The non-woven market shows signs of slowing down

Innovation in nonwovens is growing rapidly with global demand. From housewraps laundry auxiliaries, non-woven fabrics open up a huge and increasing possibility for various industries. This refers to all industrial non-woven fabric sales business-to-business and mostly used in commercial operations. Applications are diverse, including body degreasing, hard surface cleaning and skin preparation. In 2012, the global consumption of industrial non-woven fabrics was 330 million tons, which is expected to reach 4.95 million tons by 2017, according to a new report from Smithers called the apex, “The future of non-woven industrial applications: market Forecast to 2017. 'This study outlines five aspects of driving requirements for industrial applications. Low raw material supply and cost The production of industrial non-woven fabrics is cheaper than most alternative products. Such low cost is measured not only in currency, but in consumption of raw materials. Non-woven fabrics use a significant percentage of European and American wood pulp, which is not petroleum-based, and is also renewable and relatively cheap. As oil is expected to increase in both demand and price by 2017, it is advantageous to use natural fiber-based materials where non-woven fabrics are based. Water is also becoming a scarce resource for industry and population competition. Woven cotton textiles require a lot of fresh water irrigation, as well as chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The replacement of wood pulp and/or viscose-based non-woven fabrics for woven cotton textiles, therefore not only saves money but valuable resources. Cost-effective manufacturing process Non-woven fabrics are usually produced by using relatively new technologies, using less energy, generating minimal sewage, and requiring fewer raw materials than the old methods of production. For example, the common spunbond method is only about 50-60 years old, while textile spinning and papermaking have existed for thousands of years. There are also fewer resources required in the non-woven production process. Spunbond, needle punched, carded and airlaid nonwovens use little or no water, while spunlace uses almost no chemicals and recycles 99% of the water it uses. The nonwoven process is usually very flexible. This means that many industrial production processes can quickly and cost-effectively change the production of many different products, allowing a greater degree of product diversification possible than woven cloth or other materials. Regulations and sustainable development involve the manufacturing methods of most industrial products that are affected by environmental responsibility, and non-woven fabrics are no exception. Regulatory pressure and the enthusiasm of retailers all mean that the movement towards sustainability is now common in this market. Those in the non-woven fabric industry believe that sustainable development is a need to be promoted by consumers and governments, and the time to take action is now, not in the future. The report discussed the unilateral implementation of Wal-Mart’s announcement of environmentally friendly policies in the mid-2000s. Although packaging has always emphasized the main areas, Wal-Mart has recognized that other areas, such as non-woven fabrics, are also important. This affects the consumer's non-woven fabric market and the industrial non-woven fabric field at the same time, and some people believe that the world's largest retailer may judge and choose non-woven fabrics based on suppliers' environmental performance has a huge impact. Various products have begun to change due to environmental reasons including airlace wood pulp and rayon instead of traditional spunlace non-woven wet wipes, dry-laid paper pulp instead of high-loft polyester in automotive insulation; and a new'change Use Cotton' fiber is used in spunlace and is now on the market. High performance In some cases, industrial nonwoven materials provide unattainable properties of other materials, leading to their increasing popularity. Exemplary materials include clean room wipes, which provide a highly entangled network with high strength and abrasion resistance. A large amount of water used under high pressure tends to remove all loose fibers or particles at high speed and relatively light basis weight. There are dozens of other examples, among which the performance of non-woven fabrics is better than similar products, from industrial wipes Paper is used to insulate cars, and battery separators are used from packaging. Sometimes, the pure performance of a product, not cost or convenience, drives the market. The market for new and competitive materials continues to develop and adapt to best serve the needs of various industries, especially in terms of cost and performance. In spunlace, a precursor web containing segmented bicomponent fibers can simultaneously produce cost-effective and high-performance microfiber substrates, useful in filtration and industrial wipes. Dust-free paper is already 80-90% wood pulp, one of the most sustainable raw materials in non-woven fabrics. The low-density version is a suitable alternative to foamed plastic packaging, and combined with a dispersed adhesive, airlaid is perfect for repulping packaging or washable wipes. This continuous adaptation to keep up with the fast-moving industry means that the global market for non-woven fabrics is showing obvious signs of slowing down soon.