Textile Chemicals Market

Market Overview:

The global textile chemicals market size reached USD 26.8 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 38.2 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.82% during 2025-2033. The rising demand for apparel with trendy designs and prints, increasing preferences for durable and unique clothing items of luxury brands, and the growing adoption of social media influencer marketing by textile and apparel companies represent some of the key factors driving the market.

Textile chemicals are specialized chemical compounds utilized for processing, pretreatment, dyeing, and refining fabrics. They comprise a wide variety of chemical compounds, such as wetting agents, detergents, emulsifiers, sizing components, de-sizing agents, dye carriers, dye retarding or leveling compounds, dye fixing agents, and rubbing fastness improvers. They also consist of water repellents or proofing agents, such as fluorocarbons (PFAS), synthetic waxes, and silicones. They are primarily incorporated in the scouring, bleaching, and printing steps to improve the overall finish of textiles. They also provide flame, crease, wrinkle, and stain resistance properties to retain the quality and prints on fabrics. It also offers antimicrobial properties to enhance the performance and lifespan of materials, prevent production of odors, and reduce the occurrence of skin rashes. They deliver a clean white finish to the fabrics by applying optical brightening agents (OBA) of blue, violet, and red tints, which is necessary for creating a blank slate to make vibrant prints and patterns.

Textile Chemicals Market Trends:

At present, the increasing employment of textile chemicals due to the escalating demand for apparel with trendy designs and prints represents one of the primary factors influencing the market positively. Besides this, the growing adoption of social media influencer marketing by textile and apparel companies is offering a favorable market outlook. Additionally, there is an increase in the influence of celebrities on fashion styles, which is causing a rapid change in trends across the globe. This, along with the rising emergence of fast fashion brands selling fashionable clothes at affordable prices, is propelling the growth of the market. Apart from this, the increasing number of consumers investing in durable and unique clothing items of luxury brands and foreign textile companies is contributing to the growth of the market. In addition, the rising preferences of clothing brands to use clean and sustainable bio-based textile chemicals, which are non-toxic in nature and do not cause bioaccumulation in the environment is supporting the market growth. Moreover, the increasing adoption of textile chemicals in manufacturing various automobile fabrics, such as seat belts, seat covers, and headliners, is bolstering the market growth. In line with this, the growing employment of home décor items, such as curtains, carpets, bedsheets, pillow covers, and sofa covers, is catalyzing the demand for textile chemicals.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global textile chemicals market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on fiber type, product type and application.

Fiber Type Insights:

• Natural Fiber
• Synthetic Fiber
   

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the textile chemicals market based on the fiber type. This includes natural fiber and synthetic fiber. According to the report, synthetic fiber represented the largest segment.

Product Type Insights:

• Coating and Sizing Chemicals
• Finishing Agents
• Colorants and Auxiliaries
• Surfactants
• Desizing Agents
• Others
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the textile chemicals market based on the product type has also been provided in the report. This includes coating and sizing chemicals, finishing agents, colorants and auxiliaries, surfactants, desizing agents, and others. According to the report, colorants and auxiliaries accounted for the largest market share.

Application Insights:

• Home Furnishing
• Apparels
• Industrial Textile
• Automotive Textile
• Others
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the textile chemicals market based on the application has also been provided in the report. This includes home furnishing, apparels, industrial textile, automotive textile, and others. According to the report, apparels accounted for the largest market share.

Regional Insights:

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
• Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
• Middle East and Africa
   

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America (the United States and Canada); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Europe (the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, Asia Pacific was the largest market for textile chemicals. Some of the factors driving the Asia Pacific textile chemicals market included the rising availability of various raw materials, low cost of fabric production, increasing demand from end-use industries, etc.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global textile chemicals market. Competitive analysis such as market structure, market share by key players, player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. Some of the companies covered include Archoma Management GmbH, BASF SE, CHT Group, The Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries AG, Huntsman International LLC, Kiri Industries Limited, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (Synthomer plc), Solvay S.A., Tanatex Chemicals BV (Zhejiang Transfar Co. Ltd.), The Lubrizol Corporation (Berkshire Hathaway Inc.), Wacker Chemie AG, etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Report Coverage:

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

• IMARC’s report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the textile chemicals market from 2019-2033.
• The research study provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the global textile chemicals market.
• The study maps the leading, as well as the fastest-growing, regional markets. It further enables stakeholders to identify the key country-level markets within each region.
• Porter's five forces analysis assist stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the textile chemicals industry and its attractiveness.
• Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.