North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook, 2013-2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
An INDA Report
A.
North American Economic Growth ....................................................... 5
1.
United States ................................................................................. 7
Personal Consumption Expenditures ........................................ 8
Manufacturing Production Growth ............................................ 9
2.
Canada ........................................................................................ 10
3.
Mexico ......................................................................................... 12
4.
Country Comparison .................................................................... 13
B.
North American Population ................................................................ 15
1.
Age Cohorts ................................................................................. 16
Babies and Toddlers (Age 0–4 Years) ....................................... 17
Females Age 13 – 51 ................................................................. 19
The Elderly (65+) .................................................................... 20
2.
Population Pyramids .................................................................... 22
C.
Global Economic Outlook and Exchange Rates .................................. 24
1.
Advanced Economies .................................................................... 24
2.
Emerging Market and Developing Economies ............................... 25
3.
Exchange Rates............................................................................ 25
4.
Downside Risks ............................................................................ 27
D.
Energy and the Manufacturing Environment ...................................... 28
1.
Crude Oil ..................................................................................... 28
2.
Natural Gas ................................................................................. 31
3.
The Manufacturing Environment .................................................. 33
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A.
Disposable Applications ..................................................................... 42
1.
Absorbent Hygiene ....................................................................... 50
Consumer .............................................................................. 53
Baby Diapers and Training Pants .............................................. 55
Incontinence Products ............................................................... 61
Feminine Hygiene...................................................................... 70
Institutional ........................................................................... 74
2.
Wipes ........................................................................................... 80
Consumer Wipes .................................................................... 85
Baby ......................................................................................... 87
Household ................................................................................ 90
Personal Care ............................................................................ 97
Industrial and Institutional Wipes ........................................ 103
Industrial/Commercial: General .............................................. 106
Industrial: Specialty ................................................................ 110
Institutional: Food Service ....................................................... 112
Institutional: Healthcare/Medical ............................................ 116
3.
Filtration .................................................................................... 120
Air Filtration ......................................................................... 125
Transportation ........................................................................ 128
Commercial HVAC .................................................................. 131
Residential HVAC .................................................................... 133
Personal Protection ................................................................. 135
Industrial Air .......................................................................... 138
Vacuum Cleaner Bags ............................................................. 140
Liquid Filtration ................................................................... 142
Water ...................................................................................... 145
Transportation (Oil/Hydraulic/Lubrication/Fuel) .................... 146
4.
Medical/Surgical ........................................................................ 147
Surgical Packs and Gowns ...................................................... 158
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Other Apparel ......................................................................... 161
Sterile Packaging/Sterilization Wrap ....................................... 162
Wound Care ............................................................................ 164
5.
Personal Protective Equipment ................................................... 167
6.
Other Disposable Applications .................................................... 171
B.
Durable Applications ....................................................................... 175
1.
Building Construction ................................................................ 182
Building Construction Markets — Residential and
Nonresidential ...................................................................... 183
New Residential Starts ............................................................ 184
Existing-Home Sales… Repair & Remodel ................................ 187
Nonresidential-Building Construction ...................................... 189
Nonwovens in Building Construction .................................... 191
Roofing ................................................................................... 193
Underlayment ......................................................................... 197
Other Building Construction Materials .................................... 199
2.
Geosynthetics ............................................................................ 202
Civil Engineering .................................................................. 204
Geotextiles for Road Applications ............................................ 207
Geotextiles for Other Applications ........................................... 208
Cured-in-Place Pipe ................................................................. 212
Agriculture ........................................................................... 214
Agricultural Crop Covers/Shading ........................................... 215
Landscape Fabrics .................................................................. 216
Root Bags ............................................................................... 216
3.
Home and Office Furnishings ..................................................... 218
Floor Coverings .................................................................... 221
Woven and Tufted Carpet Backing ........................................... 222
Underpads/Underlay and Floor Protectors .............................. 223
Entrance/Walk-Off Mats ......................................................... 224
Bedding ................................................................................ 225
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Upholstered Furnishing ........................................................ 229
Other Furnishings ................................................................ 231
4.
Transportation ........................................................................... 235
Automotive ........................................................................... 239
Other Transportation Modes ................................................. 248
5.
Apparel ...................................................................................... 251
6.
Other Durable Applications ........................................................ 255
A.
Capacity .......................................................................................... 259
B.
Production ....................................................................................... 263
C.
Trade Flows ..................................................................................... 266
1.
North American Trade ................................................................ 267
Exports ................................................................................ 267
Imports ................................................................................ 269
2.
Overseas Trade .......................................................................... 270
Exports ................................................................................ 270
Imports ................................................................................ 274
D.
North American Supply .................................................................... 278
A.
Methodology .................................................................................... 280
1.
Demand Model ........................................................................... 280
2.
Supply Model ............................................................................. 282
B.
Nonwoven Material Definitions ......................................................... 283
C.
Nonwoven End Use Classifications and Definitions .......................... 286
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