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1 INTRODUCTION... xxvii STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES... xxvii REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY... xxvii CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM... xxviii SCOPE AND FORMAT... xxviii METHODOLOGY... xxix INFORMATION SOURCES... xxix RELATED BCC REPORTS... xxix ANALYST S CREDENTIALS... xxix BCC ONLINE SERVICES... xxx DISCLAIMER... xxx EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... xxxi SUMMARY TABLE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET GROWTH FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)... XXXI SUMMARY FIGURE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET GROWTH FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, ($ MILLIONS)... XXXII INDUSTRY AND MARKETS OVERVIEW... 1 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS... 1 FIGURE 1 SHARE OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY TYPE, FIGURE 1 (CONTINUED)... 2 WORLDWIDE MARKETS... 2 FIGURE 2 SHARE OF GLOBAL NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION, BY TYPE, 2007 (%)... 3 FIGURE 3 SHARE OF GLOBAL NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY WORLD REGION, 2007 (%)... 4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS... 4 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE... 5 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE (CONTINUED)... 6 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW... 7 FIGURE 4 TYPES OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING PROCESSES... 8 FILTRATION OVERVIEW... 8 FILTRATION OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)... 9 SEPARATION BY NONWOVEN FIBERS Impingement Coalescence Entrapment FILTRATION TYPES... 11

2 Surface Filtration Deep-Bed or Depth Filtration Comparison of Types of Filtrations TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF FILTRATION TYPES NONWOVEN MATERIALS OVERVIEW TYPES OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES TABLE 2 RAW MATERIALS USED BY THE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA INDUSTRY Chemical Properties and Fiber Sources Natural Fibers Cellulose or Cotton Wool Other Natural Fibers Synthetic Fibers Acrylic Fibers Aromatic Polyaramide Fluorocarbon Polymer Melamine Polymer Polyester Polyimide Polyolefins and Polypropylene Polyphenylene Sulfide Glass Bi-Component Fibers Rayon SUMMARY OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES TABLE 3 KEY PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL FIBERS USED IN NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA INDUSTRY TABLE 4 RESISTANCE LEVELS OF FIBERS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA IN LIQUID FILTRATION APPLICATIONS TABLE 5 RESISTANCE LEVELS OF FIBERS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA IN GAS FILTRATION APPLICATIONS Key Physical Properties and Testing of Filter Media TABLE 6 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FIBERS THAT INFLUENCE FILTRATION PERFORMANCE Key Physical Properties and (Continued) TABLE 7 STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TABLE 8 CLASSIFICATION OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA PROPERTIES Triboelectric Effects in Filter Media TABLE 9 TRIBOELECTRIC NATURE OF FIBERS USED IN NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA... 26

3 COMPARISON OF MEMBRANES AND NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TABLE 10 COMPARISON OF MEMBRANE AND NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES Manufacturing Technologies (Continued) Airlaid Process Fiber Selection and Preparation Airlaying Web Layering Carded Wetlaid Process Process Equipments Spunbond Process Manufacturing Process Polymer Melt Preparation Filament Extrusion, Spinning, and Drawing DuPont s Flash-Spinning Process Web Forming Bonding Product Characteristics TABLE 11 CHARACTERISTICS OF SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA Commercial Spunbonding Processes Lutravil Process Docan Process Reicofil Process MELTBLOWN PROCESS Meltblowing Operation Meltblowing Operation (Continued) Process and Property Relationships TABLE 12 CHARACTERISTICS OF MELTBLOWN FILTER MEDIA Limitations of Meltblown Technology TABLE 13 COMPARISON OF SPUNBONDING AND MELTBLOWN TECHNOLOGIES FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA Apertured Films Process Hybrids And Combination Composites Composites Emerging Technology Dual Density Nonwoven Composites COMMON DOWNSTREAM OPERATIONS IN NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING Layering... 47

