Will Diaper Material Usher in Explosive Growth?

11/11/2022


The structure of the diaper product mainly includes the surface layer, the absorption core, the outer leak proof film and the tape. The surface layer is usually non-woven fabric containing aloe agent, the absorption core is mainly polymer absorbent (SAP) and villous slurry, the outer leak proof film is generally non-woven fabric, breathable PE film, and the adhesive tape is sticky tape. Composite staple fiber (ES fiber) and superabsorbent resin (SAP) are the core raw materials of diapers.

Composite staple fiber (ES fiber), also known as core-skin composite staple fiber, is a kind of two-component fiber with core-skin structure, which is a kind of polyolefin fiber developed by Chisso Company in Japan

The fiber of side tape nonwoven fabric is especially suitable for the production of sanitary materials, thermal fillers, filtration materials and other products by hot air penetration process. It is the raw material for the production of the surface non-woven fabric of the third and fourth generation sanitary products (mainly including sanitary napkins, sanitary pads, baby diapers and diapers)

Composite staple fiber (ES fiber) is an important material of non-woven fabric, and the advantages of non-woven fabric is that the penetration time of the liquid is shorter, the amount of reosmosis is lower, and it has become the most commonly used material for the face layer of diapers. At the same time, using ES fiber, raw material cost only increased by 2% to 3%, but the price can be increased by 10% to 20%, high added value of products.High performance water-absorbing resin (SAP) is a new functional polymer material. The most basic performance is that it can absorb water one hundred times or even thousands of times heavier than itself. After absorbing water, it can become a kind of gel with a certain strength and water retention. It is insoluble in water and insoluble in organic matter.
Due to its strong liquid absorption capacity, SAP can absorb tens of times to one hundred times the weight of the liquid, its water absorption speed, high rate, safe and non-toxic, cheap and easy to obtain raw materials and other advantages, it is widely used in diapers absorption core layer.
The largest application area of SAP is the health industry, where the products used, in order of size, are baby diapers, children's training pants, adult incontinence products and women's sanitary pads. In developed countries, diapers for babies account for 77% of SAP consumption, and incontinence products for adults account for 10%, accounting for nearly 90% of total SAP consumption, while the proportion of SAP consumption in China is only about 60%. With the rapid development of infant and adult diaper industry, SAP market demand will also increase dramatically. At present, SAP costs account for about 20% of each diaper. The diaper weighs 30-40g/ piece, with SAP generally 8-12g. According to the average 10g/ piece and 30,000 yuan/ton, SAP accounts for about 0.3 yuan/piece of the cost of the diaper.

At present, the annual demand for Chinese baby diapers and diapers is only about 25 billion yuan. It is worth noting that the infant diaper market penetration rate in China is only about 30%, while the penetration rate of diapers in overseas markets such as North America and Japan has reached 95%.
Domestic market penetration rate of adult incontinence products is less than 3%, while in Japan, where adult incontinence products are mature, the rate is as high as 80%.

According to the forecast of the Household Paper Industry Association, the per capita diapers for infants under 2 years old should be calculated conservatively at 3 pieces per day, and the market penetration rate should be estimated at 60%, and the consumption of infant diapers will reach about 30 billion pieces in 2020. Using the relatively optimistic estimate of more than 6 tablets per day in developed countries in Europe, Japan and the United States, consumption will increase by three to four times by 2020. Adult incontinence products are another area that will see significant growth downstream of SAP.

Our country already entered an aging society, and refer to the relevant data from Japan, the elderly above 65 need to care for 12%, then the old man nursing in our country just begins to start; At present, the total consumption of adult incontinence products in China exceeds 500 million tablets. If calculated according to the average daily consumption of 3 tablets, the market penetration rate is only about 3%, with large potential space in the future.
It can be seen that the increase of infant market and adult market penetration will bring considerable market space for diapers and promote the prosperity of upstream material industry.
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