THE RISING OPPORTUNITIES IN

TECHNICAL TEXTILES MARKET:

2020 – 2026
 THE RISING OPPORTUNITIES IN TECHNICAL
TEXTILES MARKET: 2020 – 2026

Table of Contents
01. Introduction

02. Importance of Technical Textiles seen in the pandemic year 2020

03. How global trade got dominated by Technical Textiles.

04. Recent technologies and inventions in Technical Textiles

05. Current trends in Technical Textiles

06. Opportunities in Technical Textiles in the coming decade 2021-2030

07. Ending Note

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Introduction
The global Technical Textiles sector has seen an upward trend globally
in recent years due to improving economic conditions, technological
advancements, increase in end-use applications, cost-effectiveness,
durability, user-friendliness, and eco-friendliness. The market is highly
fragmented with large number of global, regional and domestic players
who have a very strong presence in the market.

The following will summarize the main happenings in 2020 pertaining to

the technical textiles sector:

1. Heightened demand for crucial products as a result of the

COVID-19 pandemic

2. Demand for nonwovens was drastically cut in many other

applications, as businesses that were considered “nonessential”
were shut including big-ticket consumer products such as
automobiles, furniture, carpets, and rugs declined.

3. Consumers and commercial enterprises limited their investment

in building construction where losses in nonwovens demand were
steep.

4. Significant negative effect was also observed on industrial

and commercial wipes as stay-at-home orders shut down
manufacturing and offices around the country, limiting the need for
wipes

5. Continued innovation in nonwoven composition to create better

performance

6. Efforts to produce more sustainable products

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 % Share in 2020

Oekotech 1%

Geotech 2%

Agrotech 3%

Protech 4%

Clothtech 5%

Sportstech 5%

Meditech 10%

Buildtech 10%

Hometech 12%

Packtech 14%

Indutech 17%

Mobiletech 20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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 Importance of Technical
Textiles seen in 2020
• Suppliers rapidly adapted to the high
demand for crucial end-use products and
the limitations of stay-at-home orders with a
recession economy.

• The gains in the Meditech segment offset

losses in construction, commercial, and
industrial applications.

• The nonwoven manufacturers expanded

their production capacity and invested
in machinery to manufacture healthcare
essentials.

• Many garment manufacturers were able

to survive the pandemic by switching
to manufacturing of PPE by altering the
production line.
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How global trade got dominated by Technical Textiles

Top exporters of Non-Woven Fabrics 2016-2020

Exporter (Mn USD) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CAGR AAGR
China 2576.63 2626.86 2958.25 3113.78 5053.23 18.34% 62.29%
Germany 1906.15 2062.57 2156.96 2091.71 1909.12 0.04% -8.73%
United States 1777.14 1860.78 1906.08 1859.11 1896.56 1.64% 2.01%
Italy 1097.43 1199.59 1290.71 1254.53 1124.56 0.61% -10.36%
Japan 655.98 686.97 766.59 766.95 771.66 4.14% 0.61%
Turkey 432.9 474.95 594.85 585.82 693.23 12.49% 18.33%
France 486.03 480.52 525.7 499.93 510.36 1.23% 2.09%
Taiwan 369.64 405.41 421.7 386.53 471.57 6.28% 22.00%
Czech Republic 347.86 381.4 431.22 413.72 411.82 4.31% -0.46%
Spain 312.49 345.31 389.67 389.01 391.82 5.82% 0.72%
Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles
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 Top importers of Non-Woven Fabrics 2016-2020
Importer (Mn USD) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CAGR AAGR
United States 1270.98 1263.64 1444 1469.57 1941.09 11% 32%
China 842.61 895.68 912.06 841.21 1121.09 7% 33%
Germany 976.19 1059.64 1162.02 1120.81 1055.54 2% -6%
Japan 713.66 813.68 858.15 859.69 886.15 6% 3%
South Korea 398.59 433.97 482.81 446.15 843.43 21% 89%
Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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Recent technologies and inventions in
Technical Textiles
 BASF is adding to polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio of Ultramid Advanced by unveiling carbon-fibre reinforced grades with
fillings of 20, 30 and 40 per cent. The new materials make for extremely lightweight parts and can safely replace aluminum and
magnesium without loss in stiffness and strength. These can be used to manufacture automotive structural parts.

 Pontis Engineering, which specialises in one-stop-shop engineering solutions for advanced composite niche applications, is
collaborating with AMAC to develop next level composite solutions for the e-mobility sector. The two intend to contribute to
meeting the global sustainability challenges with high-end, lightweight and energy-saving composite solutions.

 Va-Q-tec, pioneer of highly efficient products for thermal insulation, and Hutchinson are collaborating to develop high-
performance, super-efficient insulation solutions to improve thermal management of airplanes and electric vehicles. The strategic
partnership provides va-Q-tec’s vacuum insulation panels to tap into the automotive and aerospace industries.

 Scientists at the University of Sydney have devised a process for recycling of CFRP composites which retains 90 per cent of their
original strength. Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, used in products such as wind turbines, aeroplane parts,
cars and ships, are non-biodegradable materials and, until now, lacked a viable recycling method.

 Piana Group, the 439-year-old textile company known for breakthrough chemical treatment innovations for fibre and nonwoven
textiles in automotive, appliance and bedding markets, has developed a new technology which protects any textile or porous
surface against viruses and bacteria. The technology involves an antiviral and antibacterial treatment for fibres.

