Nonwovens: Powering a Trillion-Dollar Industry(II)

Booming Markets: Multiple Sectors Fuel Demand

Nonwovens are seeing surging demand across key sectors. In healthcare, aging populations and advancing medical care drive growth in high-end dressings (e.g., hydrocolloid, alginate) and smart wearables like health-monitoring patches.
New energy vehicles boost nonwovens’ use in lightweight interiors, battery protection, and sound insulation—their customizable properties make them indispensable. Environmental sectors also rely on them for air/liquid filtration, with demand rising as global eco-awareness grows.

Tech Innovations Expand Applications

Key technologies are advancing. Electrospinning nonwovens now enable large-scale production, with mature use in filtration and waterproof membranes, and plans to enter medical/energy fields. Flash spinning tech, mastered in China around 2020, is applied in industrial/medical protection. Meltblown wood pulp nonwovens, developed to reuse idle capacity, are now used in wipes and packaging.

JOFO FILTRATION, 25 years of experience, excels in meltblown and spunbond. Its meltblown products aid medical protection and filtration, with patented tech boosting efficiency. Spunbond offerings, durable and versatile, serve industries like protection and agriculture. Backed by R&D, it provides global clients tailored solutions.

Toward “15th Five-Year Plan”: Prioritizing Quality

As the “14th Five-Year Plan” ends, China’s nonwovens sector shifts from “quantity expansion” to “quality leap”. Recent tech awards, like the 2023 National Technology Invention Award, mark progress.
To develop new productive forces, experts advise: strengthening tech R&D (e.g., electrospinning), promoting industrial upgrading via cross-sector collaboration, accelerating green transformation (e.g., eco-materials, carbon management), and fostering healthy competition.
With these steps, China’s nonwovens aim to move from “Made in China” to global branding.


Post time: Aug-27-2025