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Article: Fibers for nonwovens recovering slightly. (statistics on man-made fibers usage in the nonwoven fabrics industry) (Fiber Quarter) (column)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- September 1, 1991
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Fibers For Nonwovens Recovering Slightly
first quarter man-made staple shipments to nonwovens customers are up 11% from a year earlier, but 3% under the final 1990 quarter On the whole, the year has started off pretty well. In the first quarter of this year, domestic producers of olefin, polyester and rayon staple shipped a total of 139 million pounds of fibers to their nonwoven roll goods customers. This represented a decline of four million pounds (3%) compared with the immediately preceding quarter. However, compared with the corresponding quarter one year ago the latest figure represents an increase of 14 million pounds, or 11%. The latest figure consisted of 63 ...