24 September 2020: Disposable nonwoven gloves are mostly used in food and health industries to help against cross-infection between patients and care takers. Several versions of disposable gloves, like nitrile, neoprene, natural rubber, vinyl, and others have been created in the past few years.
The raw materials used for the manufacturing of nonwoven gloves include cotton, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), viscose, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Mostly the products are factory-made using the combination of two fibers such as PET and Viscose or Cotton and PE to improve the performance of the product by decreasing risk of contamination.
Spunlace/Spunbond Technology Emerged as the Leading Sector
On the basis of technology type, the nonwoven disposable gloves market is classified into wetlaid, spunlace/spunbond, needle punched, airlaid, and others. The spunlace/spunbond sector emerged as the leading sector in 2018 and accounted for a revenue share of 54.3%. The sector is expected to gain momentum on account of rising R&D activities to offer soft nonwoven and tear-resistant products for their use in healthcare and other application industries.
Spunlace technology offers a flexible and lightweight structure to the product along with liquid retention and high tear strength capacity. Whereas, spunbonded technology offers great processability to nonwoven materials. This makes it an environment-friendly and cost-efficient manufacturing procedure, thus, accounting for a major market share in the forecast period.
Airlaid technology sector is anticipated to record growth at a high CAGR in the forecast period. The growth of airlaid technology can be attributed to high softness and low density offered by the technology to nonwoven fabrics. In addition, airlaid paper, used in the manufacturing of disposable gloves, is made from polyesters, binders, natural and synthetic short fibers, and viscose, which offer low density to nonwoven products.
Needle-punched technology sector is anticipated to observe the fastest growth rate over the forthcoming period. Gloves produced via this technology are mainly used for wiping and absorbing oil and water along with cleaning bedridden patients in nursing homes, home care, and hospitals. Increasing application of needle-punched gloves is projected to drive the demand for the technology over the forecast period.
Market Insights
Major companies are concentrating on inorganic development to withstand fierce competition and capitalize on the growth of their businesses to continue a top place in the nonwoven disposable gloves. In comparison to North America and European manufacturers, Asian companies lead the overall market as they can offer premium quality products at low cost.
European and North American players are concentrating on expanding their product portfolio by using technologies and new materials to sustain in the marketplace. Leading players effective in the nonwoven disposable gloves market include Medical Depot, Inc., A.M.G. Medical, Inc., and dba Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare.
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