2020 Contract Manufacturing and Converting Review

Compiled by Tara Olivo, Associate Editor


Contract Manufacturing and converting companies are an integral part of the nonwovens supply chain. For all of the advantages the industry’s products provide, a lot has to happen prior to their end use. Nonwovens need to be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes, scaled down to become a single-use product, as well as printed, packaged and more. Sometimes the process is simple, and sometimes more complex, with converting companies using the latest technology to add value to products and make them easier to use.

And, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced tremendous expansions of production in very short timeframes. Contract manufacturers who have capability in PPE have seen staggering increases, and those without have experienced spill-over from this.

The following is a compilation of capabilities and services of some the nonwovens industry’s leading contract manufacturers converters, as well as what some are doing in response to the pandemic.

Americo
Since its beginning over 50 years ago, Americo Manufacturin