One of the investments that were realized under the production of nonwovens in Western Europe was carried out by the Scottish company Don & Low. For its new facility, the company invested in Oerlikon Neumag equipment’s, known as Europe’s leading meltblown nonwoven manufacturer. For the Scottish company, Oerlikon Neumag will establish a system with respect to the production of nonwovens, which are obtained from polyolefin and other raw materials. The start of production is scheduled as being the first half of 2017.
Through this investment, establishing its second nonwovens plant within only a few months, Oerlikon Neumag takes place among the leading manufacturers of meltblown nonwovens in Europe. In his statement upon the topic, Oerlikon Neumag Sales Manager Axel Becker explains as follows, “Our success in the past few years not only did secure the endless progress of our market development and our pioneering role but also has demonstrated that we were able to expand our market share.” “With our technology, our customers are developing ground-breaking products and thus, strengthening their position in the global market as they are developing products for the future”, continues Mr. Becker and emphasized that the meltblown technology was providing top-end solutions for better product quality.The meltblown nonwovens market is growing by an annual average of 6 percent. The Oerlikon Neumag meltblown technology enables its top-end meltblown and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) products to be produced in a cost-effective way.
