Freudenberg & Vilene JV buys out 'Nantong Hymo' - Chinese shirt interlining market leader
17 Jun '05
3 min read
Freudenberg Nonwovens is the world market leader in nonwovens, developing, producing and selling a variety of nonwoven products to the garment industry and into various technical applications such as filters, battery separators, tufting, cable/electronics and medical products.
Japan Vilene Company Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, holds the other 50% of the shares of Freudenberg & Vilene International Ltd. Japan Vilene was founded in 1960 as a Joint Venture of Freudenberg, Dainippon Ink & Chemical and Toray Industries. Today, Japan Vilene is the leading Japanese producer of nonwovens serving manifold applications including textiles, automotive, medical and consumer products.