, Polypropylene, composites and worsted wool fibers, for three end-use segments: Mobility (automotive parts e.g. airbags, tires, seatbelts), Lifestyle (apparel, active wear), and Hygiene (diapers, feminine care
lower crude oil prices. • Hygiene fibers improved with better demand and stronger outlook. Lifestyle and Mobility Fibers improved in early part of the year though felt the headwinds in March 2020 from
a YoY basis, with stable volumes and a slight improvement in margins despite a global slowdown in the broader automotive sector. The Hygiene business grew in 2019, reflecting the full year
), composites and worsted wool fibers for three end uses segments: Mobility (automotive), Lifestyle (active wear, apparel), and Hygiene (baby diapers, feminine care) Specialty Chemicals Include Specialty PET (for
manufacture Low Melting Fiber (LMF), with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes. LMF is commonly used as a binder fiber in core-sheath constructions to produce HVA applications for automotive and industrial
6-7% and stable HVA margins for automotive, personal hygiene and industrial fibers. In the Necessities fibers portfolio, margins improved in 1Q 2018 and are expected to continue to remain strong due
accretive to IVL earnings. Our HVA portfolio has further been strengthened with strategic acquisitions in the Automotive segment (Kordarna) and Hygiene segment (Avgol), which will provide full year earnings
segments: Mobility (automotive parts e.g. airbags, tires, seatbelts), Lifestyle (apparel, active wear), and Hygiene (diapers, feminine care) 7 Performance Highlights Table 2: Segment Results $million (except
Portugal, all accretive to IVL earnings. Our HVA portfolio has been further strengthened with strategic acquisitions in the Automotive segment (Kordarna) and Hygiene segment (Avgol), expected closing in 3Q
customer in packaging for milk and yogurt segment dropped due to the contraction of export. Moreover, sales of plastic automotive parts customers dropped from slacked market both domestic and export that