PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1831911
PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1831911
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.
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 decor items, such as curtains, carpets, bedsheets, pillow covers, and sofa covers, is catalyzing the demand for textile chemicals.