Mogul Continues To Be the Address of Firsts In the Nonwoven Industry

Founded in 1997 to produce nonwoven products, Mogul boasts to be the first company to produce spunbond and meltblown fabrics in Turkey. The company started sales in the EU and USA markets within a short time, and today they supply nonwoven roll products for a wide range of applications all over the world. Today Mogul produces nonwovens and composite products at three plants in Turkey and one plant in Gray Court/ South Carolina. These plants manufactures products for filtering, cleaning cloths, hygiene, personal care, medical, industrial, construction, environment, home flooring, packaging, automotive and agricultural applications in the American, European and Asian markets.

Awarded twice with the “IDEA Achievement in Entrepreneurship” by INDA and ranked among the top 1000 industrial enterprises in Turkey, Mogul is the first companyin our country, which is a member of the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA). Mogul is also a member of INDA and ANFA.

We made an interview with Mogul Company CEO Serkan Göğüş for our Nonwoven Technology magazine. We talked with Göğüş about the new products and projects of the company.

Can you tell us about the development of your company from the day it was founded until today? Can you tell us about the innovations of Mogul as a leading company in the nonwovens industry?

Our company was founded in 1996, and become operational in 1997 with the first PP spunbond production in Turkey. In 2000, it started production of Meltblown and SMS for the first time in Turkey. In 2001, it was awarded by INDA, the North American Nonwoven Union, with the ‘’Entrepreneurship” award. Another facility of ours was opened in 2002 in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul for domestic sales and storage. In 2003, it started the first pet spunbond production in Turkey.

Our second production facility was opened in 2007at the Organized Industrial Zone 3 in Gaziantep. We started the new facility investment on an area of 56,000 sqm in Lüleburgaz and the first production line became operational at the second quarter in 2016. In the last quarter, the microfilament line started operations.

What are the most important criteria in your production? What are the most important features that distinguish your products from other brands?

We attach great importance to high quality standards in production, diversification and product development. Process and product diversity is the main factor that distinguishes us from our competitors.

There are innovations in the filtering application in the nonwoven fabrics industry with the advent of technology. What kind of productions do you have in this area, and what kind of advantages do you offer?

As you said, the filtration market has grown rapidly in recent years, and has become a significant market for nonwovens. Mogul offers services in this field with a  rich product portfolio including  PP spunbond, pet spunbond, bi-component, microfilament, meltblown and sms. Thanks to our rich variety of options, our company offers products with different levels of air permeability, filter efficiency and pressure drop. These products are used in various air and liquid filtration markets.

As Mogul, you have been manufacturing cleaning cloths from microfilament fabrics. What are the differences and properties of these fabrics?

Asterion® cleaning cloths provides a very effective performance for cleaning of dust, dirt and professional cleaning in the lightweight and heavy-duty manufacturing processes. Asterion® cleaning cloths are useful tools for cleaning stains and removing uneven surfaces. It is ideal for sensitive and difficult surfaces. Thanks to its unique infinite microfilaments, Asterion® cleaning cloths offer an ideal solution for cleaning and drying of glass and painted surfaces as well as tough and sensitive surfaces. Continuous microfilaments allow cleaning process to be safe, without scratching the surface and spreading stains.

Can you tell us about the properties and usages of the Madaline® fabrics?

Manufactured under the patent by Mogul in one of the two facilities in the world, Madaline® provides a new and improved performance for nonwoven fabrics. Madalina® is made of microfilaments, that are 100 times thinner than human hair, and 5 to 10 times thinner than microfibers. The micro-channels are activated with the application of hydrophilic finishes to these very fine microfilaments. Unlike other nonwoven fabrics, it is lightweight and compact, and it has unique and attractive features such as good moisture management, breathability, feathering, good thermal insulation, and fast drying.

Thanks to its enhanced performance, Madaline® can be used in applications with conventional textile products or microfiber fabrics. Some of the application areas include home textile products, clothing, cleaning, hygiene and medical areas, technical packaging, graphics and printing grounds, automotive and aerospace, acoustics, filtering, food contact, and labels.

Sun Protection Madaline® is a naturally hypoallergenic product that provides protection and complete relief for patients of dust mite allergy and prevention of spreading of bed bugs. The world renowned ECARF awarded Madeline® with the “Allergy Friendly Products and Services” certificate. Madaline® has an eco-friendly production process since it uses recycled water. Its CO2 emissions are negligible, and use less energy than conventional textiles.

Madaline® is performance-oriented, and therefore requires less fabric to achieve similar performance compared to traditional textiles.

What is your company’s approach to sustainability and environmentally friendly products? What kind of activities do you have in this regard?

The sustainability and closed production cycle is gaining momentum in the world, and the environmental problems experienced accelerate this process even more. Pioneers in the global garment industry are leading this process and accelerate the supply chain to the pace of this transformation. As Mogul, our production processes are eco-friendly and produces products with minimum carbon footprint. Production waste is partially recycled in our own processes but mainly outsource companies. In addition, there is no harmful environmental processes such as burying and burning. At the same time, we continue working on the use of regenerated and recycled raw materials without compromising quality in line with the closed production cycle.

As Mogul, what is the importance you attached to R&D? What kind of activities do you perform on this?

Mogul is a company that continuously invests in diversification and develops products. Our R&D projects are currently carried out mainly for Madaline and Durell products.

Can you tell us about your targets, projects and investments in 2019?

As Mogul, we aim to maintain our export weight and create new markets. We expect an increase in turnovers and profitability with the increase in Madaline® sales. We do not have a new investment plan yet for the next few years since we have just completed a new investment phase. However, our studies and researches on products and projects, that will always make a difference and create added value, continue uninterruptedly.

Interview: Kübra Karaca