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Food Pads 2007: A Tale of Two Markets



nonwovens' penetration of this growing market depends on geography



By Phillip Mango
Phillip Mango Consulting




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The worldwide food pad market in 2007 consisted of a little more than 20 billion pads, with about nine billion each in North America and Europe. Growth through 2012 is projected at 5-7%. This equates to an approximate potential market of almost 60,000 metric tons of nonwovens in 2007, growing to approximately 80,000 metric tons by 2012.

Currently, worldwide utilization of nonwovens is estimated at about 18,000 metric tons, most of which is airlaid. Nonwovens’ penetration is about 30% globally. Growth in nonwovens in food pad applications is expected to be much higher than for the overall food pad market, projected at more than 11% per year through 2012.