Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024 - 2029)

Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Market Analysis

The Nonwoven Disposable Gloves market studied is expected to grow with an estimated CAGR of 4.7% over the forecast period.

The COVID-19 is likely to have a positive impact on the Nonwoven Disposable Gloves market. The demand from all sectors increased due to the necessity of usage for preventing microbial contamination, specifically people who are involved in outdoor activities. In the fear of the spread of microorganisms, people became more conscious about increasing the use of safety measures or equipment, especially in 2020. This created the increasing demand of supply gap in the industry and the major players in the market have to respond to the situation and increase the production levels. In the era of coronavirus disease, gloves are used by healthcare professionals to reduce the contamination of microbes through contact with blood and other fluids and reduce the transmission from medical staff to patient. In the COVID-19 crisis, medical gloves are supposed to help the general community when in contact with the COVID-positive patients, while taking care of the individual. In March 2020, the study carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that there would be a global need for 89 million medical masks, 76 million examination gloves, and 1.6 million pairs of goggles in each month, in response to the pandemic in 2020.

As per the article published by Department of Dyes and Chemicals Engineering, Bangladesh University of TextilesIn, nearly 1.8 billion gloves were supplied to the UK National Health Service (NHS) in 6 months. The UK government had spent GBP 15 billion for procuring masks, gowns and gloves to fight against COVID-19 in July 2020.

Increasing demand of gloves due to rising hospital acquired infection is majorly driving the growth of market. Increasing medical spending in developing economies such as India with high demand for advanced healthcare services is anticipated to drive the market growth. Rising awareness among consumers regarding hospital-acquired infections has resulted in growing demand for nonwoven disposables. The growth of nonwoven gloves market can also be attributed to the insreasing susceptibitly of the geriatric population to infection. Regulatory bodies such as Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) and National Health Service (NHS) established strict regulations for use of such disposable gloves in various medical applications to prevent the microbial contamination. In April 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) published an article 'Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and considerations during severe shortages' established the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) includes gloves, medical/surgical face Masks in health care and home care settings. According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in , China's health technicians reached 10.1 million in 2019. This report estimates more than 60% of the healthcare professionals are consuming protective gloves, people consumes 6 gloves every day, and the demand reached 13.27 billion in 2019. Under the impact of new virus pneumonia epidemic, the usage of protective gloves by medical staff and public has increased. At the same time after this epidemic, personal health awareness will be raised, and the disposable nonwoven gloves market has huge potential.

Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Market Trends

This section covers the major market trends shaping the Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Market according to our research experts:

Wetlaid technology is Expected to Grow Faster and dominate the market over the forecast period

Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Industry Segmentation

Nonwoven gloves are made from nonwoven fibers with wear and tear resistance, have a water-absorbing property, and can effectively prevent contamination of any foreign substances. Cotton, PET, PP, PE, and viscose are used in combinations to produce these types of gloves. These types of gloves are majorly used in the healthcare sector. The Nonwoven Disposable Gloves Market is segmented by Product Class (Pre-soaped, and Non-soaped), Technology (Spunlace/Spunbound, Airlaid, Wetland, Needle Punched, and Others), and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, and South America). The report offers the value (in USD million) for the above segments.