The report "Wearable Materials Market by Application (Consumer Electronics, Medical, Industrial), Type (Silicones, Polyurethanes, Fluoroelastomers), Region (APAC, North America, Europe, South America,and Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2023" The wearable materials market size is projected to grow from USD 1.5 billion in 2018 to USD 2.9 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 15.0% between 2018 and 2023. Increasing consumer preference for sophisticated gadgets, growing popularity of connected devices, and rising disposable income are driving the wearable materials market. Volatility in raw material prices and lack of durable, supple materials restrain the growth of the wearable materials market.
Consumer electronics is the largest application for wearable materials. The market for wearable consumer electronics encompasses a number of wearable devices related to fitness & sports, entertainment & multimedia, and garments & fashion. Factors such as increasing consumer demand and rapid miniaturization of sensor technology have contributed to the growth of the wearable market, which in turn, has increased the demand for wearable materials.
The key players in the wearable materials market include, BASF (Germany), DowDuPont (US), Wacker Chemie (Germany), DSM (Netherlands), Arkema (France), Eastman Corporation (US), Shin-Etsu (Japan), Elkem (Norway), Momentive Performance Materials (US), and Lubrizol (US). These players have established a strong foothold in the market by adopting strategies such as expansion, new product launch, and merger & acquisition.
