The global market for Footwear Materials was estimated to be worth US$ 48327 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 66566 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Footwear Materials cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Footwear materials encompass a wide range of natural and synthetic substances used to construct shoes and other types of footwear. These materials are chosen for their properties like durability, comfort, breathability, and weather resistance. Common materials include leather, rubber, plastic, etc. each playing a role in the structure, comfort, and performance of a shoe.
In China, 5 largest manufacturers of Footwear Materials are BASF, Dow, Wanhua Chemical Group, Huafeng and Amway shares, which make up over 5%. Among them, BASF is the leader with about 1.6% market share. In terms of product type, Plastic occupies the largest share of the total market, about 38%. And in terms of product Application, the largest application is Sports Shoes, followed by Casual Shoes.
Sustainable Materials: There's a growing emphasis on eco-friendly materials like recycled rubber, plant-based leathers, and biodegradable polymers.
Technological Innovations: Advancements in 3D printing are enabling customized, locally produced footwear. While major brands are cautiously exploring this space, startups are leading the way in offering personalized 3D-printed shoes.
Performance and Comfort: Consumers are seeking footwear that combines durability with comfort. Materials like thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam are gaining popularity for their lightweight and cushioning properties.
The footwear materials market is poised for continued growth, driven by sustainability trends, technological advancements, and changing consumer preferences. Manufacturers focusing on innovative, eco-friendly, and high-performance materials are likely to gain a competitive edge in the evolving market landscape.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Footwear Materials, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Footwear Materials by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Footwear Materials market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Tons) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Footwear Materials.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- BASF
- Dow
- Coats Group
- Toray
- Arkema
- Wanhua Chemical Group
- Huafon
- Anli Material Technology
- Xuchuan Chemical
- Hwa Ching Industry
- Miracll Chemicals
- Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical
- Jia-Hua Footwear
Segment by Type
- Leather
- Rubber
- Plastic
- Other
Segment by Application
- Sports Shoes
- Casual Shoes
- Sandals
- Other
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides 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 2: Detailed analysis of Footwear Materials manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: 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 4: 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 5: Sales, revenue of Footwear Materials in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Footwear Materials in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Footwear Materials Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Footwear Materials Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Footwear Materials Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Footwear Materials Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Footwear Materials Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Footwear Materials Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Footwear Materials Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Footwear Materials Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Footwear Materials Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Footwear Materials Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Footwear Materials Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Footwear Materials Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Footwear Materials Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Footwear Materials
- 2.9 Footwear Materials Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Footwear Materials Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Footwear Materials Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Footwear Materials as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Leather
- 3.1.2 Rubber
- 3.1.3 Plastic
- 3.1.4 Other
- 3.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Footwear Materials Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Sports Shoes
- 4.1.2 Casual Shoes
- 4.1.3 Sandals
- 4.1.4 Other
- 4.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Footwear Materials Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Footwear Materials Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Footwear Materials Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Footwear Materials Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Footwear Materials Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Footwear Materials Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Footwear Materials Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Footwear Materials Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Footwear Materials Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Footwear Materials Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Footwear Materials Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Footwear Materials Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Footwear Materials Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Footwear Materials Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 BASF
- 7.1.1 BASF Company Information
- 7.1.2 BASF Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 BASF Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 BASF Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 BASF Recent Development
- 7.2 Dow
- 7.2.1 Dow Company Information
- 7.2.2 Dow Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 Dow Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 Dow Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 Dow Recent Development
- 7.3 Coats Group
- 7.3.1 Coats Group Company Information
- 7.3.2 Coats Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Coats Group Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Coats Group Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Coats Group Recent Development
- 7.4 Toray
- 7.4.1 Toray Company Information
- 7.4.2 Toray Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Toray Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Toray Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Toray Recent Development
- 7.5 Arkema
- 7.5.1 Arkema Company Information
- 7.5.2 Arkema Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Arkema Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Arkema Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Arkema Recent Development
- 7.6 Wanhua Chemical Group
- 7.6.1 Wanhua Chemical Group Company Information
- 7.6.2 Wanhua Chemical Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Wanhua Chemical Group Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Wanhua Chemical Group Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Wanhua Chemical Group Recent Development
- 7.7 Huafon
- 7.7.1 Huafon Company Information
- 7.7.2 Huafon Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 Huafon Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 Huafon Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 Huafon Recent Development
- 7.8 Anli Material Technology
- 7.8.1 Anli Material Technology Company Information
- 7.8.2 Anli Material Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 Anli Material Technology Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 Anli Material Technology Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 Anli Material Technology Recent Development
- 7.9 Xuchuan Chemical
- 7.9.1 Xuchuan Chemical Company Information
- 7.9.2 Xuchuan Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.9.3 Xuchuan Chemical Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.9.4 Xuchuan Chemical Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.9.5 Xuchuan Chemical Recent Development
- 7.10 Hwa Ching Industry
- 7.10.1 Hwa Ching Industry Company Information
- 7.10.2 Hwa Ching Industry Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.10.3 Hwa Ching Industry Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.10.4 Hwa Ching Industry Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.10.5 Hwa Ching Industry Recent Development
- 7.11 Miracll Chemicals
- 7.11.1 Miracll Chemicals Company Information
- 7.11.2 Miracll Chemicals Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.11.3 Miracll Chemicals Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.11.4 Miracll Chemicals Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.11.5 Miracll Chemicals Recent Development
- 7.12 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical
- 7.12.1 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical Company Information
- 7.12.2 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.12.3 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.12.4 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.12.5 Changhong Polymer Scientific & Technical Recent Development
- 7.13 Jia-Hua Footwear
- 7.13.1 Jia-Hua Footwear Company Information
- 7.13.2 Jia-Hua Footwear Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.13.3 Jia-Hua Footwear Footwear Materials Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.13.4 Jia-Hua Footwear Footwear Materials Product Offerings
- 7.13.5 Jia-Hua Footwear Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Footwear Materials Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Footwear Materials Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Footwear Materials Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Footwear Materials Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer