LIST OF FIGURES II Macro-Drivers and Industry Assumptions II-1 Relative Sizes of North American Economies... 5 II-2 Relative Sizes of North American Economies Globally... 6 II-3 Annual Growth of Real GDP in the United States... 8 II-4 Annual Growth of Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) in the United States... 9 II-5 Annual Growth of Manufacturing Production in the United States... 10 II-6 Annual Growth of Real GDP in Canada... 11 II-7 Annual Growth of Real GDP in Mexico... 13 II-8 Annual Growth of Real GDP in North America by Country... 14 II-9 Relative Sizes of North American Populations... 15 II-10 North American Population by Country... 16 II-11 Total Number of Babies and Toddlers (0 4 Years) by Country... 18 II-12 Total Number Females (13 51 Years) by Country... 19 II-13 Total Population and Elderly (65+ Years) by Country... 21 II-14 U.S./Canada Population, 2008... 22 II-15 Mexico Population, 2008... 22 II-16 U.S./Canada Population, 2013... 23 II-17 Mexico Population, 2013... 23 II-18 U.S./Canada Population, 2018f... 23 II-19 Mexico Population, 2018f... 23 II-20 Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate... 26 II-21 Annual Production of North American Crude Oil by Country... 29 II-22 Crude Oil Prices... 30 II-23 Natural Gas Prices, Historical View... 32 II-24 Natural Gas Prices, U.S. Domestic Market... 33 January 2015 Page 1
III North American Nonwoven Demand III-1 North American Nonwovens Market, Dollar Sales... 36 III-2 North American Nonwovens Market, Tonnage... 36 III-3 North American Nonwovens Market, Square Meters... 36 III-4 North American Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 37 III-5 North American Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 38 III-6 North American Nonwovens Square Meters Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 40 III-7 North American Nonwovens Tonnage Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 41 III-8 North American Disposable Nonwovens Market... 42 III-9 North American Disposable Nonwovens Dollar Sales to End Users Market Sizes and Growth... 44 III-10 Disposable Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 45 III-11 Disposable Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 47 III-12 III-13 North American Disposable Nonwovens Square Meter Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 48 North American Disposable Nonwovens Tonnage Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 49 III-14 North American Disposable Absorbent Hygiene Market... 52 III-15 North American Disposable Consumer Absorbent Hygiene Market-CAGR... 54 III-16 Consumer Absorbent Hygiene Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 55 III-17 Total Number of U.S. Births... 56 III-18 Total Potential Children in Diapers, United States and Canada... 57 III-19 Total Potential Children in Diapers, Mexico... 57 III-20 Disposable Baby Diaper and Training Pants Demand... 58 III-21 Baby Diapers and Training Pants Nonwoven Material Consumption... 61 III-22 Adult Population (18 64 years and Non-Institutionalized 65+years) Total Population and Population Impacted by Incontinent Issues... 64 January 2015 Page 2
III-23 Adult Population (18 64 years and Non-Institutionalized 65+ years) Impacted by Incontinent Issues and Product Usage... 65 III-24 North American Disposable Consumer Incontinence Market... 67 III-25 Consumer Incontinence Product Material Consumption... 69 III-26 Female Population (13-51 years) Total Population and Disposable Feminine Hygiene Product Usage... 70 III-27 Disposable Feminine Hygiene Product Demand... 71 III-28 Consumer Feminine Hygiene Product Material Consumption... 73 III-29 Institutionalized Adult Population (65+ years) Total Population and Population Impacted by Incontinence Issues... 75 III-30 North American Disposable Institutional Incontinence Market... 76 III-31 Institutional Absorbent Hygiene Product Material Consumption... 79 III-32 North American Disposable Wipes Market Dollar Sales to End Users, 2013... 81 III-33 North American Disposable Wipes Market Unit Sales to End Users, 2013... 81 III-34 North American Disposable Wipes Market... 83 III-35 Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 84 III-36 North American Disposable Consumer Wipes Market, CAGR... 86 III-37 Consumer Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 87 III-38 North American Baby Wipes Market... 88 III-39 Baby Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 90 III-40 North American Household Wipes Market, CAGR... 92 III-41 Household Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 93 III-42 North American Personal Care Wipes Market... 98 III-43 Personal Care Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 99 III-44 North American Disposable Industrial/Institutional Wipes Market Unit Sales... 103 January 2015 Page 3
