Statistics: Nonwoven Fabric Production in Asia, 2014

November 2014 | 19 pages | ID: S6AFC640D42EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

China was Asia's largest producer of nonwoven fabrics in 2013, and production in the country increased significantly compared with the previous year. There were also increases in nonwoven fabric production in Japan, India and Taiwan. In South Korea, however, nonwoven fabric production fell. The most important category of nonwoven fabrics produced in Asia in 2013 was that of spunbonded and meltblown nonwovens. The fastest growth, however, was in the production of spunlaced nonwovens. Looking to the future, nonwoven fabric production in Asia will continue to grow at a healthy pace. This report includes statistical data and analysis of nonwoven fabric production in Asia for the period 2008-13. The report provides detailed data for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In addition to the statistics, the data are broken down by the type of nonwoven fabric, including: chemical bonded; thermal bonded; needlepunched; spunlaced; spunbonded and meltblown; other dry-laid; and wet-laid.

Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Asian nonwoven fabric production by country
Asian nonwoven fabric production by production process
Asian nonwoven fabric production by country
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Taiwan

OUTLOOK

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Asia: nonwoven fabric production by country, 2008-13
Table 2: China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2010-13
Table 3: China: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2008-13
Table 4: Japan: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2008-13
Table 5: India: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2008-13
Table 6: South Korea: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2008-13
Table 7: Taiwan: nonwoven fabric production by process, 2008-13