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In an Unprecedented Development, Medical Disposables Become More Important that Missiles. Medical Applications of Spunbond Nonwovens Soars by a Mind-Bending 90.4%
Global medical applications of Spunbond Nonwovens is expected to soar by 90.4% in the year 2020, before stabilizing to 10.9% over the 2020 through 2027 period. The global market is expected to reach US$25.7 billion by the year 2027 trailing a post COVID-19 CAGR of 7.8% over the analysis period.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, the nonwoven industry faces a mixed bag of opportunities and challenges, given its application in diverse end-use sectors. While the market faced a severe setback in construction, automobile, and packaging sectors, there was a significant demand from healthcare, hygiene and medical markets. Personal protective equipment (PPE) experienced an exponential demand during the first half of 2020, with products such as face masks, gowns, disinfecting wipes, and antibacterial skin wipes emerging as essential products to curb the transmission of the virus. Other general-purpose medical nonwoven products, such as medical garments, under pads, and gauze, proved extremely beneficial while treating a rapidly growing number of COVID-19 patients.