Hygiene still keeps being the major market for nonwovens. We see significant growth in wipes, filtration, automotive and partly building industry (in growth times) also considering infrastructure investments in emerging countries geotextiles has big potential as well.

Both can be interesting. Of course, if you can develop unique products customized product range is more advantageous but how many companies can achieve that pragmatically? So being realistic, I think vast product range (though difficult to invest and follow) is more advantageous as you can sell different markets and meet different needs of customer making one stop shop for them which in turn is an advantage.

Also for us it is most important market and of course we are effected with declined demand. Considering all major producers are exporting there and some biggest players producing there, I believe there has been big impact on nonwovens. Also especially slowing demand from US impacted China deeply. A large volume of nonwovens which was being consumed in their domestic market for converting of finished products remain idle which is creating pressure on world markets as they try to compensate this by selling roll goods to other markets.

Compliances and regulations are becoming more important especially with increasing concerns for environment. Recently, Reach has been a major issue for Europe and we’ll see effects when it gets to action but obviously it brings a lot of work load to companies involved.

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