Nonwoven composite fabric and process for making same

The compound nonwoven fabric, in a weight of 30-180 g/m 2>, is in one or more layers with a polymer coating on one side or laminated with a polymer film. The coating or film has a thickness of 15-200 mu m to give strength to the fabric structure. The nonwoven is composed of synthetic, natural, semi-synthetic or bi-component staple fibers, bonded together by needling or water jets or by heat.