Nonwoven fabric and process for forming the same

A nonwoven fabric comprising a plurality of polypropylene-containing fibers that form a nonwoven web, which fibers in addition contain a slip agent, the web has a side which is provided with an alternating pattern which consists of individualized bonded areas which are in the form of rod-shaped patterns which are arranged in the cross direction of the web, wherein the rods each in their length direction form an angle of 90° with the machine direction of the web, and the rods are arranged in such a way that in the machine direction of the web no uninterrupted regions exist along the web while in the cross direction of the web the arrangement of the rods defines a plurality of uninterrupted regions that extend continuously along the web, the alternating pattern of individualized bonded areas defines a non-bonded area, the web has a basis weight on the range of from 5-25 g/m2, the surface of the bonded areas is in the range of 5-20% of the total surface of the side, and the surface of the non-bonded area is in the range of 80-95% of the total surface of the side.