Beijing, China
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2024 Nonwovens Sales: $109 million

Plants
Suzhou, Tianjin, Yangzhou, Changshu China

Processes
Air through bonding

Markets
Hygiene for baby care and feminine care

A manufacturer of air through bonded nonwovens primarily for feminine hygiene and baby care applications, Beijing Dayuan Nonwovens reported sales of $109 million in 2024. Despite fierce market competition, Dayuan’s sales in 2024 increased by 10.23% compared to 2023.

The company currently has four plants in China, located Tianjin, Suzhou, Yangzhou and Changshu. Its newest site, in Changshu, was acquired in September 2024 from Japan’s JNC Corporation and currently houses four production lines. However, the company plans to close this site within the next two years when the lease agreement on the property expires and look for a replacement site.

For now, Dayuan will primarily focus on its Yangzhou and Tianjin sites, expanding and laying a solid foundation for the future development of the company. It was at these sites that Dayuan added five air through lines between 2024 and 2025 in an effort to improve production efficiency and product quality through the introduction of new equipment. As these lines ramp up, the company will gradually phase out old equipment and lines.

“With the popularity of soft materials, there will inevitably be a trend worldwide to use air through as the top sheet and backsheet of sanitary napkins, diapers, especially high-tier personal care hygiene products, which are gradually becoming popular and applied in countries and regions such as South Asia, Europe, Middle East and South America,” executives predict.

In addition to reaching an annual production capacity of 61,500 tons, Beijing Dayuan has continuously optimized its production process, reduced workforce through automation, established a comprehensive data analysis system, and achieved automation, cloud technology guidance and traceability of the production process.

For example, aperturing air through topsheet conveys a soft and skin friendly feeling with rapid liquid infiltration, while the 0.8 denier air through diaper outcover conveys a delicate and silky touch. These products have been well received by consumers around the world, according to the company.

To help fuel innovation, Dayuan has established an innovation center in Yangzhou, which is guided by market demand with a focus on process innovation and product innovation activities, in order to maintain a leading position in the hygiene industry. In the future, Dayuan will continue to invest in R&D, creating a comprehensive innovation system that includes product innovation, design innovation, quality innovation, service innovation and other aspects. These efforts will not only focus on China but will expand the company’s reach globally.

Plants: Beijing, Suzhou, Tianjin, Yangzhou, China
Processes: Air through bonding, spunlace
Markets: Hygiene, wipes, face masks

A manufacturer of air through bonded nonwovens primarily for feminine hygiene and baby care applications, Beijing Dayuan Nonwovens reported sales of $109 million in 2022. Due to fierce market competition and a decrease in raw material prices, the company’s sales in 2022 decreased by 7.49% compared to 2021.

Dayuan Nonwovens currently operates four plants in Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou and Yangzhou, China. This year, the company will continue to expand its factories in Yangzhou and Tianjin, laying a solid foundation for the future development of the company towards the direction of the big healthcare industry.

These efforts will help the company defend itself against competition in the nonwovens market, which has become extremely fierce. “Only by improving production efficiency, reducing material consumption, continuously innovating and implementing sustainable development strategies can we stand firm in the market,” Jessy Zhang, vice president of sales says.

Dayuan connects its four manufacturing bases together through digitization and internet technology. Dayuan has created its own production planning and logistics system to make the whole process of product lifecycle manageable, controllable and visible. This makes the workflow simpler, greatly improves data processing and analysis capabilities, and reduces unnecessary resource waste during the process. In terms of product innovation, the company closely follows the pace of technological improvement in the textile industry and applies new technologies in the field of woven goods to the field of air through nonwoven. Dayuan has jointly developed multiple materials with upstream and downstream enterprises such as fibers and lubricants. At the same time, the company has carried out sustainable product research and development strategies and production manufacturing plans at different levels based on customer needs in different regions around the world, mainly including: 1) using less energy and water, 2) reducing the quantity of materials, 3) increasing the use of natural materials, 3) reducing packaging materials, reducing landfill, and 4) reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Plants: Beijing, Suzhou, Tianjin, Yangzhou, China
Processes: Air through bonding, spunlace
Markets: Hygiene, wipes, face masks

A manufacturer of air through bonded nonwovens primarily for feminine hygiene and baby care applications, Beijing Dayuan Nonwovens reported sales of $121 million in 2021. According to executives, the company’s business is able to maintain stability due it its strong relationships with its customers, which comprise Chinese and multinational brands.

The company currently operates 17 air through bonded lines with 40,000 tons of output as well as one spunlace line with 8000 tons of capacity. The company has four plants in Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou and Yangzhou, China. The company’s newest plant, in Yangzhou, also holds its newest asset—its seventeenth air through bonding line, which completed this year. This plant will continue to expand in sync with market demand.

Currently, about 70% of sales are conducted within China while the remaining are sold overseas, mainly in South Korea and Japan for the company’s spunlaced products and South Asia and Europe for its air through bonded nonwovens.

Dayuan tends to focus on Chinese customers for its wipes business while targeting international brands for its air through bonded nonwovens. “Due to the continuous increase of international logistics costs, air through nonwoven prices competitiveness of China’s exports has declined,” Zhang says. “However, Dayuan still strives for both domestic and overseas markets, especially in Southeast Asia and EMEA.”

In terms of product development, Dayuan has focused on aperturing and three-dimensional nonwovens to meet demand in the medium- and high-tier sanitary napkin and baby diaper market. Aperturing nonwovens increases breathability and rapid intake in absorbent products while the three-dimensional technology increases comfort. These technologies can also be combined with patterns to offer more designs on the absorbent products.