The filtration market is full of vitality

The demand for clean air and water drives the demand for more efficient filter media in the global market. The global market’s demand for cleaner air and water continues to rise, which not only leads to an increase in the demand for filters with non-woven fabrics, but also for media that can separate finer particles from air and drinking water. The demand is also rising. These dual factors make filtration one of the fastest growing application markets for nonwovens. According to Smithers' report, filtration is the second largest end application market for durable nonwovens, and the third largest market for nonwovens as a whole. Last year, filter media accounted for 9.9% of global nonwoven sales, and this market continues to grow in the mid to high single digits. "We are seeing the filtration market continue to grow," said Scott Tennison, director of innovation at Kimberly Clark Filtration. "This is largely related to the education of consumers: let them understand the importance of air quality at home. As consumers become more aware of their health and understand how viruses and bacteria spread, they will want the air to be as clean as possible.” For filter media manufacturers, the challenge is to develop a method that can remove more particles from the air while still Products that do not harm mechanical efficiency, and mechanical efficiency will increase the cost of heating and cooling the house. Tennison added: "It is very important to maintain a balance. We can make the MERV level ridiculously high, and can filter the smallest substances from the air, but this will cause trouble for the equipment." In order to achieve this goal, Kimberly-Clark Constantly conduct tests to understand how the equipment operates independently, and cooperate with many equipment manufacturers. Tennison said the company focuses on the innovation of the pleated filter and tries to understand how to make it work better. "Some of the ways Kimberly-Clark achieves this goal is to incorporate multiple layers of materials in the media or change the height or width of the folds to see how the media collects particles from the air. Continue to invest For many years, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been one of the major global players in the filtration market, and the company continues to maintain this position by continuously expanding its production capacity. Seeing that applications related to filtering are growing, Osron-Menske continues to strengthen its platform. In the past few years, the company has made multiple investments worldwide, and most recently confirmed a substantial expansion of the second-stage glass fiber production capacity, which will support its expansion plans in industrial, automotive and energy storage applications. Recently, Oslo-Menske stated that it has completed the initial analysis and design phases of its ongoing projects to enhance its manufacturing platform for high-performance filtration and energy storage applications. In order to meet the growing customer demand, the company has now decided to continue the second phase of the project, which includes a significant expansion of its glass fiber media capacity and further increases in industrial filtration capacity. The second phase of the plan includes expanding the industrial filtration capacity of Melmedy, Belgium; increasing the production capacity of fiberglass media at the Fabriano plant in Italy; establishing a new production line in Turin, Italy, dedicated to the production of fiberglass media; and installing a machine in Binzhou, China The transformation will increase its production capacity to expand the product range to the Asian industrial and transportation filtration market. "These investments can support the strategic ambition of Oslo-Munsk, which is to maintain our leading position in certain segments of the global fiber solutions market. These segments have positive growth prospects and are affected by the sustainable market. Driving factors support." Daniele Borlatto, Executive Vice President of Filtration and High Performance Business, said, "In the past few years, our company has gradually expanded its global filtration capacity through several new and expansive investments to meet continuous Increasing customer demand.” This investment was announced in June 2018, with a total investment of approximately 28 million euros. The entire project is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021. Oslo-Munsk’s filtration business develops and produces filter materials for engine oil, fuel and air, as well as air filter materials for vehicles or industrial uses, and is further developing filtration for hybrid vehicles and all-electric vehicles solution. Nearly 20% of the company's sales come from industrial applications, and about 80% of sales come from transportation applications, including passenger cars and heavy-duty applications, such as trucks and heavy machinery. In transportation applications, sales mainly come from the aftermarket. Noora Blasi, the company's marketing and communications manager, said that Oslo-Menske believes that the industrial filtration market has further growth opportunities. She said: "The increasing demand for pure, pollution-free air and liquids in the industrial sector is a key growth factor. The specific segments supported by sustainable market drivers are our target markets." —Minsk launched Extia in November 2018, which is a breakthrough, highly durable filter medium designed to extend the filter life of air pollution control application equipment, more effectively purify the air and protect the environment. Extia extends the filter life by more than 40%, thereby helping customers extend the operating time before the filter is replaced. In September 2019, Oslo-Munsk announced the launch of Extia's expanded product portfolio, which includes several new products, which can cover the complete range of medium efficiency, including flame-retardant, surface conductive and food certified versions. This product series is designed to meet the safety requirements of air pollution control applications in specific industrial fields. The expanded product portfolio also includes high efficiency levels up to H13 (EN1822), designed for applications involving extremely fine particles and high dust. In addition, facts have proved that Extia is easier to achieve high-speed processing on both blade and drum pleating machines.