A single category was monopolized globally for nearly six decades until a second player achieved mass production in 2019. Now, the initial draft of China's national standard for this category has been formed.
From Monopoly to National Standard
In July 2025, the national standard discussion meeting for flash-spun nonwovens was held in Nantong, Jiangsu. The drafting group completed two technical discussions and formed an initial standard draft. Participants included over 20 leading enterprises and research institutes such as Xiamen Dangsheng, Jiangsu Qingyun, Kingfa Technology, Minshida, and Donghua University.
This means that flash-spun nonwovens, a strategic new material long reliant on imports and with extremely high technical barriers, will soon have a unified evaluation standard in China. Previously, only one foreign company globally held the core technology, leaving Chinese downstream users facing high prices and unstable supply.
Dangsheng New Material, as the lead drafter, dominated the standard framework, technical indicator demonstration, product classification logic, and testing method determination. This company achieved commercial mass production of flash-spun nonwovens in 2019, becoming the world's second and China's first to master the full technology. Its products have won the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize and the China Textile Industry Federation Technology Invention First Prize.
What the Standard Gap Means
Flash-spun nonwovens offer outstanding comprehensive performance—ultra-light, ultra-tough, and high barrier—making them irreplaceable in key areas like medical and pharmaceutical packaging, infectious disease emergency protection, and military protection. The Guiding Opinions on High-Quality Development of the Industrial Textile Industry jointly issued by MIIT and NDRC explicitly require tackling flash-spinning technology to expand applications in medical packaging, protective gear, and printing substrates. The 14th Five-Year Plan for the Textile Industry also lists it as a key technology breakthrough.
Before the national standard, there was no unified product testing method or grading evaluation system in China. Product performance from different companies could not be compared horizontally, forcing downstream buyers to rely on experience and imported standards, directly hindering the large-scale application and substitution of domestic materials. The standard will regulate industry production and operation order, providing an institutional foundation for domestic materials to move from 'usable' to 'good.'
Industry Transmission: From Standard to Procurement Decisions
For buyers, the national standard means a fundamental change in selection logic. Previously, imported brands were the default choice for flash-spun nonwovens, as domestic materials lacked quantifiable performance benchmarks. In the future, a unified grading system will allow domestic and imported products to be compared on the same scale, enabling data-driven procurement decisions.
For upstream manufacturers, the standard means thresholds and order. The drafting group collected full-specification product test data and surveyed differentiated user needs across industries. This ensures the standard has an industrial operational foundation. Dangsheng, as a chain-leading enterprise, has twice been selected for the national biomedical material innovation 'open competition' project and serves as the national standard-setting unit for medical device packaging under the NMPA. Its production line data and application experience provide solid support for the standard.
Domestic Substitution Enters the 'Institutionalization' Phase
From the 2019 technological breakthrough to the 2025 initial standard draft, the localization of flash-spun nonwovens has passed the hardest 'from 0 to 1' stage. It now enters the 'from 1 to N' institutionalization phase. The standard's draft for comment will be completed soon, followed by public consultation, revision, and approval.
For textile industry professionals, especially those in medical packaging, special protection, and industrial filtration, this standard is worth tracking. It is not just a technical document but a reshaping of market rules—those who adapt first will gain a first-mover advantage in the window of domestic substitution.