Global Disposable Shop Towels Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032

Disposable shop towels are single use industrial wiping consumables designed for routine cleanup of oils, coolants, water based fluids, greases, inks, and general shop floor contamination, typically supplied as perforated rolls, center pull rolls, or folded packs for dispensers. The dominant material route is paper based, using towel grade creped tissue made from virgin pulp, recycled fiber, or blends, engineered with wet strength resins, debonders or softeners, and optional dyes to balance absorbency, wet integrity, and controlled linting. A second route uses nonwoven wiping media where higher strength or lower lint is required, commonly hydroentangled spunlace webs or wet laid nonwovens built from cellulose, polyester, polypropylene, or blends, with optional binders or functional finishes to tune solvent compatibility, abrasion resistance, and particulate release.

Manufacturing is typically organized into base web formation and downstream converting. For paper shop towels, the base web is produced on a tissue or towel paper machine via stock preparation, pulp refining, additive dosing, sheet forming, dewatering and pressing, and drying, with creping and, in selected grades, structured drying to build bulk, porosity, and capillary pickup; wet strength chemistry and crepe control are central to keeping the towel intact under saturated wiping. For nonwoven shop towels, fibers are formed into a web by wet laid or air laid processes and consolidated by hydroentanglement and or thermal bonding, then dried and optionally calendered or treated. Converting turns parent rolls into finished products through embossing or micro patterning to increase surface area and uptake, perforating to define sheet size, slitting and rewinding onto cores, center pull conversion where applicable, and final packaging as film wrapped rolls, dispenser ready cartons, or bulk cases, with in line quality controls centered on basis weight, absorbency rate and capacity, wet tensile strength, lint and particle shed, and sheet count consistency.

The global Disposable Shop Towels market was valued at US$ million in 2026 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of xx% over 2026-2032.

The North America market for Disposable Shop Towels is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

The Europe market for Disposable Shop Towels is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

The Asia Pacific market for Disposable Shop Towels is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

Leading global manufacturers of Disposable Shop Towels include Kimberly-Clark, Georgia-Pacific, Sontara (Magnera), Tork (Essity), High-Tech Conversions, A&A Wiping Cloth, Xiamen Baoshili Dustless Technology, Sellars Absorbent Materials and Telesto Products, among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.

This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Disposable Shop Towels market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.

The Disposable Shop Towels market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (k units) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Disposable Shop Towels market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Disposable Shop Towels.

This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Disposable Shop Towels market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.

Disposable Shop Towels Market by Company

Kimberly-Clark

Georgia-Pacific

Sontara (Magnera)

Tork (Essity)

High-Tech Conversions

A&A Wiping Cloth

Xiamen Baoshili Dustless Technology

Sellars Absorbent Materials

Telesto Products

Zhejiang Chenyang Nonwoven

Berk International

Miraclean Technology

Blue

White

Red

Auto Repair

Industrial Production

Others

North America

United States

Canada

Mexico

Europe

Germany

France

U.K.

Italy

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

Poland

Asia-Pacific

China

Japan

South Korea

India

Australia

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

South America

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

Colombia

Middle East & Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Israel

Türkiye

GCC Countries

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Disposable Shop Towels market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Disposable Shop Towels and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.

4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.

5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.

6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Disposable Shop Towels.

7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Disposable Shop Towels manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Disposable Shop Towels in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.

Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.

Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.

Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.