Fiberglass Fabric Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2035

Fiberglass Fabric Market

The future of the global fiberglass fabric market looks promising with opportunities in the wind energy, transportation, electrical & electronic, construction, marine, and aerospace & defense markets. The global fiberglass fabric market is expected to reach an estimated $10.4 billion by 2035 from $5.9 billion in 2027 with a CAGR of 6.1% from 2027 to 2035. The major drivers for this market are the increasing demand for lightweight materials, the rising adoption in the automotive industry, and the growing need for fire-resistant fabrics.

• Lucintel forecasts that, within the type category, e-glass will remain a larger segment over the forecast period due to has cost and performance advantages.
• Within the application category, wind energy is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to the introduction of wind power capacity has occurred at an accelerated pace globally.
• In terms of regions, APAC is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to high wind and infrastructure capacity and high potential for wind power across the region.

Emerging Trends in Fiberglass Fabric Market

Between 2025 and 2027, the fiberglass fabric market is expected to shift towards the use of higher-performance reinforcements for wind energy, electric vehicles, construction, and industrial equipment. According to Lucintel, manufacturers are looking beyond traditional laminates for lighter structures and longer service life and lower life cycle costs. Capacity expansion is occurring, but selectively, due to the energy-intensive nature of melting and the volatile and unpredictable demand from the region.

• Sustainability: Reductions in emissions and the use of recycled glass are goals for European producers in 2025; composite manufacturers are increasing their use of recycled content. In the next three to five years, embodied carbon and regulatory burden will be weighed against the end of life and recovery. This will influence purchasing.
• Digital Manufacturing: Digital quality records and automation of layup and resin infusion are being used in the production of wind blades and transportation; several programs in 2025 are factory initiatives for reducing defects by over 10%. This will favor suppliers of high areal weight fabrics with low variability and greater throughput.
• Lightweight Materials: Increased demand is being experienced for fiberglass fabrics due to increased use in biaxial, multiaxial, and hybrid layups in electric vehicles and larger wind turbines. It is expected that global installed wind capacity will remain consistently over 100 GW during 2025 to 2027. Weight reductions will support structural efficiency, however designers will need to balance this against the costs of the materials and the ability to repair the systems.
• Regional Supply Diversification: Sourcing reliance on single countries is being addressed by numerous capacity expansion projects in North America and Europe; this will result in contracts moving toward dual sourcing and local stocking of fabric, along with a qualification of equivalence of fabric specifications.
• Functional Products: Growing demand means the use of fiberglass fabrics that are fire resistant, conductive, corrosion resistant and capable of use at higher temperatures is required. Infrastructure and battery enclosure regulations for the period 2025-2027 are becoming more challenging. Differences in products will allow charging higher prices, and competition will move from the larger volume of commodities to the application of engineering.

It is evident that the direction of the market is toward value growth through engineered fabrics. The suppliers that combine quality control with lower carbon will secure more trade. Customers will expect local sustainability and rapid conversion coupled with published performance. Commodity fabrication has room to operate, but narrowing margins will come faster due to higher costs of energy, substitution, and procurement discipline.

Recent Developments in the Fiberglass Fabric Market

The fiberglass fabric market is entering an investment-led phase, driven by the demand from the aerospace, wind energy, and construction sectors. Capacity will remain active and slightly uneven from 2025 until 2027 due to the decarbonization goals, supply chain localization, and more advanced reinforcement. Lucintel believes competition will shift from volume to specialized application fabrics.

• Capacity Expansions: Jushi announced a 120,000 tonne per year fiberglass capacity expansion in January 2025. The additional capacity will serve the European, Middle Eastern and African converters and decrease reliance on long distance transport of Chinese fiberglass over the next 3 to 5 years.
• Aerospace Qualification: In March 2025, Hexcel reported continuing their investment in advanced composites with commercial aerospace estimated to be close to 70% of their 2024 revenue. Qualification will increase demand for more advanced, lower weight, tightly controlled fiberglass fabrics, and increase the barriers to lower scale competitors.
• Strategic Acquisitions: In February 2025, Owens Corning completed the integration of their Masonite acquisition, an approximately $3.9 billion transaction. While focused on building products, the deal will ultimately enhance distribution and cross-selling, which can impact fiberglass fabric in the construction market.
• Trade Protection: In 2025, European Union anti-dumping measures continued to be applied to certain Chinese glass fiber products, with duties reaching approximately 99.7% in prior cases. These measures will result in more converter sourcing from Turkish, Egyptian, and other regional producers, although higher short-term costs will be the results from these measures.
• Wind-energy Collaboration: Vestas reported in April 2025 a global order backlog of 30 GW systems. This underscores the magnitude of orders for blades in the foreseeable future. Suppliers will prioritize partnerships for large blades that will be designed for ease of recycling. Fabric manufacturers of fiberglass that are able to produce wider rolls and provide stable areal weight and documented lifecycle performance will be preferred.

