Public health benefits in Asia

Increasing levels of wealth in Asia are resulting in positive hygiene improvements, to the great benefit of public health, says Mikael Staal Axelsen, CEO of Fibertex Personal Care, which has just announced a further spunmelt nonwovens expansion in Malaysia.

“In China, India and South East Asia the population is increasingly moving into single family homes, setting completely new standards for personal hygiene,” he said. “Market growth for hygienic disposable will continue in coming years, and we must be ready for it. During 2012, we expect fully utilised capacity with our sixth production line, and our other production lines are in operation 24 hours a day. Because we are solely a make-to-order company, we now have around 18 months-to-two-years to fill our order books and meet the new capacity increase of 15,000 tons.”