4 Needle Punching Spunlacing Bonding Stitch Bonding Chemical Bonding Thermal Bonding Finishing SUMMARY OF THE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TABLE 14 COMPARISON OF BASIC NONWOVEN TECHNOLOGIES USED IN NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING PRODUCT FORMS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA AIR AND GAS FILTRATION WATER AND LIQUID FILTRATION PRODUCTS TABLE 15 PRODUCT FORMS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING UNIFORM POROSITY IN THE FILTER MEDIA ENHANCEMENTS OF FILTER MEDIA LIFE IN DEPTH FILTRATION CHEMICAL TREATMENT FOR MEDIA STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT MARKETPLACE FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TABLE 16 SHIPMENTS OF MAJOR FIBERS USED IN NONWOVEN INDUSTRY (MILLION POUNDS) TABLE 17 MARKET GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION BY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 5 MARKET GROWTH FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 6 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2012 (PERCENTAGE SHARE) FIGURE 6 (CONTINUED) MARKETPLACE FOR NONWOVEN FILTER (CONTINUED) COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS WATER FILTRATION INDUSTRY DRINKING WATER Membrane-Based Separations Applications PROCESS INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS Process Filtration Applications WASTE WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS Industrial Treatment Applications... 64

5 Municipal Treatment Applications SWIMMING POOLS APPLICATIONS SEAWATER DESALINATION NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN WATER FILTRATION INDUSTRY TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN THE WATER FILTRATION INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 7 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN WATER FILTRATION APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 8 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE IN WATER FILTRATION APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE SHARE) TABLE 19 WATER FILTRATION APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 20 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE IN WATER FILTRATION APPLICATIONS, THROUGH HVAC INDUSTRY AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION STUDY VENTILATION FILTERS Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Issues Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Issues (Continued) The 52.2 Ashrae Standards Residential Air Filtration Trends Air Filtration In Commercial Buildings BIOCIDE LACED FILTER MEDIA ADSORBENT IMPREGNATED FILTER MEDIA FOR ODOR REMOVAL VACUUM CLEANER BAGS NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE HVAC INDUSTRY TABLE 21 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN HVAC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 9 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN HVAC APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 10 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE IN HVAC APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 22 HVAC APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE,

6 TABLE 23 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE IN HVAC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY FUEL AND LUBE OIL FILTERS Fuel and Lube Oil Filters (Continued) Filter Media Customization for End Use Application AIR INDUCTION FILTERS Freudenburg s Evolon Technology Donaldson Co. Engine Air Filter Media Based on Eon Technology CABIN AIR FILTERS California Vehicle Compartments Pollutants Study Automobile Applications CPS Technology From BBA Filtration Products Technostat Filter Media From Hollingsworth and Vose M s Filterete Products for Cabin Air Filtration Donaldson s Ultraweb Nanofiber Technology for Cabin Air Filtration Humidity Effect on Cabin Air Filtration Systems AVIATION INDUSTRY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY TABLE 24 CABIN AIR FILTRATION MARKET GROWTH (THROUGH 2012) TABLE 25 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 11 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 12 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE IN TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 26 TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 27 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE IN TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 13 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY FILTRATE TYPE IN TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY... 97

7 BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING Beverage Manufacturing (Continued) Brewing Industry Applications Bottled Water Industry Applications Oils and Fermentation Products Industry Applications COFFEE AND TEA BAGS NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY TABLE 28 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 14 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN FOOD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 15 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE FOR FOOD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 29 FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 30 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE IN FOOD INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 16 MARKET SHARE FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY FILTRATE TYPE IN FOOD INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY DUST COLLECTION APPLICATIONS Textile Mills POWER GENERATION Turbomachinery Applications TABLE 31 SURVEY OF COMMON AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATION AND SIZES Hot Gas Filtration Applications Coal Power Plant Applications Water Filters For Generators FILTER MEDIA FOR WATER JET CUTTING MACHINES CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY Chemical Process Industry (Continued) Fiber Manufacturing Applications metal processing industry mining industry applications hydraulic fluid filtration mine air filtration paints and coatings industry applications