During the period of 2025 to 2027, fiberglass fabric market growth will be more reliant on the shift from traditional to engineered reinforcements versus the recovery of broad construction activity. While capacity will improve, pricing will be uneven due to trade measures and energy costs. Fabric that is qualified for the aerospace, wind energy, and infrastructure segments will offer the strongest margins due to customer focus on performance over price and delivery of the product.

Strategic Growth Opportunities in the Fiberglass Fabric Market

The fiberglass fabric market is emerging as lightweight reinforcement and electrical insulation enter the reconstruction of infrastructure and the development and modernization of various energy systems. Between 2024 and 2026, changes in the implementation of efficiency rules, building more diverse supply chains, and demand for longer life composites is creating new needs for users. Lucintel studies this within the framework of resin systems, applications, and regions.

• Wind Energy Reinforcement: Fabrics for longer blades and repair patches have the potential to satisfy the demand as wind turbine owners extend the life of their assets. Global installed wind capacity reached 1,100 GW by December 2024, increasing the potential for repair of composite structures. The market will grow through frequent blade repairs and the construction of larger offshore structures.
• EV Components: Fabrics for battery covers, underbody shields, and structural panels need to be lightweight and fire resistant. Electric vehicles reached 17 million units sold in 2024, according to the IEA in their report from April 2025. This trend will likely continue as construction of vehicles will mandate the use of lightweight reinforcements and as car manufacturers seek to replace metal parts with locally sourced composite materials.
• Fire Resistant Construction: Fire resistant coated fiberglass fabrics have the potential to create an easily identifiable construction market for architectural panels, facades, and insulation systems. The revised version of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive of the European Union became binding in May 2024 and is expected to boost renovation activities within the EU. The construction market is expected to grow as building codes become more strict and owners desire greater energy efficiency.
• Emerging-market Capacity: Local conversion and distribution in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East reduces delivery time and import risk. By March 2025, India's renewable capacity reaches 219 GW. Manufacturing locally will begin to impact sales as it will help serve the region's energy and infrastructure needs with faster project close timeframes.
• Digital Customization: Fiberglass fabric can be more than a commodity with automated cutting, resin compatibility databases, and small-batch weaving. In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $71 million for the industrial assessment activity. Digital workflows will help to support more profitable and streamlined product qualification.

During the next five years, suppliers expected to have the greatest gain in share are those that integrate high-performance materials with application engineering. Some commodity fabrics will continue to be price driven, but the greatest opportunity for growth will come from certified grades, regional conversion, and repeat service. Buyer demand is shifting to certified and traceable raw materials and systematic processing. These changes in buyer demand favor advanced producers over the low-cost fabric export bases.

Fiberglass Fabric Market Drivers and Challenges

The fiberglass fabric market is affected by technological advances, economic factors, environmental concerns, and regulations. Expanding markets in the construction, transport, wind, and electronics sectors provide growth opportunities, while developing markets are volatile, constrained by energy costs and lack of recycling. Lucintel believes competitive factors are new applications and innovative products. Balancing goals of lightweight, inexpensive, durable products that comply with regulations will create the best market opportunities in developed and developing nations.

The market drivers for fiberglass fabric are:

