Non-woven products 20 billion US dollars business opportunities to drive?

Generally speaking, the functionality of outdoor clothing comes from the fabric, the buckle and the trimmings. The most important thing is the fabric.
There are five main functional requirements for shell fabrics: warm, waterproof, windproof, breathable, scratch-resistant.
Warm:
First of all need to be clear: Jackets (hard shell) compared to ordinary wool or polyester, cotton jacket without any extra warmth, he called Hard
Shell, meaning just a layer to protect your hard shell, the main function is to prevent warm wind and water to take away the body temperature and to prevent the dead branches and other sharp objects inside the warm scratch you scratch the middle layer lead to loss of temperature. Winter outdoor activities in the normal wear in the assault coat which sets high fluffy thin down jacket plus outdoor quick-drying underwear.
WaterProof / WindStop:
Why waterproof: We need to protect the body, including all liquids, including physical damage, such as strong pH or unclean caused by allergies or injuries, the liquid completely soaked in clothing after the loss of body temperature caused by evaporation . Waterproof is divided into temporary surface water repellent and permanent durable waterproof by 2 ways.
Surface water repellent: also known as DWR (Durable Water Repellency / Resistance)
, The main effect of the liquid poured on the surface of the lotus leaf effect appears to form water droplets, and will not penetrate the fabric, contaminated, infiltration, proliferation. This is due to the plastic properties of the fluorinated material. The non-stick (Teflon) we have seen, the automotive glass water repellent, the so-called "nano-water repellent" contained in some shoe polish, the outdoor apparel just purchased When the lotus leaf surface effect is the case. So DWR is a kind of protective coating on the surface, so it is only temporary water repellent
Resistance, and can not be equated with the fabric waterproofing
proof, the DWR water repellent feature of outdoor garments usually disappears by more than 50% after several machine washes, both for Archeopteryx or for $ 100. (Xiao Bian Note: Recommended DWR waterproof groundhog Zeus down jacket)
Water repellent to do the cost of less than 10 yuan, even with nikwax spray can be lotus leaf effect. However, this stuff is fool kid actor, can not be water pressure and a wash on it
Long-lasting waterproof and windproof: Long-lasting waterproofing means waterproofing, that is, it can continue to prevent liquid from passing through under the action of external force.
Durable waterproof only two technologies - PU and E-PTFE film adhesive technology.
PU: divided into PU coating and PU adhesive technology, similar to the umbrella raincoat technology, slightly advanced, using a complete blocking technology, and did not deliberately reserved for the water vapor through the aperture, in general, ventilation is not windproof Waterproof, windproof and waterproof is not breathable. For example, Mountain
EPIC and The North Hardwear
Face hyvent, Texan wolf claw, Columbia Omni-Tech, Adidas ClimaProof, Nike Storm-Fit are in fact the same thing, when the raincoat to wear naturally, after a lot of sweating will have a strong Feeling hot
E-PTFE-based multilayer film adhesive technology: by Gore (Gore
Tex, Event, SympaTex, Neoshell, Toray, dentik, etc. It is divided into 2 layers, 2.5 layers and 3 layers. The principle is that the pore size of the membrane in the middle layer is very small Just through the water vapor form of water molecules can not be through the form of droplets of water molecules and oxygen, such as nitrogen gas molecules.
Gore fabric three layers indicate:
Usually we say "Jackets" refer to 3 layers of full version of the fabric, and 2 layers of fabric only fit the outer layer of protection and waterproof film, there is no protection of the waterproof layer, 2.5 layer that is added a layer of grid cloth.
Layer 2 Gore-Tex Active (corresponding to the original Gore-Tex Active Shell / Paclite)
2.5 layers Gore-Tex (corresponding to the original Gore-Tex Performance Shell)
3 layers Gore-Tex Pro (corresponding to the original Gore-Tex Pro Shell)
Breathable clothing:
The first thing to be clear is that the air permeability is divided into "water vapor" and "through the air," all of the air jordan shoes assault clothing are not allowed to air through the mouth blowing is purely nonsense, while the soft shell below to talk about Clothing allows some air to pass through. So here we are talking about water vapor. As already mentioned above, E-PTEE films can be permeable to water vapor through the plastic aperture characteristics. The usual test method is to burn a cup of hot water, a part of the clothes cover cup mouth to observe the water vapor transmission.
Only when the body sweats will appear water vapor, GTX in the moisture permeability effect in the measured humidity temperature is greater than the outside will begin to take effect, the specific performance is the cold weather can see the entire clothes smoking, sitting in the cool place to rest Leave a pool of water outside. . . Just a little exercise, even the most expensive GTX
Proshell or Event clothing is also very boring, but a little boring will begin to sweat no longer hot.
Wear scratch-resistant:
Usually any need to consider the long-lasting fabric scratch-resistant, anti-stretch properties, outdoor functional fabric even more so, usually N, D units to the nominal. These abrasion-resistant scratch-resistant indexes are not related to the waterproof breathable Gore-Tex or Event film, but to the polyester cloth attached to the film surface. In general, the surface of the assault clothing on the polyester fabric at least 250 or more levels, in the design of some styles of clothing will be worn with different degrees of fabric stitching, such as elbows, cuffs, back, knees and other parts to reach 500 fabric, The use of other parts of 240, which is to reduce the number of people as possible rather than stealing the social population aging, increasingly stringent standards of medical institutions, non-woven fabrics industry continued technological innovation, are driving the global non-woven fabric market continued rapid growth. With the improvement of the healthcare system reform and the rapid economic development, China will become the fastest-growing market for disposable non-woven fabric products in the next few years.

