Heating Fabrics Market May Set New Growth Story by 2025

Tradition technical textiles have dominated the market for past several decades. However, changing customer demand and shifting focus toward smart fabrics and smart wearables are key driving factors for the heating fabrics market. The rising use of heating fabric products in healthcare, transportation, and integrated military wear applications is anticipated to bode well for the growth of the global heating fabrics market in the coming decade. Additionally, these textiles can be easily recycled, which is expected to boost the global agenda of minimal wastage and circularity. Consequently, such factors are expected to positively impact the heating fabrics industry growth during the forecast period.

The textile sector has one of the largest consumer industries and plays an important role in the GDP of any country. Heating fabrics are being used in a plethora of applications in various industries, such as wearable heated fabric structure (heated vest, gloves, jacket, socks, etc.), heat pad, blanket mattresses, and heated seed-impregnated fabrics, de-icing and anti-icing in aerospace. Thus, the wide range of applications of heating textiles are considered the major factors driving the market momentum. In addition, this factor is anticipated to create tremendous opportunities for various established and startup manufacturers in the coming years.

Heating fabrics offer several advantages over traditional fabrics, managing to mark a footprint on the textile and fabrics market in recent years. In addition, growing promotional programs coupled with increased funding toward the smart textile manufacturing by various governmental bodies and textile giants to encourage the manufacturers and suppliers in the market is expected to lead the growth of the market in the forecast period.

Despite having numerous factors supporting the growth of the heating fabrics market, high cost and lack of awareness in various countries of Asia Pacific, South America, the Middle East and Africa are expected to restrain the market potential to reach its cusp during the period of 2020-2025.

However, heating fabric manufacturers are coming up with new battery-operated heating fabric products that can be charged when required. Battery-operated fabrics are preferred when the heat is required to be generated with low voltage supply, and the plug-in facility is not available. Battery-operated fabrics are ideal for heated apparels, heated seating, heated medical modalities, and military wears, among others.