Key Features:
- The total global textile market was 49.7 billion square metres in 2022 and is forecast to grow to 53.4 billion square metres in 2028 with a growth rate of 0.3% CAGR for the five years to 2028
- Within this, the global digital textile market was 3.3 billion square metres in 2022 and is forecast to grow to 5.5 billion square metres in 2028, a growth rate of 8.3% CAGR for the period 2023-2028.
Apparel, home decor, signage and technical textiles continue to be key markets for inkjet. The future prospects in this segment remain highly positive as ordering chains, consumer habits, and sustainability concerns all favour digital print production.
Drawing on extensive primary research, this report analyzes the competitive landscape, market and technology trends through to 2028. This is quantified in a highly detailed data set for digital textile printing, segmented by machine type, fabric media, end use, geographic and national markets; and includes supplementary data on substrate and ink volumes.
Our exclusive content
- An assessment of the competitive landscape and an overview of current market activity
- The regulations and legislation impacting the development of digital textile printing
- Assessment of the key drivers and trends affecting the progression of the market to 2028.
What will you discover?
- The desire for customized products is a significant driver for the adoption of digital textile printing
- Digital textile printing continues to demonstrate strong growth opportunities for companies throughout the textile and printing supply chain
- This study provides in-depth analysis of the evolving marketplace for digital textile printing equipment, with a focus on key growth segments and market drivers
- It looks at the impact of market growth and technical innovation on inks, media and 25 end-use segments.
The Smithers methodology
This report is based on extensive primary and secondary research. Primary research consisted of targeted interviews with material suppliers, converters and experts drawn from key markets. This was supported by secondary research in the form of extensive literature analysis of published data, official government statistics, domestic and international trade organisation data, company websites, industry reports, trade press articles, presentations, and attendance at trade events.
Who should buy the report?
- Textile printing equipment manufacturers Ink and dye formulators and suppliers
- Specialist textile media producers and distributors
- Print service providers and buyers in the apparel and textile signage markets
- Brand owners, retailers and other high-value textile users
- Industry consultants, investors, and analysts
About the author
Jon Harper Smith has over 15 years' experience in the printing industry through his time working with Fujifilm and has extensive experience of industrial and package printing businesses with particular focus on industrial inkjet and flexo processes. He has a proven ability to develop complex cross-border businesses involving the provision of highly technical products that meet strict end user specifications.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction & methodology
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Scope and definitions
- Market segmentation
- Methodology
- Data
- Definitions
Market overview
- Introduction
- Market drivers and trends
- Personalization
- E-commerce
- On-demand
- Supply chain localization
- Microfactories
- Sustainability
- The textile production process
- End of product life
- Overstock: the unsold inventory problem
- Covid-19 impact and market recovery
Competitive landscape
- Brands
- Amazon
- Ralph Lauren
- Shutterfly
- Joann Fabrics
- Unspun
- Nike
- Tegra
- Vera Bradley
- Delta Apparel
- Equipment
- DTG Printer OEMs
- Aeoon
- Brother
- Epson
- M&R
- Ricoh
- Roll-to-Roll Printer OEMs
- DGI
- Durst
- EFI Reggiani
- HP
- Kornit Digital
- MS Printing Solutions (Dover Corp.)
- Chinese OEMs
- Shenzen Homer Textile Tech Co. Ltd.
- Oric
- ShenZhen Handway Industrial Digital Equipment Co.,Ltd.
- Print heads
- Epson
- HP
- Konica Minolta
- Kyocera
- Ricoh
- Pre-treatment application equipment
- Fabric manufacturers
- Consumable manufacturers
- Inks
- DuPont
- Farbenpunkt
- Iimak
- Inkbank
- Kodak
- Sawgrass / Kiian / JTech
- Zhuhai Dongchang Pigment Co., Ltd.
