Rieter Textile Systems · Pressereise 2004 September 2004 / DT-M wed 1 Rieter Textile Systems Presentation by ... Pressereise 2004 September 2004 / DT-M wed 16 Rieter Textile Systems

September 2004 / DT-M wedPressereise 2004 Rieter Textile Systems1

Presentation

by

Peter GnägiCEO Rieter Textile Systems

Sept. 30 / Oct. 1, 2004

Rieter Textile Systems


Textile Systems: Strategic Intent

Highly profitable, highly flexible textile machinery business with the following priorities:

Expansion of the component business

Reinforcement of the nonwovens business

Improvement in the man-made fiber business


Textile Systems: Demand of Fibers

Fiber Consumption was and will be growing

1900 1950 1998 2025World populationBillions

8.06.02.91.6

Fiber consumption 1’000t

80.0

48.3

9.43.4

OtherSynthetic

58%

67%

10.08.03.22.4

Per-capitaconsumption kg/p

85%

Cotton

27%

35%


Textile Systems: World Fiber Consumption

Our Market will be in Asia

2000 2010

China 26% 37%

India 9% 10%

Turkey 4% 4%

Rest of the world 61% 49%

Total 100% 100%

World fibers production in 1’000 TONS

0

20'000

40'000

60'000

80'000

1990 2000 2010

Other FilamentsPolyester Filament

Other Manmade Staple Polyester StapleCottonWool

Source: PCI Fibres & Raw Materials


One face to the customer

USA• Spartanburg• Greensboro

Brazil• Sao Paulo

Taiwan• Taipei

Italy• Grignasco• Milan

Switzerland• Winterthur• Effretikon• Sirnach• Pfäffikon

Great Britian• Macclesfield

Germany• Ingolstadt• Grossostheim• Deggingen

Czech Rep.• Usti nad Orlici• Zamberk• Boskovice

Turkey• Istanbul

India• New Dehli• Mumbai• Coimbatore

China• Shanghai• Beijing• Changzhou• Hongkong• Urumqi• Jinan

France• Montbonnot• Valence• Wintzenheim

Textile Systems: Global Presence

Malaysia• Kuala Lumpur

Mexico• Mexico City


Textile Systems: Product Overview

Five Fields of Business

Spun YarnSystems

FilamentYarn

Technologies

Nonwovens and PlasticsMachinery

TechnologyComponents &

Conversions

ManufacturingServices


Spun Yarn Systems

Spinning System from Bale to Yarn

RotorSpinning

RingSpinning

BlowroomCard

SpinningPreparation


Textile Products: Filament Yarn Technologies

System Supplier of Filament Yarn Machinery

TextileYarns

CarpetYarns

IndustrialYarns

GlassFibers


Nonwovens & Plastics Machinery

From Pellets to Plastics to Filaments to Nonwovens

Cleaning Systems

Nonwovens Systems

SpinningComponents

Pelletizing Systems


Technology Support

Knowledge along the entire Value Chain

Research & Development

Know-How

Rawmaterial

Yarnproduction

Fabricproduction Trade End use


Services

System Supply - More than products

Services from presales to after sales

Management Support

Technology Support


Technology Support

Technology Centers for Best Customer Support

Ingolstadt

Spartanburg

Shanghai

System ServicesMachine for trials

Ingolstadt

Usti

WinterthurMontbonnot

Grossostheim


Management Support

Rieter Network for Future Innovations

US / GAtech, Clemson

PL / Lodz

DE / ITV

CZ / VUTS

Cooperation in textile technological research and development

CH / ETHZ

US / ITT Charlottesville

GB / UMISTDE / stfi

GB / University of Leeds


Innovation at Rieter

Innovations have a background- Listen to the customers, know their needs- Create the right spirit and culture- Allocate ressources, including trust and patience

Innovations by Rieter: Not all, but most are successful

- Pavena Spinning ... No success- First Ring Spin Doffer ... No success

- COM4 (new yarn type) ... Success- BCF-Yarn (integration of texturing in spinning of carpet yarns) ... Success- Rieter Rotor Systems (shortest process in cotton spinning) ... Success- Under water pelletizing ... Success

- Nonwoven - Spunlace (=waterjet needeling) ... On the Way ...Not yet fully explored possibilities. See next slides (example Evolon)


Nonwovens Technology

Nonwovens in Comparison to Weaving Technology

0,4 - 0,7 EURO/m² 0,05 - 0,4 EURO/m²

Maturity

Complexity

Investment 10.000 t/y

Production Costs

Speed

Woven Nonwoven

> 250 years > 40 years

Multi stage process Multi technology process

Slow – parallel material flow

High – single-pass material flow

9 – 30 mEuro 7 – 15 mEuro


Nonwovens Technology

Co-operation with Customers: Freudenberg (Evolon)Textile characteristics

Mechanical characteristics

Woven and knitted textiles

Wetlaid

Drylaid

Hydroentangled

Spunbond

Evolontarget


Nonwovens Technology (Evolon Process)

Spunlaid of Bi-component fibers~

3-20

m

MicrofilamentsComponent A

MicrofilamentsComponent B


Water splitting and entanglement

Nonwovens Technology (Evolon Process)

Human Hair (comparison)

Split Microfilaments (A and B)


Rieter Nonwoven Pilot Line in Monbonnot, France

All Technologies under One Roof


Nonwovens Potential

Possible Growth Opportunity due to Innovation

2004 2011 2011low high

Total fiber consumption Nonwovens fiber consumption

70

50

63

Mio tons


Rieter Nonwovens Pilot Line in Montbonnot

Advantages for Innovation

• Most important technologies under one roof

• Versatility in regard to raw material use

• Easy combination of different technologies

• Semi industrial development of new products

• Production capacity for marketing trials (market pretest)

• Training facility for customers

Documents

Rieter Textile Systems · Pressereise 2004 September 2004 / DT-M wed 1 Rieter Textile Systems Presentation by ... Pressereise 2004 September 2004 / DT-M wed 16 Rieter Textile Systems