Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 14
1.3.1 REGIONS COVERED 15
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
1.4 CURRENCY 16
1.5 STAKEHOLDERS 16

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 17
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 18
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 18
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 18
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 19
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 19
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews 20
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
2.2.1 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 20
2.2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 22
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 23
2.5 LIMITATIONS 23

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 26
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET 26
4.2 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 26
4.3 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION 27
4.4 APAC WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY APPLICATION AND COUNTRY 27
4.5 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY KEY COUNTRIES 28

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 29
5.1 INTRODUCTION 29
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 29
5.2.1 DRIVERS 30
5.2.1.1 Increased demand for wearables with higher functionality 30
5.2.1.2 Growing popularity of Internet of Things 30
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 30
5.2.2.1 Lack of long-lasting and supple materials 30
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 30
5.2.3.1 Adoption of wearables in multiple application areas 30
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 30
5.2.4.1 Increased manufacturing cost of wearable materials 30
5.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 31
5.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 31
5.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 32
5.3.3 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 32
5.3.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 32
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 32

6 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY TYPE 33
6.1 INTRODUCTION 34
6.2 SILICONES 34
6.2.1 SILICONES ARE BIOCOMPATIBLE AND VERSATILE MATERIALS 34
6.3 POLYURETHANES 34
6.3.1 POLYURETHANES ARE USED IN WEARABLE SKIN PATCHES, SOFT-TOUCH BANDS IN SMARTWATCHES 34
6.4 FLUOROELASTOMERS 35
6.4.1 FLUOROELASTOMERS ENHANCE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF WEARABLE PRODUCTS 35
6.5 OTHERS 35

7 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 36
7.1 INTRODUCTION 37
7.2 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 38
7.2.1 FITNESS & SPORTS 39
7.2.1.1 Rising health consciousness among consumers to increase the demand in the fitness & sports application 39
7.2.2 INFOTAINMENT & MULTIMEDIA 39
7.2.2.1 Increasing use of smartwatches to drive the market in the infotainment & multimedia application 39
7.2.3 MULTIFUNCTION 39
7.2.3.1 Wellness trends among users of wearables to drive the multifunction application 39
7.2.4 GARMENTS & FASHION 39
7.2.4.1 E-textile to support the growth of the market in the garments & fashion application 39
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7.3 MEDICAL 40
7.3.1 CLINICAL 41
7.3.1.1 New variants of wearable sensors to propel the growth of the clinical application 41
7.3.2 NONCLINICAL 41
7.3.2.1 Routine care of acute diseases to support the nonclinical application 41
7.4 INDUSTRIAL 41
7.4.1 LOGISTICS, PACKAGING & WAREHOUSES 42
7.4.1.1 Research and prototyping of wearables is expected to fuel the growth of the wearable materials market 42
7.4.2 OTHERS 42
7.5 OTHERS 42

8 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION 43
8.1 INTRODUCTION 44
8.2 NORTH AMERICA 46
8.2.1 US 48
8.2.1.1 Presence of major wearables manufacturers are increasing the demand for wearable materials 48
8.2.2 CANADA 49
8.2.2.1 The growing medical application to augment the wearable materials market growth 49
8.2.3 MEXICO 50
8.2.3.1 Low manufacturing cost to help support the wearable materials market 50
8.3 EUROPE 51
8.3.1 GERMANY 53
8.3.1.1 Growing fitness trends are increasing the use wearables 53
8.3.2 UK 54
8.3.2.1 Increasing use of wearables in the medical application is supporting the market growth 54
8.3.3 FRANCE 54
8.3.3.1 Growing use of consumer electronics wearables is driving the market 54
8.3.4 ITALY 55
8.3.4.1 Penetration of luxury brands into wearables to support the market 55
8.3.5 SPAIN 56
8.3.5.1 Growth in distribution channels of wearables manufacturers fueling the demand 56
8.3.6 REST OF EUROPE 56
8.4 APAC 57
8.4.1 CHINA 60
8.4.1.1 Government investment is expected to augment the growth of the wearables materials market 60
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8.4.2 JAPAN 61
8.4.2.1 Industrial to be the fastest-growing application of wearable materials during the forecast period 61
8.4.3 INDIA 61
8.4.3.1 Low-cost wearables to increase the demand for wearable materials 61
8.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 62
8.4.4.1 Wearables manufacturers to support the wearable materials market 62
8.4.5 MALAYSIA 63
8.4.5.1 Rising disposable income to drive the wearable materials market 63
8.4.6 REST OF APAC 64
8.5 SOUTH AMERICA 64
8.5.1 BRAZIL 66
8.5.1.1 Improvement in healthcare and manufacturing sectors to provide opportunities for manufacturers of wearables 66
8.5.2 ARGENTINA 67
8.5.2.1 Influence of international brands to drive the wearables materials market 67
8.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 68
8.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 68
8.6.1 SAUDI ARABIA 70
8.6.1.1 Avid users of wearable devices to drive the wearables materials market 70
8.6.2 ISRAEL 71
8.6.2.1 Israeli enterprises to support the growth of the market 71
8.6.3 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 72

