1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Market Scope
1.3.1 Regions Covered
1.3.2 Years Considered for the Study
1.4 Currency
1.5 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primary Interviews
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Top-Down Approach
2.2.2 Bottom-Up Approach
2.3 Data Triangulation
2.4 Assumptions
2.5 Limitations
4 Premium Insights
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in the Wearable Materials Market
4.2 Wearable Materials Market, By Application
4.3 Wearable Materials Market, By Region
4.4 APAC Wearable Materials Market, By Application and Country
4.5 Wearable Materials Market, By Key Countries
5 Market Overview
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Increased Demand for Wearables With Higher Functionality
5.2.1.2 Growing Popularity of Internet of Things
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 Lack of Long-Lasting and Supple Materials
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Adoption of Wearables in Multiple Application Areas
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 Increased Manufacturing Cost of Wearable Materials
5.3 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.3.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.3.3 Threat of New Entrants
5.3.4 Threat of Substitutes
5.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
6 Wearable Materials Market, By Type
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Silicones
6.2.1 Silicones are Biocompatible and Versatile Materials
6.3 Polyurethanes
6.3.1 Polyurethanes are Used in Wearable Skin Patches, Soft-Touch Bands in Smartwatches
6.4 Fluoroelastomers
6.4.1 Fluoroelastomers Enhance the Look and Feel of Wearable Products
6.5 Others
7 Wearable Materials Market, By Application
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Consumer Electronics
7.2.1 Fitness & Sports
7.2.1.1 Rising Health Consciousness Among Consumers to Increase the Demand in the Fitness & Sports Application
7.2.2 Infotainment & Multimedia
7.2.2.1 Increasing Use of Smartwatches to Drive the Market in the Infotainment & Multimedia Application
7.2.3 Multifunction
7.2.3.1 Wellness Trends Among Users of Wearables to Drive the Multifunction Application
7.2.4 Garments & Fashion
7.2.4.1 E-Textile to Support the Growth of the Market in the Garments & Fashion Application
7.3 Medical
7.3.1 Clinical
7.3.1.1 New Variants of Wearable Sensors to Propel the Growth of the Clinical Application
7.3.2 Nonclinical
7.3.2.1 Routine Care of Acute Diseases to Support the Nonclinical Application
7.4 Industrial
7.4.1 Logistics, Packaging & Warehouses
7.4.1.1 Research and Prototyping of Wearables is Expected to Fuel the Growth of the Wearable Materials Market
7.4.2 Others
7.5 Others
8 Wearable Materials Market, By Region
8.1 Introduction
8.2 North America
8.2.1 US
8.2.1.1 Presence of Major Wearables Manufacturers are Increasing the Demand for Wearable Materials
8.2.2 Canada
8.2.2.1 The Growing Medical Application to Augment the Wearable Materials Market Growth
8.2.3 Mexico
8.2.3.1 Low Manufacturing Cost to Help Support the Wearable Materials Market
8.3 Europe
8.3.1 Germany
8.3.1.1 Growing Fitness Trends are Increasing the Use Wearables
8.3.2 UK
8.3.2.1 Increasing Use of Wearables in the Medical Application is Supporting the Market Growth
8.3.3 France
8.3.3.1 Growing Use of Consumer Electronics Wearables is Driving the Market
8.3.4 Italy
8.3.4.1 Penetration of Luxury Brands Into Wearables to Support the Market
8.3.5 Spain
8.3.5.1 Growth in Distribution Channels of Wearables Manufacturers Fueling the Demand
8.3.6 Rest of Europe
8.4 APAC
8.4.1 China
8.4.1.1 Government Investment is Expected to Augment the Growth of the Wearables Materials Market
8.4.2 Japan
8.4.2.1 Industrial to Be the Fastest-Growing Application of Wearable Materials During the Forecast Period
8.4.3 India
8.4.3.1 Low-Cost Wearables to Increase the Demand for Wearable Materials
8.4.4 South Korea
8.4.4.1 Wearables Manufacturers to Support the Wearable Materials Market
8.4.5 Malaysia
8.4.5.1 Rising Disposable Income to Drive the Wearable Materials Market
8.4.6 Rest of APAC
8.5 South America
8.5.1 Brazil
8.5.1.1 Improvement in Healthcare and Manufacturing Sectors to Provide Opportunities for Manufacturers of Wearables
8.5.2 Argentina
8.5.2.1 Influence of International Brands to Drive the Wearables Materials Market
8.5.3 Rest of South America
8.6 Middle East & Africa
8.6.1 Saudi Arabia
8.6.1.1 Avid Users of Wearable Devices to Drive the Wearables Materials Market
8.6.2 Israel
8.6.2.1 Israeli Enterprises to Support the Growth of the Market
8.6.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa
9 Competitive Landscape
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Market Ranking
9.3 Competitive Scenario
9.3.1 Expansion
9.3.2 New Product Launch
9.3.3 Acquisition
10 Company Profiles
10.1 BASF
10.2 Dowdupont
10.3 Wacker Chemie
10.4 DSM
10.5 Arkema
10.6 Eastman Corporation
10.7 Shin-Etsu
10.8 Elkem
10.9 Momentive Performance Materials
10.10 Lubrizol
10.11 Other Companies
10.11.1 Emerald Performance Materials
10.11.2 Daikin Chemicals
10.11.3 Solvay
10.11.4 3M
10.11.5 Covestro
11 Appendix
11.1 Discussion Guide
11.2 Knowledge Store: Subscription Portal
11.3 Related Reports
11.4 Author Details
List of Tables