• Trend of Lightweight Composites: The increased use of fiberglass fabric in different applications where a high strength to weight ratio and good corrosion resistance is desired in the automotive, marine, construction, and aerospace sectors creates a demand for fiberglass fabric. With an estimated 17 million EV sales in 2024 and the market expected to continue to grow, the demand for lightweight composites will also grow. It is expected that over the next 3 to 5 years, the industry will deal with a push towards lightweight design, driven by increased regulations related to reduced emissions and an increased focus on manufacturing vehicles with reduced emissions. This will create a significant demand for fiberglass fabrics for use in automotive body panels, battery enclosures, interior panels, and structural components, among other applications.
• Infrastructure and Construction: Reinforced with fiberglass, fabric has the ability to provide improved moisture and chemical resistance while increasing the strength of construction such as roofing, insulation, pipes, bridges, etc, and even repair systems. Investment in global infrastructure is expected to require at least $3T annually, creating long term demand for reinforcing materials. In 2025, the public sector is expected to continue investing in transportation, renewable infrastructure, and the renovation of existing buildings. Increasing trends of urbanization, building modern infrastructure, and constructing infrastructure resilient to climate change will create increased demand for fiberglass composite materials in the next 3-5 years.
• Wind Energy: The use of fiberglass fabric for the construction of wind turbines provides the benefit of strength, weight balance, and flexibility in design. In 2023, wind power capacity is expected to reach at least 117 gigawatts and new capacity deployments are expected to remain significant for the next few years while governments work to meet established renewable goals. In the next few years, off shore wind energy initiatives and the upgrading of older wind turbines will create new demand for wind energy. However, manufacturers must focus on improving both the fatigue and the recycling performance of these materials.
• Better Fabrics and Evolving Fiberglass Materials: Manufacturers are combining different fabrics using processes like weaving and stitching to create fabrics with desirable characteristics like high strength, thermal stability, and surface quality. In 2025, the commercial composites industry was using fabrics weighing between 200 and 1,200 grams per square meter to create custom solutions depending on the application. In the next 3-5 years, the fabric will be able to enter even more advanced applications. During this time, improvements in fabrics will improve ease of use and reduce waste associated with composite manufacturing.
• Lower Costs and Manufacturing Simplification: Similar to other materials used in composites, the upfront cost of fiberglass fabric is less than the cost of carbon fiber. For the cost, fiberglass fabrics offer strength, dimensional stability, and corrosion resistance. Automation of processes involved in the manufacture of fabric, like weaving and quality control, is reducing the number of defects that occur and the time needed to manufacture each piece. In 2025, improvements in automation allowed multiple Factors limiting composite fabrication to minutes instead of hours. In the next 3-5 years, improvements in fiberglass fabric manufacturing will allow use in construction and other large-scale industries where cost is a large deciding factor.

This Market faces the following issues:

• Rising Prices for Unstable Raw Materials and Energy: Some fiberglass fabric manufacturing materials include glass fibers, resins, coatings, electricity, and natural gas. As a result, manufacturers face fluctuating prices for energy and chemicals. Prices on industrial gas in Europe spiked during the energy crisis, and for some of 2025 producers saw a materially higher price than 2021. For the next 3 to 5 years, uncertainty in energy markets and transportation costs, along with geopolitical issues, will threaten to negatively impact profits and encourage more regional sourcing and higher sales prices to customers unless producers are able to upgrade their efficiencies and secure long term contracts.
• Limitations on Recycling and Compliance with Environmental Regulations: Fiberglass composites are difficult to recycle because the resin creates a permanent bond with the fibers. Landfilling or traditional incineration of the composites presents environmental concerns. The EU's 2025 updates to their policies continued to put more pressure on the EU to meet higher goals for recovery and circular economy. For the next 3 to 5 years customers and governments will expect improvements in the area of circular economy, more recyclable and repairable systems, take back programs, and lower emission processes. Companies that do not take steps in this direction will see an increase in costs to comply and a decrease in contracts within the focused sustainability markets.
• Competition from Alternative Materials and Supply Constraints: Fiberglass fabric competes with several materials each with their own advantages in terms of weight, stiffness, etc. A combination of increased production capacity and falling prices of carbon-fiber forced airlines and other transport operators to substitute fiberglass fabric with carbon-fiber, especially in 2025. In the near future, demand will become more specific to the application and will likely result in delays in the supply of fiberglass fabric. Producers will be able to differentiate from the competition on the basis of the performance of their products, as well as the total lifecycle cost of their products.

The global market for fiberglass fabric will likely increase due to light-weighting and an increase in manufacturing and deployment of renewable energy technologies. The fabric is likely to be used in a larger variety of industries including construction and transportation as well as the manufacture of machines and wind energy systems. Other factors including the cost of raw materials, regulatory requirements, and alternative materials will limit the profitability and continuity of the fiberglass fabric industry. Companies that focus on improving automation and developing recyclable systems that run on dependable inputs and produce fabric suitable for demanding applications will likely succeed. The market in general is predicted to grow at a steady pace for the next several years. Performance and sustainability will likely be the most important factors in determining long-term competitive advantage.

