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I&I Cleaning Wipes: Market Statistics and End-User Insights

The total size of the U.S. market for wipes was estimated at ~$1.4 billion in 2021. The ease of use and convenience of wipes will contribute to future growth across all end-use segments, mostly in general-purpose and disinfecting and sanitizing wipes.

In a special presentation at INDA’s World of Wipes International Conference -- now available for download – Laura Mahecha, Director of our I&I Cleaning sector, gave an overview on the subject of I&I cleaning wipes. Among the questions she answered, some are as follows:

  • What factors are influencing the growth of wipes?
  • What are the top 5 surfaces cleaned with wipes?
  • Which buying factors are the most critical?
  • What is the frequency of wipes usage?
  • In which settings/scenarios are wipes not used?
  • What are the market outlook and sales forecast through 2024?

All insights were taken from Kline's Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Wipes: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report, which offers an objective assessment of key trends, changes, challenges, the impact of COVID-19, and five-year forecast for I&I cleaning wipes. For more information on the report, feel free to contact us.

Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Wipes: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities

Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Wipes: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities

 
Regional Coverage: United States

Base Year: 2019
Published October 2020
Forecasts to 2024

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Base Year: 2021
Published March 2022
Forecasts to 2026

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I&I cleaning wipes are a rapidly growing market segment that has grown even faster during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional end users rely on disposable wipes due to their ease of use, convenience, and ability to disinfect/sanitize. It is crucial for professional cleaning companies to understand the role wipes play in overall building sanitation and cleaning, how COVID-19 has impacted the segment, and what future opportunities exist.

Scope

  • Size the market by product, end use, and supplier, including wet wipes and dry wipers
  • Analyze which segments are growing at the fastest pace
  • Assess current market and future outlook for key product categories and end-use segments
  • Gain perspective on growth using Kline’s historical sales estimates from 2018 and uncover future opportunities for growth with forecasts through 2026  
  • Structured research with over 600 end users to understand critical buying factors, usage, product form preferences, and anticipated spending changes
  • Learn about end users’ needs and how they buy and use wipes
  • Understand settings or cleaning tasks where end users opt for wipes versus traditional cleaning chemicals
  • Full analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the industry and resultant changes in operations, cleaning, spending, and usage

Table of Contents

Introduction 

  • Scope and definitions
  • Sources and methods
  • Assumptions, rounding, remarks

Executive Summary

  • Situation analysis
  • Key trends
  • Impact of COVID-19
  • Market size and segmentation
  • Analysis of consumption
    • End-use segments (Table 1)
    • Suppliers (Table 2)
    • Product classes/categories (Table 3)
  • Sustainability trends
  • Trends and opportunities
  • Competitive landscape
  • Distribution channels
  • End user survey response data on spending
  • Outlook and appraisal through 2026

End-Use Segment Profiles

Pertinent information and insightful analysis for each of the 10 major end-use segments listed in Table 1. The following information is provided:

  • Introduction
  • Key market trends
  • Market size and growth
  • Impact of COVID-19
  • Product usage
  • Distribution channels
  • Critical buying factors
  • Structure of the industry
  • Outlook to 2026
Table 1.  END-USE SEGMENTS PROFILED
Building service contractors​ ​​​Lodging establishments
Fitness facilities ​​​Schools and universities (includes K-12 and campus dining)
Foodservice (fast-food/QSRs, fast-casual, full-service restaurants, and workplace cafeterias) ​​​​Recreational facilities-a
​​Healthcare (hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, physicians’ and dentists’ offices) Retailers
​​Industrial facilities and office buildings Miscellaneous end users-b
a- Includes amusement parks, bowling alleys, concert halls, country and golf clubs, movie theaters, museums, sporting arenas, and others.
b- Includes bars, pubs, craft breweries, wineries, and other miscellaneous end users.

Supplier Profiles

Profiles of the leading 21 suppliers of wipes are shown in Table 2. Profiles include a description of company, sales of wipes, description of product portfolio, and news of recent developments.

Product Category Profiles

General information on the major product categories are listed in Table 3. The following information is provided:

  • Application and brand awareness
  • Total consumption
  • Consumption by end-use segment
  • Sales by supplier
  • Forecasts to 2026 by category and end use

End-User Response Data

A summary of survey results for the overall market and each end-use segment includes:

  • Budget/chemical expenditures and expected changes
  • Product usage
  • Product form preferences
  • Impact of COVID-19
  • Packaging preferences
  • Purchase factors and satisfaction
  • Sustainability, supply chain challenges, regulatory developments, other key trends
  • Purchase channel information
  • Online purchasing and behavior
Table 2. SUPPLIERS PROFILED
2XL​ ​​GOJO
3M ​​ITW Pro Brands
Berry Global Kimberly-Clark Professional
Clorox Professional Products ​​ ​​Metrex
​Contec​ ​​​New Pig
Diamond Wipes​ Newell Rubbermaid
Diversey​ PDI/Sani Professional
​Ecolab ​​​Procter & Gamble Professional
​Essity ​​​Progressive Products
​Glatfelter ​​​Reckitt Professional

 

