The future market space for non-woven fabrics in our country is enormous.

1) Our country's economy is developing rapidly, and residents' income is constantly increasing. The demand for the non-woven fabric industry has not been fully released. For example, the markets for sanitary pads and baby diapers are very broad, with an annual demand of several million tons. With the opening of the second-child policy, the demand has increased sharply. Medical care is gradually developing, and the aging population in China is serious. The use of non-woven fabrics in healthcare is also showing a rapid growth trend. In the industrial and engineering fields, markets for heat-rolled fabrics, SMS fabrics, air-flow netting fabrics, filter materials, insulation fabrics, geotextiles, and medical fabrics are all large and will continue to grow.

2) On the other hand, as of 2010, the per capita consumption of non-woven fabrics in the United States reached 4 kg, in Japan 2.3 kg, while in our country it is only 0.37 kg. Compared with developed countries, the gap is not small. The potential for consumption in the future is huge.

3) Secondly, it is expected that the concentration of the non-woven fabric industry will become more obvious in the future. New production capacity is more likely to be concentrated in the existing production areas, such as Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu. These regions have already taken shape and enterprises can basically abide by the national pollutant discharge regulations, saving the cost of national supervision and governance. Therefore, the "Malthusian effect" where the strong grow stronger will be more obvious in the industry.

4) Fourthly, the transformation of the non-woven fabric industry is imperative. With the continuous emergence of new technologies, the functions of non-woven fabrics are constantly being improved. The future development of non-woven fabrics comes from their continuous penetration into other fields such as new industries and automobiles; at the same time, outdated and old equipment is being eliminated, and high-quality, differentiated, and diversified world-class non-woven fabric products are being produced, and the industry is moving towards production depth, processing products further to achieve product diversification to meet market demands.

5) In summary, non-woven fabrics have gradually become an emerging industry in the domestic market. Although non-woven fabric production in our country has developed rapidly, the economy is still growing, and people's demand is constantly increasing. Non-woven fabric manufacturing enterprises should explore a broader market, develop and research equipment with good technology and equipment, produce more high-quality and high-standard products, and further develop the non-woven fabric industry.

According to the forecast of the Forward Industry Research Institute, in the next five years, the annual output of non-woven fabrics will still maintain a growth rate of 6% to 10%, and by 2023, the annual output of non-woven fabrics will exceed 6.8 million tons.