Worldwide Outlook for the Nonwovens Industry
2004-2009

Environmental Assumptions 2005-2009

• World
• U.S.
• Europe
• Japan
• China
• Asia-Pacific Nations (excluding Japan)
• Latin America
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances and Investments
• U.S. Government Affairs
• Technology and Science
• Demographic Factors

Overview

• 2004 Worldwide Nonwovens Production
• World Nonwoven Production Growth by Region
• 2004 Nonwoven Production by Region
• Market Shares of Nonwoven Processes
• World Nonwoven Production by Process
• Carded Bonded Shares by Technology

Worldwide and Regional Nonwoven Markets

• Outlook for Nonwovens Production by Region: North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Rest of World
• Growth Outlook by Region Worldwide: North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Rest of World
• China's Nonwoven Growth in Asia-Pacific Region

Production by Web Forming Process

• Outlook for Nonwoven Production by Web Forming Processes: Spunlaid, Carded, Airlaid Pulp, Wetlaid
• Shares of Nonwoven Processes: Spunlaid, Needlepunch, Spunlace, Thermal/Resin, Air Laid Pulp, Wet Laid
• Worldwide Nonwoven Growth by Technology: Spunbonded and SMS Composites), Melt Blown (Monolithic)
• Spunlaid Production by Polymer
• Growth of Bicomponent Spunlaid Nonwovens
• Carded Production by Bonding Technology
• Hydroentangled Markets Worldwide
• Spunlaced Web Formation Technologies
• Airlaid Pulp Markets Worldwide

Stages of Industry Development

• 2004 Nonwoven Production by Technology in Selected World Regions
  
  *Developed: Europe, Japan, Korea, North America, Taiwan
  
  *Early Development: China, Israel, Mexico, S. Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Turkey
  
  *Emerging: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
  
  *Technologies: SBPP/SMS, SBPET, Other Spun, MB (mono), NP, SL, TB/RB, AL, WL

Forecast of Investment Requirements

• Forecast Capital Investments by Technology to 2009: Spunlaid, Carded, Airlaid Pulp, Wetlaid
• Forecast Capital Investments by Region: N. America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, Asia-Pacific (less Japan and China), China, Middle East, Rest of World

Staple Fiber and Resin Consumption

• 2004 Nonwoven Staple Fiber Consumption
• Outlook for Staple Fiber and Spunlaid Resin Consumption
• Outlook Spunlaid Resin Consumption by Polymer