A Constructive Foundation

A Constructive Foundation
For Mutual Growth
ES FIBERVISIONS – January 2008
ESFV
Ownership Snow, Phipps & Guggenheim
Venture capital company, who invest in future oriented
technologies and companies with growth potentials
• Mission
FV
(SPG)
CHISSO
– We are a business to create Value for our Customers by
improving their performance with cost effective, high quality
products and services
• Vision:
– To be admired as the undisputed world leader in the global supply of
bicomponent and performance polyolefin fibers, doubling our seize
every 3 years and highly valued by our share holders
• Strategy:
– Offer our customers a global portfolio of bicomponent fibers
– Target selected markets and customers with tailormade fiber solutions
– Focus on valueadding activities such as fiber innovations, cost
improvements and supply chain services.
Design
Customer Orientation
Manufacture
•
Fulfillment
ES FIBERVISIONS has three main objectives
1.
To design fibers for the individual customer to pursue new features,
added value and new market opportunities
2.
To manufacture these fibers in a competitive manner ensuring
performance and quality
3.
To fulfill customers need for fiber availability anywhere in the world
Europe
ESFV Leadership Team
.
Americas
Steve Lavy
Tom Zaiser
Sales Manager – ESFV USA
President & General Manager
George Joncas
Sales Manager – ESFV USA
Seiichi Noda
Flemming Bynge
Vice President Technology
Commercial Director – ESFV EU
Henning Skov Jensen
Nick Robson
Technical Manager ESFV EU
Sales Manager, ESFV EU
Kazuo (Kevin) Okuma
Yozo Shimomura
VP Sales – ESFV Japan
ESFV FTC Manager
(5 Key Account/Area Managers)
(13 R&D Engineers)
Thomas Leung
Ben Dampios
Commercial Director – ESFV HK
Finance & Control Manager
Asia
Europe
ES FIBERVISIONS
Who we are…
Americas
ES FIBERVISIONS (30 employees) supported by:
Chisso Corporation Tokyo, Japan (50%)
Fiber Division (Japan) - 210 employees, and
GEF Division (China) - 125 employees
FiberVisions Corporation, Atlanta, USA (50%)
Worldwide (USA, Europe, China) - 500 employees
Global Technical Partner for
Regional and Global Fiber Development
Asia
Europe
Global fiber competences
Americas
Asia
• Specialised fiber company with focus on
– Fibers for nonwovens, composites and fiber-reinforced product,
etc
– Fibers from thermoplastics (polyolefins, polyesters,
biodegradables, etc.)
• Key features: Softness, Bulkiness, and Bonding
• Global development, sales and manufacture organisation
Europe
Global fiber competences
Plants / Offices/ Pilot Facilities
•
Plants (Total of 13 bico lines)
Varde, Denmark
Athens, GA, USA
Covington, GA, USA
Guangzhou, China
Moriyama, Japan
Pilot Facilities
Offices
Denmark
Denmark
Japan
USA
Covington, GA, USA Hong Kong
Japan
Research center
Moriyama, Japan
Americas
Asia
Sales & Marketing
Market
opportunities
Customer
orientation
Value &
profitability
ESFV
Triangular market approach
Customer
• Obtain deep insight in market requirements
• Optimal fibers giving nonwovens ”Character” and ”Features”
• Shortening ”time to market”
ES FIBERVISIONS’ role as Sage towards customer and marketer
ensure a practical and obtainable fiber development approach.
Marketer
Products
Tailormake
fibers
To support webs
To create
features
Three Main Handles
 Raw Materials & Additives:

Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
Polyester, Biodegradable polymers
Spin finishes,
Skin care components (botanicals)
Feature enhancers (additivation)


 Process:
 Configuration Sheath/Core:
Concentric Sheath - Core
Fiber Spinning & Stretching
Melting Point Determination
Eccentric Sheath - Core
Dtex & Sheath/Core ratio
Crimping & Cutting
Hollow Splittable
Etc.
Side by Side
Bicomponent & Polyolefin fibers:
Basic terms
Basic Terms
• Bi-component Fiber – fiber with two different elements,
usually polymers with different melting points.
