How can non-woven fabrics be used in the medical field in Egypt?
Non woven fabrics continue to be favored by the medical industry because they are superior to textiles in terms of comfort, barrier and pollution resistance as a substrate. In a highly cost sensitive medical environment, the use cost of non-woven medical products has also been reduced. With the COVID-19 sweeping the world, the demand for medical materials and personal protective equipment (PPE) has soared, which undoubtedly further witnessed the value of non-woven fabrics in the whole industry. Although the peak demand caused by the COVID-19 has declined, industry experts predict that the inventory of medical non-woven fabrics and PPE will still increase compared with the pre epidemic level.
Looking forward to the future, some of the main growth drivers of the medical non-woven fabric market will be the increasing aging of the global population, infection prevention and the prevalence of chronic diseases.Medical non-woven fabrics are used to produce surgical clothes, hole towels, table covers, isolation clothing, surgical caps, shoe covers, bedding, disinfection packaging and wound care products. Surgical scarves and surgical gowns are the largest applications of non-woven fabrics in the medical field. They account for more than 50% of the consumption of non-woven fabrics in history, although this number does decline in 2020.
With the aging of the global population and the increase of life expectancy, surgery is unlikely to decrease; In fact, it is estimated that by 2027, such operations will increase by 5-7% annually. The COVID-19 epidemic has provided a basis for the increase of regional strategic reserves of key medical products and their inventory levels. The end use of medical non-woven fabrics will continue to grow. Respirators were and are a small end use and are unlikely to become a determinant of the long-term growth of the market.
It is expected that the supply and demand of medical non-woven fabrics will fluctuate in the short term, because the oversupply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other fields is going through an adjustment period, in which the excess inventory and overcapacity as well as the reduction of epidemic demand will lead to overcapacity in 2022-2024.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the demand for disposable medical products is growing rapidly. In the long run, the medical market has broad prospects, which is also because the aging population is seeking better care products.