With the growing consumer awareness of prevention of infectious diseases, one-time non-woven medical supplies are showing unusually rapid development momentum. According to market analysts Global Industry Analysts (GIA) forecast, driven by rising demand in developing countries, technological innovation in the nonwovens industry, global population growth and increased surgical operations and other factors, by 2017, medical nonwovens Market demand will reach 20.9 billion US dollars.

The spread of infectious diseases and the stringent medical practices of the relevant regulatory agencies have also stimulated the growth of demand for nonwovens. The GIA report shows that although the healthcare sector is increasingly leaning toward non-invasive surgery, overall, this trend has had a negligible impact on the nonwovens market. One-time medical supplies are the necessities of the hospital rather than a luxury, the concept has further accelerated the rapid development of the non-woven fabric industry.

Demand for disposable clean cloth surged

At present, disposables are increasingly pouring into and improving people's lives. It is expected that due to the continuous emergence of competitive costs, the future of disposable non-woven non-woven fabrics will be the focus of surge in demand.

The research institute for disposable medical nonwovens supplies says the United States is currently the main consumer market for such products. The latest research by Fredonia Group, a U.S. authority on international commercial authority, also confirmed that by the year 2016, the U.S. demand for disposable medical nonwovens will grow to as high as 6.24 billion U.S. dollars.

The Fredonia Group will undoubtedly become the rising incidence of diseases in the aging population model and the growing need for patient care, as well as the growing popularity of patients' health insurance under the Popular Health Care Act of 2010 in the United States One-time medical non-woven fabric catalyst for the development of the industry, especially clean bags and other medical supplies, its future needs even more to be underestimated. In addition, hospitals, outpatient facilities and related health care institutions will also take more stringent infection prevention and protection measures under strict regulatory supervision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and JCAHO. Obviously, Demand for disposable medical supplies will be activated again.

GIA statistics show that with the escalation of preventative infections and safety practices in hospitals and medical centers, surgical dust covers and surgical gowns will be the most promising products in the consumer market for nonwovens medical textiles. Coupled with the continuous strengthening of precautions against direct contact with patients, disposable masks available on the market will also be favored.

Asia Pacific consumption growth alarming

Europe's non-woven consumer market will grow toward steady growth. However, in the Asia Pacific region, the growth rate of such products is staggering. Especially in China, with the improvement of the medical system reform and the rapid economic development, it will become the fastest-growing market for disposable non-woven fabric products in the next few years.

Analysis shows that incumbent incontinence products in China are the most consumed products in nonwovens, while the fastest growing products in nonwovens are disposable surgical nonwovens products.

Winner Medical, an exporter and retailer focused on pure cotton dressings, said nonwovens are showing signs of rapid growth in China. Although the group is facing competition from the European and Japanese markets for its exports, it still firmly believes that the third quarter of 2012 will have double-digit growth rates. Li Jian-quan, chairman and CEO of the Group, said: "As the company experienced in the previous quarters, in the face of the ongoing debt crisis and the tightening of medical supplies, we have to expand market retention rates in Europe by lowering prices." The good news is that overseas markets The weakness can also be digested by the domestic market .In 2011, the company's domestic sales of 15.9 million US dollars, up 76.5% over the previous year.

Currently, with its annual sales of 16.4 million US dollars, Europe is still the largest sales market of the group. However, its UK sales dropped 34.8% YoY due to lower sales prices in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, sales in North and South America dropped 14.7% while Japan dropped 12.5%. China has now surpassed North and South America to become the company's second-largest consumer market, with domestic sales of medical products now up 83.4% from a year earlier.

Wound care market gap

Relatively speaking, the high-end wound care products in China's domestic market are still in an early stage of development. However, for non-woven fabric manufacturers, China has obvious regional and market advantages.

International leader in nonwovens can always quickly capture China's technological innovation needs. On September 10, the Technical Absorbents Company of the United Kingdom participated in the 2012 China International Medical Dressing Congress held in Beijing, China. We would like to know about the domestic wound care market in China, including market size, existing products and technologies, as well as with innovative absorbent products Of Chinese enterprises to establish contact, expand the field of application of adsorbents in China.

The company's super absorbent fiber (SAF) technology with superior design and performance, can be tailored to a variety of different needs of disposable medical supplies. SAF medical fabrics have been used in advanced moist dressings to aid in the treatment of hypertonic wounds such as chronic wounds and burns. This designed dressing can accurately determine and maintain the wound in a suitable wet state, but does not make the wound too wet. The company says the benefit of this dressing is that it absorbs unwanted fluid from the affected area and retains useful exudate, thus creating an optimal environment for wound healing and further preventing bacterial growth.

Dave Hill, manager of business development at Technical Absorbents, said the SAF absorbent dressing for medical applications, which has a fibrous form that gives the fabric light weight, softness and elasticity and thus precise adsorbability, is right Fluid retention and breathability combined with low dust and peel resistance, this product will greatly benefit manufacturers, patients and caregivers. The dual benefits of strong absorption and moisture retention mean that frequent dressing changes are not required, significantly reducing clinician stress and helping to improve patient comfort. SAF medical fabrics are expected to be widely marketed for different levels of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory products. Currently TAL has been extensively involved in high-end wound care development projects. Cut material.