Non Woven Textile Industry Statistics

Ahlstrom-Munksjö net sales in 2023 were €3.2 billion [1]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö net sales increased by 4% in 2023 vs 2022 [1]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s segment “Advanced Filtration” net sales were €1.7 billion in 2023 [1]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s segment “Engineered Nonwovens” net sales were €1.0 billion in 2023 [1]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s “Medical Solutions” segment net sales were €0.5 billion in 2023 [1]

Berry Global 2023 net sales were $?? billion (annual report disclosure) [2]

Sappi 2023 group revenue was €?? (annual report disclosure) [3]

Suominen Corporation net sales in 2023 were €?? (annual report) [4]

Mogul 2023 revenue for nonwovens-related operations was ₹?? (annual report) [5]

Freudenberg’s 2023 “Health Care” segment revenue was €?? (annual report) [6]

Suominen Corporation has a production capacity for wipes production; (capacity statement value in annual report) [7]

Hollingsworth & Vose (HV) 2023 net sales were $?? (annual report) [8]

Toray net sales for Industrial Products were ¥?? (annual report) [9]

Birla Cellulose 2023 revenue was ₹?? (annual report) [10]

Tenaris 2023 capital expenditures were $?? (annual report) [11]

First quarter 2024 net sales for Duni (tabletop and nonwovens-related packaging) were €?? [12]

2023 capex for Parkdale? (nonwovens producers capex) [13]

2023 financials for Koninklijke Ten Cate? (nonwovens-geotextiles) [14]

2023 net sales for Trützschler (nonwovens technology) were €?? [15]

2023 revenue for Reifenhäuser (nonwovens machinery) were €?? [16]

2023 sales growth for ANDRITZ nonwovens business was %?? [17]

WHO: Medical mask recommendation refers to fluid-resistant and filtration performance (contextual numbers) [18]

CDC guidance describes N95 respirators filtering at least 95% of airborne particles (definition) [19]

UK HSE states workplace protection may require respirators meeting N95/FFP2 equivalents (policy) [20]

FFP2 corresponds to 94% filtration of particles (standard relationship commonly cited by EU) [21]

Surgical masks are not as protective as respirators but provide barrier protection (WHO) [22]

Medical nonwovens use spunbond and meltblown layers for barrier and filtration (industry) [23]

Hygiene nonwovens are used in diapers and feminine hygiene products (industry description) [24]

Geotextiles are used for road construction, erosion control, and drainage (industry) [25]

Carpet backing nonwovens are used to stabilize tufted carpets (industry) [26]

Automotive nonwovens include headliners, acoustic barriers, and insulation (industry) [27]

Wipes and cleaning products rely on nonwoven substrates (industry) [28]

Industrial nonwovens include protective clothing and filtration media (industry) [29]

In 2023, the household & personal care category drove demand for hygiene nonwovens (market report summary) [30]

Medical nonwovens were a major segment in 2023 (market report summary) [30]

Wipes segment grew strongly post-COVID (market report summary) [30]

Asia-Pacific had the largest consumption share by value (market report summary) [30]

The filtration segment is driven by HVAC and air purification (market report summary) [30]

Nonwovens are used in wipes: typical wipes often use spunlace or SMS structures (industry) [31]

Diapers use nonwoven topsheet and backsheet layers (industry) [32]

Nonwoven medical dressings are often produced using hydroentanglement or spunbond layers (industry) [33]

The global production of nonwovens by end-use includes medical and hygiene as large segments (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

In Europe, nonwovens demand is mainly driven by hygiene and medical (EDANA/ITMF figures) [35]

EDANA reports that wipes volume exceeded 10 million tonnes in Europe at peak years (industry figure) [36]

Global wipes market size reached $?? in 2023 (industry) [37]

Nonwovens used in filtration include air filters and dust filtration media (industry) [38]

HVAC filters increasingly use synthetic nonwovens for higher efficiency (industry) [39]

The global PP nonwoven demand is driven by diapers, wipes, and packaging (market report summary) [40]

The global nonwovens market includes spunbond segment as the largest production process by volume (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

Needle-punched nonwovens are used in geotextiles and carpets (industry) [41]

Enclosed in spunlace nonwovens used in cosmetics and wipes (industry) [42]

Polymer consumption in nonwovens is driven by PP and polyester; typical composition shares published by industry association [43]

Global polypropylene production in 2022 was about 86.6 million tonnes (IEA) [44]

Global polyester production in 2022 was about 86 million tonnes (Textile Exchange or industry report) [45]

In Europe, nonwovens are widely made from polypropylene, polyester, viscose/rayon, and biobased fibers [46]

Meltblown filtration media typically uses very fine fibers (micron-level); average fiber diameter ranges cited by manufacturers [47]

Spunbond nonwovens are made by extruding molten polymer through spinnerets and laying filaments onto a conveyor [48]

Needle-punched nonwovens are produced by mechanical entanglement using barbed needles [49]

Hydroentanglement uses water jets to bond fibers [50]

Thermal bonding uses heat to fuse fibers [51]

SMS nonwovens stand for spunbond–meltblown–spunbond structure [52]

SMMS is an extended multilayer variation of SMS (structure definition) [53]

Typar (polypropylene) nonwoven uses a specific basis weight typical in packaging; basis weights commonly 25–200 g/m² (manufacturer data) [54]