8 filler particle removal from effluents ink filtration applications gels removal PERFUMES AND COSMETICS INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT Electrostatic Nonwoven Filter Media For Removal Of Microbial Spores And Bacteria HIGH TEMPERATURE FILTRATION IN CEMENT AND ASPHALT MANUFACTURING BIOFILTRATION APPLICATIONS NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TABLE 32 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 17 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 18 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 33 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE, BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 34 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 19 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) HEPA AND ULPA FILTRATION APPLICATIONS Hepa and Ulpa Filter Media Guidelines Emerging Technologies for Hepa Filtration PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Pharmaceutical Industry (Continued) AIR FILTRATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TABLE 35 AVERAGE SIZE OF COMMON CONTAMINANTS IN HOSPITAL AIR TABLE 36 CHARACTERISTICS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA IN HOSPITAL AIR FILTRATION APPLICATIONS Air Filtration in Healthcare Facilities (Continued) BIOFLUIDS FILTRATION APPLICATIONS Blood and Serum Filtration Applications Separation of Red and White Blood Cells by Filtration BIOMEMBRANE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS

9 MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TABLE 37 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN HEALTHCARE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 20 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN HEALTHCARE, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 21 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY TYPE, IN HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 38 HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, TABLE 39 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 22 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) PETROLEUM PROCESSING INDUSTRY PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY OIL WATER SEPARATION APPLICATIONS NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY TABLE 40 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 23 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 24 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 41 PETROLEUM PROCESSING APPLICATION MARKET SHARES, BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 42 NORHT AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING BY TYPE, THROUGH FIGURE 25 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND CLEAN ROOMS ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

10 Clean Room Manufacturing Environment Removal of Foul Gases by Adsorbent Loaded Filter Media Solvent Filtration in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Ultra-Pure Water Usage in the High-Technology Industry Meltblown Polypropylene for CMP Slurry Applications AIR FILTRATION FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Electronics and Disk Drives Fuel Cells NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA GROWTH IN THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND CLEAN ROOM SUPPLY INDUSTRY TABLE 43 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 26 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 27 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY TYPE, IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 44 HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE, BY NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) TABLE 45 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY FILTRATE TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 28 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY FILTRATE TYPE, IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS TABLE 46 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA CONSUMPTION, BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 29 MARKET SHARE OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) FIGURE 30 PROJECTED MARKET GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY APPLICATION SECTOR, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 31 PROJECTED GROWTH RATES OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY APPLICATION TYPE, (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 47 GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, BY FILTRATE TYPE, 2007, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

11 FIGURE 32 MARKET GROWTH OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, BY FILTRATE TYPE, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 33 NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKET SHARE BY FILTRATE TYPE, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS PATENT ANALYSIS TABLE 48 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED TO LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES WET LAID PROCESS Use of Nanofibers Chemical Modification of the Fibers SPUNBONDING PROCESS Use of Crimped Fibers MELTBLOWN PROCESS Incorporation of Ferroelectric Particles for Electromagnetic Attributes High Strength Meltblown Filter Media High Strength Composites Meltblown Filter Media With Micro- and Nano-Scale Fibers Nanoval Process for Nanofibers Electrohydrodynamic Spinning for Nanofibers Enhancement Of Meltblown Technology for Electrostatic Filter Media Enhancement of Web Anisotropy by Fiber Alignment Integration With Fabrication Step APERTURED FILMS PROCESS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS BY MANUFACTURING METHOD FIGURE 34 SHARE OF U.S. PATENTS, BY TYPE OF NONWOVEN MANUFACTURING PROCESS, (PERCENTAGE) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS BY MANUFACTURER TABLE 49 ASSIGNEES OF TWO OR MORE U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS BY COUNTRY FIGURE 35 SHARES OF THE U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO THE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURING, (PERCENTAGE) FIGURE 35 (CONTINUED) OVERALL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OVERALL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (CONTINUED) INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND ANALYSIS

