Healthcare Fabrics Market - Forecast(2025 - 2031)

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Healthcare Fabrics Market Overview

Healthcare Fabrics Market size is forecast to reach $20668.7 Million by 2030, after growing at a CAGR of 6.2% during 2024-2030, owing to the growing geriatric population, the continuous technological advances and the strict regulatory framework for the use of medical textiles. Medical textiles are used in a variety of applications ranging from non-implantable products such as bandages, wound care, prosthetic socks, adhesive tapes, protective eye pads and orthopedic belts. Technical developments in active implants, tissue engineering, spinal implants, and socioeconomic changes in developing countries, as well as changes in age structure of the industrialized nations, are expected to increase market growth in the near future. Increasing consumer awareness of hygiene products and improved quality of healthcare fabrics are key factors expected to drive the growth of the market in healthcare fabrics during the forecast period.

Report Coverage

The report: “Healthcare Fabrics Market– Forecast (2024-2030)”, by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Healthcare Fabrics Industry. 
By Raw material: Polypropylene, Cotton, Polyester, Viscose, Polyamide, Polyurethane, Polyethylene, Vinyl and others
By Type: Non-Woven Fabrics, Woven Fabrics, Knitted Fabrics.
By Application: Hygiene Products (Sanitary Napkins, Baby Diapers and others), Dressing Products, Clothing, Blanket & Bedding, Upholstery and others.
By Geography: North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and RoW.
 
Key Takeaways
 
  • Asia Pacific dominates the healthcare fabrics market, owning to rising awareness among the consumers, rapidly growing middle class, and increasing disposable income in the region.
  • Continuing advances in the medical and textile sectors, coupled with changing demographics and consumer demand, are expected to boost the market over the forecast period.
  • The ongoing spread of COVID-19, has increased the demand for protective masks, gowns, gloves and so on. Thus, supporting healthcare fabrics market growth.
 
Raw Material - Segment Analysis
 
The polypropylene segment held the largest share in the healthcare fabrics market in 2019, owing to the high demand for use in hygiene products. Polypropylene is used in the top sheet of hygiene products; therefore, increased consumption of sanitary napkins and baby wraps are fueling polypropylene demand. The polyester segment is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period, due to polyester materials durability and low linting characteristics. Polyester fabrics have a high tensile resistance and are very strong. Due to its chemical resistant, abrasion resistant, wrinkle resistant and also highly durable, demand for the polyester segment is expected to rise. In March 2017, Precision Fabrics Group Inc. developed Derma Therapy, bedding products that include sheets, pillowcases and fabric pads that provide a cleaner and drier, hypoallergenic lint-free sleeping surface. DermaTherapy bedding is an immense enhancement over polyester and cotton products. 
 
Type - Segment Analysis
 
Nonwoven fabrics held the largest share in the healthcare fabrics market in 2019, owing to their softness, strength, comfort, stretch ability, cost, and high absorbing ability of liquids. Some of the other properties of nonwoven fabric that have contributed to an increase in healthcare industry application include: its ability to reduce the risk of spreading drug-resistant bacteria, virus and blood-borne diseases. Its ability to be tailored to medical specifications and requirements. Its environmentally friendly nature, being disposable without harming the environment. Some of the major types of non-woven fabrics are polyester and non-woven polypropylene. Non-woven fabrics made from Polyester are produced by punching the needle. These fabrics have good properties for heat setting, excellent elasticity, high wet strength and good features for draping. These fabrics also maintain their physical properties under wet conditions and are resistant to changes in humidity. They are used in gowns, masks and drapes for medical and surgical uses. Growing investment in health care facilities in the Asia-Pacific region are driving the growth of PET nonwoven fabrics. 
 
Application - Segment Analysis
 
The hygiene application segment held the largest share in the healthcare fabrics market in 2019 and is growing at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period. This is majorly due to the increasing consumption of sanitary napkins and baby diapers across the globe. The hygiene products are not used specifically in medical practice but are used mainly for healthcare and good hygiene applications such as surgical clothing, bedding, sanitary napkins, wipes, surgical covers, and so on. Increasing awareness of new wound care technologies, growing diabetes and aging populations, and government support in the form of non-implantable goods funding are widely used around the world, which is expected to boost growth over the forecast period.
 
