Why Is Growing Hygiene Awareness Driving Demand for Spunbond Nonwovens?

A lot of diseases spread via bodily fluids and excretions, including some really nasty ones, such as cholera, bacillary dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A and E, E. coli, amoebiasis, toxoplasmosis, and tapeworms. This is why the focus on personal hygiene is rising around the world, which is driving the sale of diapers, feminine hygiene pads, and toddler training pants. Moreover, the awareness campaigns being run by international agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), and national governments are propelling the sale of such products.

As a result, according to P&S Intelligence, the spunbond nonwovens market value, which was $11,040.1 million in 2017, is set to witness an 8.1% CAGR between 2018 and 2023, to reach $17,651.9 million by 2023. This is because such materials are widely used in the production of hygiene pads, diapers, and wipes. Therefore, with the focus on hygiene and general cleanliness having grown manifold during the ongoing pandemic, spunbond nonwoven sales have risen as well. The greatest impact of the sale of such materials in this regard has been perhaps due to the hoarding madness surrounding face masks, which have been widely accepted as being essential for stopping infection transmission.

All these kinds of products can be made disposable and non-disposable, of which spunbond nonwovens have been used in higher volumes for disposable products. This is because of the surging awareness regarding the transmission of pathogens from one person to another. This is a grave problem even in healthcare settings, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saying that in the U.S., “On any given day, about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection”. Therefore, healthcare settings are subjected to rather stringent infection control guidelines, which include the mandatory usage of disposable surgical gowns and face masks.

Asia-Pacific was the largest spunbond nonwovens market in the past, and it will continue being so in the years to come. The region is already the largest producer of PP, polyester, polyethylene, and polyurethane, which are the key raw materials for spunbond nonwovens. This leads to cost-effectiveness for the producers of these materials, which further makes the end products cheap for the masses. Additionally, the huge customer base in APAC leads to the high sales of the end products.

Hence, with the rising awareness on personal hygiene, the demand for spunbond nonwovens is booming.

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