Glatfelter (Magnera)
HQ US18% share
Engineered/wet-laid nonwovens maker (merged into Magnera 2024); alkaline-battery and specialty separator media.
manufactured · input
Nonwoven Spunlace Fabric (wipe substrate)
Polyester or polypropylene spunlace is the substrate for disinfectant wipes (Lysol, Clorox wipes). Same fabric used in surgical gowns and N95 masks creates direct wartime/pandemic competition.
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Companies
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on nonwoven spunlace fabric (wipe substrate) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 31% |
| JPJapan | 11% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 8% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 6% |
| MXMexico | 6% |
| TWTaiwan | 6% |
| INIndia | 5% |
| CACanada | 4% |
| THThailand | 4% |
| TRTurkey | 3% |
| FRFrance | 3% |
| SISlovenia | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce nonwoven spunlace fabric (wipe substrate).
Suominen Corporation(SUY1V.HE)
HQ FI11% share
Finnish nonwovens maker; world leader in spunlace/hydroentangled nonwovens for wipes substrates.
Berry Global Group, Inc.(BERY)
HQ US
Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville IN; NYSE: BERY; ~$13B revenue) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of nonwoven fabrics and plastic packaging. Berry's Nonwoven Specialties segment (including Reemay, Avgol, and Fiberweb brands acquired over 2014-2019) operates meltblown, spunbond, and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) lines globally. Berry acquired Avgol Nonwovens (Israel/China/India) in 2019 for $430M, making it the world's second-largest hygiene nonwoven producer. Key meltblown facilities: Carlisle UK, Biesheim France, Clervaux Luxembourg, Mooresville NC, and multiple Asian sites. Berry supplies meltblown filtration fabric for N95 respirators, HVAC filters, surgical drapes, and automotive cabin air filters. Dual-use across healthcare, hygiene, and industrial filtration.
Fitesa S.A.
HQ BR
One of the largest global producers of spunbond/spunmelt nonwovens for hygiene applications (topsheet, backsheet, ADL).