Oerlikon has received large orders from leading manmade fiber manufacturers in China despite the pandemic. All these companies have been key customers of Oerlikon for many years. The orders are for Oerlikon Barmag’s filament-spinning technology for the efficient production of polyester fibers. On-site delivery and installation of these systems is planned for the period from 2021 to early 2023. Oerlikon’s innovative technologies will enable the three Chinese companies to increase their production capacities for polyester yarn and to remain competitive.
The systems business in China remains largely unchanged despite the short-term interruption caused by the coronavirus epidemic following the Chinese New Year celebrations. Globally interconnected industries such as the textile industry and business models like that employed by the manmade fiber segment are more robust than many people believe.
The comprehensive manmade fibers technology solutions by Oerlikon are used along the entire value chain in polyester yarn manufacturing and contain cutting-edge automation and digitalization technologies. Oerlikon offers the entire process chain, from the melt to the textured yarn or the fibers and including the necessary semi and fully automated logistics process, from a single source. Oerlikon is known for its brands Barmag, Neumag and Nonwoven. Using Oerlikon polycondensation and extrusion systems, manmade fiber companies manufacture polyester, nylon and polypropylene.
