09.08.22
Walpole, MA
www.hollingsworth-vose.com
2021 Nonwoven Sales: $475 million
Key Personnel
Josh Ayer, president and CEO; James Noonan, vice president and CFO; Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions; Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions; Angela DiNisco, vice president & chief human resources officer; Mark Freeman, vice president & general counsel; Dave Healey, vice president, Global Technology; Jochem Hofstetter, vice president, managing director, Europe, Middle East & Africa; Schuyler Hollingsworth, vice president of Global Marketing & Communications; Tim Li, vice president, managing director, Asia Pacific; Suzanne Rotherham, vice president & managing director Americas; Kevin Schmidt, vice president Global Operations
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 solutions across multiple industries helped drive Hollingsworth & Vose’s nonwovens sales to $475 million in 2021 compared to $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.
Demand for filtration media is expected to continue to increase as the public realizes the importance of sustainability and emission reduction. Government regulations and corporate air quality policies will expedite the demand for green buildings with sustainable, healthy spaces that adhere to LEED standards. Additionally, cabin air filtration will play a huge part in the transportation sector as it moves toward more energy-efficient vehicles, such as hybrids and EVs. H&V’s CEO Josh Ayer predicts, “The demand for filtration in the future may evolve, but it’s not going away.”
Other areas for opportunity include in indoor air quality (IAQ), particularly in schools, creating better learning environments for students, teachers and staff at a time when the need is greater than ever.
In particular, the company’s Technostat filter media, which is used in MERV 11-13 filters, is playing a key role in how schools are making improvements to their IAQ. In fact, Technostat is the go-to choice of many prominent filter manufacturers who make the MERV 13 panel filters used in U.S. schools.
This is not only because Technostat meets stringent industry ratings, but also because it is the leading electret media product in the market. It can capture small particles and offers high efficiency filtration with a low pressure drop, which means cleaner air with lower energy consumption in an HVAC system.
In October 2020, H&V announced it would significantly expand capacity for its Technostat electret filtration media products. This new capacity began operations at H&V’s Hatzfeld, Germany, location in the second half of 2021. The expansion is allowing H&V to further support the growth of its key customers and strategic growth markets, globally.
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.
H&V has also committed to growth in India. In April 2022, the company announced it would double capacity at its Mysuru, India, plant, where it produces battery separators that serve the South Asia and global markets. H&V acquired the site through its purchase of Raman FibreScience, a technology company, in 2014. The facility specializes in developing innovations in fiber-based, wetlaid filtration media and battery separators and was a natural complement to H&V’s existing business. Today in Mysuru, H&V produces battery separator products that are used in a variety of energy storage applications.
“This growth will enable H&V to further support the global transition to clean and sustainable energy storage solutions,” says Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions with H&V.
H&V manufactures Hi-Sep battery separators in Mysuru which are integral in industrial and automotive applications. Hi-Sep technology also serves a niche in applications such as electric rickshaws, back-up power and industrial forklifts. Electric rickshaws are popular across Asia and are a growing form of transportation.
For Hollingsworth & Vose's 2020 top company profile, click here.
www.hollingsworth-vose.com
2021 Nonwoven Sales: $475 million
Key Personnel
Josh Ayer, president and CEO; James Noonan, vice president and CFO; Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions; Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions; Angela DiNisco, vice president & chief human resources officer; Mark Freeman, vice president & general counsel; Dave Healey, vice president, Global Technology; Jochem Hofstetter, vice president, managing director, Europe, Middle East & Africa; Schuyler Hollingsworth, vice president of Global Marketing & Communications; Tim Li, vice president, managing director, Asia Pacific; Suzanne Rotherham, vice president & managing director Americas; Kevin Schmidt, vice president Global Operations
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 solutions across multiple industries helped drive Hollingsworth & Vose’s nonwovens sales to $475 million in 2021 compared to $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.
Demand for filtration media is expected to continue to increase as the public realizes the importance of sustainability and emission reduction. Government regulations and corporate air quality policies will expedite the demand for green buildings with sustainable, healthy spaces that adhere to LEED standards. Additionally, cabin air filtration will play a huge part in the transportation sector as it moves toward more energy-efficient vehicles, such as hybrids and EVs. H&V’s CEO Josh Ayer predicts, “The demand for filtration in the future may evolve, but it’s not going away.”
Other areas for opportunity include in indoor air quality (IAQ), particularly in schools, creating better learning environments for students, teachers and staff at a time when the need is greater than ever.
In particular, the company’s Technostat filter media, which is used in MERV 11-13 filters, is playing a key role in how schools are making improvements to their IAQ. In fact, Technostat is the go-to choice of many prominent filter manufacturers who make the MERV 13 panel filters used in U.S. schools.
This is not only because Technostat meets stringent industry ratings, but also because it is the leading electret media product in the market. It can capture small particles and offers high efficiency filtration with a low pressure drop, which means cleaner air with lower energy consumption in an HVAC system.
In October 2020, H&V announced it would significantly expand capacity for its Technostat electret filtration media products. This new capacity began operations at H&V’s Hatzfeld, Germany, location in the second half of 2021. The expansion is allowing H&V to further support the growth of its key customers and strategic growth markets, globally.
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.
H&V has also committed to growth in India. In April 2022, the company announced it would double capacity at its Mysuru, India, plant, where it produces battery separators that serve the South Asia and global markets. H&V acquired the site through its purchase of Raman FibreScience, a technology company, in 2014. The facility specializes in developing innovations in fiber-based, wetlaid filtration media and battery separators and was a natural complement to H&V’s existing business. Today in Mysuru, H&V produces battery separator products that are used in a variety of energy storage applications.
“This growth will enable H&V to further support the global transition to clean and sustainable energy storage solutions,” says Nick Starita, president, Energy Solutions with H&V.
H&V manufactures Hi-Sep battery separators in Mysuru which are integral in industrial and automotive applications. Hi-Sep technology also serves a niche in applications such as electric rickshaws, back-up power and industrial forklifts. Electric rickshaws are popular across Asia and are a growing form of transportation.
For Hollingsworth & Vose's 2020 top company profile, click here.