Due to the covid-19 epidemic, the unprecedented demand for disinfection products in 2020 makes it an extraordinary year for wet wipes.
In 2020, consumers and industrial / institutional users have increased the use of disinfection wipes to minimize the rate of virus infection. In 2021, due to the epidemic of coronavirus disease in 2019, many industrial / institutional users are closing or reducing the work rate (such as schools, restaurants, commercial buildings and medical services), and the utilization rate of disinfection towels has not slowed down.
Although it is uncertain whether the demand for wet wipes will grow as rapidly as we did during the peak of influenza, it is certain that consumers know more about the value and convenience of these products in daily life than ever before. Therefore, now, many people buy wipes not just "panic buying". By using cleaning and disinfecting wipes, they can take better care of their families and families, so they continue to be interested in such products. Therefore, demand will remain high, at least in recent years.
This high demand has prompted wet towel manufacturers to expand production. According to the American Cleaning Association (ACI), in the second quarter of 2021, the availability of cleaning and disinfection towels in local supermarkets and retailers increased significantly, compared with most of 2020.
According to the wet towel market, we can clearly judge the market trend of spunlaced nonwovens. As the raw material of wet wipes, the total global demand for spunlaced nonwovens is also increasing.
Spunlaced nonwovens manufacturers usually choose viscose / polyester spunlaced nonwovens to make wet wipes with viscose and polyester fiber as raw materials according to technology, price and public demand. Viscose fiber has the characteristics of strong, hydrophilic, soft, skin friendly and low velvet, which can meet the needs of human skin, while polyester fiber has high strength. The combination of the two fibers not only retains the advantages of viscose fiber, but also improves the strength and structural stability of the product. Spunlaced viscose / Pet nonwovens are soft, skin friendly, super absorbent, low lint, antibacterial and solvent resistant. These characteristics make it an ideal choice for wet towel materials. According to the needs of customers, we can make different colors and types of plain, mesh, embossing, printing, etc.
However, the large-scale use of disposable sanitary products has undoubtedly brought a huge burden to the environment. At the height of the epidemic, sustainability is secondary because families put safety and health first. As we enter the new normal and are expected to get out of the pandemic stage, sustainability will become the forefront and center of home care projects, which means that wipes must adapt to the environment or win a "pass" in the eyes of regulators, brands and consumers in some way. Driven by the new direction of sustainability, after the opening of the new market, the pandemic and new legislation, spunlaced nonwovens are entering a new era. Spunlaced nonwovens manufacturers are also seeking new solutions to meet environmental standards and the continuous needs of consumers. On this basis, biodegradable materials quickly entered our field of vision.
Viscose fiber is an excellent biodegradable fiber, which is used in the production of spunlaced nonwovens, viscose spunlaced nonwovens and wood pulp viscose spunlaced nonwovens. Because of its high liquid absorption, low lint, skin friendly and solvent resistant characteristics, it can also be used for wet wipes. Most importantly, spunlaced nonwovens are also environmentally friendly and biodegradable, and the concept of green development has been well implemented. Under the theme of "greening", this spunlaced nonwovens will gradually become the first choice of consumers.