Abstract: Nowadays, textiles especially nonwovens see a strong growth in automotive market. Generally,the development of automotive nonwovens mainly focus on comfort, safe and green. To develop new,extremely sustainable vehicles, the use of recycled materials and other renewable raw materials continue to grow. In this article, latest developments of nonwoven absorber materials, filtration materials and battery separator were introduced.

Key words: nonwovens; absorber materials; filtration materials; battery separator; safe and sustainable