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Smart Fabrics and Textiles
Smart Fabrics and Textiles are fabrics that have been designed and manufactured to include technologies that provide the wearer with increased functionality.
Product & engineering
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Smart Fabrics and Textiles are fabrics that have been designed and manufactured to include technologies that provide the wearer with increased functionality.
Smart Fabrics and Textiles are defined as textiles that can sense and react via an active control mechanism to environmental conditions or stimuli from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical or magnetic sources.
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Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Smart Fabrics and Textiles are fabrics that have been designed and manufactured to include technologies that provide the wearer with increased functionality.
Smart Fabrics and Textiles are defined as textiles that can sense and react via an active control mechanism to environmental conditions or stimuli from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical or magnetic sources.
Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles key players include Textronics, Milliken, Toray Industries, Peratech, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share about 25%.
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North America is the largest market, with a share about 50%, followed by China, and Europe, both have a share over 30 percent.
In terms of product, Passive Smart Fabrics and Textiles is the largest segment, with a share over 35%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Military Uses, followed by Civil Uses, Healthcare Uses, etc.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Smart Fabrics and Textiles market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (K sqm), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/K sqm) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Smart Fabrics and Textiles.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Smart Fabrics and Textiles Market by Company
Textronics
Milliken
Toray Industries
Peratech
DuPont
Clothing+
Outlast
d3o lab
Schoeller Textiles AG
Texas Instruments
Exo2
Vista Medical Ltd.
Ohmatex ApS
Interactive Wear AG
Smart Fabrics and Textiles Segment by Type
Passive Smart Fabrics and Textiles
Active Smart Fabrics and Textiles
Ultra-Smart Fabrics and Textiles
Smart Fabrics and Textiles Segment by Application
Military
Civil
Healthcare
Others
Smart Fabrics and Textiles Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Smart Fabrics and Textiles market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Smart Fabrics and Textiles and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Smart Fabrics and Textiles.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Smart Fabrics and Textiles manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Smart Fabrics and Textiles by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Smart Fabrics and Textiles in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Passive Smart Fabrics and Textiles
- Active Smart Fabrics and Textiles
- Ultra-Smart Fabrics and Textiles
Applications
- Military
- Civil
- Healthcare
- Others
Companies covered
- Textronics
- Milliken
- Toray Industries
- Peratech
- DuPont
- Clothing+
- Outlast
- d3o lab
- Schoeller Textiles AG
- Texas Instruments
- Exo2
- Vista Medical Ltd.
- Ohmatex ApS
- Interactive Wear AG
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Passive Smart Fabrics and Textiles
- 2.2.3 Active Smart Fabrics and Textiles
- 2.2.4 Ultra-Smart Fabrics and Textiles
- 2.3 Smart Fabrics and Textiles by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Military
- 2.3.3 Civil
- 2.3.4 Healthcare
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Textronics
- 4.1.1 Textronics Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.1.2 Textronics Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Textronics Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Textronics Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Textronics Recent Developments
- 4.2 Milliken
- 4.2.1 Milliken Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.2.2 Milliken Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Milliken Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Milliken Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Milliken Recent Developments
- 4.3 Toray Industries
- 4.3.1 Toray Industries Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.3.2 Toray Industries Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Toray Industries Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Toray Industries Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Toray Industries Recent Developments
- 4.4 Peratech
- 4.4.1 Peratech Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.4.2 Peratech Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Peratech Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Peratech Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Peratech Recent Developments
- 4.5 DuPont
- 4.5.1 DuPont Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.5.2 DuPont Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.5.3 DuPont Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 DuPont Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 4.6 Clothing+
- 4.6.1 Clothing+ Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.6.2 Clothing+ Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Clothing+ Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Clothing+ Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Clothing+ Recent Developments
- 4.7 Outlast
- 4.7.1 Outlast Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.7.2 Outlast Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Outlast Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Outlast Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Outlast Recent Developments
- 4.8 d3o lab
- 4.8.1 d3o lab Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.8.2 d3o lab Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.8.3 d3o lab Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 d3o lab Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 d3o lab Recent Developments
- 4.9 Schoeller Textiles AG
- 4.9.1 Schoeller Textiles AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.9.2 Schoeller Textiles AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Schoeller Textiles AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Schoeller Textiles AG Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Schoeller Textiles AG Recent Developments
- 4.10 Texas Instruments
- 4.10.1 Texas Instruments Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.10.2 Texas Instruments Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Texas Instruments Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Texas Instruments Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Texas Instruments Recent Developments
- 4.11 Exo2
- 4.11.1 Exo2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.11.2 Exo2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Exo2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Exo2 Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Exo2 Recent Developments
- 4.12 Vista Medical Ltd.
- 4.12.1 Vista Medical Ltd. Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.12.2 Vista Medical Ltd. Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Vista Medical Ltd. Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Vista Medical Ltd. Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Vista Medical Ltd. Recent Developments
- 4.13 Ohmatex ApS
- 4.13.1 Ohmatex ApS Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.13.2 Ohmatex ApS Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Ohmatex ApS Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Ohmatex ApS Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Ohmatex ApS Recent Developments
- 4.14 Interactive Wear AG
- 4.14.1 Interactive Wear AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Company Information
- 4.14.2 Interactive Wear AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Interactive Wear AG Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Interactive Wear AG Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Interactive Wear AG Recent Developments
5 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Smart Fabrics and Textiles Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K sqm)
- 7.1.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K sqm)
- 8.1.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Distributors
- 9.2.3 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Customers
10 Global Smart Fabrics and Textiles Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Trends
- 10.2 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Smart Fabrics and Textiles Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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