Nonwovens production up 2.2% last year despite unfavorable European economy

摘要

Edana, the International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries, has recently released the European annual statistics on nonwovens production and deliveries for 2012, showing the nonwovens production volume last year recorded an overall growth of 2.2% despite an unfavorable macroeconomic context in Europe. According to Edana, the total deliveries reached the level of 1,954,000 tons and 57,690 million square metres last year. Spunmelt processes accounted for 45%, The rest was fibre-based materials. Within the drylaid, the leading bonding technologies remain spunlace and needlepunch in terms of tonnage produced.