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Middle East/North Africa | South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Specialist Nonwovens and Fibers Capability is Growing Steadily
30,000 and 100,000 people are directly and indirectly employed in the African nonwovens industry, respectivelRaymond Chimhandamba 05.03.22
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China
Chinese Nonwovens Output Continues to Increase
Despite decrease from surge in 2020, double-digit increases continue in the countryOnline Exclusives05.03.22
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Automotive and Transportation | Facilities/Capacity | Needlepunch | North America
AstenJohnson to Build Nonwovens Plant in Waco, TX
Needlepunch line will target growth markets including auto light-weighting and composite manufacturing04.12.22
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Facilities/Capacity | South/Central America
Grupo Familia to Add Fourth Production Plant in Colombia
Colombian hygiene specialist reported robust growth in 2021Karen McIntyre, editor 04.08.22
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India | Machinery and Equipment
Groz-Beckert Opens Showroom in India
Site will showcase fully automatic WarpMasterPlus drawing-in machine04.07.22
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Geotextile/Agrotextile | Mergers and Acquisitions | Needlepunch | Western Europe
BontexGeo Acquires Spanish Geotextile Fabrics Producer
Purchase of Geotexan improves company's presence across Europe03.23.22
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Facilities/Capacity | North America
Pratrivero Expands in South Carolina
Producer of stitchbonded nonwovens invests $17.6 million to establish new operations in Orangeburg County03.23.22
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Pacific Rim
Southeast Asian 5 Nonwoven Capacity and Demand Development
Economic strength in China is expected to bolster economic growth throughout regionDavi Price, partner, Price Hanna Associates 03.10.22
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China | Diaper, Baby
Chinese Baby Diaper Brands
Chinese traditional culture plus social media targeting young parentsLuna Xing, China National Household Paper Industry Association 03.10.22
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Pacific Rim
Retail Disposable Hygiene in Southeast Asia and China: Growth Outlook, Challenges, Opportunities
Baby diapers continue to dominate sales as declining birth rates present challengesSahiba Puri, Euromonitor International 03.10.22
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Facilities/Capacity | Fibers | Pacific Rim
Lenzing Opens Lyocell Plant in Thailand
Plant has a nameplate capacity of 100,000 tons per year03.03.22
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Facilities/Capacity | Filtration | Meltblown | Western Europe
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Facilities/Capacity | Fibers | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Bast Fibre Technologies Completes Acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's Lumberton Cellulose
Natural fiber manufacturer plans to significantly expand capacity to over 30,000 tons per year02.18.22
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Home Products | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Petz Acquires Sustainable Dog Pad Manufacturer
Petix's Wizsmart pads are made of materials from upcycled unused diapers02.08.22
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Filtration | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Mann+Hummel Completes Acquisition of Pamlico Air
Purchase accelerates the company's growth in the indoor air filtration market, one of the largest and fastest growing filtration segments01.28.22
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Machinery and Equipment | Needlepunch | North America
Albarrie Installs Stenter
Monforts Montex stenter will heat set and dry materials to produce denser, higher quality fabrics01.20.22
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Machinery and Equipment | North America
Herrmann Ultrasonics Expands Nonwovens Laboratory
Company upgrades ultrasonic lab calendar at its Bartlett, IL, headquarters01.14.22
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Eastern Europe/Russia | Spunlace
Biosphere to Add Spunlace Nonwovens Capacity in Ukraine
High capacity line to process various fibers for wipes applicationsKaren McIntyre, editor 01.13.22
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Mergers and Acquisitions | Pacific Rim
Indorama Ventures to Acquire Vietnemese PET Converter
Purchase of Ngoc Nghia Industry will strength company's packaging business in Asia-Pacific01.10.22
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Geotextile/Agrotextile | Mergers and Acquisitions | North America
Solmax Completes Acquisition of Geotextile Fabric Manufacturer
Purchase of Propex will expand company's nonwoven geotextile expertise12.22.21
