Global Status Of Fibers
While the overall fiber production declined in 2020, the market share of preferred fiber and materials is increasing. But even with this growth, preferred fibers still only represent less than one-ffth of the global fber market. This number includes - in descending order - recycled polyester (8.4 million tonnes), preferred cotton as defned by a list of recognized standards (7.8 million tonnes), FSC/PEFC certifed manmade cellulosic fibers (~3.9 million tonnes) and other recycled and biobased fibers produced according to recognized standards (0.57 million tonnes).
The Global Synthetic Fibers Market was valued at USD 63.93 Billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach a value of USD 93.03 Billion by 2030. The Global Market is anticipated to grow to exhibit a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 4.80% over the forecast period.
PolyPropylene (PP) Specifications Table
Properties
UNIT
Flack Fiber (Broken Fiber)
Concrete Fiber
Normal Fiber
Hygienic Fiber
Geotextile Fiber
Raw Material
%
pp 100%
PP 100%
pp 100%
pp 100%
pp 100%
Specific Properties
-
Broken Fiber
Concrete Fiber
Normal Fiber
Hygienic fiber
Geotextile Fiber
Type Of Finish
-
Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
Melting Point
℃
160-170
160-170
160-170
160-170
160-170
Softening Point
℃
140-150
140-150
140-150
140-150
140-150
Specific Gravity
%T
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
Shrinkage
%
-
-
0
0
0
Resistance Specific
Ω*g*(cm)-2
-
-
-
108
-
Count
dTex
3-4
2.2
4-22
2.2
4-8
Tenacity
g/den
3.5-4
2.5-3.5
3-3.5
2-2.6
4-4.8
Elongation
%
70-90
80-100
100-180
350-400
80-120
O.P.U. Finish
%
0.6
0.6-1
0.5-0.7
0.5-0.8
0.5-0.8
N.C.D. Crimp
Crimps/cm
0
0
3-4
8-13
5-6
Cut-Length
mm
3
6-12-18
50-60-75-90
40
50-60-75
Static Load
Kv/m
1.2-1.5
1.2-1.5
1.2-1.5
1.2-1.5
1.2-1.5
Sinking Time
sec
3
3-5
-
3-5
-
Diameter
µ
22-25
17-19
-
-
-
Fiber's Production Growth
The increase of the preferred fibers market should not
make us forget that the overall fber and materials market
continues to grow and with this also its overall impacts.
The global fiber production has almost doubled in
the last 20 years from 58 million tonnes in 2000 to 109
million tonnes in 2020. While it is not yet clear how the
pandemic and other factors will impact future development,
global fber production is expected to increase by another
34 percent to 146 million tonnes in 2030 if the industry
will build back business as usual. In absolute numbers,
virgin fossil-based fibers also increased from 55.7
million tonnes in 2016 to 59.7 million tonnes in 2020.
The global fiber production, hit by the
COVID-19 pandemic, decreased from 111
million tonnes in 2019 to 109 million tonnes
in 2020 after years of growth. Compared
to signifcant downturns in the global apparel
retail market, this is a relatively minor decline.
Reasons include that the cotton season was
already in full swing when the pandemic
started, that lower sales in the apparel market
were partly compensated by higher sales in
other segments such as medical and hygiene
textiles and home textiles, and that the
production volumes in China continued to be
very high all in all.
PolyPropylene Recycled From PET bottles
The market share of recycled fbers increased from 6.9
percent in 2016 to 8.1 percent in 2020 - with the majority
(7.6 percent) coming from recycled PET bottles - and only
a minor part (0.5 percent) from other recycled feedstock.
Overall, less than 0.5 percent of the global fiber
market was from pre- and post-consumer recycled
textiles in 2020.
| Properties | UNIT | Flack Fiber (Broken Fiber) | Concrete Fiber | Normal Fiber | Hygienic Fiber | Geotextile Fiber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Material | % | pp 100% | PP 100% | pp 100% | pp 100% | pp 100% |
| Specific Properties | - | Broken Fiber | Concrete Fiber | Normal Fiber | Hygienic fiber | Geotextile Fiber |
| Type Of Finish | - | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic |
| Melting Point | ℃ | 160-170 | 160-170 | 160-170 | 160-170 | 160-170 |
| Softening Point | ℃ | 140-150 | 140-150 | 140-150 | 140-150 | 140-150 |
| Specific Gravity | %T | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
| Shrinkage | % | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resistance Specific | Ω*g*(cm)-2 | - | - | - | 108 | - |
| Count | dTex | 3-4 | 2.2 | 4-22 | 2.2 | 4-8 |
| Tenacity | g/den | 3.5-4 | 2.5-3.5 | 3-3.5 | 2-2.6 | 4-4.8 |
| Elongation | % | 70-90 | 80-100 | 100-180 | 350-400 | 80-120 |
| O.P.U. Finish | % | 0.6 | 0.6-1 | 0.5-0.7 | 0.5-0.8 | 0.5-0.8 |
| N.C.D. Crimp | Crimps/cm | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 8-13 | 5-6 |
| Cut-Length | mm | 3 | 6-12-18 | 50-60-75-90 | 40 | 50-60-75 |
| Static Load | Kv/m | 1.2-1.5 | 1.2-1.5 | 1.2-1.5 | 1.2-1.5 | 1.2-1.5 |
| Sinking Time | sec | 3 | 3-5 | - | 3-5 | - |
| Diameter | µ | 22-25 | 17-19 | - | - | - |
Fiber's Production Growth
The increase of the preferred fibers market should not make us forget that the overall fber and materials market continues to grow and with this also its overall impacts. The global fiber production has almost doubled in the last 20 years from 58 million tonnes in 2000 to 109 million tonnes in 2020. While it is not yet clear how the pandemic and other factors will impact future development, global fber production is expected to increase by another 34 percent to 146 million tonnes in 2030 if the industry will build back business as usual. In absolute numbers, virgin fossil-based fibers also increased from 55.7 million tonnes in 2016 to 59.7 million tonnes in 2020.
The global fiber production, hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased from 111 million tonnes in 2019 to 109 million tonnes in 2020 after years of growth. Compared to signifcant downturns in the global apparel retail market, this is a relatively minor decline. Reasons include that the cotton season was already in full swing when the pandemic started, that lower sales in the apparel market were partly compensated by higher sales in other segments such as medical and hygiene textiles and home textiles, and that the production volumes in China continued to be very high all in all.
PolyPropylene Recycled From PET bottles
The market share of recycled fbers increased from 6.9 percent in 2016 to 8.1 percent in 2020 - with the majority (7.6 percent) coming from recycled PET bottles - and only a minor part (0.5 percent) from other recycled feedstock. Overall, less than 0.5 percent of the global fiber market was from pre- and post-consumer recycled textiles in 2020.