Protective Coatings, Industrial, Transportation, Furniture And Seating To Drive Polymer Coated Fabrics Market

Protective coatings, industrial, transportation, furniture and seating to drive polymer coated fabrics market

20-Dec-16

Polymer coated fabric finds applications such as protective coatings, industrial, transportation, furniture and seating etc. The global polymer coated fabrics market is anticipated to grow significantly at a higher CAGR from 2016 to 2026, as per Future Market Insights.

Polymer coated fabrics are the fabrics coated by polymers to add enhanced properties such as mechanical properties to the textile. The fabric can be of any type such as nylon, polyester, rayon etc. which is called as substrate and coated with polymer called as coat. In polymer coated fabrics, fabric as substrate contributes towards strength and dimensional properties whereas polymer as coat contributes towards abrasion resistance and penetration of liquids, gases and dust particles. The coat to the fabric depends on the application or required properties needed for that fabric. For, instance in manufacturing military tent high tensile strength, tear strength and flame resistance are required wherein a nylon fabric is used. To enhance properties further the nylon fabric is coated with a neoprene for improving fabric abrasion. Neoprene is best suited coat for offering enhanced mechanical properties. The fabrics are also coated with single layer of polymer or multiple layers depending on the requirement. The layers of polymer coat and fabrics are merged together in situ by the adhesive nature of the layers thus forming polymer coated fabrics The polymer coated fabrics uses thermoplastic, latex and rubber materials for coating fabrics. The new trend of conductive polymers for chemical sensing application is advancing in the global polymer coated fabrics market. The polymer coated fabric finds applications such as protective coatings, industrial, transportation, furniture and seating etc. The global polymer coated fabrics market is anticipated to grow significantly at a higher CAGR during the forecast period.
Polymer coated fabrics are regarded as technical textiles and finds wide applications. The increasing demand for high performance materials drives the global polymer coated fabrics market. For instance, the material properties necessary for air bags in cars require perfect mix of tear strength and abrasion properties. In such a case, polymer coated fabrics are widely used for manufacture of air bags. The other factors such as simple processing method, easy availability of polymers, low cost polymer (PE, PA, and PVC) drives the global polymer coated fabrics market.

Factors such as increasing industrialization, growing in automobile industry aids in the growth of the polymer coated market in APAC. The market in North America and Western Europe are expected to grow at a moderate CAGR since the polymer coated fabrics market is matured. Japan followed by Latin America have positive growth prospect in terms of consumption during the forecast period. Thus, overall global polymer coated fabrics market is anticipated to grow at with respect to increasing applications during the forecast period.