Nonwoven Filter Media Market Research Report - by Product, Type, Technology (Spunbound, Meltblown, Wetlaid, Needlepunch), Application (Transport, Water Filtration, HVAC, Food & Beverage, Manufacture, Pharmaceutical), Region - Forecast till 2030

Non-Woven Filter Media Market Overview

According to the global nonwoven filter media market research report, the global market has accounted for growth at a CAGR of 5.50% in the assessment period of 2022 to 2030. By the end of the forecast period, the non -woven filter media is predicted to reach USD 7206.7 Million.

The application of nonwoven filter media has surged up in healthcare sectors, personal care, automotive, etc. Nonwoven filters are referred to as random fibers that are fastened together through entangling filaments. This entangling process can be done chemically, mechanically, and thermally, so the filter media would have interconnecting open spaces along the cross-sections that aid in removing a significant percentage of particulate matter. The matter could be of liquid, or a gaseous fluid steams that flows through the filter.

Nonwoven Filter Media are typically considered as porous fabrics made up of a diverse range of fibers and filaments used for filtering out or separating various unwanted particles or elements from a liquid or gas medium passing through it. Hence, the nonwoven filter media are in high demand in end-user sectors such as water filtration, HVAC, and respiratory protection industries. The major advantage nonwoven filter media has over standard filter media is that they can be easily manufactured precisely for meeting the appropriate requirements with air and liquid filtration industry regulatory frameworks. These filter media exude durability and functional efficiency, which make for being ideal materials for filtration. All these characteristics can positively influence the nonwoven filter media market revenue and the global market growth in the forecast period.

COVID-19 Analysis

The novel Coronavirus has created a devastating condition all across the globe that has severely impacted various industries. The nonwoven filter media was no exception, as several governmental regulations have restricted the commercialization supply overseas, and end-users could not access the products due to lockdown situations. Disturbance in the supply chain of raw materials for manufacturing nonwoven filter media has also negatively impacted the nonwoven filter media market size during the pandemic period. However, since nonwoven filter media is one of the best-preferred filtering materials for different respiratory masks like N-95, K-95, surgical masks, and other respirators, the demand for these objects has grown tremendously during the emergence of the pandemic situation in 2020. Nonwoven filter media offers a finer filtration technique compared to other media, which has propelled the growth of nonwoven filter media market size during a pandemic. Studies have shown that nonwoven filter media combined with other fabrics can offer 11% off additional filtration efficiency. As the lockdown restrictions become leisured, the driving need for offering fine respiratory filtration, the key players made many innovative approaches to strengthen the global market value.

Chief Factors Existing in The Market

Key Market Drivers

The prominent driving factor of nonwoven filter media is the media's enhanced application in the healthcare and transportation industry, as well as raising awareness of air and water pollution. The stringent government regulations on various sectors, especially the HVAC industry and respiratory industry, are increasing the demand in the nonwoven filter media market.

Market Challenges

The frequent fluctuations in the price values of raw materials are likely to create more challenges in the nonwoven filter media market. Moreover, the threats surfacing from the woven filtration media are creating doubts in the end users' belief that nonwoven filter media might not be reliable and can hinder the nonwoven filter media market growth.

Market Opportunities

As various global regions are encountering better economic scenarios, the consumers are acquiring a shift in lifestyles. These changes, coupled with consumer confidence in purchasing technologically advanced equipment such as fuel-efficient vehicles, power-efficient HVAC systems, and others, create more opportunities in the nonwoven filter media market that can fuel more demand.

Market Restraints

More governmental and environmental bodies across the world are engaging regulations regarding the use of certain standard nonwoven filter media in various sectors. However, the expensiveness of production and application of nonwoven filter media in various through various sectors can serve as a major restraint in the global market.

