Textile Composites Market by Fiber Type (Carbon, Glass, Aramid and Others), by Textile Type (Woven, Non-Woven), by Application (Electrical & Electronics, Wind, Sporting Goods, Marine, Construction and Others) & by Region - Global Forecast to 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 15
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 15
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 16
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 LIMITATIONS 16
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 17
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
2.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 19
2.1.1.1 key data from secondary sources 19
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 20
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 20
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights 21
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
2.2.1 MARKET SIZE 22
2.2.2 LIST OF SECONDARY SOURCES 23
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 24
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 25
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 31
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET, 2015–2020 31
4.2 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET–BY FIBER TYPE 32
4.3 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY KEY APPLICATION 33
4.4 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY COUNTRY 34
4.5 TEXTILE COMPOSITES APPLICATION MARKET SHARE (VALUE) 35
4.6 APPLICATION INDUSTRY GROWTH MATRIX 36
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 37
5.1 INTRODUCTION 38
5.2 EVOLUTION 38
5.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION 40
5.3.1 BY FIBER TYPE 40
5.3.2 BY TEXTILE TYPE 41
5.3.3 BY APPLICATION 42
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 42
5.4.1 DRIVERS 43
5.4.1.1 Increase in demand for PCBs made by textile composites in the electronics market 43
5.4.1.2 Growing demand for wind energy as clean energy 44
5.4.1.3 Use of carbon fiber and glass textile composites in the aerospace industry in prepreg form 44
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 45
5.4.2.1 High cost of textile composites 45
5.4.2.2 No major breakthrough from research 45
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 46
5.4.3.1 Increased demand for textile composites in electronics and wind energy markets 46
5.4.3.2 Growing demand from emerging markets 46
5.4.3.3 Potential opportunities in new applications 46
5.4.4 CHALLENGES 48
5.4.4.1 To produce low-cost textile composites 48
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 49
6.1 INTRODUCTION 49
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 50
6.3 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS 51
6.3.1 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS OF GLASS FIBER COMPOSITES 51
6.3.2 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS OF CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES 51
6.3.3 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS OF ARAMID FIBER COMPOSITES 52
6.4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 53
6.4.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 54
6.4.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 54
6.4.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 55
6.4.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 55
6.4.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 55
7 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY FIBER TYPE 56
7.1 INTRODUCTION 57
7.2 GLASS FIBER 60
7.3 CARBON FIBER 62
7.4 ARAMID FIBER 65
7.5 OTHER FIBERS 67
 
8 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY TEXTILE TYPE 69
8.1 INTRODUCTION 70
8.2 WOVEN TEXTILE 72
8.2.1 WOVEN TEXTILE MARKET, BY FIBER TYPE 72
8.2.2 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 74
8.2.3 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY REGION 76
8.3 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES 77
8.3.1 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET, BY FIBER TYPE 77
8.3.2 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 79
8.3.3 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET, BY REGION 80
9 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 82
9.1 INTRODUCTION 83
9.2 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS 85
9.3 WIND ENERGY 86
9.4 SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY 88
9.5 MARINE 90
9.6 CONSTRUCTION 91
9.7 OTHER APPLICATIONS 92
10 REGIONAL ANALYSIS 94
10.1 INTRODUCTION 95
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 96
10.3 EUROPE 99
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 103
10.5 ROW 106
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 108
11.1 INTRODUCTION 108
11.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 110
11.3 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS 111
11.4 PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS, JOINT VENTURES, AND COLLABORATIONS 112
11.5 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 113
11.6 ACQUISITIONS 114
 
12 COMPANY PROFILES 115
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
12.1 INTRODUCTION 115
12.2 OWENS CORNING 116
12.3 HEXCEL CORPORATION 119
12.4 SAERTEX GMBH & CO. KG 122
12.5 BGF INDUSTRIES, INC. 125
12.6 CHOMARAT TEXTILE INDUSTRIES 127
12.7 SIGMATEX LTD. 129
12.8 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 131
12.9 MILLIKEN & COMPANY 134
12.10 TAH TONG TEXTILE CO. LTD. 136
12.11 HINDOOSTAN TECHNICAL FABRICS LTD. 138
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
13 APPENDIX 140
13.1 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 140
13.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 142
13.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 144
13.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 145
13.5 RELATED REPORTS 146
LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE (VOLUME & VALUE), 2013–2020 27
TABLE 2 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DRIVERS 44
TABLE 3 PRODUCTION COST STRUCTURE WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, 2013 45
TABLE 4 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF RESTRAINTS 46
TABLE 5 APPLICATION AREAS OF TEXTILE COMPOSITES IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES 47
TABLE 6 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES 47
TABLE 7 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES 48
TABLE 8 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 9 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 59
TABLE 10 GLASS FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 11 GLASS FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 61
TABLE 12 GLASS FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 13 GLASS FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 62
TABLE 14 CARBON FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 15 CARBON FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 63
TABLE 16 CARBON FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 17 CARBON FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 63
TABLE 18 ARAMID FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 19 ARAMID FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 65
TABLE 20 ARAMID FIBER TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 21 ARAMID FIBER TEXTILES MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 66
TABLE 22 OTHER FIBERS TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 23 OTHER FIBERS TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 67
TABLE 24 OTHER FIBERS TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 25 OTHER FIBERS TEXTILE MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 68
TABLE 26 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 27 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY TEXTILE TYPE,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 71
TABLE 28 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 29 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 73
TABLE 30 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 31 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 75
