09.11.24
Denver, CO
www.jm.com
2023 Nonwovens Sales: $725 million (estimated)
Key Personnel
John Vasuta, president, Engineered Products; Darious Naylor, business director, Global Nonwovens; Rui Ferreira, research and development director, Global Nonwovens
Plants
Tucson, AZ; Defiance, OH; Waterville, OH; Richland, MS; Spartanburg, SC; Etowah, TN; Cleburne, TX; Bobingen, Berlin, Wertheim, Steinach, Germany; Trnava, Slovakia
JM Engineered Products Brands
Evalith (nonwoven brand); ThermoFlow, MultiStar, StarRov, DuraCore (glass fiber brands); Neomera (PA-6 organosheet brand)
In 2023, Johns Manville continue to encounter challenges. The construction industry witnessed a decline in demand due to increased interest rates and cautious consumer behavior. These factors resulted in a subdued market environment, making it harder to stimulate growth and expansion.
This profound decline in the U.S. and European markets—excluding the U.S. shingle market—is in sharp contrast with the strong demand observed in the previous two years. Economic indices and housing starts show that rising costs and living expenses, alongside significant destocking, continue to put a strain on growth and stability.
Meanwhile, within the filtration market, softness in the automotive segment continues to be offset by promising growth in the HVAC/HEPA/ULPA markets, driven by demand for high-efficiency filtration solutions and a growing focus on indoor air quality as well as modest growth in liquid filtration.
This market will soon receive an additional boost through the construction of a new media asset in Europe. While executives offer little detail on this investment, for now, they did say it will allow Johns Manville to expand its filtration capabilities and cater to the rising demand for these products.
Within the industrial air filtration market, JM has developed the Evalith 798 PET filter media, which uses Johns Manville’s unique bico-spunbond technology, with a monolith surface pattern. This advanced filter media offers several notable advantages for industrial applications requiring exceptional mechanical durability and high filtration efficiency. Additionally, it boasts a reduced pressure drop, leading to more efficient airflow and lower energy consumption. The media’s improved pleating performance ensures filter element stability and longevity. Moreover, Evalith 798 features excellent cleanability, facilitating easier maintenance and prolonging the product’s life span.
Through innovations like Evalith 798, Johns Manville continues to push the boundaries of filtration technology, aiming to meet the diverse needs of its customers and contribute to sustainable and efficient industrial air filtration processes.
This innovation is a recent example of how JM has long remained at the forefront of developing fiber and nonwoven production technologies ensuring its competitiveness in the global market and delivering top notch products.
JM achieves this by synergistically combining diverse materials and processes to maximize efficiency while reducing pressure drop. This not only enhances filtration performance but also reduces energy consumption.
Other recent investments at JM include the recently completed reconstruction of a glass furnace line in Trnava, Slovakia, which reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the European industry by supplying a continuous and reliable supply of fiberglass to its German glass nonwovens operations. Meanwhile, in the U.S., JM is continuously striving to better the productivity of its glass nonwoven lines in Ohio and Tennessee. Productivity measures are aimed at increasing efficiency and output to meet the long-term growing demand in the market.
Outside of its nonwovens operations, JM has recently started up a fiber waste recycling line in Slovakia, which seamlessly recycles nearly all its local production waste, contributing to landfill diversion and sustainable resource use. This plant is a supplier of glass fiber to JM’s German glass nonwovens plants as well as a supplier of various composite applications. The company’s overall corporate goal is to use at least two billion pounds of recycled materials in its products between 2021 and 2025.
Other sustainability-centered efforts at JM include efforts toward reducing its GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and decreasing waste intensity 10% by 2025. In recognition of its sustainability endeavors, JM has been awarded an EcoVadis Silver Rating, an achievement that positions the company in the top 13% in its market.
www.jm.com
2023 Nonwovens Sales: $725 million (estimated)
Key Personnel
John Vasuta, president, Engineered Products; Darious Naylor, business director, Global Nonwovens; Rui Ferreira, research and development director, Global Nonwovens
Plants
Tucson, AZ; Defiance, OH; Waterville, OH; Richland, MS; Spartanburg, SC; Etowah, TN; Cleburne, TX; Bobingen, Berlin, Wertheim, Steinach, Germany; Trnava, Slovakia
JM Engineered Products Brands
Evalith (nonwoven brand); ThermoFlow, MultiStar, StarRov, DuraCore (glass fiber brands); Neomera (PA-6 organosheet brand)
In 2023, Johns Manville continue to encounter challenges. The construction industry witnessed a decline in demand due to increased interest rates and cautious consumer behavior. These factors resulted in a subdued market environment, making it harder to stimulate growth and expansion.
This profound decline in the U.S. and European markets—excluding the U.S. shingle market—is in sharp contrast with the strong demand observed in the previous two years. Economic indices and housing starts show that rising costs and living expenses, alongside significant destocking, continue to put a strain on growth and stability.
Meanwhile, within the filtration market, softness in the automotive segment continues to be offset by promising growth in the HVAC/HEPA/ULPA markets, driven by demand for high-efficiency filtration solutions and a growing focus on indoor air quality as well as modest growth in liquid filtration.
This market will soon receive an additional boost through the construction of a new media asset in Europe. While executives offer little detail on this investment, for now, they did say it will allow Johns Manville to expand its filtration capabilities and cater to the rising demand for these products.
Within the industrial air filtration market, JM has developed the Evalith 798 PET filter media, which uses Johns Manville’s unique bico-spunbond technology, with a monolith surface pattern. This advanced filter media offers several notable advantages for industrial applications requiring exceptional mechanical durability and high filtration efficiency. Additionally, it boasts a reduced pressure drop, leading to more efficient airflow and lower energy consumption. The media’s improved pleating performance ensures filter element stability and longevity. Moreover, Evalith 798 features excellent cleanability, facilitating easier maintenance and prolonging the product’s life span.
Through innovations like Evalith 798, Johns Manville continues to push the boundaries of filtration technology, aiming to meet the diverse needs of its customers and contribute to sustainable and efficient industrial air filtration processes.
This innovation is a recent example of how JM has long remained at the forefront of developing fiber and nonwoven production technologies ensuring its competitiveness in the global market and delivering top notch products.
JM achieves this by synergistically combining diverse materials and processes to maximize efficiency while reducing pressure drop. This not only enhances filtration performance but also reduces energy consumption.
Other recent investments at JM include the recently completed reconstruction of a glass furnace line in Trnava, Slovakia, which reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the European industry by supplying a continuous and reliable supply of fiberglass to its German glass nonwovens operations. Meanwhile, in the U.S., JM is continuously striving to better the productivity of its glass nonwoven lines in Ohio and Tennessee. Productivity measures are aimed at increasing efficiency and output to meet the long-term growing demand in the market.
Outside of its nonwovens operations, JM has recently started up a fiber waste recycling line in Slovakia, which seamlessly recycles nearly all its local production waste, contributing to landfill diversion and sustainable resource use. This plant is a supplier of glass fiber to JM’s German glass nonwovens plants as well as a supplier of various composite applications. The company’s overall corporate goal is to use at least two billion pounds of recycled materials in its products between 2021 and 2025.
Other sustainability-centered efforts at JM include efforts toward reducing its GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and decreasing waste intensity 10% by 2025. In recognition of its sustainability endeavors, JM has been awarded an EcoVadis Silver Rating, an achievement that positions the company in the top 13% in its market.
