Key facts:
- In 2024 the global consumption of nonwovens for filtration is 826,500 tonnes
- Growth rates for 2024-29 are 5.9% (volume) and 10.7% (value)
Covid-19 has had a lasting impact on the industry, increasing standards of nonwovens for filtration globally. The evolution of these standards is continuing to drive growth rates in sales value. This data, combined with factors such as inflation, energy supply issues, sustainability, global oversupply, and changing performance needs, has been used to predict an overall increase in value growth but a decrease in volume growth rates.
Filtration is the process of removing solid particles from a liquid or gas through the use of a filter - in this case a nonwoven material - that allows flow of the fluid alone. Filtration is the second largest end-use market for durable nonwovens and the third largest market for nonwovens overall. They are categorised in this report by process, material type and end use, with a specific focus on liquid filtration and air/gas filtration.
This report is essential to:
- Suppliers of raw materials and nonwovens
- Machinery and equipment suppliers
- Filtration manufacturers
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Objectives
- Scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
Key drivers and trends
- Introduction
- Nonwovens for filtration supply chain
- Key drivers and trends
- Changing performance requirements
- Supply/demand profiles
- Regulatory Issues
- Global conflicts
- Global economies
Filtration market by process
- Introduction
- Nonwoven processes
- Spunlaid
- SMS (spunbond/ meltblown/spunbond)
- Spunbond
- Meltblown
- Drylaid
- Needlepunch
- Spunlace
- Carded
- Airlaid
- Wetlaid
- Other
- Process trends in filtration market segments
Filtration market by material type
- Introduction
- Analysis of raw materials in nonwovens
- Fibres
- Polyester fibre
- Polypropylene fibre
- Bicomponent fibre
- Wood pulp
- Fluff pulp
- Specialty paper pulp
- Rayon/lyocell
- Rayon
- Lyocell
- Others
- Polymers
- Polypropylene polymer
- Polyester polymer
- Polyethylene polymer
- Other polymers
- Latex binders
- Standard latex binder
- Specialty latex binder
- Raw material trends in filtration market segments
Filtration market by end-use
- Introduction
- Air/gas filtration
- Automotive/transportation engine air filters
- Cabin air filters
- HVAC
- Industrial
- Dust filters
- All other industrial filters
- Medical
- Other air/gas
- Liquid Filtration
- Water
- Potable water
- Desalination
- Wastewater
- High pressure jets
- Automotive/transportation
- Fuel filter
- Oil filter
- Other
- Food and beverage
- Coffee filter
- Tea bags
- Hot oil
- Other
- Medical/pharmaceutical
- Hydraulic fluids
- Other liquid filters
Filtration market by region
- Introduction
- North America
- Analysis
- Nonwovens consumption for filtration in North America
- Air/gas filtration
- Liquid filtration
- South America
- Analysis
- Nonwovens consumption for filtration in South America
- Air/gas filtration
- Liquid filtration
- Europe
- Analysis
- Nonwovens consumption in Europe
- Nonwovens consumption for filtration by country/ region
- Air/gas filtration
- Liquid filtration
- Asia
- Analysis
- Nonwovens consumption in Asia
- Nonwovens consumption for filtration by country
- Air/gas filtration
- Liquid filtration
- Rest of world (ROW)
- Analysis
- Nonwovens consumption for filtration in ROW
- Air/gas filtration
- Liquid filtration