Geotextiles market is a major category within the global geosynthetics industry. It is the most dominating market within geosynthetics with a healthy market growth. The geotextiles market report gives a holistic view about the geotextiles industry while covering diverse market segments which include product types, applications, and materials. There has been a drastic usage of geotextiles in civil engineering applications in different parts of the globe; especially in Asia (China).
Nonwoven geotextile is the major market segment for global geotextiles industry followed by woven geotextiles. These two types of products cover a major portion of the global geotextiles market with most of the market players involved in manufacturing and supplying of these product types. Some of the major manufacturers developing these product types include TenCate, NAUE, Huesker Synthetic, Fiberweb, and Propex. Knitted geotextiles form a small part of the global geotextiles industry.
Polypropylene, polyester, and polyethylene are the major categories within the geotextiles materials market which are used in the production of geotextile products. Over the past few years, polypropylene and polyester have been the favorite materials for geotextile product manufacturers. Road industry is the dominating applications segment within geotextiles market. More than 50% of the market demand is expected to come from this segment. It is estimated that over the next five years, road industry will govern the geotextiles market share as far as applications are concerned. Some other major applications within geotextiles market include erosion control, waste containment, and pavement repair.
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