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Why Is The Global Nonwovens Market Full Of Confidence Due To The Continuous Investment Action Of Production Transfer?

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Since the beginning of this year, the global trade activities have been seriously impacted by the new crown pneumonia epidemic. However, the investment in the nonwovens market has maintained a good growth state. Enterprises have strong investment confidence. Worldwide, non-woven fabric manufacturers actively transfer production capacity and invest in new production lines. In terms of analysis The direction of enterprise investment mainly focuses on medical and health, safety protection and air cleaning.

The annual growth rate of medical nonwovens is expected to reach 10%

The latest round of investment boom in the global nonwoven industry is mainly to cope with the growing demand for medical protective fabrics during the outbreak of new crown pneumonia. According to a study recently released by research dive, an authoritative forecasting agency From 2020 to 2026, the annual growth rate of medical nonwovens is expected to reach 10%. This growth will be driven by current demand, as well as by government reserves of these materials for future health crises.

Jacob Holm group, Switzerland Recently announced to increase the production of personal protective equipment, the company will implement a new investment plan to expand 500 million square meters of non-woven fabric production capacity every year. The project was launched in June and will be completed in the third quarter of 2022.   Martin Mikkelsen, CEO The promotion of the project is the company's response to the needs of global partners to increase production capacity, provide more sustainable substrate selection, and continue to maintain the leading position of nonwovens innovation.

Although the global health crisis has put a hold on the market of nonwovens such as construction, the demand for masks and medical protective clothing is unprecedented, which has prompted some enterprises to change their production focus.   Johns Manville group, a global building materials specialist In May, it announced a one-off shift to production at its plant in rocksburg, South Carolina.   Souvik Nandi, technical director, nonwovens, engineering products Compared with the materials used in Grade 1 and level 2 medical clothing, the protective clothing produced in this production can provide superior liquid barrier performance, and also provide better comfort and suture strength.

Hollingsworth & Vose In the near future, the focus of production has shifted from traditional medical, automotive and filtration markets to making materials for non surgical clothing.   Jeff crane, head of corporate departments H & V is already producing key medical materials for use in the fight against new coronal pneumonia, including filter media for N95 respirators, respirator filters and surgical masks.

Dun pont The "Tyvek together" program was launched at the beginning of this year. The plan not only includes expanding Tyvek capacity at the Richmond, Va., plant to ensure medical protection clothing production increases to 15 million pieces per month, but also introduces a new Tyvek specialty fabric. According to John Richard, vice president and general manager, DuPont security solutions It is introduced that the new special fabric for protective clothing can optimize the material use by adjusting the drape and handle of the fabric, and provide it to new customers in good package form.

Spunlaced nonwovens investment tends to be higher

With the continuous growth of the existing Spunlaced Nonwovens Market and the development of new uses, Spunlaced technology continues to attract new participants, which means that the competition pattern is constantly changing. The growing market demand for spunlaced nonwovens is largely related to the demand for wipes. Due to the improvement of living standards and self-protection awareness, more and more consumers around the world put forward more demands for wipes.

"In this environment, it's also critical for long-term cooperation with customers." Carolin Weber, sales director, hygiene & wipes, Sandler "To achieve these goals and continue to help customers develop products, Sandler innovates products with state-of-the-art technology," he said

Aralar is the first company to introduce cellulose substrate into washable wipes. Although the application of cellulose substrate is still a new field for spunlaced nonwovens and even wipes market, Aralar's long-term experience in using this material in the flexible packaging industry has helped them apply it to the wipes market.   Javier falcon, regional manager of the company Direct interviews with the current wave of plastic and ongoing threats to the market. Only by gradually changing to a sustainable substrate, can the wipes industry survive and flourish. Aralar's latest flushable material is the result of years of research and development. The continuous improvement of production technology, fiber combination and expertise make the washable wipes much more usable than they were a few years ago.

