The global active insulation market forecast was valued at $288.5 million in 2021, and is projected to reach $512.8 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2022 to 2031.
Active insulation is a thermal insulation or a type of clothing layer that is used as an ideal mid-layer for protecting against cold. Active insulation allows to create warm environmental conditions by allowing exchange of moisture/sweat.
The growth of the global active insulation market is driven by increase in use of active insulation jackets and pants by mountaineers and trek hikers. These jackets and pants are widely opted by mountaineers as an ideal mid-layer thermal protection fabrics during uphill while these are used as outer layer thermal protective fabric during long glacier climbs. In addition, active insulated fabrics or textiles are also used by the U.S. Special Forces (type of army force) as advanced insulating material along with their usual combat army uniforms.
These active insulated army uniforms are capable of regulating the body temperature as army troops are subjected to dynamic and static activities. In addition, active insulated jackets eliminate the need of adding thermal protective layer externally. This makes active insulated jackets widely preferred by army troops as they find difficulties during wearing of external thermal layer during the move. Thus, all these factors together are predicted to augment the demand for active insulation global market.
However, risk associated with use of active insulation products in interior insulation systems is likely to hamper the market growth. For instance, capillary active insulation system (type of active insulation) is widely preferred for thermal insulation in building & construction industry. This active insulation system is used mostly for thermal insulation of cultural heritage buildings. However, interstitial condensation risk associated with active insulation systems is anticipated to hamper the market growth.
Conversely, the active insulation market is expanding rapidly owing to wide preference of active insulated mountaineer jackets and other gears. Key-players in the global market are launching innovative active insulation products is anticipated create immense growth opportunities for the growth of active insulation. For instance, Rab Alpha Flash Jacket is a type of active insulation that is capable of offering breathability and minimal weight makes it ideal mid layer thermal active insulation material by mountain trekkers.
The active insulation market is segmented on the basis of material, application, and region. On the basis of material, the market is categorized into polyester, cotton, wool, nylon, and expanded polystyrene (EPS). The applications covered in the report includes textile and building & construction. Region wise, the market is studied across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The global active insulation market profiles leading players that include BASF Corporation, Hdwool Ltd., Invista Textiles, 3M Company, Polartec, LLC, Polybond Insulation Private Limited, Remmers, Stoney Creek Limited, Toray Industries, Inc., and W.L. Gore & Associates. The global active insulation market report provides in-depth competitive analysis as well as profiles of these major players
Active insulation is a thermal insulation or a type of clothing layer that is used as an ideal mid-layer for protecting against cold. Active insulation allows to create warm environmental conditions by allowing exchange of moisture/sweat.
The growth of the global active insulation market is driven by increase in use of active insulation jackets and pants by mountaineers and trek hikers. These jackets and pants are widely opted by mountaineers as an ideal mid-layer thermal protection fabrics during uphill while these are used as outer layer thermal protective fabric during long glacier climbs. In addition, active insulated fabrics or textiles are also used by the U.S. Special Forces (type of army force) as advanced insulating material along with their usual combat army uniforms.
These active insulated army uniforms are capable of regulating the body temperature as army troops are subjected to dynamic and static activities. In addition, active insulated jackets eliminate the need of adding thermal protective layer externally. This makes active insulated jackets widely preferred by army troops as they find difficulties during wearing of external thermal layer during the move. Thus, all these factors together are predicted to augment the demand for active insulation global market.
However, risk associated with use of active insulation products in interior insulation systems is likely to hamper the market growth. For instance, capillary active insulation system (type of active insulation) is widely preferred for thermal insulation in building & construction industry. This active insulation system is used mostly for thermal insulation of cultural heritage buildings. However, interstitial condensation risk associated with active insulation systems is anticipated to hamper the market growth.
Conversely, the active insulation market is expanding rapidly owing to wide preference of active insulated mountaineer jackets and other gears. Key-players in the global market are launching innovative active insulation products is anticipated create immense growth opportunities for the growth of active insulation. For instance, Rab Alpha Flash Jacket is a type of active insulation that is capable of offering breathability and minimal weight makes it ideal mid layer thermal active insulation material by mountain trekkers.
The active insulation market is segmented on the basis of material, application, and region. On the basis of material, the market is categorized into polyester, cotton, wool, nylon, and expanded polystyrene (EPS). The applications covered in the report includes textile and building & construction. Region wise, the market is studied across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The global active insulation market profiles leading players that include BASF Corporation, Hdwool Ltd., Invista Textiles, 3M Company, Polartec, LLC, Polybond Insulation Private Limited, Remmers, Stoney Creek Limited, Toray Industries, Inc., and W.L. Gore & Associates. The global active insulation market report provides in-depth competitive analysis as well as profiles of these major players
KEY BENEFITS FOR STAKEHOLDERS
- This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the active insulation market analysis from 2021 to 2031 to identify the prevailing active insulation market opportunities.
