Production and use of polypropylene fibres and yarn

World production of PP fibres in 2004 was approximately 6.3 million tons, including 2.1 million tons of film fibres. The total consumption of PP fibres, including spunbond/meltblown, on the European continent increased by 2.5% in 2004, reaching 2.4 million tons. In the near future, expansion of use of PP fibres for production of nonwovens is projected. The world market capacity will increase by 2008 to 3.55 million tons, including up to 1.0 million tons in North American countries. A wide assortment of PP products in the form of films, ribbons, fibrillized materials, staple fibre, complex yarns, spunbond, meltblown, etc., for manufacturing bags, soft containers, agrotextiles, packaging, cables, carpets, hygienic and medical goods, etc., has been developed.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]