Nonwoven Fabrics Market Outlook:
Nonwoven Fabrics Market size was valued at USD 57.51 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 100.11 billion by 2035, registering around 5.7% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2026-2035. In the year 2026, the industry size of nonwoven fabrics is evaluated at USD 60.46 billion.
The growth of the market can be attributed to surge in demand for medical masks owing to the spread of covid19. However, in various part of world, even though the restrictions have been eased, the masks have been made mandatory. There were about 590 million COVID-19 cases that had been confirmed as of August 2022, in the world and number is estimated to grow further. Hence, it has been urged that mask wearing is necessary to lessen the spread of the virus as it's an infectious disease that does so through respiratory droplets and close contact. Therefore, the demand for nonwoven fabrics is estimated to increase.
The most essential component of medical masks is non-woven fabric, which is also essential for the virus and bacterium filtering action. Moreover, it could be also used in manufacturing surgical gowns, drapes, and gloves and this could be owing to the growing demand for surgeries among people. Hence, this factor is estimated to boost the growth of the nonwoven fabrics market over the forecast period. Moreover, the prevalence of hospital infection is also high which is also boosting the demand for nonwoven products in hospitals. An indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) would be present in about 12%–16% of adult hospital inpatients at some point during their stay, and for every day the IUC is present, the risk of developing a catheter-associated urinary tract infection increases by 3%–7%. Hence, the demand for nonwoven wound dressings, cotton pads, and bandages are estimated to increase.
