Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2024

Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2024



Research Summary

High-performance melt-blown nonwoven fabrics are specialized materials produced through a process called melt blowing, which involves extruding polymer resins into fine fibers and forming a unique, porous structure. These fabrics are characterized by their exceptional filtration efficiency, fine fiber diameter, and high surface area, making them ideal for various applications, particularly in the field of filtration and barrier protection. Commonly used in industries such as healthcare, personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing, and air filtration systems, these fabrics excel in capturing and retaining particles, including microorganisms and fine dust. The high-performance nature of melt-blown nonwoven fabrics ensures improved filtration performance, breathability, and durability, making them critical components in the production of face masks, air filters, and other applications where efficient particle capture is essential.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics market size will reach XX US$ Million in 2024, and is expected to reach XX US$ Million in 2030, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2030). Among them, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. The market size in 2024 will be XX US$ Million, accounting for approximately XX% of the world. It is expected to reach XX US$ Million in 2030, and the global share will reach XX%.

The major global manufacturers of High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics include Toray, Fitesa, PFNonwovens, Berry Global, Freudenberg, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Don & Low, Kimberly-Clark, Mogul, CHTC Jiahua, TEDA, JOFO, Xinlong, Mitsui Chemicals, Atex Group etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tiers is the global leading enterprise, which occupies a major market share, is in a leading position in the industry, has strong competitiveness and influence, and has a large revenue scale; the second tiers has a certain share and popularity in the market, actively follows the industry leaders in product, service or technological innovation, and has a medium revenue scale; the third tiers has a smaller share in the market, has a lower brand awareness, mainly focuses on the local market, and has a relatively small revenue scale.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales volume, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics market. The report data covers historical data from 2018 to 2023, based year in 2024 and forecast data from 2025 to 2030.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.    

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Include:

Toray

Fitesa

PFNonwovens

Berry Global

Freudenberg

Ahlstrom-Munksjö

Don & Low

Kimberly-Clark

Mogul

CHTC Jiahua

TEDA

JOFO

Xinlong

Mitsui Chemicals

Atex Group

High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Segment Include:

Single Layer Type

Double Layers Type

High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Application Include:

Medical and Sanitary

Home Decoration

Agriculture

Industrial

Other

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Capacity and Production Analysis

Chapter 3: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 4: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 6: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 7: North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: APAC (Excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Middle East and Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 13: Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 14: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 15: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 16: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 17: Methodology and Data Sources


