The Main Factors Influencing the Price of MeltBlown Nonwoven Cloth and Choosing Its Thickness

When selecting meltblown nonwoven cloth, do you need to look at its thickness? Is thicker always better?

Currently, in disinfection supply centers around the world, the most common packaging materials, apart from pure cotton, are meltblown nonwoven cloths. When hospitals and clinics choose meltblown nonwoven cloths, they often pay attention to their thickness (i.e. weight per square meter). However, the answer is no - due to the fabric's own structural type, an increase in thickness does not necessarily mean an increase in its ability to block microbial species. For example, using a thicker nonwoven cloth does not necessarily improve its antimicrobial properties due to the weight of the adhesive layer, only when the diameter of the important filter layer (i.e. the meltblown layer) can effectively filter microbial species and dust invasion are its antimicrobial properties in compliance with regulations. The increase in thickness also affects its air permeability, increasing the likelihood of wet packaging.

There is a problem with the damage to non-woven fabrics after sterilization. The root cause of this problem is that after sterilization through high temperature, the external economic plastic fibers of the non-woven fabric will experience a certain degree of shrinkage, which mainly manifests as the post-sterilization non-woven fabric being more brittle than before.

The important factors affecting the price of meltblown nonwoven cloths

The price of crude oil in the raw material/crude oil market

Since nonwoven cloths belong to chemical raw materials, their raw materials are PP, and polypropylene is also made from PE, a petroleum refining product. Therefore, changes in propylene prices will directly affect the price of nonwoven cloths.

The equipment and technical capital input of the production manufacturer

The quality of imported products is different from that of domestic equipment, or the production raw materials and processes are different, resulting in different tensile strength, compressive strength, surface treatment technology, uniformity, and feel of nonwoven cloths, which will also affect the price of nonwoven cloths.

The quantity

The larger the total number of meltblown nonwoven cloths, the smaller the product cost.

The level of inventory in the factory

Some large factories will hoard a lot of raw materials when the prices are low, and use spot trading or containerized imported raw materials to save product costs.

The hazards of the production and manufacturing areas

There are many manufacturers of meltblown nonwoven cloths in China's North, Central, East, and South regions, so the production costs in these regions are relatively low. Conversely, in other regions, affected by factors such as transportation costs, maintenance costs, and storage costs, the price is relatively high.