Nonwoven fiber market

MC² Market & Competitive Convergence

Nonwoven fiber market

Manmade Fibers Use in Nonwovens
vs All Textiles
Year All Textiles
(M tons)		 Nonwovens
(M tons)		 % Use in
Nonwovens
1970 
1975
1983
1988 
1990
1995
1998
1999
2005
2007 		 10.8
13.0
16.9 
20.4 
23.0
27.5
30.4
32.0 
37.0 
38.3 		 0.4 
0.6 
0.8 
1.4 
1.6 
1.9 
2.4 
3.7 
3.7 
4.0		 3.7
4.6
4.7
6.8 
6.9
7.8
8.1
8.8
10.0
10.4

Nonwovens consumption by Region 1983-2007
(% of Total)
Year USA West Europe Japan China  Rest
of the World
1983
1988
1995
1998
1999
2000
2005
2007 		 52
48
38
35
34
33
31
30		 31
30
30
30
30
30
31
30		 8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9		 -
2
6
80
10
11
11
12		 9
11
17
17
18
18
18
19

Nonwovens production by Region 1983-2007
(% of Total)
Year USA West Europe Japan China  Rest
of the World
1983
1988
1995
1998
1999
2000
2005
2007 		 53.0
53.0
45.0
41.0
38.0
37.0
37.0
36.0		 34.0
34.0
32.0
30.0
30.0
29.0
28.0
28.0		 10.0
9.0
9.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0		 -
1.0
2.0
3.5
5.0
6.0
7.0
7.0		 3.0
3.0
12.0
17.5
19.0
20.0
20.0
21.0

World Consumption of manmade fibers
in nonwovens 1998-2007 (% by Fiber Type)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2005 2007
Polyester fibers 24.0 22.5 22.5 23.0 23.0 23.0
Polyamide fibers 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Acrylic fibers 1.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Polypropylene fibers 62.0 63.0 63.0 62.7 62.7 62.7
Viscose rayon fibers  8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Other synthetic fibers 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total (Million tons) 2.4 2.6 3.3 2.5 3.7 4.0

World Consumption of Manmade Fibers 1998
(% by Fiber Type)
In All Textiles 
In Nonwovens 
Polyester fibers
51.0
24.0
Polyamide fibers
14.0
1.5
Acrylic fibers
8.5
1.5
Polypropylene fibers
13.5
62.0
Viscose rayon fibers 
7.8
8.0
Other manmade cellulosic fibers
2.7
-
Other synthetic fibers
2.5
3.0
100.0
100.0
Total (Million tons)
30.4
2.4

Public excerpts from the report "Nonwoven Textiles 1997-2007 World Survey," A 200 page report, costing UK£ 3,500, by Stan Dobson, Consultant, TECNON Ltd, email: enquiries@tecnon.co.uk.