The global spunbond nonwoven market size was estimated at USD 13.88 billion in 2019 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% from 2020 to 2027. Increasing birth rate and rising awareness about the benefits of the use of baby diapers expected to drive market growth.

Increase in use of spunbond nonwovens for geotextiles is expected to have a positive impact on the demand. Growing number of transportation infrastructure planners, builders, and engineers, are adopting geotextiles as durable material for highways, roads, railways, and foundations. Geotextiles are gaining demand in new applications such as mining, oil drilling sites, shale gas, providing further opportunities.

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Detailed Segmentation:

Material Insights

Polypropylene contributed the largest market share in 2019 and accounted for 58% in terms of revenue in 2019. The demand for polypropylene spunbond nonwovens is driven by its increasing use in baby diapers, sanitary napkins, and adult incontinence products owing to the burgeoning birth rate, increasing aging population, and increased awareness about menstrual hygiene in developing countries.

Product Insights

Disposable spunbond nonwovens accounted for the largest market share of over 65% in terms of revenue and are expected to reach USD 16.3 billion by 2027, on account of its use in diverse applications, ranging from personal hygiene products such as diapers, sanitary napkins, medical products such as surgical gowns and masks, drapes, bandages, wipes, towels, bibs, and consumer products.

Application Insights

Personal care and hygiene held the largest revenue share of over 55% in 2019 and is expected to witness the fastest CAGR, owing to the due burgeoning demand for baby diapers, feminine care products, and adult incontinence products. The demand is increasing owing to the high birth rate, increasing awareness about menstrual hygiene, and increasing aging population.

Regional Insights

The market in North America held the largest revenue share of around 20% in 2019, and is expected to expand at a significant CAGR over the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to rise in product demand for diapers and feminine care products. Rise in use of adult continence products due to increasing geriatric population has a positive impact on industry growth.

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 Key Spunbond Nonwoven Companies:

Some of the prominent players in the spunbond nonwovens market are:

• Freudenberg Group
• DuPont
• Ahlstrom-Munksjo Oyj
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Berry Global Group, Inc.
• FITESA
• Johns Manville Corporation
• Toray Industries
• Indorama Ventures
• Pegas Nonwovens S.A.
• Akitieselskabet Schouw Co.
• Asahi Kasai Corporation
• Mitsui Chemicals

Spunbond Nonwoven Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global spunbond nonwoven market on the basis of material, product, application, and region:

Spunbond Nonwoven Material Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)

• Polypropylene
• Polyester
• Polyethylene
• Others

Spunbond Nonwoven Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)

• Disposable
• Durable

Spunbond Nonwoven Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)

• Personal Hygiene
• Medical Healthcare
• Geotextiles
• Others

Spunbond Nonwoven Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • U.K.
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
• Central South America
  • Brazil
• Middle East Africa

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