The market size continues to expand
According to the “2025-2030 Market Competition Pattern and Development Prospects Forecast Report of China’s Non woven Fabric Industry” released by China Research Institute Puhua Industry Research Institute, the market size of China’s non-woven fabric industry has continued to expand in recent years. In 2023, the size of China’s non-woven fabric market reached 128.525 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%. With the continuous expansion of demand in downstream application fields, it is expected that the market size will exceed 140 billion yuan by 2025, with an average annual compound growth rate of 5% -6%.
From the perspective of regional structure, the East and South China regions occupy the main market share, accounting for over 60% of the national output, mainly due to the industrial cluster effect and concentration of downstream manufacturing industries in these regions. Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu, as the three core production areas, collectively contribute 70% of the national output, forming a significant regional advantage.
Widely and deeply applied in various fields
Non woven fabrics have a wide range of applications, covering multiple fields such as medical and health care, household goods, industrial materials, packaging materials, etc. Among them, the medical and health sector accounts for the largest proportion, reaching 35%; The household goods field closely follows, accounting for 28%; The industrial materials field accounts for 20%.
With the promotion of environmental protection policies, the application growth rate of biodegradable non-woven fabrics in packaging, agricultural covering materials and other fields is significant, with an annual demand growth rate of over 10%.
In the field of healthcare, with the increasing awareness of health and the growing demand for medical care, the demand for medical protective clothing, masks, and other items has gradually become normalized. It is expected that the market size in this field will reach 50 billion yuan by 2025.
In the future, with the continuous advancement of medical technology and the popularization of medical services, the application of non-woven fabrics in the medical and health field will be more extensive. For example, it is used to make disposable medical bed sheets, medical bandages, wound dressings, etc., meeting the needs of medical and hygiene fields for sterility, non toxicity, and easy cleaning.
The field of household goods is another major application area of non-woven fabrics, which cover various aspects such as bedding, furniture decoration, cleaning products, etc. With the increasing demand of consumers for the quality of home environment, the application of non-woven fabrics in the field of household goods will be further expanded.
The market concentration is gradually increasing
At present, the market concentration of China’s non-woven fabric industry is relatively low. According to the “2025-2030 Market Competition Pattern and Development Prospects Forecast Report of China’s non-woven fabric industry” by Zhongyan Puhua, the industry CR5 (market share of the top five enterprises) is less than 20%, and the number of small and medium-sized enterprises accounts for over 85%. However, in recent years, there has been a clear trend of mergers and acquisitions in the non-woven fabric industry. In 2024, the number of industry mergers and acquisitions increased by 30% year-on-year, and top companies improved their economies of scale through horizontal integration.
From the perspective of production capacity and output, the total production capacity of the non-woven fabric industry will reach 5.8 million tons in 2024, with a production capacity of about 5.2 million tons and a capacity utilization rate of about 89.7%. It is expected that the production capacity will increase to 6.2 million tons by 2025, mainly driven by technological upgrades such as spunbond and meltblown methods.
In terms of supply-demand balance, the total demand in 2024 is about 5.05 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. It is expected that the supply will slightly exceed the demand in 2025, and market competition will intensify. Enterprises need to enhance their competitiveness through differentiated products and technological innovation.
Raw materials and process technology
The raw materials for the non-woven fabric industry are mainly polypropylene (PP) and polyester (PET). The price fluctuation range of polypropylene in 2024 is 7500-8500 yuan/ton, indicating sufficient supply. The equipment manufacturing industry relies on imports, with German companies Reifenh ä user and Italian companies STP occupying 80% of the high-end equipment market share. The process technology mainly includes spunbond method (accounting for 45%), needle punching method (25%), and water jet punching method (20%), while the melt blown method has decreased to 10% due to the decline in demand after the epidemic.
Dongguan Liansheng Non woven Technology Co., Ltd. was established in May 2020. It is a large-scale non-woven fabric production enterprise integrating research and development, production, and sales. It can produce various colors of PP spunbond non-woven fabrics with a width of less than 3.2 meters from 9 grams to 300 grams.
Post time: Jan-29-2026