TABLE 32 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 33 WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 77
TABLE 34 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 35 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY FIBER TYPE, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 78
TABLE 36 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 37 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 79
TABLE 38 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 39 NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 81
TABLE 40 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 41 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 84
TABLE 42 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 43 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 86
TABLE 44 GLOBAL WIND INSTALLATIONS (2011-2014) 86
TABLE 45 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN WIND ENERGY APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 46 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN WIND ENERGY APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 87
TABLE 47 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN SPORTING GOODS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 48 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 89
TABLE 49 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN MARINE APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 50 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN MARINE APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 90
TABLE 51 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 52 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 92
TABLE 53 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS,
BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 54 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 93
TABLE 55 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 56 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 96
TABLE 57 NORTH AMERICA: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 58 NORTH AMERICA: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 98
TABLE 59 NORTH AMERICA: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 60 NORTH AMERICA: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 99
TABLE 61 EUROPE: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 62 EUROPE: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 101
TABLE 63 EUROPE: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 64 EUROPE: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 102
TABLE 65 ASIA-PACIFIC: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 66 ASIA-PACIFIC: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 104
TABLE 67 ASIA-PACIFIC: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 68 ASIA-PACIFIC: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 105
TABLE 69 ROW: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 70 ROW: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (KILOTON) 106
TABLE 71 ROW: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 72 ROW: TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION INDUSTRY,
2013–2020 (KILOTON) 107
TABLE 73 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS, 2014–2015 111
TABLE 74 PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS, JOINT VENTURES, AND COLLABORATIONS,
2014–2015 112
TABLE 75 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2014–2015 113
TABLE 76 ACQUISITIONS, 2013–2014 114
LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET SEGMENTATION 15
FIGURE 2 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 18
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 22
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
FIGURE 5 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION, AND REGION 25
FIGURE 6 ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL MARKET SET TO DRIVE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, 2015–2020 28
FIGURE 7 NORTH AMERICA DOMINATED THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET,
BY VOLUME, 2014 29
FIGURE 8 GLASS FIBER TYPE DOMINATES THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 2015-2020 30
FIGURE 9 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET, 2015–2020 31
FIGURE 10 GLASS FIBER TO DOMINATE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, 2015–2020 32
FIGURE 11 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS DOMINATES THE GLOBAL TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY VALUE. 33
FIGURE 12 U.S. AND CHINA ACCOUNT FOR A MAJOR SHARE OF THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET 34
FIGURE 13 WIND SECTOR PROJECT TO DOMINATE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC FOR THE PROJECTED PERIOD BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 35
FIGURE 14 SPORTS INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE, DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD, 36
FIGURE 15 INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR TEXTILE COMPOSITES FOR INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS 38
FIGURE 16 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY FIBER TYPE 40
FIGURE 17 TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET, BY TEXTILE TYPE 41
FIGURE 18 ADVANCED COMPOSITES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 42
FIGURE 19 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET 43
FIGURE 20 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: MAXIMUM VALUE IS ADDED DURING ADVANCED COMPOSITE DESIGN AND COMPOSITE PROCESSING PHASE 50
FIGURE 21 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS OF CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES 52
FIGURE 22 RAW MATERIAL ANALYSIS OF ARAMID FIBER COMPOSITES 52
FIGURE 23 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES: INTENSITY OF RIVALRY IS HIGH DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF FEW PLAYERS 53
FIGURE 24 GLASS FIBER TO HAVE THE HIGHEST MARKET SHARE IN THE GLOBAL TEXTILE FIBER MARKET, 2015 VS.2020 59
FIGURE 25 ASIA-PACIFIC IS SET TO DOMINATE THE GLASS FIBER TEXTILE MARKET 61
FIGURE 26 WOVEN FABRICS HAD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE IN 2014 70
FIGURE 27 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS APPLICATION TO DOMINATE THE WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 74
FIGURE 28 ASIA-PACIFIC REGION IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT A HIGHER DURING FORECAST PERIOD OF 2015 - 2020 76
FIGURE 29 ASIA PACIFIC HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NON-WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MATERIAL MARKET 80
FIGURE 30 SPORTING GOODS IS LEADING TO OUTPACE OTHER MARKETS, IN TERMS OF GROWTH, 2015 VS. 2020 83
FIGURE 31 ASIA-PACIFIC EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN THE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, 2015 VS. 2020 85
FIGURE 32 ASIA-PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN THE SPORTING GOODS SEGMENT, 2015 VS. 2020 88
FIGURE 33 U.S. DOMINATED THE NORTH AMERICAN TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN 2014 97
FIGURE 34 GERMANY EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN EUROPE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 100
FIGURE 35 CHINA EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE TEXTILE COMPOSITES MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 103
FIGURE 36 LEADING COMPANIES FOCUSED ON EXPANSION STRATEGIES BY INCREASING THEIR PRODUCTION CAPACITIES AND ESTABLISHING NEW PLANTS, 2011–2015 108
FIGURE 37 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP 4 MARKET PLAYERS 115
FIGURE 38 OWENS CORNING.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 116
FIGURE 39 HEXCEL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 119
FIGURE 40 HEXCEL CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 121
FIGURE 41 SAERTEX GMBH & CO. KG: SWOT ANALYSIS 123
FIGURE 42 SIGMATEX LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS 130
FIGURE 43 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 131
FIGURE 44 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC: SWOT ANALYSIS 133
FIGURE 45 TAH TONG TEXTILE CO. LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 136