The global pet economy continues to boom, with the market size exceeding 120 billion US dollars in 2025. Sponge-based pet bedding, cleaning tools, and toys lead the growth rate. Driven by consumption upgrading, pet owners have significantly raised demands for non-toxic safety, skin-friendliness and comfort, easy cleaning, as well as antibacterial and moisture-proof performance. Traditional low-quality sponges are being phased out rapidly due to problems such as formaldehyde emission, mildew, and peculiar odors.
In 2023, online sales of pet beds and mats increased by 27.6% year-on-year, and the market share of eco-friendly composite sponge products keeps expanding. In 2026, bio-based, eco-friendly sponges, antibacterial high-resilience sponges, and waterproof flame-retardant sponges will become mainstream. Meanwhile, functional sponge pet mats featuring health monitoring and intelligent adjustment are gradually being launched onto the market, with strong demand from cross-border e-commerce.