Cumulative Evaluation of The Market

The nonwoven filter media research report explains several growth factors in the nonwoven filter media market. Since nonwoven filter media is integrated into various range of industries, the demand for this media in HVAC, respiratory, and automotive sectors is driving the global market growth. Furthermore, air and water quality concerns among the consumers and increasing governmental and environmental regulations are raising the demand for nonwoven filter media. The continuous fluctuation in the price of raw materials is predicated put up new challenges in the nonwoven filter media market in the forecast period. Moreover, the arising threats associated with woven filtration media can hinder the growth of the nonwoven filter media market.

Since more market players are joining the industry with innovative efforts and intelligent market strategies, there can be rapid expansion of the nonwoven filter media market in the assessment period of 2022 to 2030.

Market Segmentation

By Product

The product segment of the nonwoven filter media market is further classified into the surface filter and depth filter.

By Filter Type

On the basis of filter type, the nonwoven filter media market is bifurcated into synthetic and natural filters.

By Technology

The technological segment of the nonwoven filter media market is segregated into more sub-segments such as spounbound, wait laid, meltblown, needle punch, and others.

By application

Based on the application segment, the nonwoven filter media market is further segregated into manufacturing, pharmaceutical, refining, HVAC, transportation, water filtration, food & beverages, mining, homecare, and others.

Regional Analysis

As per the geographical bifurcation of nonwoven filter media market regions, the global regions involve North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and others. The Asia Pacific region is predicted to have the largest nonwoven filter media market share during the forecast period. North America has accounted for having the second-largest share, followed by Europe during the assessment period. The Asia-pacific region country China has been evaluated to have the largest market share in the region. China is estimated to dominate the nonwoven filter media market in the forecast period as there is an increasing number of end-users and industries established in the region.

Competitive Intensity Within The Industry

On the basis of the global nonwoven filter media market, there is a high competition rate in the industry as many market players are joining in the nonwoven filter media market trend. Below are some of the prominent key players in the nonwoven filter media market:

• Sandler AG


• Parker Hannifin Corp


• Freudenberg Filtration Technologies


• Berry Global Inc.


• 3M


• Ahlstrom-Munksjö


• Pentair Residential Filtration


• DowDuPont


• Johns Manville


• Hollingsworth & Vose

Since many multinational market players are competing in the global nonwoven filter media market, each of them brings in their unique dynamic approaches for more growth value in the nonwoven filter media market forecast period. As more key players are entering the nonwoven filter media market, the competition rate is rising more.

Recent Market Developments

• In February 2022, it announced's plan to create sustainable nonwoven solutions with optimized functionality and make new developments for automotive and wipes industry applications. Sandler introduces novel materials that are environmentally friendly by considerably lowering their carbon footprint.


• In April 2022, Pentair announced launching the Pentair Rocean Reservoir, which is a innovative, sustainable design for water filtration systems. This would work on providing consumers with significantly clean tap water with just a touch of a button. This reservoir plan is to give sustainable alternative for bottled water to consumers, collaboratingwith InstaCleanTM Technology and certification to minimize or remove 76 contaminants.


• In March 2022, Hollingsworth & Vose made the announcement to invest in India to expand its manufacturing capacity with Hi-Sep battery separators and absorbent glass mat separators for various automotive and industrial applications.

Report Overview

According to the nonwoven filter media market, various quantitative and qualitative analyses have been performed on market studies to evaluate the performance of the global market. The report consists of different market dynamics influencing the global performance of the global nonwoven filter media market, such as market overview, market segmentation, regional segmentation analysis, global market competition analysis, and latest market developments. Furthermore, the nonwoven filter media market analysis describes the market strategies that the top market key players are employing in order to propel the nonwoven filter media market forward during the forecast periods.

Key Industry Segments

By Product

• Surface filter


• Depth Filter

By Filter Type

• Synthetic filter


• Natural filter


• Others

By Technology

• Spounbound


• Meltblown


• Waitlaid


• Needle Punch


• Others

By Application

• Transportation


• Water Filtration


• HVAC


• Food & Beverages


• Manufacturing


• Pharmaceutical


• Homecare


• Mining


• Refining


• Homecare


• Others

By Region

• North America


• Europe


• Asia Pacific


• Latin America


• Middle East & Africa