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Extracting and holding value in the supply or value chain depends on numerous factors, such as end use market, size and power of the buyers and suppliers, barriers to entry such as level of patent activity or capital investment cost, and competitive activity. John R. Starr, Inc. consistently evaluates the nonwovens supply chain from key raw materials through to the finished product capturing numerous perspectives, including that of the finished product manufacturer, raw materials supplier, equipment manufacturer and nonwovens producer.
Supply Chain Position
Raw Materials Supplier
Finished Product Manufacturer
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Equipment Manufacturer
Converter or Finisher
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Nonwovens Producer
Investment Community
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Representative Types of Information
Cost and profitability analysis – materials and end product applications
Cost to manufacture – by technology
Application opportunities for new technologies
Patent strategy and competitive barriers
Industry capital investment requirements
Benchmarking
Rate of technology obsolescence
Value addition opportunities
Merger and acquisition evaluation, due diligence and valuations
Distribution channel analysis
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Value Chain Analysis – Representative Multi-Sponsored Studies
- Spunbonded Polypropylene World Capacities and Manufacturing Economics
Value Chain Analysis – Representative Single Client Topics
- Value Capture Opportunities in Hygiene Absorbent Products
- Value Chain – Filter Products
- Acquisition Analysis & Due Diligence
- Airlaid Pulp Value Added Opportunities
- Capital Investment – Comprehensive Review of Nonwovens Technologies
- Competitor Benchmarking – Value Addition
- Corporate Profiles – Focus on Value Add Businesses
- Cost Modeling – Downstream Products
- Nonwoven Roll Goods and Converted Products Strategies
- Proposed Melt Blown Nonwovens Venture
- Spunbonded Distributors
- Value Chain Analyses – Hygiene Products
- Value Chain Analyses – Diaper Raw Materials
- Wipes Converting
- Implications of Shift of Medical Converting to Asia
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