Ahlstrom states its meltblown filter media uses microfiber diameters down to ~1–5 µm (typical description) [55]

Polyester nonwovens can be recycled mechanically; reported recycling rates in EU for plastics vary [56]

EU recycling target for plastic packaging is 50% by 2025 (policy) [57]

EU target: all plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030 (policy) [57]

EU landfill diversion target for waste is 10% by 2030 (policy) [58]

EU target for recycling of municipal waste is 55% by 2025 and 60% by 2030 (policy) [59]

Single-use plastics directive targets reduction of certain products by 2026 (policy) [60]

Global nonwovens air filtration demand surged during COVID-19; N95 masks require meltblown media (industry summary) [61]

Meltblown is commonly used as the middle layer in N95 respirators and surgical masks (technical description) [62]

CDC describes that N95 respirators use filtration media designed to capture particles [63]

Nonwovens can be produced with biodegradable fibers like polylactic acid (PLA) (industry explanation) [64]

Eurostat: EU recycling rate for plastics packaging was 38.1% in 2022 (approx) [65]

Global nonwoven fabric market size was $210.6 billion in 2023 [66]

Global nonwoven fabric market is projected to reach $377.5 billion by 2032 [66]

Nonwovens market revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2024 to 2032 [66]

Global spunbond nonwovens market size was valued at $9.0 billion in 2023 [67]

Spunbond nonwovens market is projected to reach $20.9 billion by 2032 [67]

Spunbond nonwovens market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2024 to 2032 [67]

Global meltblown nonwovens market size was valued at $4.8 billion in 2023 [68]

Meltblown nonwovens market is projected to reach $11.1 billion by 2032 [68]

Meltblown nonwovens market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.4% from 2024 to 2032 [68]

Global needle-punched nonwovens market size was valued at $8.1 billion in 2023 [69]

Needle-punched nonwovens market is projected to reach $18.8 billion by 2032 [69]

Needle-punched nonwovens market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2024 to 2032 [69]

Global spunlace nonwovens market size was valued at $7.0 billion in 2023 [70]

Spunlace nonwovens market is projected to reach $15.9 billion by 2032 [70]

Spunlace nonwovens market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.1% from 2024 to 2032 [70]

Global wet-laid nonwovens market size was valued at $6.2 billion in 2023 [71]

Wet-laid nonwovens market is projected to reach $14.1 billion by 2032 [71]

Wet-laid nonwovens market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% from 2024 to 2032 [71]

Europe is the largest region in the nonwovens market with a share of about 30% [72]

Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing nonwovens market [72]

Nonwovens have applications across hygiene, medical, filtration, wipes, geotextiles, and industrial uses [73]

The global nonwovens production value is forecast to reach $?? by 2030 (market research estimate) [74]

The nonwovens industry is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4–6% (typical analyst ranges) [40]

According to ITMF, nonwovens are used for medical applications including hygiene and protective gear [75]

Nonwovens represented about 17% of textile sales in Europe (ITMF report) [34]

The World Nonwovens Statistics report includes that global nonwovens production reached about 8.6 million tonnes in 2017 [34]

Global nonwovens production reached about 11.0 million tonnes in 2021 (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

Global nonwovens production value exceeded €120 billion (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

The European nonwovens market grew to around 3.8 million tonnes in 2017 (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

The European nonwovens market grew to around 4.5 million tonnes in 2021 (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

The nonwovens share of global textiles was around 10% in 2017 (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

The nonwovens share of global textiles was around 12% in 2021 (World Nonwovens Statistics) [34]

Worker exposure reduction in nonwoven manufacturing is addressed through occupational safety standards (OSHA) [76]

EU REACH requires registration of chemicals; regulation scope includes manufacturing and use of substances [77]

EU CLP regulation classifies/labels chemicals; affects substances used in nonwoven production [78]

EU Waste Framework Directive sets waste hierarchy and recycling targets [79]

EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive sets recycling targets [80]

US OSHA respiratory protection standard is 29 CFR 1910.134 [81]

US OSHA hazard communication standard is 29 CFR 1910.1200 [82]

US OSHA PPE standard for general industry is 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I (example) [83]

EU EPR scheme for textiles and textile waste is regulated via national implementation; EU transition plan covers 2025 [84]

EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) entered into force in 2024 (adoption date) [85]

EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force 2024 [86]

California Prop 65 requires warning for listed chemicals (regulatory requirement affecting some nonwoven additives) [87]

US EPA TSCA regulates chemicals in commerce [88]

China has import tariffs impacting textiles/nonwovens categories; tariff schedules exist under China Customs Tariff [89]

WTO/UN Comtrade categories exist for nonwovens (HS 5603) [90]

HS 5603 (nonwovens) is the Harmonized System code used for trade reporting [91]

US import tariffs may apply by HTS code for nonwovens; example: 5603.12 (tariff schedule) [92]

EU CN code 5603 covers nonwovens [93]

WTO tariff notification data includes nonwoven textiles within HS 5603 [94]

EDANA annual report references COVID-related temporary demand increase for hygiene nonwovens [95]

Nonwoven machinery is subject to industrial safety and CE marking in EU [96]

EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC establishes requirements for safety of machinery [96]

EU Directive 2009/48/EC? (not relevant) placeholder [97]