Prospects and forecasts of China's non-woven fabric industry by INDA

The American Nonwovens Industry Association (INDA) will publish a report titled 'Prospect and Forecast of China's Nonwovens Industry'. It has been a retrospective since 2003, and there are also current growth speculations. The report has a total of 66 pages. Some of the highlights of the report are: 80% of the non-woven fabrics previously consumed in China are used in the disposable end market (disposable products) and 20% are used in the durable product market. Based on a constant USD exchange rate, the value of non-woven fabrics consumed in China before 2013 was 4 billion U.S. dollars. After 2013, the growth rate of non-woven fabric consumption has slowed down, but there is still a value of nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars. The sales of non-woven post-processing disposable products in 2008 were only 11.87 billion US dollars. The American Nonwovens Industry Association predicts that the current size of the awards will increase to 18.46 billion U.S. dollars during the five-year period at the end of 2013 in these markets at a fixed dollar exchange rate. This corresponds to an average annual growth rate of 9.2%. The medical market is unusual. Although before 2010, non-woven fabrics for the medical industry were a large market, except for some well-known products such as protective masks, shoe covers and masks, most of the remaining products for clothing and surgery were exported. Domestic consumption in China. About 60%-70% of these surgical supplies are shipped to the US market. The annual growth rate of medical supplies is expected to be about 6.0% in the future. Disposable products belonging to the American Nonwovens Industry Association include baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, adult incontinence products, medical/surgical products and disposable cloths, etc.: durable products include geotextiles, roofing materials, automotive interior materials , Filter media and bedding, etc.