Geography - Segment Analysis
 
Asia-Pacific held the largest share in the healthcare fabrics market in 2019 up to 30%, due to the increasing adoption of female hygiene products in countries, such as India, and China. In India the market penetration rate of sanitary napkin has increased significantly since 2014, according to the BCH (Indian Nonwovens Industry Association). In addition, China's textile industry is booming, with the 13th Five Year Plan providing increased investment and government support. The country's textile and apparel makers are undergoing painful restructuring in the country. While the country is still the world's largest clothing exporter with huge production capacity, over-supply at home, high labor costs and rising global protectionism have all eroded its competitiveness. This scenario is likely to be a positive factor in the fabrication of healthcare fabrics and thus creating more opportunities for the market. In Asia Pacific economies governments spend and allocate huge amounts of money in their budgets. High government spending and investments specifically reinforced the country's healthcare sector, which in turn boosted the Asia Pacific healthcare fabrics market. For instance, India's government allocated USD 8.7 billion to the health-care budget in 2019. The allocation was made to support reform, startup healthcare and upgrade of government hospitals, especially in rural parts of the country.
 
Healthcare Fabrics Market Drivers
 
Increasing government initiatives
 
Growing government initiatives in developing economies has increased the demand for healthcare fabrics. For instance, the Central Govt. of India have taken various business-friendly decision such as make in India, skill India, and digital India to increase the adoption in healthcare fabrics. These government initiatives has put a lot of positive impact on various business sectors including the textile industry. In addition, according to Eurostat, healthcare expenditure per person in 2016 amounted to EUR 5,000 or higher in three EU Member States that are Luxembourg (EUR 5,600), Sweden (EUR 5,100) and Denmark (EUR 5,000), the per-person healthcare expenditure in Europe is very high and continually increasing. In March 2019, Gilde Healthcare raised $224 million to invest in suppliers of medical products and other health businesses. The fund moves the amount raised by Gilde’s healthcare investment vehicles past the $1.12 billion mark. The growing investments in healthcare facilities are driving the growth of PET nonwoven fabrics. For instance, in July 2019, Flare Capital Partners, invested $255 million in committed capital healthcare. Companies are focusing to introduce the products with new innovations. For instance, Freudenberg Performance Materials’ developed nonwovens and polyurethane foams to the medical and wound care industry for more than three decades. Therefore, these factors are driving healthcare fabrics market growth.
 
Healthcare Fabrics Market Challenges
 
High investment in R&D and availability of menstrual cups
 
High investment requirements in R&D and the availability of alternative products are factors that restrict the growth of the healthcare fabrics market. Moreover, the lack of awareness of personal hygiene in emerging countries such as Indonesia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Iran and South Africa is expected to hamper the growth of the demand for healthcare fabrics. In addition, the availability of menstrual cups as an alternative to sanitary napkins is also restraining the growth of the healthcare fabrics market. 
 
Market Landscape
 
Technology launches, acquisitions and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Healthcare Fabrics Market. In 2019, the market of Healthcare Fabrics Market has been consolidated by the top five players accounting for xx% of the share. Major players in the healthcare fabrics market includes Advanced Fabrics, Maharam Fabric Corporation, Herculite, Freudenberg SE, Carnegie Fabrics, LLC, TWE GmbH & Co. KG, Architex International, Brentano Inc, Designtex, Paramount Tech Fab Industries, Arc-Com, Knoll, Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, among others.
 
