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Article: A nonwovens tale: a perspective on the industry's size and growth.(Industry Overview)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- December 1, 1998
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A perspective on the industry's size and growth.
Can a fish swim? Does a clog have a tail? Is the nonwovens industry a giant? In case you haven't seen fish, dogs or nonwovens recently, let me assure you that the answer in all cases is a definite YES. Looking back about 20 years, I can't recall that dog tails have changed or fish have stopped swimming. However, the nonwovens industry has grown, evolved, dominated and now has a "tale" of its own.
The industry worldwide should total more than 11 billion pounds of materials in 1998, depending on how you count your beans. My estimate includes carried, air laid, needlepunched, wet laid, spunbonded, melt blown, ...