09.03.21
Osaka, Japan
www.toyobo.co.jp
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $127 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, stitch bonded
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 has made 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.
In 2020, many of Toyobo’s core markets like automotives, engineering and construction, were weakened by shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While the automotive business rebounded later in the year, it was unable to compensate for earlier problems.
Meanwhile, the company’s filtration business in air filters and face masks grew significantly.
Additionally, in 2020 Toyobo took advantage of government subsidies to diversify its business into polypropylene-based nonwovens. The company will soon begin making both spunbond and meltblown polypropylene-based nonwovens.
www.toyobo.co.jp
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $127 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, stitch bonded
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 has made 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.
In 2020, many of Toyobo’s core markets like automotives, engineering and construction, were weakened by shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While the automotive business rebounded later in the year, it was unable to compensate for earlier problems.
Meanwhile, the company’s filtration business in air filters and face masks grew significantly.
Additionally, in 2020 Toyobo took advantage of government subsidies to diversify its business into polypropylene-based nonwovens. The company will soon begin making both spunbond and meltblown polypropylene-based nonwovens.