Table 3. PRODUCT CLASSES AND CATEGORIES PROFILED​
FLOOR CARE​​ ​​​HAND CARE​​
Disposable floor dusting microfiber mops ​​​Hand-cleaning wipes
Disposable wet/damp floor cleaning microfiber mops ​​​​Hand-sanitizing wipes
Reusable microfiber mops  
​​HARD SURFACE​​ OTHER​​
​​General-purpose cleaning wipes Absorption wipers
​​Disinfectant and sanitizer wipes Dry nonwoven wipers
​​Glass-cleaning wipes Dry electronics wipers
​​Furniture polish wipes

Report Benefits

This report, written for a diverse audience, serves as an excellent resource for manufacturers and formulators of I&I cleaning wipes. Specifically, it assists subscribers by providing:

  • A highly reliable, comprehensive assessment of the market based on hundreds of structured surveys of end-use decision makers and in-depth interviews with suppliers and distributors
  • Insights to help understand market dynamics, identify opportunities and challenges, and ultimately improve competitive position
  • An objective assessment of key trends, changes, challenges, impact of COVID-19, and five-year forecast for I&I cleaning wipes

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Floor Care Pads and Tools: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities

Floor Care Pads and Tools: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities


Regional Coverage: United States

Base Year: 2018
Published: June 2019
Forecasts to 2023

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Base Year: 2022
To be Published: Q3 2023

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A comprehensive analysis of the market for floor pads, mop pads, cleaning carts, and other tools used to clean industrial and institutional settings, this study includes direct feedback from end users on usage patterns, product preferences, and frequency of cleaning. The report provides insights on market trends, sales and market share of leading suppliers, and a five-year forecast. This report is designed to be used as a companion report to Kline’s Janitorial and Housekeeping Cleaning study, wherein floor care chemicals are profiled.

Scope

  • Sales, growth, and market share by end-use segment, product class, product category, brand, and supplier
  • Usage of disposable versus reusable products
  • Impact of flooring and floor care machinery trends on the floor pads and tools market
  • Broad coverage across 13 industrial and institutional end-use segments
  • Detailed, structured survey of end users to understand preferences, spending, and usage patterns
  • Detailed profiles of the leading 25 suppliers

FEATURES END USER SURVEY

Table of Contents

Introduction

Executive Summary

An overview of the report findings, plus an analysis of market trends, opportunities, and challenges and outlook and appraisal

End-use Segment Profiles

Each end-use segment contains the following information:

  • Overall market size 2020–2022
  • Spending changes
  • Product usage
  • Disposable versus reusable
  • Product preferences
  • Information sources
  • Overall satisfaction
  • Purchasing channels
  • Outlook and appraisal

Product Category Profiles

Each product category profile contains the following information:

  • Market trends and usage frequency
  • Size of market in 2021 and 2022
  • Sales by end-use segment
  • Sales by leading suppliers
  • Outlook and assessment

Supplier Profiles

Each company profile contains the following information:

  • Overview of business
  • Corporate sales
  • Floor pads and tools offered
  • Sales of floor pads and tools in 2021 and 2022
  • Share of market in 2021 and 2022
  • Mergers and acquisitions activity of note
  • How products are sold to end users
  • Outlook and appraisal

Survey Response Summary

Details on how each end-use segment responded to the structured survey, and details on sample sizes and respondent firmographic information, such as business size, job title, and the number of employees

TABLE 1. PRODUCT CLASSES AND CATEGORIES
Floor pads Mop pads Tools
Buffing/Cleaning floor pads Disposable mop pads Brooms
Burnishing floor pads Re-launderable mop pads Buckets
Diamond floor pads Disposable dust mop pads Cleaning carts
Scrubbing floor pads Non-disposable dust mop pads Dust pans
Specialty/Polishing/Other floor pads String wet mops Floor signs
Stripping floor pads High-dusting tools
Mop handles or poles with frame/backer plates and floor finish applicator tools
TABLE 2. END-USE SEGMENTS​
Building service contractors
Colleges and universities​
Extended care (nursing homes, assisted living, and independent living)
Fitness facilities and studios
Government facilities
Hospitals (includes surgery centers and clinics)
Industrial facilities
Lodging establishments
Office buildings
Restaurants
Retailers (convenience, grocery, and mass merchants)
Schools (K–12)
Miscellaneous (airports, train and bus stations, convention centers, sports arenas, and others)
TABLE 3. SUPPLIERS PROFILED
3M Libman
ACA Enterprises Niagara Machine
ACS Cleaning Products (includes ETC and Treleoni) New Pig
Americo Manufacturing Norton
Bona O-Cedar
Carlisle O’Dell Corporation
Contec OnFloor Technologies
Continental Commercial Products Pioneer Eclipse
Diversey (includes Twister and Taski pads) P&G Professional
Filmop International Rubbermaid
Golden Star Tennant
Hospeco Unger
Impact Products

Report Benefits

This report serves as an excellent resource for the manufacturers and suppliers of industrial and institutional floor pads and tools. This report assists subscribers by providing:

  • A highly reliable and independent assessment of the market, including sales and market share by end use segment, product, and supplier
  • Key product usage patterns, product preferences, and flooring and machinery trends
  • End user insights such as product preferences, critical buying factors, and purchase channels from our structured survey with decision makers

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