1. Market size and growth trend
Overall scale: The global non-woven fabric market has continued to expand in the past few years, and specific values need to refer to the latest market research reports. As of April 2024, updated data is needed to determine the specific size of the current global market.
Growth trend: According to the provided data, the production of China's non-woven fabric industry is expected to maintain a growth trend in 2023. On a global scale, considering that non-woven fabrics are widely used in various fields such as healthcare, personal care, industry, agriculture, and construction, and with the growth of consumer demand in emerging markets, environmental awareness, technological innovation, and other factors, the global non-woven fabric market as a whole has also shown a stable growth trend.
2. Regional distribution and market dynamics
Regional differences: The distribution of the global non-woven fabric market is usually closely related to the economic development level, population base, consumption habits, and industrial policies of each region. Developed countries such as the United States and Europe, due to their mature markets and high consumption capacity, have a wide range of applications for non-woven fabrics and a high demand for high-end products. Asia, especially China and India, has become an important growth engine for the global non-woven fabric market due to its large population base, rapid industrialization process, and consumption upgrading.
Trade pattern: International non-woven fabric trade is active, with major producing countries such as China and South Korea exporting large quantities of non-woven fabric products to various parts of the world. At the same time, multinational corporations establish overseas production bases or cooperate with local enterprises to cope with tariff barriers, stay close to the market, and reduce costs.
3. Application areas and product types
Application areas: medical and health fields (such as surgical gowns, masks, disposable sheets, wet wipes, etc.), personal care (such as sanitary pads, baby diapers, adult incontinence products), filtering materials (such as air and liquid filters), geosynthetic materials (used in civil engineering, anti-seepage, drainage), agricultural coverings, home decoration, automotive interiors, etc.
Product type: According to production technology, it can be divided into spunbond non-woven fabric, spunbond non-woven fabric, melt blown non-woven fabric, needle punched non-woven fabric, heat bonded non-woven fabric, etc. Non woven fabrics produced by different processes are suitable for different application scenarios.
