The downstream of spunlaced nonwovens is mainly wipes and facial masks. Wet towels are also divided into personal hygiene materials and medical materials. Wet wipes are the largest demand for application in the health materials industry, and occupy more than 68% of the demand for spunlaced nonwovens. In addition, spunlaced nonwovens can also be used in surgical clothes, surgical covers, medical bandaging materials, wound dressings, medical gauze and other fields, with a wide range of applications and good development prospects. By 2019, there are more than 318 Spunlace production lines in operation in China, 182 spunlace non-woven enterprises in China, and more than 82% of the production lines are concentrated in the eastern coastal areas. In addition, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces have also introduced production lines from abroad, promoting the rapid development of China's spunlaced nonwovens industry, which is the fastest growing field in the textile industry.
According to the data of China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, the output of spunlaced nonwovens in China increased from 10.27% in 2015 to 10.83%. From 2015 to 2020, the output of spunlaced nonwovens in China shows an increasing trend, with a compound growth rate of 12.1% in the past five years. According to the data of China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, it is predicted that the production of spunlaced nonwovens will reach 742000 tons in 2020.