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The Household Wipes Market



as economic conditions improve, manufacturers are gearing up for a return to consumer spending



Karen McIntyre, Editor




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During the past decade, the household wipes market has been nothing short of explosive. Starting with Clorox’s disinfectant wipes, launched in 1999, and Procter & Gamble’s Swiffer electrostatic floor cleaning cloths a year later, a steady stream of new product introductions catering to today’s overbooked consumer has created a billion dollar market for nonwovens.

From the stainless steel cleaning wipe to clean off appliances to the wet and dry wipes used to mop a floor to furniture polishers, glass cleaners or toilet and shower wipes, there is no longer a surface in the home that does not have a wipe to clean it.