Non woven fabrics, also known as Nonwoven fabric, needle punched cotton, needle punched non-woven fabrics, etc., are made of polyester fiber and polyester fiber (PET for short), and are made by needle punching process, which can make different thicknesses, feel, hardness, etc.
Non woven fabrics have the characteristics of moisture resistance, breathability, flexibility, lightness, flame retardancy, non-toxic and odorless, low price, and recyclability. Can be used in different industries, such as sound insulation, heat insulation, electric heating pads, masks, clothing, medical, filling materials, etc.
The main fibers used in the production of non-woven fabrics are polypropylene (PP) and polyester (PET). In addition, there are nylon (PA), viscose fiber, acrylic fiber, ethylene fiber (HDPE), and chloroprene fiber (PVC). According to application requirements, non-woven fabrics are divided into two categories: disposable and durable; According to the production process, it can be divided into spunlaced non-woven fabric, heat bonded non-woven fabric, pulp air flow non-woven fabric, wet non-woven fabric, spunbonded non-woven fabric, spunbonded non-woven fabric, melt blown non-woven fabric, needle punched non-woven fabric, sewn non-woven fabric, and hydrophilic non-woven fabric.
In the developing country market, with the improvement of residents' health and medical awareness, the increase in economic income, the increase in infant and total population, and the rapid development of manufacturing industry, technological progress and innovation in the field of non-woven fabrics have been stimulated, and many local enterprises have emerged in the market. In vertical fields such as healthcare, healthcare, automotive, filtration, agriculture, and geotextile materials, the market potential for nonwoven material applications is enormous.
In developed country markets, there are many multinational corporations with good channels, high market maturity, strong management team capabilities, and technological and financial advantages. Enterprises increase investment, increase production capacity, introduce new technologies for products, and downstream industries such as health, agriculture, and clothing increase. The market demand for non-woven fabrics is increasing.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, the domestic non-woven fabric market is urgently increasing, with significant growth in both the quantity and amount of non-woven fabric imports in China. The import quantity of non-woven fabrics in China is 162900 tons, a year-on-year increase of 28.61%; The import volume was 1.122 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 33.24%.
Although China's production of non-woven fabrics continues to expand and has become a major global supplier of non-woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics are mainly produced in mid to low-end products, and there is still a certain gap between high-end products and leading global enterprises. The average import price of non-woven fabrics in China has increased from 6088 US dollars per ton to 6890 US dollars per ton,; In the first three quarters, the average import price of non-woven fabrics in China increased to 7825 US dollars per ton.
At present, China's non-woven fabric industry has formed a relatively complete industrial chain from specialized raw materials and equipment manufacturing to coil production and post-processing, product processing, application markets, and trade sales, and gradually improving the industrial agglomeration effect. From the perspective of manufacturing technology, non-woven fabrics can be mainly divided into spunbonded non-woven fabrics, needle punched non-woven fabrics, spunlaced non-woven fabrics, chemically bonded non-woven fabrics, thermally bonded non-woven fabrics, and so on.
The domestic non-woven industry is a Perfect competition industry. The overall situation of the industry is that the enterprises are small in scale, numerous in number, low in industry concentration, strong in the east and weak in the west, and fierce in competition. In terms of scale, most non-woven fabric enterprises in China are relatively small in scale, with a large number and low industry concentration. After years of development, industrial clusters have been formed, including Pengchang Town in Hubei Province, Xialu Town in Zhejiang Province, and Zhitang Town in Jiangsu Province.
With the continuous emergence of new technologies, the functions of non-woven fabrics continue to be improved, and the future development of non-woven fabrics comes from continuous penetration into other fields such as new industries and automobiles; At the same time, we will eliminate outdated and outdated equipment, produce world-class nonwoven products that are functional, differentiated, and diversified, and advance towards deeper production. We will further process the products to form product diversification and adapt to market demands.