications. Sustainable raw materials are already widely used throughout JM’s businesses. In the Bobingen, Germany, facility for example, the company uses hundreds of millions of recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) drinking bottles every year to make spunbonded roofing carriers. To achieve this high recycling rate, additional systems had to be installed. Further efforts relate to binder systems with proportions of renewable raw materials. One of these binder systems contains more than 90% bio-based carbon. At the same time, this new binder system requires 70% less water and reduces energy consumption during the nonwoven production process by more than 70%. Its future goal is to increase the use of recycled materials and to further enable its own product recycling. It is obvious that its carbon footprint, especially considering that it is a glass manufacturing company, is an important focus for the future.
JM’s latest major line investment was a few years ago and is a bicomponent spunbond line featuring proprietary spinning technology located in Berlin, Germany. While the company won’t comment on future line investments or upgrades, executives do report new advancements that have allowed it to make complete filter media. The result has been a product featuring a spunbond back topped with a spin glass layer, requiring no electrostatic charge. It has achieved considerable success in the HVAC market and helped JM grow in the filtration market in general.
More recently, the company has been working on the creation of new spunbond products for flooring applications as well as new fiberglass nonwoven products for ceiling tiles, with an exceptionally smooth aesthetic surface.
For Johns Manville's 2020 top company profile, click here.
www.jm.com
2021 Nonwovens Sales: $725 million (estimated)
Key Personnel
John Vasuta, president, Engineered Products; Tom Balkom, business director, Global Nonwovens; Souvik Nandi, research and development director, Global Nonwovens
Plants
Tucson, AZ; Defiance, OH; Waterville, OH; Richland, MS; Spartanburg, SC; Etowah, TN; Cleburne, TX; Bobingen, Berlin, Wertheim, Karlstein, Steinach, Germany; Shanghai, Louyang, China; Trnava, Slovakia
Brands
Dura-Glass, Delta-Aire, DynaWeb, Micro-Aire; Evalith (EU nonwoven brand); ThermoFlow, MultiStar, DuraCore, MicroStrand (fibers brands)
Between the deep freeze in North America and the Suez Canal blockage, 2021 presented a number of challenges to roofing and construction specialist Johns Manville. “As a result, we struggled with general supply chain constraints on commodities and hyperinflation in costs,” says global marketing communications leader Martin Kleinebrecht. “The availability of transport throughout the year was also problematic. Despite all the hurdles, our businesses have thrived thanks to our great teams in Sourcing, Operations, Sales and Customer Service. The pressure on our people, and on our suppliers and customers, was and still is incredible.”
Amidst the challenges, markets have remained strong in 2021 with solid demand in all segments throughout the year. Filtration continued to show health, particularly HEPA/ULPA and HVAC air filtration, where the company continues to see long-term demand. These markets are served by JM’s glass microfiber assets and are of the business where JM continues to sustainably innovate and invest.
Speaking of sustainability, JM focuses on three primary areas: landfill reduction, sustainable raw materials and product innovation. In reducing landfill waste, JM diverts production waste from nonwovens to durable applications. Sustainable raw materials are already widely used throughout JM’s businesses. In the Bobingen, Germany, facility for example, the company uses hundreds of millions of recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) drinking bottles every year to make spunbonded roofing carriers. To achieve this high recycling rate, additional systems had to be installed. Further efforts relate to binder systems with proportions of renewable raw materials. One of these binder systems contains more than 90% bio-based carbon. At the same time, this new binder system requires 70% less water and reduces energy consumption during the nonwoven production process by more than 70%. Its future goal is to increase the use of recycled materials and to further enable its own product recycling. It is obvious that its carbon footprint, especially considering that it is a glass manufacturing company, is an important focus for the future.
JM’s latest major line investment was a few years ago and is a bicomponent spunbond line featuring proprietary spinning technology located in Berlin, Germany. While the company won’t comment on future line investments or upgrades, executives do report new advancements that have allowed it to make complete filter media. The result has been a product featuring a spunbond back topped with a spin glass layer, requiring no electrostatic charge. It has achieved considerable success in the HVAC market and helped JM grow in the filtration market in general.
More recently, the company has been working on the creation of new spunbond products for flooring applications as well as new fiberglass nonwoven products for ceiling tiles, with an exceptionally smooth aesthetic surface.
For Johns Manville's 2020 top company profile, click here.