LEATHERHEAD - Legislative pressure to reduce single-use plastics is now combining with increasing consumer and brand owner demand for more sustainable nonwovens, including the market deployment of more advanced biodegradable fibre-based substrates.
With nappies/diapers, wipes, and feminine hygiene goods all vital parts of a global nonwovens industry worth $55.6 billion in 2022, the greatest growth in fully plastics-free nonwovens will be in wipes, leveraging the technical heritage that is increasingly diversifying the range of flushable wipe substrates available.