List of Fiberglass Fabric Market Companies

Companies in the market compete on the basis of product quality offered. Major players in this market focus on expanding their manufacturing facilities, R&D investments, infrastructural development, and leverage integration opportunities across the value chain. Through these strategies fiberglass fabric market companies cater increasing demand, ensure competitive effectiveness, develop innovative products & technologies, reduce production costs, and expand their customer base. Some of the fiberglass fabric market companies profiled in this report include-

• Owens Corning
• Gurit
• Jushi Group
• Chomarat Textile Industries
• Saertex
• Hexcel Corporation
• Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
• Tah Tong Textile
• Auburn Manufacturing
• BGF Industries

Fiberglass Fabric Market by Segment

The study includes a forecast for the global fiberglass fabric market by type, application, and region.

Fiberglass Fabric Market by Type [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]:

• E-glass
• Others

Fiberglass Fabric Market by Application [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]:

• Wind Energy
• Transportation
• Electrical & Electronics
• Construction
• Marine
• Aerospace & Defense
• Others

Fiberglass Fabric Market by Region [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• The Rest of the World

Country Wise Outlook for the Fiberglass Fabric Market

Capacity localization and investment in composites manufacturing along with greater control of the supply chain during 2025 to 2027 will continue to redefine the fiberglass fabric market. Based on recent public company filings, investments in glass-fiber reinforcement continue. Along with sanctions and infrastructure investments, regional production is influenced by trade. Per Lucintel's analysis, these will remain the main drivers of the market.

• United States: The focus on domestic reinforcement capacity continues as Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of the glass-reinforcement business of Owens Corning for approximately USD 640 million in September 2024, while the USD Energy Department allocated USD 6 billion for industrial decarbonization in March 2024. For Saint-Gobain, this acquisition strengthens the composites platform in North America. It is likely that Saint-Gobain will make significant investments toward specialized fabric supply and low carbon manufacturing in the next 3 to 5 years.
• China: China Jushi continued to build and upgrade large scale glass-fiber assets in 2024. In its annual report (Mar 2025), the company reported an approximate annual glass-fiber capacity of 2.7 million tonnes. China Jushi continued its overseas production in Egypt and the United States. This capacity helps support domestic fabric converters and continues to strengthen China's control over global reinforcement pricing and availability for exports.
• Germany: With approval from the European Commission in February 2025, Germany's €5 billion climate protection subsidy for energy-intensive industries covers decarbonization investments for glass and mineral processing. The policy provides German fiberglass producers a framework for process electrification and upgrades, enabling local manufacturing with reduced exposure to carbon costs for the next five years.
• India: The National Manufacturing Mission, approved as part of the Union Budget for February 2025, aims for strong domestic manufacturing and supply chains. Supporting India's composites sector is a priority of the ₹11.21 trillion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which is expected to generate additional local demand for fiberglass fabrics for transport, construction, and energy equipment.
• Japan: Nitto Boseki's planned ¥22.6 billion investment in fiscal 2025 (May 2025) includes investing in advanced production of glass fiber and functional materials. The investment will result in more advanced production of reinforcements for the electronics and automobiles, composite, and industrial applications.

Features of the Global Fiberglass Fabric Market

• Market Size Estimates: fiberglass fabric market size estimation in terms of value ($B).
• Trend and Forecast Analysis: Market trends (2019 to 2026) and forecast (2027 to 2035) by various segments and regions.
• Segmentation Analysis: fiberglass fabric market size by type, application, and region in terms of value ($B).
• Regional Analysis: fiberglass fabric market breakdown by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World.
• Growth Opportunities: Analysis of growth opportunities in different types, applications, and regions for the fiberglass fabric market.
• Strategic Analysis: This includes M&A, new product development, and competitive landscape of the fiberglass fabric market.

Analysis of competitive intensity of the industry based on Porter's Five Forces model.

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This report answers following 11 key questions:

• Q.1. What are some of the most promising, high-growth opportunities for the fiberglass fabric market by type (e-glass and others), application (wind energy, transportation, electrical & electronics, construction, marine, aerospace & defense, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)?
• Q.2. Which segments will grow at a faster pace and why?
• Q.3. Which region will grow at a faster pace and why?
• Q.4. What are the key factors affecting market dynamics? What are the key challenges and business risks in this market?
• Q.5. What are the business risks and competitive threats in this market?
• Q.6. What are the emerging trends in this market and the reasons behind them?
• Q.7. What are some of the changing demands of customers in the market?
• Q.8. What are the new developments in the market? Which companies are leading these developments?
• Q.9. Who are the major players in this market? What strategic initiatives are key players pursuing for business growth?
• Q.10. What are some of the competing products in this market and how big of a threat do they pose for loss of market share by material or product substitution?
• Q.11. What M&A activity has occurred in the last 6 years and what has its impact been on the industry?