Antimicrobial Textiles Market (By Active Agent: Synthetic Organic Compounds, Metal & Metallic Salts, Bio based Agents, Others; By Fabric: Cotton, Polyester, Polyamide, Others; By Finishing Techniques: Pad-Dry Cure, Exhaust, Spraying, Others; By Application: Medical Textile, Commercial Textile, Apparel, Home Textile, Industrial Textile, Others) - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2020 - 2027

Q: Which region held the maximum share of the antimicrobial textiles market?

North America held maximum share in 2019. Read More

Category : Chemicals and Materials | Published at : June-2020 | Delivery Format : PDF | Status: Published | Pages : 190

The global antimicrobial textiles market size is anticipated to reach around US$ 15,800 Mn by 2027 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 6% in terms of revenue during the forecast period 2020 to 2027.

Antimicrobial textiles are textiles with a layer or within a fiber coating containing antimicrobial agents. Across the extrusion or spinning, or by pigments and dyes, antimicrobial agents are applied to the fiber during the finishing process. The antimicrobial agent delivery form is determined on the basis of the manufacturer's budget and judgment. Antimicrobial agents prevent or destroy microorganisms from growing or evolving. Viruses, alges, fungi and bacteria are composed of microorganisms.

Market Insights

The major factors boosting the growth of global antimicrobial textiles market are the growing demand for high-performance, microbial-resistant textiles across an increasing multitude of application areas and technical developments in the manufacturing of such textiles. Due to the rising number of companies on the market, the increased demand has contributed to a growing focus on research and development activities intended to create active ingredients which do not cross or irritate the skin barrier with a strong safety profile. Such innovations may also show significantly positive affect during forecast period on global market for antimicrobial textiles. However, in some of the more popular antimicrobial drugs for manufacturing, the presence of certain environmentally harmful chemicals such as triclosan could in a certain form curb market growth. Stringent standards of sustainability in many global markets for textiles containing antimicrobial products containing these and other harmful chemical compounds are likely to pose tremendous development challenges.

Report coverage

The market research study on “Antimicrobial Textiles Market (By Active Agent: Synthetic Organic Compounds, Metal & Metallic Salts, Bio based Agents, Others; By Fabric: Cotton, Polyester, Polyamide, Others; By Finishing Techniques: Pad-Dry Cure, Exhaust, Spraying, Others; By Application: Medical Textile, Commercial Textile, Apparel, Home Textile, Industrial Textile, Others) - Global Industry , Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2020 - 2027” offers detailed insights on the global antimicrobial textiles market entailing insights on its different market segments. Market dynamics with drivers, restraints and opportunities with their impact are provided in the report. The report also provides competitive landscape to understand the current stance of particular player. The report provides insights on global antimicrobial textiles market are offering active agent, fabric, application and major geographic regions. The antimicrobial textiles market analysis is provided for major regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. For each region, the market size for different segments has been covered under the scope of report.

North America hold significant market share of global antimicrobial textiles market owing to increasing the U.S. textile industry. Over 25% of revenue shares were reported in 2019 by North America. In the 2018 US textile transport generated revenues of around US$ 76 million, which saw a increase of about 5.20% relative to 2017, according to the National Council of Textile Organizations. The production of new textile products coupled with the presence of many players in the market in the area contributes to the growth of the antimicrobial textile market over projected period. In addition, in consideration of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry players are increasing their production to meet the need for mask and other medical textiles for the health sector. Due to technical advancements, high requirement from Asia Pacific and rising applications like medical textiles and clothing, the antimicrobial textiles market is seeing strong growth. The growing healthcare industry and the rising customer awareness of the health and hygiene industries further fuel market growth. However, the growth of this market will be limited by factors such as volatility in prices of raw materials, the poor quality of current antimicrobials treated textiles and compliance with the strict laws.

Key Players

Major players included in this report Sciessent LLC, Herculite, Microban International, UNITIKA LTD, Dow, BASF SE, Lonza, BioCote Limited, Trevira GmbH, Vestagen Protective Technologies, Inc., Milliken Chemical, Resil Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., HeiQ Materials AG, smartfiber AG, Archroma, PurThread Technologies Inc, and others.

The global antimicrobial textiles market is segmented as below:

Market Segmentation

Antimicrobial Textiles Market By Active Agent