Table 1 Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 2 Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 3 Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Sub Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 5 Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Sub Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 6 Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 7 Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Sub Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 8 Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Wearable Materials Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 10 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 11 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 12 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 13 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 14 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 15 North America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 16 US: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Canada: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 18 Mexico: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 20 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 22 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 24 Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Germany: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 26 UK: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 27 France: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Italy: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023(USD Million)
Table 29 Spain: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023(USD Million)
Table 30 Rest of Europe: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023(USD Million)
Table 31 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 32 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 33 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 34 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 35 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 36 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 37 China: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 38 Japan: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 39 India: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 40 South Korea: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application,2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 41 Malaysia: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 42 Rest of APAC: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 43 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 44 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 45 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 46 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 47 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 48 South America: Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 49 Brazil: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Argentina: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Rest of South America: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 54 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size in Consumer Electronics, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size in Medical, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 56 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size in Industrial, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 57 Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size in Other Applications, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 58 Saudi Arabia: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 59 Israel: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 60 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Wearable Materials Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 61 Expansion, 2015–2017
Table 62 New Product Launch, 2015–2017
Table 63 Acquisition, 2015–2017
List of Figures
Figure 1 Wearable Materials Market Segmentation
Figure 2 Wearable Materials Market: Research Design
Figure 3 Consumer Electronics Segment Held the Largest Market Share in 2017
Figure 4 APAC to Register the Fastest Growth Rate in the Wearable Materials Market
Figure 5 Growing Consumer Electronics Application to Drive the Market
Figure 6 Consumer Electronics Segment to Dominate the Wearable Materials Market
Figure 7 APAC to Be the Largest Wearable Materials Market
Figure 8 Consumer Electronics Segment and China Accounted for the Largest Share of the APAC Market
Figure 9 China to Witness the Fastest Growth Rate in the Market
Figure 10 Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges in the Wearable Materials Market
Figure 11 Wearable Materials Market: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 12 Consumer Electronics to Be the Largest Application of Wearable Materials
Figure 13 Emerging Economies to Be the New Hotspot for the Wearables Materials Market
Figure 14 North America: Wearable Materials Market Snapshot
Figure 15 APAC: Wearable Materials Market Snapshot
Figure 16 Companies Adopted Both Organic and Inorganic Growth Strategies Between 2015 and 2017
Figure 17 Ranking of Key Players in 2017
Figure 18 BASF: Company Snapshot
Figure 19 BASF: SWOT Analysis
Figure 20 Dowdupont: Company Snapshot
Figure 21 Dowdupont: SWOT Analysis
Figure 22 Wacker Chemie: Company Snapshot.
Figure 23 Wacker Chemie: SWOT Analysis
Figure 24 DSM: Company Snapshot
Figure 25 DSM: SWOT Analysis
Figure 26 Arkema: Company Snapshot
Figure 27 Arkema: SWOT Analysis
Figure 28 Eastman Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 29 Shin-Etsu: Company Snapshot
Figure 30 Elkem: Company Snapshot
Figure 31 Momentive Performance Materials: Company Snapshot