Non-woven fabric production and consumption

The global consumption of non-woven fabrics was 800,000 tons in 1983, and increased to 110 tons in 1985 and 1.4 million tons in 1988. By 1998, the global non-woven fabric consumption reached 2.4 million tons, and it is expected to be in 2005. In 2010, its consumption can reach 3.7 million tons. The consumption of man-made fibers used in various textiles was 16.9 million tons in 1983, increased to 20.4 million tons in 1988, and reached 30.4 million tons in 1998. It is estimated that by 2005, its consumption will be 37 million tons. It can reach 38.3 million tons per year. The consumption growth rate of man-made fibers in the production of non-woven fabrics is expected to reach 10% in 2005 and 10.4% in 2007. Part of the reason why the consumption of non-woven fabrics has grown so fast is the increase in auxiliary industries in China, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Factors that affect the growth rate of non-woven fabrics All the factors that affect the growth of man-made fibers can more or less have a certain impact on textiles using man-made fibers as raw materials, of which non-woven fabrics have the greatest impact. Population growth factors have a smaller impact on non-woven fabrics than other textiles used in apparel. But if considering the important application of non-woven fabrics in baby diapers, population growth is also an important factor. The partial replacement of natural fibers has a greater impact on textiles, but has little impact on non-woven fabrics, because the production of non-woven fabrics basically depends on man-made fibers. The commercial development of man-made fibers and the professional application of non-woven fabrics: the establishment of international economic treaties has enabled the trade of microfibers, composite fibers, biodegradable fibers and new polyester fibers to grow. This has a great impact on non-woven fabrics, but has little impact on apparel and knitted textiles. Replacement of textiles and other supplies: This includes the replacement of non-woven textiles, knitted textiles, plastic films, polyurea foam, wood pulp, leather, etc. This is determined by the cost and performance requirements of the product. Introduce new, more economical and more effective production processes: that is, the application of new types of competitive non-woven fabrics made of polymers, the introduction of special fibers and non-woven textile additives. The three major fibers used in the production of non-woven fabrics are polypropylene fiber (62% of the total), polyester fiber (24% of the total) and viscose fiber (8% of the total). From 1970 to 1985, viscose fiber was used most in non-woven fabric production. However, in the past five years, polypropylene fibers and polyester fibers have become dominant in the fields of sanitary absorbent materials and medical textiles. In the early non-woven fabric production market, the amount of nylon was large. Since 1998, the amount of acrylic fiber began to rise, especially in the field of artificial leather manufacturing.