Digital Textile Printing Inks Market size was valued at USD 1.29 billion in 2024 and is set to reach USD 6.68 billion by the end of 2037, registering around 13.4% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of digital textile printing inks is assessed at USD 1.43 billion.
This can be attributed to the growing textile production, along with the expanding clothing and apparel industry. For instance, China has over 43900 textile-producing companies. People wear different clothes for different occasions with the growing trend of clothing all over the world. The textile industry is making a large variety of clothes to meet the preferences of all customers. The growing e-commerce trend is increasing sales in the textile sector as customers are buying directly from the manufacturer, which reduces mediator costs for both owners and consumers. The influence of social media is also impacting the clothing industry by increasing sales, which is projected to boost the demand of the global digital textile printing inks market.
Digital textile printing is a method of printing on various substrates, such as cotton or nylon, to create visually appealing clothing items. The demand for personalized, custom-made clothing, and luxury home textiles is growing as consumers try to make their surroundings more comfortable is projected to propel the market growth for global digital textile printing inks market in the upcoming years. Personalized textiles are in demand as people always love to wear something new. Customization helps manufacturers to attract more customers as they can select everything in their taste without compromise. People prefer to purchase products particularly made for them as they make them feel special. Moreover, the customized products are always unique from one another as they are designed separately. It gives complete freedom to people to choose and design clothes from scratch. Furthermore, digital textile inks are made differently for different fibers which give a perfect pattern of design.
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2024 |
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2025-2037 |
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13.4% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 1.29 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 6.68 billion |
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Application (Fashion, Sportswear, Home Textiles, Soft Signage)
The global digital textile printing inks Market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by application into its use in fashion, sportswear, home textiles, and soft signage. Out of these, the fashion segment is estimated to cater to the largest revenue by 2037, owing to an ever-increasing demand for fashionable, personalized clothing across the globe. Recent statistics show that every year, more than 2.1 billion t-shirts are sold worldwide. Fashion is very important for every individual personally, as it speaks more about the nature of the person. Fashion involves creativity, technology, and innovation to design a product. Also, fashion gives a unique style and a way to express oneself. It helps to stand out from the crowd, as it affects how people see you. Digital printing helps to prevent wastage in the fashion industry and helps designers to run small fabric tests. Additionally, it provides cost reduction with less turnaround time and shipping cost.
Substrate (Synthetic, Natural Fiber)
The global digital textile printing inks market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by substrate into synthetic and natural fiber. Among these two segments, the natural fiber segment is projected to share the largest market share by the end of 2037. The rising environmental concern and sustainability increase the demand for natural fibers. Moreover, natural fibers are obtained from animal and plant products, which include wool, silk, cotton, hemp, husk, sisal, and jute. Natural fibers do not cause damage to the environment and are eco-friendly. The advantages of natural fibers include their lightness, low cost, renewability, and biodegradability. Natural fibers such as cotton have good moisture retention, comfort, and longer shelf life. This helps for better absorption of ink during digital printing and penetrates faster into the layers of fabric. Hemp T-shirts are in demand as hemp can be grown with less amount of water consumption and is strong by nature. As per the estimations in the U.S., more than 70% of customers are preferring to have clothes made of natural fibers.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:
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APAC Market Statistics
The Asia Pacific digital textile printing inks market, amongst the market in all the other regions, is projected to hold the largest market share by the end of 2037. The growth of the market can be attributed majorly to the largest apparel exporters present in the region, along with the growing production of textiles, increasing economic growth, and rising disposable income. The majority of the largest apparel exporters are based in the Asia Pacific region, with a total export size of 190 billion USD and above. Less consumption of color, water, and power decrease the production cost, which increases the demand for the digital printing process, thereby increasing the growth of the digital textile printing inks market in the region. Moreover, digital textile printer ink is used for making sportswear and other functional apparel, home textiles, and soft signage. The increasing textile industry is also estimated to project market growth during the forecast period as per the market analysis. Moreover, the lower costs and low labor costs boost the textile industry in the Asia Pacific region.
Sun Chemicals Group announced that its prices across the full spectrum of Sun Chemical's packaging, commercial sheetfed and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in North America will increase, either immediately or as permitted by contracts.
Kornit Digital received the 2021 European Digital Press Association (EDP) Award for its XDi technology, which was made accessible in 2021 via the Kornit Atlas MAX system for roll-to-roll direct-to-fabric embellishment and the Kornit Presto MAX system for industrial direct-to-garment manufacturing on demand.
Author Credits: Rajrani Baghel
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