Acquisitions/Technology Launches
 
  • In March 2020, Designtex and Celliant launched upholstery fabrics range “Designtex Celliant upholstery”.
  • In September 2015, Designtex entered into a partnership with Vescom to launch a curated portfolio of Designtex textiles into the European and South American markets.
 1. Healthcare Fabrics Market- Market Overview
    1.1 Definitions and Scope
2. Healthcare Fabrics Market- Executive Summary
    2.1 Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company
    2.2 Key Trends by Raw Material
    2.3 Key Trends by Type
    2.4 Key Trends by Application
    2.5 Key Trends by Geography
3. Healthcare Fabrics Market- Landscape
    3.1 Comparative analysis 
        3.1.1 Market Share Analysis- Top Companies
        3.1.2 Product Benchmarking- Top Companies
        3.1.3 Top 5 Financials Analysis
        3.1.4 Patent Analysis- Top Companies
        3.1.5 Pricing Analysis
4. Healthcare Fabrics Market - Startup companies Scenario Premium Premium
    4.1 Top startup company Analysis by
        4.1.1 Investment
        4.1.2 Revenue
        4.1.3 Market Shares
        4.1.4 Market Size and Application Analysis
        4.1.5 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario
5. Healthcare Fabrics Market– Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium Premium
    5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview
    5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index
    5.3 Case studies of successful ventures
    5.4 Customer Analysis - Top companies
6. Healthcare Fabrics Market- Market Forces
    6.1 Market Drivers
    6.2 Market Constraints 
    6.3 Market Opportunities
    6.4 Porters five force model
        6.4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
        6.4.2 Bargaining powers of customers
        6.4.3 Threat of new entrants
        6.4.4 Rivalry among existing players
        6.4.5 Threat of substitutes 
7. Healthcare Fabrics Market -Strategic analysis
    7.1 Value chain analysis
    7.2 Opportunities analysis
    7.3 Market life cycle
    7.4 Suppliers and distributors Analysis
8. Healthcare Fabrics Market– By Raw Material (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
    8.1 Polypropylene
    8.2 Cotton
    8.3 Polyester
    8.4 Viscose
    8.5 Polyamide
    8.6 Polyurethane
    8.7 Polyethylene
    8.8 Vinyl
    8.9 Others
9. Healthcare Fabrics Market– By Type (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
    9.1 Non-Woven Fabrics
    9.2 Woven Fabrics
    9.3 Knitted Fabrics
10. Healthcare Fabrics Market– By Application (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
    10.1 Hygiene Products 
        10.1.1 Sanitary Napkins
        10.1.2 Baby Diapers
        10.1.3 Others
    10.2 Dressing Products
    10.3 Clothing
    10.4 Blanket & Bedding
    10.5 Upholstery
    10.6 Others
11. Healthcare Fabrics Market - By Geography (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
    11.1 North America
        11.1.1 U.S.
        11.1.2 Canada
        11.1.3 Mexico
    11.2 South America
        11.2.1 Brazil
        11.2.2 Argentina
        11.2.3 Colombia
        11.2.4 Rest of South America
    11.3 Europe
        11.3.1 U.K
        11.3.2 Germany
        11.3.3 Italy
        11.3.4 France
        11.3.5 Spain
        11.3.6 Russia
        11.3.7 Rest of Europe
    11.4 Asia Pacific
        11.4.1 China
        11.4.2 India
        11.4.3 Japan
        11.4.4 Taiwan
        11.4.5 South Korea
        11.4.6 Rest of Asia Pacific
    11.5 ROW
        11.5.1 Middle East
        11.5.2 Africa
12. Healthcare Fabrics Market- Entropy
    12.1 New Product Launches
    12.2 M&A’s, Collaborations, JVs and Partnerships
13. Market Share Analysis Premium
    13.1 Market Share by Country- Top companies
    13.2 Market Share by Region- Top companies
    13.3 Market Share by type of Product / Product category- Top companies
    13.4 Market Share at global level- Top companies
    13.5 Best Practices for companies
14. Healthcare Fabrics Market- List of Key Companies by Country Premium
15. Healthcare Fabrics Market Company Analysis
    15.1 Market Share, Company Revenue, Products, M&A, Developments
    15.2 Milliken & Company
    15.3 Herculite
    15.4 Freudenberg SE
    15.5 TWE GmbH & Co. KG
    15.6 Advanced Fabrics (SAAF)
    15.7 Company 6
    15.8 Company 7
    15.9 Company 8
    15.10 Company 9
    15.11 Company 10 and more
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LIST OF TABLES

1.Global Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
2.Global Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
2.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
2.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
2.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
2.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
2.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
2.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
2.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
3.North America Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
3.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
3.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
3.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
3.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
3.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
3.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
3.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
4.South America Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
4.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
4.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
4.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
4.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
4.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
4.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
4.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.Europe Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
6.APAC Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
6.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
6.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
6.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
6.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.MENA Healthcare Fabrics Market By Fabric Type Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.1 Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.1.1 Applications of Non-Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.1.2 Advantages of Non-Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.2 Woven Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.2.1 Applications of Woven Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.3 Knitted Fabrics Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.3.1 Applications of Knitted Fabrics Healthcare Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)

LIST OF FIGURES

1.US Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
2.Canada Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
3.Mexico Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
4.Brazil Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
5.Argentina Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
6.Peru Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
7.Colombia Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
8.Chile Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
9.Rest of South America Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
10.UK Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
11.Germany Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
12.France Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
13.Italy Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
14.Spain Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
15.Rest of Europe Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
16.China Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
17.India Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
18.Japan Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
19.South Korea Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
20.South Africa Healthcare Fabrics Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
21.North America Healthcare Fabrics By Application
22.South America Healthcare Fabrics By Application
23.Europe Healthcare Fabrics By Application
24.APAC Healthcare Fabrics By Application
25.MENA Healthcare Fabrics By Application
26.Designtex, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
27.Brentano Inc., Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
28.Arc-Com, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
29.Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
30.Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd., Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
31.Maharam Fabric Corporation, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
32.Architex International, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
33.Paramount Tech Fab Industries, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
34.Advanced Fabrics, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)