Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size By Product (Melt Blown, Spun Bonded), By Application (Hygiene, Construction), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size And Forecast

Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market size was valued at USD 46.2 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 65.19 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 4.85% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

New technologies are projected to lower production costs, allowing nonwoven textile manufacturing to become commercially viable which acts as the growth driver of the market. The Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market Definition

Non-woven are porous, flexible products made up of one or more fiber layers. The individual fibers might be put in a random pattern or preferentially orientated in one direction. Chemical, thermal, and mechanical techniques are used to bind them to textile items. Planar structures make up the majority of nonwovens. Because of the high production rates and accompanying cost savings, this relatively new area of the textile industry has grown tremendously since WWII. Nonwoven cloth has been around since the early 1930s. A few textile businesses began experimenting with bonded polymers as a method to use cotton waste at the time.

In an attempt to make fabric straight from fibers, the first commercial production of non-woven began in 1942 in the United States. Nonwoven materials have seen great growth in recent years, and there is still room for more. Therefore, nonwovens can be categorized as either disposable or long-lasting. Nonwovens are one-time-use products like diapers, medical dressings, home wipes, and disposable protective garments that are disposable or non-durable. Apparel interfacing, automobile headliners, road underlayment, and carpets all use durable materials. Disposable nonwovens are designed to be used just once however, some, such as dust cloths, can be washed and reused several times.

Personal hygiene goods, such as diapers and sanitary napkins, medical products such as surgical gowns and drapes, surgical and industrial masks bandages, wipes, towels, bibs, and even special event outfits are all examples of general applications. Nonwovens with a long life span have a wide range of uses. Both household goods and home furnishings, such as draperies, furniture upholstery, mattress padding, towels, table cloths, blankets, and carpet backing, and clothing and apparel, such as caps, linings, interlinings, interfacings, and the reinforcement of other fabrics, are examples of consumer durables. Filters, insulation, packing materials, roadbed stabilization sheeting or road-building materials, geotextiles, and roofing goods are only a few of the many industrial applications.

Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market Overview

Nonwoven fabrics offer specific functions such as absorbency, liquid repellence, resilience, stretch, softness, strength, flame retardancy, washability, cushioning, thermal insulation, acoustic insulation, filtration, and use as a bacterial barrier, and sterility. Owing to the obvious introduction of low-cost goods for use in cost-conscious institutions, the usage of nonwoven fabrics in medical applications is growing. Moreover, in hospitals, products such as disposable and reusable surgical gowns, drapes, gloves, and instrument wraps are commonly utilized. Several government initiatives to combat HAIs encourage the use of nonwoven medical items including disposable patient gowns, drapes, and linens, which help to prevent HAIs from spreading to millions of individuals around the globe, who are affected by the covid19.

Furthermore, it has a negative impact on the running of all industries except pharmaceuticals. Almost all countries have gone into lockdown as a result of the current economic crisis. Border crossing will be impossible in the near future owing to border closures. Many firms, including textile and garment manufacturers, will close their doors. Despite a surge in demand for medical equipment and clothes, the Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market share has grown. Governments from all over the world have commissioned the major manufacturers on the market to create Personal Protection Equipment (PPE kits), Surgical masks, disposable masks, filtration masks, and a variety of other masks that are all in high demand.

One of the most important aspects that have a direct impact on the end-product market is the availability of raw materials. Some of these raw material fibers, such as polyester and cotton, are inexpensive and readily available, while others, such as carbon fibers, glass fibers, high-tenacity yarns, and aramids, are more expensive and difficult to come by. Furthermore, technological advancements have resulted in strong growth in most of the textile industry’s product segments, particularly nonwoven fabrics. Therefore, new technologies are projected to lower production costs, allowing nonwoven textile manufacturing to become commercially viable which acts as the growth driver of the market.

Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market is segmented on the basis of Product, Application, and Geography.

Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market, By Product

• Melt blown
• Spun bonded
• Spun lace
• Needle Punch
• Others

Based on Product, the market is segmented into Melt blown, Spun bonded, Spun lace, Needle Punch, and Others. The Spun bonded segment dominated the Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market. The segment’s dominant market position is due to rising demand for nonwoven in a variety of applications such as hygiene products, construction, coating substrates, agriculture, battery separators, wipes, and filtration. Spun bond is one of the most popular technologies for mass-producing nonwoven fabrics.

Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market, By Application

• Hygiene
• Construction
• Filtration
• Automotive
• Others

Based on Application, the market is segmented into Hygiene, Construction, Filtration, Automotive, and Others. Because of their outstanding absorption qualities, softness, smoothness, strength, comfort & fit, stretchability, and cost-effectiveness, nonwovens are utilized as an alternative to traditional textiles in hygiene products. Due to the growth of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for nonwoven textiles for hygiene applications is increasing, providing greater opportunities for nonwoven hygiene product providers.

Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the world

On the basis of Regional Analysis, the Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. The Asia Pacific region is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This is primarily due to the rise in disposable income in these countries, and the growth in urbanization.

Key Players

The “Global Automotive Nonwoven Fabrics Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are AVINTIV, Freudenberg, DuPont, Ahlstrom, Kimberly-Clark, Fitesa, Glatfelter, Johns Manville, Low & Bonar, Georgia-Pacific, Lydall, Avgol, Hollingsworth & Vose, Toray, First Quality, Fibertex, PEGAS, Asahi Kasei Mitsui and King safe Group. Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with product benchmarking and SWOT analysis.

Key Developments

• In May 2020, Fitesa is expanding its capacity by signing four new projects with technology provider Reicofil (Germany). The package comprises cutting-edge machinery that will greatly boost capacity in the healthcare and hygiene areas, including nonwovens for medical gowns, drapes, surgical and N95 facemasks, as well as diapers and sanitary items.
• In February 2020, Freudenberg’s (Germany) South American hygiene nonwovens business was acquired by Fitesa. The transaction is confined to Freudenberg Hygiene Brazil Ltd.’s hygiene company, which employs 100 people. Freudenberg Performance Materials’ garment, shoe, and leather businesses in Brazil and throughout South America are unaffected by the sale.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

Market Attractiveness

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Porter’s Five Forces

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