1 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product by Type
1.2.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
1.2.2 Single Layer Type
1.2.3 Double Layers Type
1.3 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product by Application
1.3.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
1.3.2 Medical and Sanitary
1.3.3 Home Decoration
1.3.4 Agriculture
1.3.5 Industrial
1.3.6 Other
1.4 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size Analysis (2019-2030)
1.4.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Sales Analysis (2019-2030)
1.4.3 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2019-2030)
1.5 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Development Status and Trends
1.5.1 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Development Status Analysis
1.5.2 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Development Trends Analysis
2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Capacity and Production Analysis
2.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Production Capacity (2019-2030)
2.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Production by Region: 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
2.3 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Production by Region
2.3.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Historic Production by Region (2019-2024)
2.3.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Forecasted Production by Region (2025-2030)
2.3.3 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Production Market Share by Region (2019-2030)
3 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political Factors Analysis
3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
3.3 Social Factors Analysis
3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
4 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Competitive Rivalry
4.2 Threat of New Entrants
4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.5 Threat of Substitutes
5 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Analysis by Regions
5.1 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Overall Market: 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
5.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2019-2030)
5.2.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue and Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
5.2.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
5.3 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales and Forecast Analysis (2019-2030)
5.3.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales and Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
5.3.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
5.4 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales Price Trend Analysis (2019-2030)
6 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type and Application
6.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
6.1.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2019-2030)
6.1.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2019-2030)
6.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
6.2.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2019-2030)
6.2.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2019-2030)
7 North America
7.1 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
7.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
7.3.1 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
7.3.2 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
7.4 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
7.4.1 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
7.4.2 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
7.5 North America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Country
7.5.1 US
7.5.2 Canada
8 Europe
8.1 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
8.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
8.3.1 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
8.3.2 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
8.4 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
8.4.1 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
8.4.2  Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
8.5 Europe High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Country
8.5.1 Germany
8.5.2 France
8.5.3 United Kingdom
8.5.4 Italy
8.5.5 Spain
8.5.6 Benelux
9 China
9.1 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
9.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
9.3.1 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
9.3.2 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
9.4 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
9.4.1 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
9.4.2 China High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
10 APAC (excl. China)
10.1 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
10.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
10.3.1 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
10.3.2 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
10.4 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
10.4.1 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
10.4.2 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
10.5 APAC (excl. China) High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Country
10.5.1 Japan
10.5.2 South Korea
10.5.3 India
10.5.4 Australia
10.5.5 Indonesia
10.5.6 Vietnam
10.5.7 Malaysia
10.5.8 Thailand
11 Latin America
11.1 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
11.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
11.3 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
11.3.2 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
11.4 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
11.4.2 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
11.5 Latin America High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Country
11.5.1 Mexico
11.5.2 Brazil
12 Middle East & Africa
12.1 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
12.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
12.3 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Type
12.3.1 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Type (2019-2030)
12.3.2 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
12.4 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Application
12.4.1 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales by Application (2019-2030)
12.4.2 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
12.5 Middle East & Africa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size by Country
12.5.1 Saudi Arabia
12.5.2 South Africa
13 Competition by Manufacturers
13.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.1 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.2 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.3 Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.2 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
13.2.1 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Competitive Landscape Analysis
13.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
13.2.3 Market Dynamic
14 Key Companies Analysis
14.1 Toray
14.1.1 Toray Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.1.2 Toray High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.1.3 Toray High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.2 Fitesa
14.2.1 Fitesa Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.2.2 Fitesa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.2.3 Fitesa High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.3 PFNonwovens
14.3.1 PFNonwovens Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.3.2 PFNonwovens High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.3.3 PFNonwovens High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.4 Berry Global
14.4.1 Berry Global Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.4.2 Berry Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.4.3 Berry Global High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.5 Freudenberg
14.5.1 Freudenberg Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.5.2 Freudenberg High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.5.3 Freudenberg High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.6 Ahlstrom-Munksjö
14.6.1 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.6.2 Ahlstrom-Munksjö High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.6.3 Ahlstrom-Munksjö High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.7 Don & Low
14.7.1 Don & Low Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.7.2 Don & Low High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.7.3 Don & Low High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.8 Kimberly-Clark
14.8.1 Kimberly-Clark Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.8.2 Kimberly-Clark High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.8.3 Kimberly-Clark High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.9 Mogul
14.9.1 Mogul Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.9.2 Mogul High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.9.3 Mogul High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.10 CHTC Jiahua
14.10.1 CHTC Jiahua Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.10.2 CHTC Jiahua High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.10.3 CHTC Jiahua High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.11 TEDA
14.11.1 TEDA Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.11.2 TEDA High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.11.3 TEDA High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.12 JOFO
14.12.1 JOFO Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.12.2 JOFO High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.12.3 JOFO High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.13 Xinlong
14.13.1 Xinlong Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.13.2 Xinlong High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.13.3 Xinlong High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.14 Mitsui Chemicals
14.14.1 Mitsui Chemicals Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.14.2 Mitsui Chemicals High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.14.3 Mitsui Chemicals High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.15 Atex Group
14.15.1 Atex Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.15.2 Atex Group High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Product Portfolio
14.15.3 Atex Group High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
15 Industry Chain Analysis
15.1 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Chain Analysis
15.2 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Upstream Supply Analysis
15.2.1 Upstream Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
15.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
15.3 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Typical Downstream Customers
15.4 High-performance Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabrics Sales Channel Analysis
16 Research Findings and Conclusion
17 Methodology and Data Source
17.1 Methodology/Research Approach
17.2 Research Scope
17.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
17.4 Date Source
17.4.1 Primary Sources
17.4.2 Secondary Sources
17.5 Data Cross Validation
17.6 Disclaimer

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