• Dtex – (decitex) – mass of a single fiber (grams)
per 10,000 meters
• Cut-length – fiber length without crimp, straight
• Sheath to Core Ratio – Volumetric Percentage for
each segment
– Typical: 65:35, meaning 65% Sheath to 35% Core
• Sheath – Surface of the fiber, normally lower melting point
• Core – Fiber internal layer
Sheath
Core
Basic Terms
• Finish – Surfactant (lubricant) on fiber surface that helps in
processing fiber and improves functionality
– Typically best tensiles obtained with minimal finish level
• Additive – Extruded with polymers to help in functional
properties, i.e. color, bonding strength, dust red., wettability
• Crimp – mechanical fiber alteration in the <x,y,z> direction that
allows improved run ability and functionality
• Tenacity – Fiber tensile strength, normalized by cN/dtex
• Elongation – percentage of remaining fiber stretch before failure
• “Short Cut” – cut-length typically below 20mm
• “Staple Cut” – cut-length above 20mm
ES/Bicomponent Fiber Production
Typical Process
Spinning Process
Polymer 1 Extruder
Polymer 2 Extruder
Spinnerette
Cooling Air
Input from Customers
• Polymers
• Crimp Type
• Finish Type
• Thickness
• Cross Section
• Cut Length
Drawing Process
Cutter
Draw stand
Baler
Crimper
Dryer
Property of ES FIBERVISIOINS / Chisso
Corporation – To Be Maintained in Confidence
Basic Elements : Crimp
Crimp Type
Zigzag Type
Conventional Two Dimensional Crimp
Wavy Type
Lofty Two Dimensional Crimp
Spiral Type
Highly Lofty Three Dimensional Crimp
Property of ES FIBERVISIONS / Chisso
Corporation – To Be Maintained in Confidence
Basic Elements: Dtex and Cut length
• Thickness
– Carding / Airlaid / Wetlaid
– ES filament
• Cut Length
– Carding
– Airlaid / Wetlaid
0.7 - 72 dtex
200 - 2800 dtex
25 - 128mm
3 - 15mm
Property of ES FIBERVISIONS / Chisso
Corporation – To Be Maintained in Confidence
Bico fibers for NW Technologies
Dry laid
Wet laid
Web formation →
Web consolidation
Air laid
Calendarbonding
Hot Oven
bonding
ES-C Cure, ETC Cure, ESTendon-C, ES-Delta, ESLowmelt
AL-Thermal, AL- Adhesion,
AL-Adhesion, AL-Bounce
Adhesion, AL-Lowmelt,
AL-Delta
ES-C Cure, ETC Cure, ESTendon-C, ES-Delta, ESLowmelt
AL-Adhesion, AL Bounce
Adhesion, AL-Lowmelt, ALDelta
AL-Adhesion, AL Bounce
Adhesion, AL-Lowmelt,
AL-Delta
Hydroentangling
EDC Splittable fiber
Needle
punching
ES-Tendon C, ES-Delta,
EDC Splittable
AL-Adhesion, AL Bounce
Adhesion, AL- Lowmelt,
AL-Delta
Property of ES FIBERVISIONS / Chisso
Corporation – To Be Maintained in Confidence
Bonding
Products – and directions of
the development
• Bonding Strength
• Bonding Window
• Interaction with
other fibers
• Heat Sealability
• Dust & Lint free
• Drapeability
• Surface Characteristics
(Behavior towards
liquids, static, etc.)
• Surface Improvements
(Botanicals, etc.)
• Adsorbency
Softness
Bulkiness
Bonding
• Recovery
• Elasticity
• Acquisition
and Distribution
Softness
Bulkiness
Product
Overview
EAC and
ES/AL-Lowmelt
ES/ALAdhesion
ES-Tendon-C
ES-UltraBulk
ES-E
ES-C
(1. & 2. Gen. Bico)
ES/ALDelta I+II
ETC- Bounce
ES-C Cure
ES - fine dtex
(+EDC)
ES-Lowmelt
+ EDC
Qualitative Relationships between
Melting Point and Other Parameters
Bonding
Softness
Cost
Surface Stickiness
Bulkiness
Surface Smoothness
Softness
Bonding Strength
Shrinkage
PP Copolymer
HDPE
90
100
110
120
130
Me L-LDPE
LDPE
EVA
L-LDPE
Melting Point
ES FIBERVISIONS
Fiber Types
March 2008
Current Products - Overview
PE*: Special PE(Low mp.)
