TOP ROLL GOODS MANUFACTURERS REPORT
Company (ranking last year) Worldwide Nonwovens Sales
1. Freudenberg (1) $1.4 billion
2. DuPont (2) $1.2 billion
3. Kimberly-Clark (5) $850 million
4. BBA (3) $750 million
5. PGI Nonwovens (4) $734 million
6. Ahlstrom (7) $596 million
7. Johns Manville (6) $500 million
8. Buckeye Technologies (9) $225 million
9. Colbond bv (10) $223 million
10. Japan Vilene (8) $194 million
11. IMP Group (13) $189 million
12. Asahi Kasei (12) $167 million
13. Hollingsworth & Vose (14) $150 million
Western Nonwovens (12) $150 million
15. Foss Manufacturing (15) $146 million
16. Toyobo (13) $141 million
17. SI (16) $139 million
18. Georgia-Pacific (17) $135 million
19. Lydall, Inc. (18) $120 million
20. Sandler AG (21) $112 million
21. Mitsui Chemicals (23) $101 million
22. Vita Nonwovens (formerly
Libeltex) (24) $100 million
23. BP Fabrics & Fibers (19) $92 million
24. Lohmann (40) $89 million
25. Polyfelt (28) $86 million
26. Unitika (25) $84 million
27. Fibertex (31) $78 million
28. Suominen Nonwovens (26) $76 million
29. Avgol (33) $75 million
30. Concert Industries (35) $70 million
Kuraray (27) $70 million
32. Orlandi (33) $68 million
33. Textilgruppe Hof (30) $67 million
34. Tenotex (29) $61 million
35. Jacob Holm Industries (*) $60 million
36. PCC (37) $57 million
37. KNH (36) $55 million
38. Companhia Providencia (21) $46 million
39. Pantex (40) $45 million
40. Lantor (39) $43 million
* first appearance in top company report
** somes sales figures are estimated
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