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Article: Needled felts for dry and liquid filtration worldwide.
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- Nonwovens Industry
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
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Only approximately 8-10% of needled felts worldwide are used in filtration. Other products are geotextiles, home furnishings, automotive, padding, roofing and other segments. The market for needled felts in filtration represents approximately $400 million for roll goods. This can be broken down into sales of $100-115 million in North America and $175-180 million in Western Europe, with Japan & Far East at $90-95 million and other regions at $20 million.
More than 600 manufacturers of needled felts exist worldwide, but only 60 to 80 companies are producing needled felts for filtration. By far the largest segment of needled felts in filtration is currently being ...