III-45 North American Disposable Industrial/Institutional Wipes Market CAGR... 105 III-46 Industrial/Institutional Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 106 III-47 North American Disposable General Purpose Industrial/Commercial Wipes Market... 107 III-48 General-Purpose Industrial/Commercial Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 108 III-49 North American Disposable Specialty Industrial Wipes Market... 111 III-50 Specialty Industrial Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 112 III-51 North American Disposable Food Service Wipes Market... 113 III-52 Food Service Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 115 III-53 North American Disposable Institutional: Healthcare/ Medical Wipes Market... 117 III-54 Healthcare/Medical Wipes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 119 III-55 North American Filtration Market... 123 III-56 Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 125 III-57 North American Air Filtration Market, CAGR... 127 III-58 Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 128 III-59 Transportation Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 131 III-60 Commercial HVAC Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 133 III-61 Residential HVAC Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 135 III-62 Personal Protection Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 137 III-63 Industrial Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 139 III-64 Vacuum Cleaner Bag Air Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption... 141 III-65 Liquid Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 144 III-66 Liquid Filtration Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 145 January 2015 Page 4
III-67 North American Disposable Medical/Surgical Market... 149 III-68 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report, 2013... 154 III-69 North American Disposable Medical/Surgical Market, CAGR... 156 III-70 Medical/Surgical Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 157 III-71 Medical/Surgical Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 158 III-72 Surgical Packs and Gowns Nonwoven Material Consumption... 160 III-73 Medical and Surgical Other Apparel Nonwoven Material Consumption... 162 III-74 Medical and Surgical Sterile Packaging and Sterilization Wrap Nonwoven Material Consumption... 164 III-75 Medical and Surgical Wound Care Nonwoven Material Consumption... 166 III-76 North American Disposable Personal Protective Equipment Market... 168 III-77 Disposable Personal Protective Equipment Nonwoven Material Consumption... 170 III-78 North American Other Disposable Applications Market... 173 III-79 Other Disposable Applications Nonwoven Material Consumption... 174 III-80 North American Durable Nonwovens Market... 177 III-81 Durable Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 178 III-82 Durable Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 179 III-83 North American Durable Nonwovens Tonnage Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 180 III-84 North American Durable Nonwovens Square Meter Usage Market Sizes and Growth... 181 III-85 United States Value of Building Construction Put in Place... 184 III-86 U.S. and Canada New Residential Starts, Annual Starts... 186 III-87 U.S. and Canada New Residential Starts, CAGR... 187 III-88 U.S. Housing Sales... 188 January 2015 Page 5
III-89 U.S. Existing Home Sales... 189 III-90 United States Value of Nonresidential Building Construction Put in Place... 190 III-91 Building Construction Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 191 III-92 Building Construction Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 192 III-93 Building Construction - Roofing Nonwoven Material Consumption... 196 III-94 Building Construction - Underlayment Nonwoven Material Consumption... 199 III-95 Building Construction - Other Materials Nonwoven Material Consumption. 201 III-96 Geosynthetics Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 203 III-97 Geosynthetics Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 204 III-98 Geosynthetics Civil Engineering Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 205 III-99 Geosynthetics Civil Engineering Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 213 III-100 Geosynthetics Agriculture Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 215 III-101 Geosynthetics Agriculture Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 217 III-102 Home and Office Furnishings Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 220 III-103 Home and Office Furnishings Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 221 III-104 Home and Office Furnishings - Floor Coverings Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 222 III-105 Home and Office Furnishings - Floor Coverings Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 225 III-106 Home and Office Furnishings - Bedding Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 227 III-107 Home and Office Furnishings Bedding Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 228 January 2015 Page 6
III-108 Home and Office Furnishings - Upholstered Furniture Nonwoven Material Consumption... 231 III-109 Home and Office Furnishings - Other Furnishings Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 232 III-110 Home and Office Furnishings - Other Furnishings Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 234 III-111 Transportation Nonwoven Material Consumption, 2013... 237 III-112 Transportation Nonwoven Material Consumption, CAGR... 238 III-113 North American Vehicle Sales... 240 III-114 United States Automotive Snapshot... 242 III-115 Transportation - Passenger Car and Light Truck/SUV/ Van Nonwoven Material Consumption... 246 III-116 Transportation - Other Modes Nonwoven Material Consumption... 250 III-117 Apparel Nonwoven Material Consumption... 253 III-118 Other Disposable Applications Material Consumption... 258 IV North American Nonwoven Supply IV-1 Capacity by Process... 259 IV-2 Capacity by Region... 259 IV-3 North American Capacity... 260 IV-4 Capacity by Detailed Process... 262 IV-5 North American Capacity by Detailed Process... 263 IV-6 North American Capacity, Production and Operating Rate 2008 and 2013... 264 IV-7 North American Capacity, Production and Operating Rate 2008, 2013, 2018... 265 IV-8 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports and Exports 1989 201... 266 January 2015 Page 7
