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Waterproof Fabrics
Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting. They are usually natural or synthetic fabrics that are laminated to or coated with a waterproofing material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, fluoropolymers, and wax.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting. They are usually natural or synthetic fabrics that are laminated to or coated with a waterproofing material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, fluoropolymers, and wax.
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Waterproof Fabrics Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting. They are usually natural or synthetic fabrics that are laminated to or coated with a waterproofing material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, fluoropolymers, and wax.
Waterproof fabrics market competition is intense. The top 5 manufacturers are Gore, Performax, Toray Industries, Polartec Neoshell and Swmintl. Asia Pacific is the largest consumption place, with a consumption market share nearly 50% in 2019. Following Asia Pacific, North America is the second largest consumption place with the consumption market share of 20% approximately. China is the largest supplier of waterproof fabrics, with a production market share nearly 35% in 2019. North America is the second largest supplier of waterproof fabrics, enjoying production market share nearly 30% in 2019. The classification of waterproof fabrics includes breathable waterproof fabrics and non-breathable waterproof fabrics, and the sales proportion of breathable waterproof fabrics in 2019 is about 65%. Waterproof fabrics is widely used for clothing, shoes, tents, tarpaulins, others. The most proportion of waterproof fabrics is used for clothing, and the proportion in 2019 is nearly 60%.
Report Scope
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This report quantifies the global Waterproof Fabrics market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (MT), 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$/MT) 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 Waterproof Fabrics.
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.
Waterproof Fabrics Market by Company
DSM
Toray Industries
Porelle Membranes
Lafayette USA Corp
Anand Fabrics
Carrington Textiles
Polartec Neoshell
Finetex EnE
Gore
Performax
Sympatex
Swmintl
Arkema
Derekduck
Dentik
Waterproof Fabrics Segment by Type
Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
Non-Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
Waterproof Fabrics Segment by Application
Clothing
Shoes
Tents
Tarpaulins
Others
Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics.
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 Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics 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
- Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
- Non-Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
Applications
- Clothing
- Shoes
- Tents
- Tarpaulins
- Others
Companies covered
- DSM
- Toray Industries
- Porelle Membranes
- Lafayette USA Corp
- Anand Fabrics
- Carrington Textiles
- Polartec Neoshell
- Finetex EnE
- Gore
- Performax
- Sympatex
- Swmintl
- Arkema
- Derekduck
- Dentik
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 Waterproof Fabrics by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
- 2.2.3 Non-Breathable Waterproof Fabrics
- 2.3 Waterproof Fabrics by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Clothing
- 2.3.3 Shoes
- 2.3.4 Tents
- 2.3.5 Tarpaulins
- 2.3.6 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Waterproof Fabrics Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Waterproof Fabrics Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Waterproof Fabrics Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Waterproof Fabrics Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Waterproof Fabrics Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Waterproof Fabrics Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Waterproof Fabrics Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 DSM
- 4.1.1 DSM Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.1.2 DSM Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.1.3 DSM Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 DSM Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 DSM Recent Developments
- 4.2 Toray Industries
- 4.2.1 Toray Industries Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.2.2 Toray Industries Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Toray Industries Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Toray Industries Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Toray Industries Recent Developments
- 4.3 Porelle Membranes
- 4.3.1 Porelle Membranes Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.3.2 Porelle Membranes Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Porelle Membranes Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Porelle Membranes Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Porelle Membranes Recent Developments
- 4.4 Lafayette USA Corp
- 4.4.1 Lafayette USA Corp Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.4.2 Lafayette USA Corp Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Lafayette USA Corp Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Lafayette USA Corp Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Lafayette USA Corp Recent Developments
- 4.5 Anand Fabrics
- 4.5.1 Anand Fabrics Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.5.2 Anand Fabrics Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Anand Fabrics Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Anand Fabrics Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Anand Fabrics Recent Developments
- 4.6 Carrington Textiles
- 4.6.1 Carrington Textiles Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.6.2 Carrington Textiles Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Carrington Textiles Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Carrington Textiles Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Carrington Textiles Recent Developments
- 4.7 Polartec Neoshell
- 4.7.1 Polartec Neoshell Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.7.2 Polartec Neoshell Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Polartec Neoshell Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Polartec Neoshell Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Polartec Neoshell Recent Developments
- 4.8 Finetex EnE
- 4.8.1 Finetex EnE Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.8.2 Finetex EnE Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Finetex EnE Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Finetex EnE Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Finetex EnE Recent Developments
- 4.9 Gore
- 4.9.1 Gore Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.9.2 Gore Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Gore Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Gore Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Gore Recent Developments
- 4.10 Performax
- 4.10.1 Performax Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.10.2 Performax Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Performax Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Performax Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Performax Recent Developments
- 4.11 Sympatex
- 4.11.1 Sympatex Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.11.2 Sympatex Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Sympatex Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Sympatex Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Sympatex Recent Developments
- 4.12 Swmintl
- 4.12.1 Swmintl Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.12.2 Swmintl Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Swmintl Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Swmintl Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Swmintl Recent Developments
- 4.13 Arkema
- 4.13.1 Arkema Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.13.2 Arkema Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Arkema Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Arkema Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Arkema Recent Developments
- 4.14 Derekduck
- 4.14.1 Derekduck Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.14.2 Derekduck Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Derekduck Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Derekduck Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Derekduck Recent Developments
- 4.15 Dentik
- 4.15.1 Dentik Waterproof Fabrics Company Information
- 4.15.2 Dentik Waterproof Fabrics Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Dentik Waterproof Fabrics Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Dentik Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Dentik Recent Developments
5 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Waterproof Fabrics Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Waterproof Fabrics Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Waterproof Fabrics Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Waterproof Fabrics 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 Waterproof Fabrics Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Type (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Waterproof Fabrics Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production by Application (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Waterproof Fabrics Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Waterproof Fabrics Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Waterproof Fabrics Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Waterproof Fabrics Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Waterproof Fabrics Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Waterproof Fabrics Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Waterproof Fabrics Distributors
- 9.2.3 Waterproof Fabrics Customers
10 Global Waterproof Fabrics Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Waterproof Fabrics Industry Trends
- 10.2 Waterproof Fabrics Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Waterproof Fabrics Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Waterproof Fabrics Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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