Europe Textile Films Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030

Europe Textile Films Market, By Material (Polyester, Polyurethane, and Others), Type (Breathable and Non-Breathable), Application (Agriculture, Industrial, Infrastructure, Medical, Sports, Transportation, and Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.

Europe Textile Films Market Analysis and Size  

Typically, textile films are used for cold laminating and cold films. The two forms of textile films are classified as breathable and non-breathable. Porous textile films have become extremely important in the hygiene industry. The textile film market has expanded to a wide spectrum due to its high strength, flexibility, surface characteristics, and other mechanical attributes. Due to polymers and other sophisticated composites, textile films can accomplish certain mechanical qualities. The global market for textile films will increase significantly as people become more aware of the use of textile film in producing hygiene products.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the textile films market, which was USD 28,894.78 million in 2022, would rocket up to USD 39,568.00 million by 2030, and is expected to undergo a CAGR of 3.9% from 2023 to 2030. "Breathable" segment in the type segment dominates the textile films market because of its disposable nature and inadequate response to temperature fluctuations. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.

Europe Textile Films Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

Textile films employ polymers and advanced composites with novel mechanical characteristics like strength and flexibility and surface attributes such as hydrophobic and oleophobic. This film helps several businesses, including packaging, medicine, and technical clothing, to satisfy their demands. To improve the dyeing, printing, and bonding processes—which get more challenging as materials become more complex—surface pre-treatments and finishes are crucial procedures. The need for inventive high-performance textile films is rising, which calls for creation of novel high-efficiency and high-value processing technologies.

Films and fabrics that have two or more layers sandwiched together. The mating surface's melting point must be lower than the melting points of the other layers. Thermoplastic materials have been extruded and cast into forms. The component fibers are used to categorize various textiles, including silk, wool, linen, cotton, synthetic fibers such as rayon, nylon, and polyesters, as well as inorganic fibers like gold cloth, glass fiber, and asbestos fabric. Various things can be done using plastic films. This includes packaging, plastic bags, labels, architectural and landscape design, electrical fabrication, photographic film, cinema film stock, VHS (video home system), and other products.

Europe Textile Films Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Rise in the demand for hygiene products

An increase in the need for high-quality hygiene products is driving the global market for textile films. The demand for sanitary products and increased awareness of the value of cleanliness will likely lead to an increase in the market for textile films soon. Baby diapers, feminine hygiene items, and adult incontinence products all use polypropylene films extensively.

• High demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Due to their close contact with patients, healthcare workers putting their lives in​​​​​​​ danger to fight the virus are more susceptible to infection. The danger of COVID-19 hospital transmission is reduced by personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare employees. PPE kits are necessary in industries to protect employees' lives. A PPE kit often includes gloves, goggles, a face shield, a shoe protector, a mask, a head cover, and a gown.

The majority of PPE kits are constructed of polymers. A film composed of polyethylene or polypropylene is used to make head coverings. Nanofibers and non-woven polypropylene are used to make 3-ply masks. Natural rubber latex, nitrile rubber, neoprene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyurethane can all be used to make gloves. A film consisting of polypropylene or polyethylene is used to make disposable gowns.

Opportunity

• New fabrics and processes have been created as a result of an increase in textile film research and development

Furthermore, rising technical developments by producers of textile films led to the development of new textiles and techniques, the expansion of the market with lower penetration rates and extending profitable opportunities to the market players from 2023 to 2030. Additionally, the market's increasing adoption of organic textile films will further expand the future growth of the textile film market. 

Restraint/Challenge

• Concerns regarding waste disposal

Films made of polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyurethane are frequently used in infant diapers, sanitary products, and medical textiles (such as surgical gowns, surgical masks, gloves, and PPE kits). Since the pandemic's emergence in 2020, these items have been widely used. Although it is extensively used to make PPE kits, polypropylene is not biodegradable. This makes the problem of plastic trash, which already exists, worse. The textile films market may face difficulties due to these waste disposal issues.

This textile films market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the textile films market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you make an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Recent Developments

• In June 2022, numerous thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films from Covestro's Dureflex product line received Standard 100 certification from OEKO-TEX. The films are skin-friendly, breathable, waterproof, and tear-resistant. This makes them the preferred material for sporting goods, outdoor apparel, furniture, and automobile seating

• In April 2021, the purchase of Scapa Group Plc, a UK-based provider of innovation, design, and manufacturing solutions for the healthcare and industrial industries, was completed by Schweitzer-Mauduit International

• In June 2020, to create innovative product solutions, Berry Global Inc. partnered with Medicom Group, one of the leading producers of medical and respiratory masks. The alliance aided in boosting the market's manufacturing of new products.

Europe Textile Films Market Scope

The textile films market is segmented based on the material, type, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

TYPE

• Breathable
• Non-breathable

MATERIAL

• Polyester
• Polyurethane
• Others

APPLICATION

• Agriculture
• Industrial
• Infrastructure
• Medical
• Sports
• Transportation
• Others

Textile Films Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The textile films market is analyzed, and market size insights and trends are provided by country, material, type, and application, as referenced above.

The countries covered in the textile films market report are Germany, U.K., Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, and rest of Europe.

Germany dominates the textile films market due to the increasing number of medical devices and equipment which boosts the demand for textile films.

France is the fastest growing due to the rise in the demand for hygiene products in the country.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Easy availability of raw materials for textile films production

Europe textile films market also provides a detailed market analysis for every country's growth in installed base of different products for textile films market, impact of technology, the awareness about hygienic products, change in regulatory scenarios and the impact on the textile films market. The data is available for historic period 2015 to 2020.

Competitive Landscape and Textile Films Market Share Analysis

The textile films market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the market.

Some of the major players operating in the textile films market are:

• TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. (Japan)
• Arkema (France)
• Covestro AG (Germany)
• Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (U.S.)
• SILON (Czech Republic)
• Cattaneo Holding s.r.l. (Italy)
• RKW Group (Germany)
• Felix (Turkey)
• Trioplast Industrier AB (Germany)
• Skymark (U.K.)
• Berry Global Inc. (U.S.)