ETV, situated in Gescher, Germany, is growing and is aware of future potential at a time when European commission finishers are finding it more and more difficult to function due to extraordinarily expensive overheads.
The privately held firm was established in 1950 and is now building a third Monforts Montex 8500 finishing line. This range has a working width of 3.2 meters and is fully equipped with computer-controlled winders and unwinders, an EcoBooster heat recovery unit, a crash calendar, and a Montex®Coat coating unit.
Durability
According to Dirk Tunney, managing director of ETV, the company’s longevity may be attributed, at least in part, to a smart 25-year decision to shift away from traditional textile applications like apparel and home textiles and instead concentrate on enhancing the value and utility of technological textiles, films, and membranes.
He claims that “the big discounters now control the procurement markets, especially in the home textiles industry.” “The market is characterized by the price structure of cheap imports from non-European countries, and stationery retail is almost nonexistent.”
After changing its focus in 1999, ETV has developed into a dominant force in the industries it serves, finishing and dying 1.6 million linear meters of cloth annually in addition to 1,500 tons of yarn. Furthermore, the firm coats up to 40 million linear meters of textiles and nonwovens yearly in addition to printing around 4 million linear meters of fabrics, foils, and membranes.
With its own in-house water and sewage treatment plant, printing paste recycling station, and thermal exhaust air aftertreatment unit, ETV was also ahead of the curve in recognizing the need for sustainable practices. It also uses 100% recycled industrial water.
Energy expenses
However, the corporation has rightly been concerned about rising energy costs in Germany “Up to and including 2020, our energy expenditure was less than 10% of our total overheads which ensured we were competitive on the market, but at their peak in 2022, gas prices in According to Tunney, Germany had grown tenfold, while the cost of power had soared fivefold. “As of right now, our industry is dealing with around twice as much power and roughly three and a half times as much gas as it did before to 2021. We are projecting a level of 12–13% in the future, which means that, depending on our product manufacturing program—over which we have very little control as a contract processor—we might incur additional costs of up to €400,000.
“Energy is certainly no longer cheap in Germany and we have moved from being an exporter of electricity to an importer and will no longer be able to supply ourselves in the future if we don`t change anything. It’s worrying that without our European neighbours our lights would sometimes go out.”
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