EDANA releases 2012 non-woven fabric production statistics

EDANA, an international association serving nonwoven materials and related industries, has disclosed the production and delivery of nonwovens in the 2012 European annual statistics on its latest nonwoven manufacturers forum. Jacques Priignaux, Director of Market Analysis and Economic Affairs at EDANA, described the evolution of the nonwoven process that led to an overall increase in production of 2.2% in 2012, despite the unfavorable macroeconomic environment in Europe. The total delivery reached 1,954,000 tons and 576.9 million square meters, the level of last year. The spunmelt process accounts for 45%, and the rest is fiber-based materials. In dry-laid webs, the leading bonding technology is still produced by spunlace and needle punching in units of tons. 'This is the third year in consecutive output growth following the slowdown in 2009,' Priignaux said. 'Nevertheless, different market segments follow different development trends. In nonwovens, drivers are mostly connected to more, and more and more possible applications. Some industries like the construction and automobile industries are directly affected by the economic background, while one-off end-uses are less affected. In addition, different major development trends have also been observed on the basis of a country within Greater Europe. 'Compared to the situation in 2011, the sanitary wipes and automotive sectors showed a certain growth rate-more than 5%, but in the structure, the most important sector in the second volume recorded a 3% drop. In Europe Union and nonwovens out trade volume is still limited compared to local production. The positive trade balance with the rest of the world's growth last year, volume and value. A large part of the flow is to maintain a positive trade balance in spunmelt materials and the EU-27, and each sub-category is based on weight. The EDANA nonwovens database and statistical methods, which are more than 30 years old and have been improved in use over the years, are the latest IT functions, are unique, based on its largest in the world, based on detailed annual surveys by nonwovens Direct input from the manufacturer. With all significant players from the European continent and a large number of companies from the Middle East and Africa that have participated, more than 100 major nonwovens producers directly participate, accounting for 85% of total production in these two regions. In the remaining market coverage by the qualified estimate is generally smaller than many players by the same number. 'Under the leadership of the nonwovens market survey, with a range of more than 30% representing the world's nonwovens production, EDANA has the advantages and responsibilities of both parties to provide global nonwovens statistics in the future,' Pierre Wiertz, general manager Said the manager. 'We are very pleased to cooperate with INDA in a global nonwovens outlook 2012-2017. At 12 o'clock, we provide our colleagues from the average net value of fixed assets (representing companies from China, Japan, India, South Korea and other countries ) Discussed a similar future of cooperation. 'EDANA members, as part of the interests of their members, will soon receive a free copy of the complete report and detailed data for the '2012 European Nonwovens Production and Delivery'.