Gerald alligros, marketing and communications project manager for spunlace equipment specialist Andritz From the traditional baby wipes, spunlaced nonwovens have gained popularity and diversified applications in new health products. As a result, many companies are investing in the technology. Among the latest projects Andritz has received is the bcnonwovens new spunlace line to be delivered to Barcelona, Spain, which will be put into operation in 2021.

Other hot spots for Spunlaced investment include China and India, where demand for wipes and the use of facial masks are increasing. China's South six company recently announced its investment plan in India. Welspun, another Indian producer, has also invested heavily in spunlace technology in recent years. "In a short period of time, we have created six spunlaced nonwovens brands, which account for 40% of our business and are tailor-made for wipes, feminine hygiene products, industrial, civil engineering and aerospace applications. We are increasing the production capacity of spunlaced nonwovens, and by 2021, our capacity will be increased by three times. " Pranay Sahu, head of strategic business, welspun Say.

Although wipes are still the largest market for spunlaced nonwovens, manufacturers have moved into markets such as health care and healthcare, hoping that diversification strategies will drive sales growth. Some manufacturers believe that in addition to wipes, more applications should be found. For example, there are many opportunities in the technology application and hygiene market. Manufacturers can use different technologies to combine material properties to further enhance functionality.

High efficiency filtration nonwovens are favored

The demand for cleaner air and cleaner media in the global market is driving. The increasing demand for cleaner air and water in the global market has not only led to an increase in the demand for nonwovens based filters, but also for media that can separate finer particles from air and drinking water. Two factors make filtration one of the fastest growing application markets for nonwovens.

According to Smithers Filtration is the second largest end use market for durable nonwovens and the third largest market for nonwovens as a whole. Last year, filter media accounted for 9.9% of global nonwovens sales, and the market continued to grow at a relatively high speed. For filter media manufacturers, the challenge is to develop a product that removes more particles from the air without compromising mechanical efficiency, which increases the cost of heating and cooling homes. "We see the filtration market continue to grow." Scott Tennison, innovation director, Kimberly filtration "A lot of it has to do with educating consumers about the importance of air quality at home," he said. As consumers become more aware of their health and understand how viruses and bacteria spread, they want the air to be as clean as possible. "

Because you see the growth of filtering related applications Ahlstrom munksjo group Continuous investment in strengthening filter materials. Ahlstrom munksjo group has recently completed the initial analysis and design phase of its ongoing project to enhance its manufacturing platform for high-performance filtration and energy storage applications. In order to meet the growing customer demand, the company has now decided to continue with the second phase of the project, which includes significant expansion of its glass fiber media capacity and further increase of industrial filtration product capacity. The plans for the second phase include expanding the capacity of industrial filtration products in melmedy, Belgium; increasing the production capacity of glass fiber media at Fabriano plant in Italy; establishing a new production line in Turin, Italy; and upgrading machines in Binzhou, China to increase production capacity, so as to expand the product range into the Asian industrial and transport filtration market.   Noora Blasi, corporate marketing and Communications Manager Mujonk Ahlam said there was further growth in the filter market. "The growing demand for clean, pollution-free air and liquids in industry is a key growth factor," she said. Specific segments supported by sustainable market drivers are our target markets. "

Brian little, President, Bondex, nonwovens manufacturer With the continuous change of global demand, the innovative technology of filtration industry is gradually mature. "For a long time, industrial filtration has been limited to limited material solutions, but with the development of the latest technologies such as hydraulic tangled filter felt, we are seeing customers rethinking the way to address filtration needs." He said. In terms of product development, Bondex has increased the production of a variety of fiber types and filter mats in the past few months. Little is actively considering the different needs of their customers in the future.

Since the beginning of this year, the global trade activities have been seriously impacted by the new crown pneumonia epidemic. However, the investment in the nonwovens market has maintained a good growth state. Enterprises have strong investment confidence. Worldwide, non-woven fabric manufacturers actively transfer production capacity and invest in new production lines.


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