This report examines the key market drivers and trends for nonwoven battery separators for the period 2025-2030.
Key facts:
- In 2025, nonwovens used in battery separators globally accounted for 155,600 tonnes, valued at $1.7 billion
- By 2030, consumption is projected to grow at 12.5% CAGR to reach 280,000 tonnes, valued at $4.0 billion.
High growth rates in value represent a move toward more complex, higher performance battery separators used in newer battery types. Lithium-ion battery separators compete primarily with high priced extruded polymer films while most other battery types split usage among low cost paper and conventional nonwovens. As demand increases for lithium-ion batteries, so too will nonwoven penetration in lithium-ion battery separators, and value will grow.
Definition:
A battery separator is a thin, porous material which acts as a barrier between the anode and cathode. The battery separator maintains the uniformity of electrolytes within the electrolyte solution; it allows ion flow freely between the anode and cathode, and prevents electrons from flowing through, forcing them to follow a designed pathway around the separator, and provides mechanical stability to the entire battery structure.
Key Questions:
- Which sectors will see the most growth in the battery separator market?
- How will changes to regulation affect the market?
- What are the biggest challenges facing the market for nonwoven battery separators?
- How will technology advances drive demand for high-performance nonwovens?
This report is essential to:
- Raw material suppliers
- Nonwoven converters and producers
- Battery manufacturers
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Objectives
- Scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Specific definitions for battery separator market
- General nonwoven definitions
Key drivers and trends
- Introduction
- Supply chain
- Fibres/polymers
- Nonwovens producers
- Battery separator producers
- Battery producers
- Drivers and trends
- Battery safety
- Electric vehicle (EV) growth
- Energy storage systems (ESS) growth
- Regulations
- Technology advances
Battery separator market by process
- Introduction
- Polymer films/sheets
- Specialty paper
- Nonwovens by process for battery separators
- Nonwoven processes used in battery separators
- Wetlaid
- Spunlaid
- Other nonwovens
Battery separator market by material type
- Introduction
- Materials in nonwovens for battery separators
- Fibres
- Polymers
Battery separator market by type/end use
- Introduction
- Nonwovens by battery type and end use
- Lithium-ion battery separator markets
- Nickel cadmium battery separator markets
- Nickel metal hydride battery separator markets
- Lead acid battery separator markets
- Other battery separator markets
- Nonwovens for battery separators by end use
Battery separator market by region
- Introduction
- Europe
- Analysis
- Nonwovens for battery separators in Europe
- North America
- Analysis
- Nonwovens for battery separators in North America
- South America
- Analysis
- Nonwovens for battery separators in South America
- Asia
- Analysis
- Nonwovens for battery separators in Asia
- Rest of the world (RoW)
Tables
- Global consumption of nonwovens in battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Key drivers/trends for nonwovens for battery separators, 2025
- Battery separator market by process, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Nonwoven battery separator market by process, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Wetlaid nonwovens for battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Spunlaid nonwovens for battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Other nonwovens for battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Nonwovens for battery separators market by material, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Nonwovens in battery separators market by fibre type 2020-30, by value ($ million)
- Polypropylene fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Polyamide fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Polyester fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Glass fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Rayon/lyocell fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Other fibre for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Nonwovens for battery separators market by polymer materials, 2020-30, by volume ('000 tonnes, $ million)
- Polypropylene polymer for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Polyester polymer for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Polyethylene polymer for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Other polymer for nonwovens in battery separators market 2020-30, by volume and value ('000 tonnes and $ million)
- Global nonwovens consumption in battery separators by battery type and end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Global nonwovens consumption and sales for lithium-ion battery separators, 2020-30
- Global nonwovens consumption and sales for nickel cadmium battery separators, 2020-30
- Global nonwovens consumption and sales for nickel metal hydride battery separators, 2020-30
- Global nonwovens consumption and sales for lead acid battery separators, 2020-30
- Global nonwovens consumption and sales for other battery separators, 2020-30
- Global nonwovens consumption for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2)
- Global nonwovens sales for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ($ million)
- Global consumption of nonwovens for battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by geographic region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes)
- Global consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by geographic region, 2020-30 (million m2, $ million)
- European consumption of nonwovens for battery separators, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Western European consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by country/region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Eastern European consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by country/region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- European consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- North American consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by country/region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- North American consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- South American consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by country/region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- South American consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Asian consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by country/region, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- Asian consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
- RoW consumption of nonwovens for battery separators by end use, 2020-30 ('000 tonnes, million m2, $ million)
Figures
- Nonwovens by process for battery separators, 2025, 2030 (value in $)
- Nonwovens for battery separators market share by material type in tonnes, 2025
- Market share for nonwovens for battery separators (tonnes) by region, 2025, 2030
- Market share for nonwovens for battery separators (sales $) by region, 2025, 2030
- Typical battery structure
- Supply chain for nonwovens for battery separators
- Battery separator market by substrate type, 2025, 2030 (% value in $)
- Nonwovens by process for battery separators, 2025, 2030 (value in $)
- Nonwovens for battery separators market share by material type in tonnes, 2025
- Nonwovens for battery separators market share by material type in tonnes, 2030
- Market levels for nonwovens in battery separators, 2025
- Global nonwovens consumption by battery type, 2025 ('000 tonnes)
- Market share for nonwovens for battery separators (tonnes) by region, 2025, 2030
- Market share for nonwovens for battery separators (sales $) by region, 2025, 2030