09.03.21
Gaziantep, Turkey
www.mogulsb.com
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $152 million
Key Personnel
Ekrem Kayali, chairman; Ayse Kayali, executive board member; Serkan Gogus, CEO; Ersin Kosker, COO
Plants
Gaziantep, Turkey; Durabey-Istanbul, Turkey
Processes
Spunbond (including bico and microfilament technologies), meltblown, spunlace, extrusion coated/laminated fabrics, welded fabrics, converting
Major Markets
Bedding and furniture, medical, agriculture-landscape, luggage and shoe linings, filtration, oil sorbents/spill control, wipes, protective apparel, construction, hygiene, automotives, fabric softeners, laminating/coatings substrates, packaging, vacuum cleaner dustings
Mogul Nonwovens’ sales reached $152 million in 2020 due to high capacity utilization in the spunbond, spunlace and meltblown areas as well as increased pricing caused by high pandemic-related demand. The company operates two plants in Turkey offering a variety of nonwovens technologies in a number a of markets.
“We have seen significant demand for polypropylene meltblown and spunlace due to demand for masks and hygiene products during the coronavirus pandemic,” says CEO Serkan Gogus. “We did observe a decline in demand for some durable applications and the government banned exports of meltblown obliged us to meet the spunbond demands of local producers. We tried to meet local demands with available capacity while also exporting to customers as much as we can. This means using some of the polypropylene intended for durable applications into new areas.”
In November 2020, Mogul announced it would add two meltblown lines to its manufacturing footprint. One line is already up and running and the second is scheduled to start up in the fourth quarter of this year. They are both 160 centimeters wide and capable of making fabrics in the 15-100 gsm range. Both lines feature electrostatic charged capabilities capable for N95 and higher efficiency masks as well as high efficiency filtration applications and other industrial applications.
The new lines will represent Mogul’s fifth and sixth meltblown lines. The company has been involved with this technology since 2000 but its previous lines were designed to make spill control products or sorbents.
“We observed increases in demand for high efficiency masks and filtration products, and we decided to invest in these lines,” Gogus says. “We do foresee overcapacity in all aspects of meltblown—as well as polypropylene spunbond and spunlace nonwovens—due to new investments, but as usual we will differentiate our products, target niche areas and try to make a portfolio for customers with diversified range of products.”
In recent years, Mogul has made a number of new investments intended to grow and diversify its product line as well as solidify its market position. These include a bicomponent line in Gaziantep and a new facility in Luleburgaz, Turkey, as well as a U.S. facility in Grey Court, SC, which was sold to Fibertex Nonwovens in January 2019.
The Luleburgaz site is where Mogul makes Madaline, its microfilament hybrid technology that can achieve fabric properties close to conventional textiles to target not only classic nonwoven uses but also apparel, upholstery and home textile applications by bridging the gap between conventional textiles and nonwovens.
The site, which was added in 2017, also houses a line featuring crosslapping technology to make products featuring complex fibers, filaments and web formations as well as chemical treatments and printing applications. Mogul is marketing the materials made on this line under the Durell brand, saying it complements existing spunlace fabric offerings and helps expand its role in the automotive, artificial leather, dry wipes, depilation pads, roofing, medical and hygiene applications.
www.mogulsb.com
2020 Nonwovens Sales: $152 million
Key Personnel
Ekrem Kayali, chairman; Ayse Kayali, executive board member; Serkan Gogus, CEO; Ersin Kosker, COO
Plants
Gaziantep, Turkey; Durabey-Istanbul, Turkey
Processes
Spunbond (including bico and microfilament technologies), meltblown, spunlace, extrusion coated/laminated fabrics, welded fabrics, converting
Major Markets
Bedding and furniture, medical, agriculture-landscape, luggage and shoe linings, filtration, oil sorbents/spill control, wipes, protective apparel, construction, hygiene, automotives, fabric softeners, laminating/coatings substrates, packaging, vacuum cleaner dustings
Mogul Nonwovens’ sales reached $152 million in 2020 due to high capacity utilization in the spunbond, spunlace and meltblown areas as well as increased pricing caused by high pandemic-related demand. The company operates two plants in Turkey offering a variety of nonwovens technologies in a number a of markets.
“We have seen significant demand for polypropylene meltblown and spunlace due to demand for masks and hygiene products during the coronavirus pandemic,” says CEO Serkan Gogus. “We did observe a decline in demand for some durable applications and the government banned exports of meltblown obliged us to meet the spunbond demands of local producers. We tried to meet local demands with available capacity while also exporting to customers as much as we can. This means using some of the polypropylene intended for durable applications into new areas.”
In November 2020, Mogul announced it would add two meltblown lines to its manufacturing footprint. One line is already up and running and the second is scheduled to start up in the fourth quarter of this year. They are both 160 centimeters wide and capable of making fabrics in the 15-100 gsm range. Both lines feature electrostatic charged capabilities capable for N95 and higher efficiency masks as well as high efficiency filtration applications and other industrial applications.
The new lines will represent Mogul’s fifth and sixth meltblown lines. The company has been involved with this technology since 2000 but its previous lines were designed to make spill control products or sorbents.
“We observed increases in demand for high efficiency masks and filtration products, and we decided to invest in these lines,” Gogus says. “We do foresee overcapacity in all aspects of meltblown—as well as polypropylene spunbond and spunlace nonwovens—due to new investments, but as usual we will differentiate our products, target niche areas and try to make a portfolio for customers with diversified range of products.”
In recent years, Mogul has made a number of new investments intended to grow and diversify its product line as well as solidify its market position. These include a bicomponent line in Gaziantep and a new facility in Luleburgaz, Turkey, as well as a U.S. facility in Grey Court, SC, which was sold to Fibertex Nonwovens in January 2019.
The Luleburgaz site is where Mogul makes Madaline, its microfilament hybrid technology that can achieve fabric properties close to conventional textiles to target not only classic nonwoven uses but also apparel, upholstery and home textile applications by bridging the gap between conventional textiles and nonwovens.
The site, which was added in 2017, also houses a line featuring crosslapping technology to make products featuring complex fibers, filaments and web formations as well as chemical treatments and printing applications. Mogul is marketing the materials made on this line under the Durell brand, saying it complements existing spunlace fabric offerings and helps expand its role in the automotive, artificial leather, dry wipes, depilation pads, roofing, medical and hygiene applications.