The global technical textiles market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2018 to 2026. Rising demand for technical textiles from several end use industries is expected to be the major factor driving demand for these products.
The technical textiles market has been growing owing to new developments and innovations. Larger percentage of demand is concentrated from the developed countries such as U.S., China, Germany, France etc. The globally increasing industrialization and development of the emerging nations especially in the Asia pacific region have been driving industry growth. The market has been changing constantly in terms of technologies, applications, innovation and product performance. Along with novel product developments and innovations, demand for these products has been increasing with newer applications sectors. Major part of these products demand comes from several end-use industries including sports equipment, automotive, sportswear, construction, environmental protection & healthcare, clothing, packaging and agriculture
技术用纺织品市场的特点是大量投资于研发项目,从而产生新产品和创新。工业用纺织品及其终端产品的生产和消费都稳步增长。这些产品以纱线、无纺纤维和织物的形式消费,其中大部分应用领域以织物的形式消费。这些纺织品的前景不仅包括纺织品的直接制造和加工,还包括许多经济活动领域。这些产品的独特性和挑战在于,需要认识到技术和纺织科学的主要信仰,并与之相关,为其应用提供独特的解决方案。因此,由于技术纺织品市场的潜在增长和技术驱动前景,预计在不久的将来,对这些产品的需求将进一步增加。
全球技术纺织品市场分为技术类型、应用和地区。技术纺织技术的类型进一步细分为三维编织、三维编织、热成型、纳米纤维、整理处理和其他。应用市场进一步细分为clothtech、SportTech、mobiltech、indutech、hometech、meditech、protech等。预计到预测期结束时,非织造布、纤维、复合材料和meditech细分市场将占据约50%的市场份额。全球汽车工业的迅速发展及其对土工布的日益接受,预计将推动土工技术和美孚科技领域的增长。
3D针织、3D编织和纳米纤维有望成为领先的技术领域。在这些类型的多层结构中,组织组合对强度性能的影响较小,但它主要增强结构的稳定性。优势就其特点而言,这些领域领先于技术类型。
North America was the leading region for the technical textiles market in 2017. U.S. was the major player for higher consumption of these products that accounted accounting a total share of around 23%. It was followed by the countries of Western Europe, Japan and China. The emerging regions of the globe including Asia Pacific and the Latin American market are expected to witness swift growth in several segments of the industry. Nations including China, Brazil and India are expected to be the leading markets in their respective regions. These countries are anticipated to observer brisk growth over the forecast period in the technical textiles market. Favorable government policies and initiatives that encourage manufacturing, infrastructure spending, medical etc. are anticipated to engage in primary roles in shaping those country markets.
Some of the leading industry participants currently operating in the technical textiles market include DuPont De Nemours & Co., Royal Ten Cate, Johns Manville, Ahlstrom Corporation, GSE Environmental Inc., Proctor and Gamble, Freudenberg & Co., Hindustan Technical Fabrics Limited, Huesker Synthetic GmbH and 3M.