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Toyobo

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By: Karen McIntyre

Editor, Nonwovens Industry

Toyobo
Osaka, Japan
www.toyobo.co.jp
$145 million (¥16 billion)

Key Personnel

Kazumasa Kayama, general manager, spunbond division of Toyobo; Yukio Kawasaki, president of Kureha

Plants

Tsuruga, Iwakuni and Shiga

Processes

Spunbond, needlepunch, resin bonded, spunlaced, thermal bonded, stitchbonded

Brand Names

Volans, Ecule, Bonden, Kurelock, Kurehalock, Dynac

Major Markets

Geotextiles, roofing sheets, carpet backings, automotive interiors, automotive filters, needlepunched carpets, hot melt bonding sheets, plaster bases

Among the nonwovens producers in the Toyobo Group are Kureha and Yuho. Kureha produces resin bonded, needlepunched, thermal bonded and spunbonded nonwovens, while Yuho produces needlepunched, spunlaced and stitchbonded nonwovens. Toyobo itself produces polyester spunbonded nonwovens. In terms of production capacities, Toyobo is in the lead with 14,000 tons of polyester spunbond nonwovens while Kureha manufactures 7000 tons annually and Yuho’s capacity is 3000 tons per year.

While in the past, the three main applications for Toyobo’s polyester spunbonded nonwovens were geotextiles, roofing sheets and carpet backings, steady sales growth has placed automotive materials on this list as well. Spunbonded nonwovens based on new polymers such as PBT and polyester elastomers are being used for novel applications in this field while polyester spunbonds are finding application in automotive headliners because of their softness and flexibility for molding. According to Toyobo, polyester elastomer-based nonwovens offer excellent stretch and are expected to reach full scale sales levels in 2006-2007.

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