PP*: Special PP(HCPP)
PP**: Special PP(Low mp.)
Property of ES FiberVisions / Chisso Corporation –
To Be Maintained in Confidence
B B S – Performance
Bonding
Indication only – process and other parametes are highly influencial
Bulkiness
ES/ETC- ADHESION
ES-ULTRABULK
ETC-BOUNCE
ES -DELTA
ES-LOWMELT
ES-C CURE
EDC-SPLITTABLE
ETC BOUNCE
TPC (Co-PP/PP)
ES-DELTA
ES-ULTRABULK
ES- TENDON C
Bonding
TPC (Co-PP/PP)
ETC-ADHESION
ES-C CURE
ES-LOWMELT
EDC-SPLITTABLE
ES- TENDON C
ES-ADHESION
Bulkiness
Softness
ES-LOWMELT
EDC-SPLITTABLE
ES-ULTRABULK
TPC (Co-PP/PP)
ES- DELTA
ES-C CURE
ETC -BOUNCE
ES - TENDON C
ES/ETC-ADHESION
Softness
ES- Ultra Bulk
Example: ES-Ultra Bulk
Air-thru
HighBulk
• A bico-fiber designed for carded, air-thru-bonding
• Results in nonwovens with extraordinary
– bulkiness,
– recovery & resilience
– softness
• Suitable for ADL-products, absorbency pads,
quilts, etc.
ES-Ultra Bulk
Example: ES-Ultra Bulk
Air-thru
HighBulk
Bulk Retension
120
100
80
ES Ultra Bulk
ES Delta
ESC Cure
60
40
20
0
50
100
150
Pressure
200
Research & Development
Analysis of
Requirements
Product
Assessment &
Optimization
Idea
Generation &
Modelling
Fibers
Interactive developments
Nonwovens Features
• Tailormaking fibers
• … taking into account how they are processed
(web formation and consolidation)
• … and how they perform in the final product
Fibers
R&D Capabilities
Nonwovens Features
• R&D centers in Americas, Asia and Europe
– Ensuring customers individual fibers adjusted to regional
requirements and benefiting from global experience
• Excellent pilot facilities to carry out small scale trials,
fiber modelling, raw material screening, etc.
• Assisting customers in their development projects
EDC-Fiber (Splittable)
Features:
• Fine Dtex (after split)
• High Surface Area
• High Chemical Resistance
• Excellent Softness
Applications:
• Filtration Media
• Wiping Media
• etc.
Cross Section of Hollow EDC Fiber
Before Split
After Split
Property of ES FiberVisions / Chisso Corporation
– To Be Maintained in Confidence
TPC (High Heat Sealing)
Features:
– High Heat Sealing with PP
– Low Delamination S/C
– Excellent Softness
Applications:
–• Sanitary Products
– Carding Process
– TANW & Point bond NW
Peeling Strength against PP
spunbond(kg/25mm)
Peeling Strength of TPC nonwoven
1,5
1
TPC
ESC
0,5
0
140
145
150
Temperature(deg.)
Co-Polypropylene:
mp.140C
Polypropylene: mp. 160C
Property of ES FiberVisions / Chisso Corporation
– To Be Maintained in Confidence
Heterotypic Bico Fiber
Features:
– Large surface area
– High surface friction
Co-PP
Applications:
– Wipes, filtration media
– Wicks,
PP
Heat bonding point
Cross section
Property of ES FiberVisions / Chisso Corporation
– To Be Maintained in Confidence
Manufacturing
Tasks
Work processes
Organisation
Capacity
Manufacturing capabilities
Quality
Safety
• Our strategy and focus ensure our customers:
– Quality, Stability and Just-In-Time Deliveries
– Quality progress
(Uniformity, Performance and Documentation)
• State of the art Equipment and Maintenance
• Values:
– Speed, Focus, Creativity, (Caring for our) People
Quality
Education
& Training
Improving
Quality
Best Practises in
Manufacturing
Quality is …
• Fibers making a positive contribution to
consumer’s evaluation of the products
• Fibers produced under strictest safety
procedures and with highest environmental
concerns
• ISO 9001:2000 procedures ensuring that the
next fiber delivery is as good as ever
Thank you for your time!