The global demand for polypropylene melt-spun non-woven fabrics was around 2.01 million tons in 2012 and is expected to reach 2.4 million tons in 2016. In terms of consumption in the sanitation industry alone, the consumption of polypropylene spunmelt non-woven fabrics in 2012 was about 65 billion square meters, and it is predicted to increase to 80 billion square meters in 2016. If the unit of calculation is ton, it is expected to be poly Propylene melt spun non-woven fabrics will increase at an annual growth rate of 4%, especially in emerging markets. The growth rate is higher. It is expected that China, Africa, South Asia, South America, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region will be the fastest growing regions. Europe and North America will see a relatively moderate growth rate; if the square meter is used as the unit of calculation, the annual growth rate is 5.6%, which is higher than the value calculated in tonnage. This is due to the use of light weight non-woven fabrics in the field of sanitary materials More and more, the total tonnage of non-woven fabrics is decreasing. The global economic crisis that began in mid-to-late 2008 has led to a sharp drop in the demand for polypropylene spunmelt non-woven fabrics in most markets from 2009 to 2010, but the Eisai industry has the opposite, and its consumption has increased globally. , Just like the economic crisis does not exist. This strong phenomenon in the Eisai market is known as the "anti-economic recession" industry in the non-woven fabrics. However, the "eternal green" phenomenon of spunmelt non-woven fabrics in the Eisai field has not lasted. From the second half of 2011 At the beginning, affected by the decline in the birth rate and the decrease in usage, the Eisai market began to decline. Before that, other markets had already experienced economic recovery. Although most of the Eisai market in the world will show an upward trend in the future, the speed of realization will be relatively slow. Since the Great Depression, the birth rate in the United States has been at the lowest level. Although the economies of China and many countries in the Asia-Pacific region are growing rapidly, the situation is still lower than before the recession. The largest application market for spunmelt nonwovens is sanitary materials, which consumes about 2/3 of the global production capacity (including coarse denier and fine denier spunmelt nonwovens). Other major markets include construction materials, such as geotextiles and housing. And commercial wall covering materials, floor covering materials, home decoration, furniture wrapping and carpet backing, medical and industrial protective clothing, automobiles and other end uses, it is expected that more and more applications will use spunmelt non-woven fabrics And its production technology. From a global perspective, spunmelt non-woven fabrics will continue to grow in some emerging markets. Due to their high market share, the growth in developed countries and regions such as North America and Western Europe will be very slow. The penetration of the rapidly expanding Eisai market will also operate at a low speed. In addition, the market share of spunmelt nonwovens in markets other than Eisai is much lower than its potential, especially in developing countries and regions. Over the years, in order to meet the increasing market demand, the production capacity of spunmelt nonwovens has been continuously increasing. In the past few years, a number of influencing factors have led to a rapid increase in new production capacity: First, there is an increasing demand for low-weight non-woven fabrics in the market today. It is not economical and reasonable to produce such products with existing old equipment. Promote continuous investment in new launches worldwide; secondly, compared with the original models, the latest generation of spunmelt technology is reflected in the number of spinning heads, larger working widths, higher output, faster production speed, and fiber extrusion With smaller diameter, lower energy consumption and greater production capacity, if the new spunmelt technology can be fully utilized, production costs can be greatly reduced. The flexibility and outstanding features of the new generation of spunmelt technology have attracted production in different regions and regions around the world. In order to increase new production capacity by investing and adopting, some manufacturers have also invested in and built factories in North America, China, Chile, Egypt, Russia and other countries. Third, there have been strategic competitions in emerging markets in recent years. New factories and high-capacity production lines in Indonesia and Indonesia will be put into operation in 2014, and there are also mergers and reorganizations between some manufacturers. Although the market structure of spunmelt non-woven fabrics has undergone major changes, manufacturers have failed to make rational and coordinated arrangements for the original equipment. Some old production lines are still operating at high speeds, but their profits are meager. The speed of new launches of polypropylene spunmelt non-woven fabrics worldwide is advancing by leaps and bounds, reflecting the high-speed, high-yield and high-efficiency characteristics of the latest generation of spunmelting technology. The above-mentioned concentrated investment phenomenon is worthwhile when the Eisai market is developing well in the early economic crisis Highly respected, but at this stage, the Eisai industry as a whole is in a period of weakness, and this rapid development is not suitable. In 2006, the production capacity of coarse denier and fine denier polypropylene spunmelt non-woven fabrics was about 2 million tons. From 2006 to 2012, the annual growth rate of production capacity is predicted to be about 5.3%. By 2012, it is about 2.8 million tons. The tonnage capacity is the nominal or designed production capacity, which refers to the capacity from slices to non-woven fabrics, and only includes the rated downtime. If calculated by square meters, the nominal production capacity of sanitary materials in 2012 was about 92 billion square meters. From September 2010 to September 2011, a total of 28 new high-capacity production lines were installed globally, with a total designed production capacity of 500,000 tons of spunmelt non-woven fabrics per year. The production lines with the largest production capacity were established in China and the Middle East. , North Africa (MENA) and some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, these production lines have been put into operation in 2016. In addition, other regions of the world also have new lines that are not within the above statistics, such as India, Egypt and Indonesia, all of which are high-capacity modern production lines. , The main purpose is to meet the needs of the expanding market of sanitary materials. The delivery of new capacity has had an impact on the production capacity of existing spunmelt equipment worldwide. From a global perspective, it is predicted that the supply/demand ratio of the capacity utilization rate of fine-denier spunmelt non-woven fabrics in 2012 is less than 75% (in tonnage), and the ratio is even lower if calculated on the basis of square meters. It is estimated that by 2016, the capacity utilization rate will exceed 75% (in tonnage), but the value in square meters is less than 75%. The value of capacity utilization in 2012 is also different in different geographic regions. This phenomenon will continue until 2017, and with the increase of new lines and production capacity each year, it will cause this supply/demand ratio to be low. Fluctuations at or above the average capacity utilization level. We hope that the new line will be able to operate at full capacity, because the full-load operation can give full play to the advantages of the new technology and achieve the lowest manufacturing cost. The new generation of production equipment will also replace the early equipment that is running in the existing production line. It is possible that the earliest batch of old equipment will be discontinued. Data shows that in 2012, 23% of the fine denier spunmelt non-woven fabrics were made from the original Produced by old equipment. The above is the current status of the global spunmelt market. In addition to paying attention to the installation and commissioning of the new line and the rational use of old equipment, manufacturers must also fully consider other impact factors brought about by this round of new capacity expansion. One is that the new spunmelt technology requires increasing large investments, which has caused some manufacturers to reorganize with each other to jointly bear huge investments; the second factor is the timeliness of technology, and investment must be continuously increased to ensure technology and equipment And the competitiveness of products in the market, due to the continuous updating of production technology, manufacturers have to worry about technological backwardness from time to time, which prompts them to wander between whether to continue to update, reposition, or even withdraw from the market. In addition, there may also be a change of identity. Some new producers who used to do import business will switch to exporters. Despite the impact of increased production capacity, the platform for polypropylene spunmelt nonwoven production technology is active and healthy. New lines are constantly being introduced to meet the ever-expanding market, production technology challenges, and constantly changing product requirements. This dynamic change This means that polypropylene spunmelt non-woven fabrics require leading production technology and the vibrant fresh market they face.