- The market research is offered along with information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
- Porter's five forces analysis highlights the potency of buyers and suppliers to enable stakeholders make profit-oriented business decisions and strengthen their supplier-buyer network.
- In-depth analysis of the active insulation market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
- Major countries in each region are mapped according to their revenue contribution to the global market.
- Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
- The report includes the analysis of the regional as well as global active insulation market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.
Key Market Segments
By Application
- Textile
- Building and Construction
By Material
- Polyester
- Cotton
- Wool
- Nylon
- Glass Wool
- Expanded Polystyrene
By Region
- North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- U.K.
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- LAMEA
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Rest of LAMEA
Key Market Players
- BASF SE
- Hdwool Ltd
- Invista Textiles
- The 3M Company
- Polartec, LLC
- Polybond Insulation Private Limited
- Remmers
- Stoney Creek Limited
- Toray Industries, Inc.
- W.L. Gore and Associates
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3: MARKET OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 4: ACTIVE INSULATION MARKET, BY MATERIAL
CHAPTER 5: ACTIVE INSULATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION
CHAPTER 6: ACTIVE INSULATION MARKET, BY REGION
CHAPTER 7: COMPANY LANDSCAPE
CHAPTER 8: COMPANY PROFILES
List of Tables
List of Figures
Executive Summary
According to the report, titled, “Active Insulation Market," the active insulation market size was valued at $288.5 million in 2021, and is estimated to reach $512.8 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2022 to 2031.Active insulation is a thermal insulation or a type of clothing layer that is used as an ideal mid-layer for protecting against cold. Polyester, cotton, wool, nylon, glass wool, and expanded polystyrene (EPS) are few materials that are used during production of active insulation materials.
Glass wool insulation is environment friendly and glass wool active insulation offers efficient thermal insulation. Glass wool active insulation offers excellent thermal resistance coupled with minimal environmental impact. In addition, other factors such as acoustic performance, fire protection, and lightweight characteristics of glass wool active insulation makes it suitable for Textile production. Use of glass wool active insulation in building & construction application is the key active insulation market trends. Insulation of building is important and coupled with environment friendly nature of glass wool makes it widely used active insulation in building and construction application. In addition, growing concern over minimizing CO2 emission and minimizing energy consumption has created immense opportunities for growth of insulation materials for thermal regulation. Glass wool being environment friendly and its ability to offer improved thermal resistance. All these factors are the major active insulation market growth factors.
Passive house design includes thick walls and air tight construction to minimize heat loss and infiltration. U-value determines the intensity of active insulation products used in building & construction industry. Use of thick conventional insulation lowers the U-value and improves intensity of active insulation used in passive house design.
However, retrofitting of houses with active insulation is high cost process and potential risk of interstitial condensation may occur in the retrofitted buildings. Use of thicker insulation helps to achieve minimal U-value. All these factors tend to hamper the market growth.
Fabrics insulated with wool as an active insulation material is proven to offer high active insulation capability is the key market trend. Active wool apparel insulation material is natural, renewable, offers high level of breathability, high odor-inhibiting capability, and moisture management. Thus, wool is majorly used as material for production of active insulation material. Blend of polylactic acid (PLA) with wool makes it suitable for production of active insulation material that can be further employed in performance outwear fabrics and textiles is another considerable factor anticipated to drive the demand of the global market. Moreover, wool active insulation material finds its use in luxury and fashion outerwear is anticipated to create remunerative opportunities for the expansion of the active insulation market in the coming future.
The active insulation market analysis is done on the basis of material, application, and region. By material, the market is segregated into polyester, cotton, wool, nylon, glass wool, and expanded polystyrene (XPS). The polyester segment dominated the global market in terms of revenue in 2021, with over 26% of the total share. Use of polyester blend active insulation for production of protective textile and rise in use of this protective textile by defense sector is the key market trend. Protective textiles used by army personnel require textile that should be light weight, should have high breathability, and should offer efficient thermal insulation. Polyester blend active insulated protective textiles are proven to offer high breathability during army activities that in turn creates proper comfort to the army persons.