- Pre-treatments
- Raw materials manufacturers
- Cabot
- Covestro
- Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. (DNS)
- FujiFilm Holdings Corporation
- Lubrizol
- Software
- Adobe
- Browzwear
- Coldessi On-Demand
- Gerber Technology
- Optitex
Regulations, legislation and standards
- Introduction
- AATCC Testing Standards
- ASTM Textile Standards
- BLUESIGN
- GREENGUARD GOLD Certification
- Inditex's Clear to Wear
- CERTAINT
- Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
- OEKO-TEX
- Sustainability and legislation
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Western Europe
- European Green Deal
- Eco-label
- European Directive to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic
- China
- US
- Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC)
Print process markets and forecasts
- Introduction
- Direct-to-Garment (DTG)
- Direct-to-Fabric
- Direct to Film (DTF)
- Roll-to-Roll
- Printer types
- Single-pass printers
- Scanning head printers
- Printer OEMs and consumables
Inks and coatings markets and forecasts
- Introduction
- Dye
- Acid
- Reactive dye (alkali)
- Disperse dye
- Disperse / hybrid direct sublimation
- Dye sublimation
- Pigment
- Pigment versus dye inks
- Digital pigment inks vs analogue pigment inks
- Aqueous inkjet
- Solvent-based inkjet
- Eco-solvent
- UV inkjet
- Other
End-use markets and forecasts
- Introduction
- Clothing
- Swimwear
- Sportswear
- Fashion
- Haute couture
- Ties and scarves
- Other clothing
- Household
- Upholstery
- Carpets / floor coverings
- Window curtains
- Shower curtains
- Bed linen
- Decorative pillows
- Towels
- Wallcoverings
- Other Household
- Technical Textiles
- Automotive
- Sails
- Medical
- Protective clothing
- Other technical
- Display
- Indoor
- Banners and signage
- Scenery, backdrops
- Other indoor
- Outdoor
- Outdoor signage
- Flags and banners
- Other outdoor
Fabric types
- Introduction
- Natural
- Cotton
- Canvas and Linen
- Silk
- Wool
- Synthetic
- Blends
Geographic markets
- Introduction
- Western Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- UK
- Other Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey
- North America
- Asia
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Other Latin America
- Rest of World (RoW)
Tables
- Global demand for digital textile printing by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by value (millions of Euro)
- Ink volume ('000 litres or tonnes)
- Ink OEM revenues (Euro millions)
- Printer installed base (number of machines)
- Printing output (millions of square meters)
- Printing output (print service value, Euro million) excluding substrate
- Value of installed base (Euro million)
- Equipment sales (Euro million)
- Summary of current exchange rates
- Summary of fabric providers with prepared for digital print fabrics
- Summary of fabric pretreatment providers
- Global demand for digital textile printing by print process markets by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by print process markets by value (millions of Euro)
- Summary of printer types
- Global demand for digital textile printing by ink chemistry by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by ink chemistry by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by ink type by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by ink type by volume (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by dye ink type by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing dye ink type by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by end-use market by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by end-use market by volume (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by clothing subsegments by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by clothing subsegments by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by household subsegments by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by household subsegments by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by technical subsegments by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by technical subsegments by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by display subsegments by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by display subsegments by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by fabric type by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by fabric type by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by natural fabric types by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by natural fabric types by value (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by synthetic fabric types by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by synthetic fabric types by volume (millions of Euro)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Global demand for digital textile printing by region by value (millions of Euro)
- Western Europe demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Western Europe demand for digital textile printing by region by value (Millions of Euro)
- Eastern Europe demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Eastern Europe demand for digital textile printing by region by value (Millions of Euro)
- North America demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- North America demand for digital textile printing by region by value (Millions of Euro)
- Asia demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Asia demand for digital textile printing by region by value (millions of Euro)
- Latin America demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Latin America demand for digital textile printing by region by value (millions of Euro)
- Rest of Global demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (square meters)
- Rest of Global demand for digital textile printing by region by volume (millions of Euro)
Figures
- World digital textile printing market penetration by volume (square meters)
- Consumer interest in personalized textile products
- Spending power by generation
- The rise of e-commerce
- US annual textile waste
- Fashion executive plans to mitigate overstock
- Amazon patent
- Product technology adoption curve by print process
- Market share by ink chemistry based on volume in 2023
- Product technology adoption curve by ink technology
- Product technology adoption curve by end use market
- Global digital textile print market by end use share of volume