12 MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MANUFACTURERS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA Airlaid TABLE 50 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF AIRLAID NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 36 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF AIRLAID NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) Wetlaid TABLE 51 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF WETLAID NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, FIGURE 37 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF WETLAID NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) Spunbonded TABLE 52 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 38 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) Meltblown TABLE 53 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF MELTBLOWN NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 39 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF MELTBLOWN NONWOVEN MEDIA IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) Apertured Films TABLE 54 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF APERTURED FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 40 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE OF LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF APERTURED FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA INDUSTRY Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats DRIVING FORCE ANALYSIS

13 REGULATORY FORCES Clean Air Act (CAA) The 2007 Highway Rule by the Epa The 2.5 PM Standard by the EPA The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) and The Clean Water Act (CWA) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Air and Water Quality Concerns Environmental Protection and Pollution Control ECONOMIC FORCES Raw Material Inflation and Product Pricing INDUSTRY STRUCTURE FORCES Rivalries Among Competitors New Entrants and New Technologies Substitute Products Buyers Influence Suppliers Influence COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES IN THE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA INDUSTRY NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT Ahlstrom s New Nanofiber Line as Enabling Technology STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND MERGERS Hollingsworth & Vose Alliance With Donaldson Donaldson and Polymer Group Alliance Kimberly-Clark Alliance With The U.S. Green Building Council M and Fleetguard Alliance Customization Focus on Niche Markets WORLDWIDE ASPECTS OF NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BUSINESS TABLE 55 WORLDWIDE MARKETS FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA BY TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 41 WORLDWIDE-NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY TYPE, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 56 WORLDWIDE-NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE, FIGURE 42 WORLDWIDE-NONWOVEN FILTRATION MARKETS BY FILTRATE TYPE, 2007 (PERCENTAGE) TABLE 57 WORLDWIDE OUTLOOK FOR NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKET GROWTH, THROUGH FIGURE 43 WORLDWIDE-NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2007 (PERCENTAGE)

14 FIGURE 44 PROJECTED GROWTH OF WORLDWIDE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS, 2007 AND 2012 ($ MILLIONS) FIGURE 45 PROJECTED CAGR OF WORLDWIDE NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA MARKETS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, (CAGR %) MANUFACTURING COMPANY PROFILES NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS M CO ALBARRIE CANADA LTD AMERICAN FELT AND FILTER CO AMERICAN NONWOVEN CORP BBA FILTRATION BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC CARLEE CORP CEREX CO CLARCOR CORP DARRELL HANNA ASSOCIATES DELSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC DONALDSON COMPANY INC DUPONT CO EAGLE NONWOVENS INC EMERGENCY FILTRATION PRODUCTS FIBER BOND CORP FIBERMARK FILTER SPECIALIST INC FILTERTEK FLEETGUARD NELSON INDUSTRIES FOSS MANUFACTURING CO FREUDENBERG NONWOVENS CO GUSMER ENTERPRISES HANES ENGINEERED MATERIALS HAYWARD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS HOLLINEE CO HOLLINGSWOTH & VOSE CO JOHNS MANVILLE CO KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP LANTOR INC LYDALL INC MIDWEST FILTRATION CO MONADNOCK NONWOVENS LLC NANOSTATICS LLC NATIONAL NONWOVENS INC PALL CORP PGI NONWOVENS

15 POWELL LLC PURAFIL INC SEFAR AMERICA INC STANDARD FILTER CORPORATION SUPERIOR FIBERS, INC TEXEL NONWOVENS WESTERN NONWOVENS INC INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS AHLSTORM AVGOL NONWOVEN INDUSTRIES LTD CHARMINAR NONWOVEN LTD FIBERWEBINDIA LTD FILTRAIR GOPANI PRODUCT SYSTEMS GORDIAN NONWOVEN TECHNOLOGY CO GUTSCHE GMBH KANG NA HSIUNG KNH ENTERPRISE LTD KARINCA FILTER LIBELTEX N.V MOGUL NONWOVENS NAOM URIM CO RAYOLIN GMBH RKW GMBH

NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS. AVM043D May Susan Hanft Project Analyst ISBN:

NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS AVM043D May 2013 Susan Hanft Project Analyst ISBN: 1-56965-341-0 BCC Research 49 Walnut Park, Building 2 Wellesley, MA 02481 866-285-7215, 781-489-7301