CLOVERDALE, CA, June 23, 2016-

Nonwovens capacity investment seems to be emerging from a dry spell, with new lines being installed or planned using a variety of technology platforms and serving a broad range of end-use applications. Based on INDA’s reportedly just-released supply survey and research by Nonwovens Markets, there could be a minimum of 16 new lines installed in North America between 2016 and 2017, with more planned for 2018.

INDA’s third annual capacity survey – the North American Nonwovens Supply Report 2015 – said to have been distributed to association members this week, is expected to illustrate the industry’s impressive record of growth. A key point is that although the annual rate of expansion dipped almost to 1%/year earlier in this decade, it bounced up to 2.7% in 2015 and is on track for an 4.8% increase of as much as this year.

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