9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 73
9.1 INTRODUCTION 73
9.2 MARKET RANKING 74
9.3 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 75
9.3.1 EXPANSION 75
9.3.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH 76
9.3.3 ACQUISITION 76

10 COMPANY PROFILES 77
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View)*
10.1 BASF 77
10.2 DOWDUPONT 79
10.3 WACKER CHEMIE 81
10.4 DSM 83
10.5 ARKEMA 85
10.6 EASTMAN CORPORATION 87
10.7 SHIN-ETSU 88
10.8 ELKEM 89
10.9 MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 90
10.10 LUBRIZOL 91
10.11 OTHER COMPANIES 92
10.11.1 EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 92
10.11.2 DAIKIN CHEMICALS 92
10.11.3 SOLVAY 92
10.11.4 3M 92
10.11.5 COVESTRO 92
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

11 APPENDIX 93
11.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 93
11.2 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 95
11.3 RELATED REPORTS 97
11.4 AUTHOR DETAILS 98



List of Figures



FIGURE 1 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
FIGURE 2 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 17
FIGURE 3 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SEGMENT HELD THE LARGEST MARKET
SHARE IN 2017 24
FIGURE 4 APAC TO REGISTER THE FASTEST GROWTH RATE IN THE WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET 25
FIGURE 5 GROWING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATION TO DRIVE THE MARKET 26
FIGURE 6 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET 26
FIGURE 7 APAC TO BE THE LARGEST WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET 27
FIGURE 8 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SEGMENT AND CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE APAC MARKET 27
FIGURE 9 CHINA TO WITNESS THE FASTEST GROWTH RATE IN THE MARKET 28
FIGURE 10 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN THE WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET 29
FIGURE 11 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 31
FIGURE 12 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TO BE THE LARGEST APPLICATION OF WEARABLE MATERIALS 37
FIGURE 13 EMERGING ECONOMIES TO BE THE NEW HOTSPOT FOR THE WEARABLES MATERIALS MARKET 44
FIGURE 14 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SNAPSHOT 46
FIGURE 15 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SNAPSHOT 57
FIGURE 16 COMPANIES ADOPTED BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC GROWTH STRATEGIES BETWEEN 2015 AND 2017 73
FIGURE 17 RANKING OF KEY PLAYERS IN 2017 74
FIGURE 18 BASF: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 77
FIGURE 19 BASF: SWOT ANALYSIS 78
FIGURE 20 DOWDUPONT: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 79
FIGURE 21 DOWDUPONT: SWOT ANALYSIS 80
FIGURE 22 WACKER CHEMIE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT. 81
FIGURE 23 WACKER CHEMIE: SWOT ANALYSIS 82
FIGURE 24 DSM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 83
FIGURE 25 DSM: SWOT ANALYSIS 84
FIGURE 26 ARKEMA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 85
FIGURE 27 ARKEMA: SWOT ANALYSIS 86
FIGURE 28 EASTMAN CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 87
FIGURE 29 SHIN-ETSU: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 88
FIGURE 30 ELKEM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 89
FIGURE 31 MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 90

 

List of Tables



TABLE 1 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 37
TABLE 2 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 38
TABLE 3 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BY SUB APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 38
TABLE 4 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 5 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY SUB APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 6 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 7 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL, BY SUB APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 8 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 9 WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 10 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 12 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 13 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 15 NORTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 16 US: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 17 CANADA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 18 MEXICO: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 19 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 20 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 21 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 22 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 23 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 24 EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 25 GERMANY: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 26 UK: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 27 FRANCE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 28 ITALY: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023(USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 29 SPAIN: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023(USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 30 REST OF EUROPE: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023(USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 31 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 32 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 33 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 34 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 35 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 36 APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 37 CHINA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 38 JAPAN: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 39 INDIA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 40 SOUTH KOREA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 41 MALAYSIA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 42 REST OF APAC: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 43 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 44 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 45 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 46 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 47 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 48 SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 49 BRAZIL: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 50 ARGENTINA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 51 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 52 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 53 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 54 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 55 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN MEDICAL BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 56 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 57 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 58 SAUDI ARABIA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 59 ISRAEL: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 60 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: WEARABLE MATERIALS MARKET SIZE BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 61 EXPANSION, 2015–2017 75
TABLE 62 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH, 2015–2017 76
TABLE 63 ACQUISITION, 2015–2017 76