09.03.21
Osaka, Japan
www.unitika.co.jp
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $120 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 2020, demand for Unitika’s materials in isolation gowns increased significantly. The company developed a new type of gown containing a nonwoven and a slightly porous film under the brand name Unisofia. The company is now making one million pieces of the gowns per month with the help of about 50 domestic sewing factories.
www.unitika.co.jp
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $120 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 2020, demand for Unitika’s materials in isolation gowns increased significantly. The company developed a new type of gown containing a nonwoven and a slightly porous film under the brand name Unisofia. The company is now making one million pieces of the gowns per month with the help of about 50 domestic sewing factories.