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Why Japan?
Historic and cultural reasons explain why these special Freudenberg nonwovens, mostly fabrics strengthened with waterjet treatments, are produced in Japan. The use of external healing methods is popular and well-recognized in that country. For instance, it is normal for someone with a headache to initially apply a cooling plaster to the forehead. The Japanese don’t like pills and prefer powders, patches, and alternative healing methods. Patches administer medicine to children suffering from asthma, while inhalers and sprays are the norm in Germany. Medicine in powdered form from healing plants, such as ginger and cinnamon, is very popular in Japan.
“Transdermal products were invented in Japan, which may be the reason that the local application of patches is so popular there and in all of Asia even today,” said Yoshiki Matsuyama, who works at Freudenberg in Tokyo, Japan. “The transdermal product segment has now become one of Freudenberg‘s growth markets in Europe, the United States, and China as well. Transdermal products, which enable medicine to be administered through the skin, are becoming more and more popular,” Matsuyama said.
Source: Online/NAN
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