MIDDLE EASTERN NON-WOVENS SECTOR STARTS TO GROW FROM ITS TURKISH AND SAUDI BASE

NONWOVENS manufacturing has grown fast in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with most of the major players less than two decades old. With a burgeoning population and strong export potential, MENA production has in general doubled over the past five years, especially in the region's manufacturing hubs of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which currently have the strongest nonwovens sectors. But with heightened investment in the sector over the past two years, manufacturers elsewhere are squaring up for an increasingly competitive market as more supply comes ...


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