IV-9 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Exports by Destination 2003 2013... 267 IV-10 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Exports to Mexico by Weight 2003 2013... 268 IV-11 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Exports to Canada by Weight 2003 2013... 268 IV-12 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports by Origin 2003 2013... 269 IV-13 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports from Mexico by Weight 2003 2013... 270 IV-14 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports from Canada by Weight 2003 2013... 270 IV-15 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Exports by Region Destination 2003 2013... 271 IV-16 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Exports by Overseas Country Destination... 273 IV-17 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports by Region of Origin 2003 2013... 274 IV-18 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports by Overseas Country of Origin... 276 IV-19 U.S. Nonwoven Roll Goods Imports from China by Weight 2003 2013... 277 IV-20 2013 United States Nonwoven Rolled Goods Trade Flow... 278 January 2015 Page 8
LIST OF TABLES II Macro-Drivers and Industry Assumptions II-1 Annual Growth of Real GDP in North America by Country... 14 III North American Nonwoven Demand III-1 North American Nonwoven Market 39... III-2 North American Disposable Nonwoven Markets Sales/Units... 43 III-3 North American Disposable Nonwoven Markets SQM/Tonnage... 46 III-4 North American Absorbent Hygiene Market Sales/Units... 53 III-5 Diaper Changes per Day by Age... 58 III-6 North American Disposable Diaper and Training Pant Market Profile Annual Growth Rates... 59 III-7 Absorbent Hygiene Diaper and Training Pant Market Sales/Units... 59 III-8 Absorbent Hygiene Consumer Incontinence Market... 68 III-9 Absorbent Hygiene Consumer Feminine Hygiene Market Sales/Units... 72 III-10 Institutional Absorbent Hygiene Market Sales/Units... 77 III-11 North American Disposable Wipes Market... 82 III-12 North American Disposable Consumer Wipes Market Sales/Units... 85 III-13 North American Disposable Baby Wipes Market Sales/Units... 89 III-14 North American Disposable Household Wipes Market Sales/Units... 91 III-15 North American Disposable Personal Care Wipes Market Sales/Units... 97 III-16 North American Disposable Industrial/Institutional Wipes Market Sales/Units... 104 III-17 North American Disposable Specialty Industrial Wipes Market Sales/Units... 110 III-18 North American Disposable Healthcare/Medical Wipes Market Sales/Units.. 116 January 2015 Page 9
III-19 North American Filtration Market... 122 III-20 North American Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 126 III-21 North American Transportation Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 130 III-22 North American Commercial HVAC Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 132 III-23 North American Residential HVAC Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 134 III-24 North American Personal Protection Air Filtration Market... 136 III-25 North American Industrial Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 138 III-26 North American Vacuum Cleaner Air Filtration Market Sales/Units... 140 III-27 North American Liquid Filtration Market... 142 III-28 United States and Canada Healthcare Facility Usage... 152 III-29 North American Disposable Medical/Surgical Market Sales/Units... 155 III-30 North American Surgical Packs and Gowns Market Sales/Units... 159 III-31 North American Medical and Surgical Other Apparel Market Sales/Units... 161 III-32 North American Medical and Surgical Sterile Packaging and Sterilization Wrap Market Sales/Units... 163 III-33 North American Medical Surgical Wound Care Market Sales/Units... 166 III-34 North American Disposable Personal Protective Equipment Market Sales/Units... 169 III-35 North American Other Disposable Applications Market Sales/Units... 173 III-36 North American Durable Nonwoven Markets... 176 III-37 North American Building Construction Market... 193 III-38 North American Building Construction Roofing Market... 194 III-39 North American Building Construction Underlayment Market... 198 III-40 North American Building Construction Other Materials Market... 200 III-41 North American Geosynthetic Market SQM/Tonnage... 203 III-42 North American Geosynthetic Civil Engineering Market SQM/Tonnage... 214 III-43 North American Geosynthetic Agriculture Market SQM/Tonnage... 217 III-44 North American Home and Office Furnishings Market SQM/Tonnage... 219 III-45 North American Home and Office Furnishings Floor Coverings Market SQM/Tonnage... 224 III-46 North American Mattress and Foundation Consumption Units... 226 January 2015 Page 10
III-47 North American Home and Office Furnishings Bedding Market SQM/Tonnage... 229 III-48 North American Home and Office Furnishings Upholstered Furniture Market SQM/Tonnage... 230 III-49 North American Home and Office Furnishings Other Furnishings Market SQM/Tonnage... 233 III-50 North American Transportation Market SQM/Tonnage... 238 III-51 North American Automotive Market SQM/Tonnage... 247 III-52 North American Other Transportation Market SQM/Tonnage... 249 III-53 North American Apparel Market... 254 III-54 North American Other Disposables Applications Market... 255 IV North American Nonwoven Supply IV-1 North American Capacity CAGR by Process... 261 IV-2 North American Capacity, Production, and U.S. GDP... 264 IV-3 Top 10 Overseas Importing Countries Comparison 2003 to 2013... 275 January 2015 Page 11