Melt-Spun Nonwovens(SMS,SMMS,SMMMS)
As the most cost-effective and highly flexible Nonwovens Technology, the market of melt spun nonwovens has always maintained a strong growth. Although Spunlaced, needling, hot air and thermal bonding technologies are fully catching up, melt spun nonwovens still occupy the largest share of the whole market. Nowadays, spinning and melting nonwovens are developing towards modernization at a healthy pace. The progress of every moment fully reflects the vitality of this leading Nonwovens Technology.
Melt spun nonwovens are widely used in medical, health, packaging and other fields. With the upgrading of consumer demand, the market has put forward more high-end and diversified requirements for nonwovens products. Product R & D tends to be more high-quality, functional and professional, and market promotion pays more attention to energy saving and environmental protection. Degradable bag, degradable plastic bag.
The main market of melt spun nonwovens is disposable sanitary products. The global aging population, the increase of birth rate in some regions, the increase of market penetration and the substantial growth of residents' income have become the key factors for the growth of demand for disposable sanitary nonwovens. Especially in China, India, Africa and other countries and regions, the market demand for related products has been maintained at a high level. In addition, industrial textiles based on melt spun nonwovens are also widely used in building applications, home decoration, industrial protection and automotive interior, and other high-performance products.
The increase in the consumption of melt spun nonwovens has led to the increase in the capacity utilization of the upstream production line. The new generation of spinning and melting technology can provide higher output, finer fiber count, higher energy efficiency and more intelligent digital process monitoring, so as to produce more high-tech materials. For example, the demand for ultra-low gram weight nonwovens promotes the production capacity of new technology production line to increase year by year; The demand for soft materials accelerates the production capacity of two-component nonwovens.
After analyzing the latest expansion plans issued by nonwovens enterprises in various countries, the forecasting agency predicts that by 2020, the production capacity of spinning and melting nonwovens is expected to increase by 25%, and the regional growth mode is highlighted again: it is expected that the production capacity growth of spinning and melting nonwovens in South Asia, Africa and Asia Pacific will be significantly higher than the global average level; The number of new investment capacity in Europe and North America is relatively low. Most enterprises are actively improving the existing production lines, mainly absorbing the existing capacity with higher additional products. The capacity utilization rate of some manufacturers will be higher than the regional average; Market demand in South America is lower than expected, but it is expected to improve later; After nearly three years of substantial expansion, the market demand in the Middle East has gradually stabilized. Degradable bag, degradable plastic bag.
Many professional investors said: the Asian sanitary products market is a very potential market, spinning and melting nonwovens show a strong and stable growth, many sanitary products suppliers are expanding their production capacity, their product sales are growing rapidly, and their profits are steadily increasing.
The strong market demand also drives the investment enthusiasm of spinning and melting nonwovens enterprises. The vast majority of manufacturers are actively defining their own market positioning, improving the global layout to maintain market share and seize the competitive advantage of emerging markets. The stable "competition and cooperation" relationship maintained by various enterprises in the international market has also restrained the rapid growth of investment cost of spinning and melting nonwovens to a certain extent. According to the analysis of industry insiders, this may be due to the planned long-term investment of various enterprises, which promotes the integration among manufacturers, reduces the investment burden brought by high investment, and promotes the steady development of the market.
Therefore, although the growth rate of global nonwovens production capacity has slowed down in recent years, the investment in melt spun nonwovens is still very intensive. Driven by both market growth and technological progress, many manufacturers continue to invest in new production lines and use more modern technologies to meet the changing and growing market demand. From June 2018 to the end of February this year, at least nine "cross-border" spinning and melting nonwovens production lines have been put into operation, and the capacity of each production line is about 300000 tons.