The European Union’s growing demand for non-woven, felt, and coated textile clothing is driving the textile market’s anticipated ten-year rising consumption trend.
The market is expected to grow at a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.1% between 2024 and 2035, reaching a volume of 148 million units by the end of 2035. In terms of value, the market is expected to grow at a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.9% between 2024 and 2035. By the end of 2035, the market is expected to be worth US $ 24 billion (at nominal wholesale prices).
The European Union consumed over 130 million units of non-woven, felt, and coated textile clothing in 2024, a decrease of -4.8% from the year before. In 2024, the European Union’s non-woven, felt, and coated textile clothing market brought in US $ 19.5 billion, a -11.7% decline from the year before.
Together, Spain, France, and Belgium accounted for 41% of global consumption in 2024, with Spain consuming 21 million units, France 16 million units, and Belgium 16 million units. With a combined 39%, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Poland, and Germany trailed slightly.
Spain (US $ 4.3 billion), Belgium (US $ 2.8 billion), and the Netherlands (US $ 1.7 billion) had the greatest market values in 2024, accounting for 45% of the overall market. With a combined 34%, Italy, Romania, France, Poland, and Germany trailed somewhat.
About 72% of all imports in 2024 were from Belgium (20 million units), France (16 million units), Spain (16 million units), Germany (15 million units), the Netherlands (11 million units), and Italy (10 million units). A small portion of all imports came from Poland (5.3 million units), Denmark (4.1 million units), the Czech Republic (4 million units), and Sweden (3.4 million units).
With a combined 43% share of total imports, Germany (US $ 1 billion), France (US $ 713 million), and Spain (US $ 465 million) were the EU’s top importers of non-woven, felt, and coated textile clothing. With a combined 40%, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, and the Czech Republic trailed somewhat.
