Spunbond nonwovens are now the largest process used to produce nonwovens. Spunbond nonwovens include spunbond, melt blown and SMS (spunbond / melt blown / spunbond) processes / products. It accounted for 48.8% of global non-woven consumption in 2016. They dominate the potential non-woven markets for health, medical, liquid filtration, construction and roofing, and are associated with 13 other non-woven markets. In 2016, the global market supply of spinning and melting products reached 4.6 million tons (136.9 billion square meters), worth 15.6 billion US dollars. It is estimated that by 2021, the spinning fusible non-woven fabric will reach 6.7 million tons, i.e. 206.5 billion square meters, worth 22.5 billion US dollars.

By 2022, the market of air laid nonwovens is expected to grow to 2.5 billion US dollars, equivalent to 8.2 billion square meters or 654500 tons. This is based on the market value of US $1.8 billion and the consumption expectation of 6.5 billion square meters (506600 tons) in 2017. In 2017-2022, the annual growth rate is expected to be 6.6% (USD), 4.8% (M2) and 5.3% (T), respectively. The market demand of relative air laid products increases by about 5% every year. Although there are some supply problems in some regions and some air laid products, at present, the global supply and demand situation is still balanced.

Wet process nonwovens are constantly introducing and developing new products in some more traditional mature markets, and also participating in some of the latest nonwovens applications. Wallpaper is one of the early end product applications of wet non-woven fabric, and now it is rapidly replacing the paper products that once occupied the leading position in the market. In addition, durability features allow this category to grow at a higher rate, even faster for wallpaper and other durable products. In terms of the ability to deal with various fiber types (from glass fiber, cotton and banana hemp), the wet process is also the strongest and the most diversified non-woven production process. This versatility provides opportunities to improve both cost and performance. Wet process nonwovens are the smallest of the major nonwovens process types, accounting for only 2.7% of global nonwovens production in 2016. In 2016, 259600 tons or 6.4 billion square meters of wet non-woven fabrics were consumed globally, worth US $7.376 billion. By 2021, market sales are expected to grow by nearly 6% annually.