 OrthoLite, the industry leader of branded, high performance and comfort footwear solutions, has developed a new thermal insole
technology, setting a new standard in cold-weather footwear protection.

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  Bindatex Advanced Materials Cutting, which specialises in precision cutting of ‘difficult to cut’ materials, is enhancing capacity for
slitting nonwovens as it continues to deliver fast turnaround times. The expansion follows the successful completion of projects
for several UK PPE manufacturers and other companies in the medical technology sector.

 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Livinguard’s patented self-disinfecting textile. The new textile
is effective against Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria to the tune of 100,000 times in 10 minutes. Livinguard’s self-
disinfecting technology remains effective after 30 industrial washes, making it useful across many industries.

 Jinan Shengquan Group Share Holding Co (SQ Group) in partnership with Hong Kong Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
(NAMI) has developed an antiviral, antibacterial fabric which, it claims, kills 100 per cent of the COVID-19 virus under
experimental conditions. The activity is retained even after 30 washes, with fabric killing over 99 per cent of viruses.

 Oerlikon Nonwoven has installed a double-beam meltblown plant with ecuTEC+ electro charging unit at Wolf PVG. With this, the
East Westphalian company can now supply nonwovens for producing surgical and FFP2 masks. In addition to this filter material,
high-quality meltblown nonwovens can also be produced for medical and industrial filter applications.

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 Current trends in
Technical Textiles
FDI trends in 2020
1. FDI in China, where the early phase of the
pandemic caused steep drops in capital
expenditures, ended with an FDI increase of 4%.
2. FDI in India rose by 13% boosted by investments
in the digital sector.
3. FDI in ASEAN was down by 31%.
4. FDI inflows to US fell by 50%.
5. FDI in EU fell by 66%.

Patents
• 5000+ patents have been registered for non-
wovens between January 2020 to March 2021.
• Majority of them by 3M, Asahi Kasei, BASF, Dow
Global Technology LLC etc.

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 Raw Material Pricing

Polypropylene Raffia Value (USD/mt)

1600

1400

1466.36
1200

1244
1213.7

1199.52
1000

1041.43
977.5
972.39

950.75

932.05
928.48

909
886.14

885.45
800
803.81
784.77

600

400

200

0
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21

Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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 Raw Material Pricing

Polyester Staple Fibre 1.4D Value (USD/mt)

1200

1094.17
1000

934.25
910

910

800

846.19
794.32

778.18

775
756.9
753.5

739.55
739.32

712.95
691.9
672.39
600

400

200

0
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21

Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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 Raw Material Pricing

Dissolving Pulp- So�wood Value (USD/mt)

1200

1000

1045
800

766
735
730.87
702.86
600

645.23
637.5

637.5

637.5

635.8

628.5

620.8

618.86
609.57

607.98
400

200

0
Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21

Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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Opportunities in Technical Textiles in the coming
decade 2021-2030
 It is projected as per the study by Fibre2Fashion that the Global Technical Textiles
market size will grow from USD 168.89 billion in 2020 to USD 205.55 billion by
2026, at a CAGR of 3.32% from 2020 to 2026.
 This growth is attributed to the increase in demand for nonwoven products &
solutions for medical, construction, hygiene and filtration applications.
 The key growing segments in terms of growth rate would be Mobiletech, Indutech
and Buildtech growing at a CAGR of 3.91%, 3.61% and 3.49% respectively.
 The Meditech segment would grow at a CAGR of 3.21 %.
 The Technical textiles market will move towards offering low-cost, sustainable, and
environmentally friendly, nonwoven based-products, complimenting the shift in trend
to use of lightweight, recycled materials, and nanotechnology among the end-users
who are engaged in the production of healthcare, hygiene, construction, automotive,
geotextiles, and packaging products.

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Asia Pacific will lead 2020 2026
the Technical Textiles Country CAGR % Share
(Bn USD) (Bn USD)
market by 2026 due to:
China 36.53 47.14 4.34% 23%
• Improving regional United States of America 35.3 39.16 1.74% 19%
economy,
India 18.02 24.07 4.94% 12%
• Expanding working
population, Japan 11.39 13.94 3.42% 7%

• Focus on R&D Germany 5.96 7.02 2.77% 3%

• Rising domestic demand

South Korea 4.62 5.83 3.95% 3%
France 4.53 5.23 2.42% 3%
• Growing automobile,
agriculture, medical and Brazil 4.1 5.2 4.04% 3%
construction industries.
Mexico 3.44 4.5 4.58% 2%
United Kingdom 3.79 4.2 1.73% 2%
Source: TexPro - Technical Textiles

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  So, we saw how technical textiles
is evolving fast and can offer
substantial growth avenues for both
existing as well as new players. To
extend our support to this sector,
Fibre2Fashion has recently launched
its Market Information tool on
Technical Textiles called TexPro -
Technical Textiles.
 This provides an overview of the
global Non-Woven and Technical
Textiles sector with market data and
insights into the critical elements
governing the growth of this sector.

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Raw Material Prices Tariff Rates

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Information
News & Articles
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Demand & consumption data
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updated on Daily basis.

Tenders Patents
Information on all active tenders across Active as well as in process patents
the globe by category, updated on Weekly registered in the technical textile industry
basis. globally along with details including
drawings and full text for comparison,
updated on Weekly basis.

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