We have learnt that China's output of non-woven industry enjoyed annual growth rate of 12 percent over the past five years. How is the industry shaping up, so far?
Main market of China's nonwovens industry is still within its domestic terrain. Exports in this sector is marginal, just about 10 percent. However, the high speed of China's economic development provides a large space for non-woven industry.
Can you explain the breakup of various non-woven sectors of China in terms of Spun Bonding, Spunlace, Melt Blowing, Needle Punching, Thermal Bonding, Chemical Bonding and Airlaid Pulp?
Production of China Nonwoven Textiles in 2006 reached 1,396,600 tons, recording a 18.66 percent rise above 1,177,000 tons achieved in 2005. The sector wise output in 2006 can be read as below;
Nonwoven Item | Total Production | Spunbond | Hydro- entangled | Meltblown | Needle punch |
2006(ton) | 1,396,600 | 533,100 | 87,900 | 21,600 | 343,000 |
2005(ton) | 1,177,000 | 429,500 | 75,000 | 19,100 | 275,000 |
Increasing Ratio of 2006 Vs.2005 % | 18.66 | 24.12 | 17.20 | 13.09 | 24.73 |
Percent in Nonwoven % | 100 | 38.2 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 24.6 |
Nonwoven Item | Total Production | Chemical bond | Thermal bond | Air laid | Wet |
2006(ton) | 1,396,600 | 185,000 | 149,000 | 62,000 | 15,000 |
2005(ton) | 1,177,000 | 169,400 | 146,400 | 50,100 | 13,000 |
Increasing Ratio of 2006 Vs.2005 % | 18.66 | 9.21 | 1.78 | 23.75 | 15.38 |
Percent in Nonwoven % | 100 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
What is the level of indigenous and foreign technology absorbed by your industries today?
China relies on import for the high performance raw fiber materials. When compared technologically with equivalent products from overseas, yet more can be achieved in terms of performance, control and quality.
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