As of 1998, the world's consumption of non-woven fabrics has reached 2.4 million tons. In 1970, its consumption was only 400000 tons, and by 2007, its consumption is expected to reach 4 million tons.
The producers of non-woven fabrics are mainly concentrated in the United States (41% of the world), Western Europe (30%), Japan (8%), China (3.5%) 。
Man made fibers still dominate the production of non-woven fabrics, and this situation will not change much until 2007. In the world, 63% of the fibers used in non-woven fabric production are polypropylene, 23% polyester, 8% viscose, 2% acrylic, 1.5% polyamide, and the remaining 3% other fibers.
The application of non-woven fabrics in health absorbing materials, medicine, transportation and shoe-making textile materials has increased significantly. |
The Development of Non-woven Textile Industry
Dec 02, 2019
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