By application, the global active insulation market is segmented into textile and building & construction. The building & construction application dominated the global market in terms of revenue in 2021, with over 66% of the total share. Growth in concern over exhaustion of natural energy resources and rise in environmental pollution from building & construction industry are anticipated to offer growth opportunities for active insulation market. For instance, according to publication by ScienceDirect in 2019, the residential construction segment accounted for 25% energy consumption in Europe. Thus, in order to minimize energy consumption, several regulations and standards are implemented. For example, near zero energy demand (NZEB) building standard is implemented in order to minimize energy consumption and support the development of energy-efficient technologies. This in turn has put forward several growth factors that are anticipated to drive the demand for the active insulation market in building & construction application.
Region-wise, the active insulation market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. The Asia-Pacific active insulation market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Nylon is mainly used during production of active insulation pants that are used during trekking, mountain climbing, and others. Nylon active insulation pants are developed such that the heat produced during activity can be easily transferred internally within the textile that in turn creates cool climatic condition and vice-versa. Presence of several trekking destinations near Australia such as Fraser Island Great Walk, Heysen Trail, Kangaroo Island, and others has attracted large number of trekkers across these trekking destinations. This in turn has escalated the demand for active insulated trekking pants is driving the demand for the global market. In addition, presence of abundant hills and mountains across South Korea has created numerous opportunities for growth of mountaineering in South Korea.
Key players operating in the global active insulation market include BASF Corporation, Hdwool Ltd., Invista Textiles, 3M Company, Polartec, LLC, Polybond Insulation Private Limited, Remmers, Stoney Creek Limited, Toray Industries, Inc., and W.L. Gore & Associates. The global market analysis covers in-depth information of the major active insulation industry participants.
Key Findings of the Study
- The expanded polystyrene (XPS) segment is estimated to display the highest growth rate, in terms of revenue, registering a CAGR of 6.7% from 2022 to 2031.
- The textile application segment is estimated to display the highest growth rate, in terms of revenue, registering a CAGR of 6.2% from 2022 to 2031.
- Europe accounted for 36.0% of active insulation market share in 2021, in terms of revenue, growing at a CAGR of 5.2%
COVID-19 Analysis
- The novel coronavirus is an incomparable pandemic that has spread to over 180 countries and caused huge losses of lives and economy around the globe. The global active insulation market has been negatively affected amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The major end-users of active insulation include textiles and building & construction. Active insulation is used for thermal protection in building & construction application. Building & construction industry is highest energy consumer sector.
- For instance, heat loss from building & construction sector accounts for 60% in sunny climatic condition while it accounts for 50% in cold climatic conditions. Active thermal insulation products are used in order to minimize heat loss by building external walls. Building & construction industry is prone to economic change. For instance, emergence of COVID-19 had a significant impact on the construction industry owing to change in economic trends across the globe. This in turn has negatively impacted the growth of the active insulation market during the pandemic. In addition, outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the global economy, global trade, and infrastructure companies, thereby negatively affecting the building & construction sector. All these factors had a negative impact on the global active insulation market in the pandemic situation.
- However, construction industry is anticipated to regain its growth post the pandemic, owing to high potential of jobs across building & construction industry coupled with other recovery measures such as transformation toward sustainability and digitalization.
Companies Mentioned
- Basf Se
- Hdwool Ltd
- Invista Textiles
- The 3M Company
- Polartec, LLC
- Polybond Insulation Private Limited
- Remmers
- Stoney Creek Limited
- Toray Industries, Inc.
- W.L. Gore and Associates
Methodology
The analyst offers exhaustive research and analysis based on a wide variety of factual inputs, which largely include interviews with industry participants, reliable statistics, and regional intelligence. The in-house industry experts play an instrumental role in designing analytic tools and models, tailored to the requirements of a particular industry segment. The primary research efforts include reaching out participants through mail, tele-conversations, referrals, professional networks, and face-to-face interactions.
They are also in professional corporate relations with various companies that allow them greater flexibility for reaching out to industry participants and commentators for interviews and discussions.
They also refer to a broad array of industry sources for their secondary research, which typically include; however, not limited to:
- Company SEC filings, annual reports, company websites, broker & financial reports, and investor presentations for competitive scenario and shape of the industry
- Scientific and technical writings for product information and related preemptions
- Regional government and statistical databases for macro analysis
- Authentic news articles and other related releases for market evaluation
- Internal and external proprietary databases, key market indicators, and relevant press releases for market estimates and forecast
Furthermore, the accuracy of the data will be analyzed and validated by conducting additional primaries with various industry experts and KOLs. They also provide robust post-sales support to clients.
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Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 230 |
| Published | July 2022 |
| Forecast Period | 2021 - 2031 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 288.5 million |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 512.8 million |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 5.9% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 10 |
