The World Nonwovens Industry: Part 3 - Ten Smaller Producers, April 2025

This report is the third in a series of three in which the world’s top 40 producers of nonwovens are profiled. The report provides updated information and data about the activities, investments, marketing strategies and product strategies of: KNH Enterprise; Mogul; Multi Spunindo Jaya; O&M Halyard; Otsuka; Precision Textiles; Saudi German Nonwovens; Shinwa; Toyobo MC Corporation; and Unitika. The report also provides data on the size of the nonwovens market and the sales achieved by these ten smaller producers. Many of these producers are continuing to expand their businesses, although investment has slowed after it accelerated following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Shinwa has added a new spunlacing line in Indonesia while Saudi German Nonwovens has added a new spunmelt nonwovens line on which production is expected to ramp up in 2025. At the same time, several other producers have launched new products, including Mogul, O&M Halyard and Toyobo MC Corporation, and Multi Spunindo Jaya has been listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. However, Unitika has announced that it plans to exit the textiles business and find buyers for its nonwovens and fibres operations as a result of increased competition from Chinese companies.