The capacity expansion of nonwovens industry slowed down in 2022

The capacity expansion of nonwovens industry slowed down in 2022. The capacity expansion in Xinjiang was faster, but that in other areas was slower. The number of total machines reached just above 500 sets, and about 550kt of VSF was consumed by nonwovens in China throughout the year. On the whole, VSF consumption of China in 2022 might be reduced by around 7.6% year on year.