KBLI 13993—Nonwoven Fabric Industry

Where 13993 sits

1. C Industry
2. 13 Industry Textile
3. 139 Other Textile Industry
4. 1399 Other Textile Industry
5. 13993 Nonwoven Fabric Industry

What 13993 includes

• Activities of making cloth that is made without weaving or knitting processes, such as felt, felting, and sheet cloth.
• Fabrics made without weaving or knitting can be made from various types of fibers, both new and recycled, which are formed into webs/sheets and then consolidated using various techniques.
• Including mechanical techniques (needle punch, hydro entanglement, and stitch bonding), thermal techniques (thermo bonding), polymerization/spunlaid techniques (spunbound and meltblown), and chemical techniques (chemical bonding).

What 13993 excludes

• Manufacture of floor coverings from needle loom felt, see subclass 13930;
• Manufacture of coated nonwoven fabrics, see subclass 13992.

13993 in other systems