Global Automotive Airbag Yarn Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Automotive Airbag Yarn market size is predicted to grow from US$ 1017 million in 2025 to US$ 1133 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.4% from 2026 to 2032.
Automotive Airbag Yarns are high-strength fiber materials used in the manufacture of automotive airbags, designed to expand rapidly in the event of a collision to protect the occupants. These yarns are usually made of materials such as nylon or polyester, and have excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, and abrasion resistance to ensure reliable operation under extreme conditions. The design and performance of airbag yarns directly affect the deployment speed and effectiveness of airbags, thus playing a vital protective role in accidents.
The value chain spans upstream feedstocks and polymerization, midstream high-tenacity yarn manufacturing and finishing (spinning, drawing, heat-setting, spin-finish engineering and, where needed, twisting), and downstream fabric weaving (flat/OPW), coating and finishing (permeability control, thermal/aging performance, deployment stability), and cushion fabrication and module integration.
In 2025, global automotive airbag yarn production reached approximately 260 k units tons, with an average global market price is $4 per kg.
Automotive airbag yarn is a safety-critical high-performance industrial filament used to weave airbag fabrics and manufacture cushions and modules for frontal, side, curtain, and knee airbags. Its core job is to withstand millisecond-level inflation and deployment shock loads while maintaining structural integrity and delivering stable, predictable mechanical behavior for energy absorption and occupant restraint. This requires a demanding combination of tensile strength and toughness, thermal and dimensional stability, ultra-low defect rates, and strict batch-to-batch consistency. In terms of material routes, the market is primarily built around two mainstream families—Nylon 66 (PA66) and polyester (PET)—with application-driven segmentation. PA66 is commonly selected for critical positions where higher thermal tolerance and safety margin are required and remains the benchmark route in many platforms. PET, by contrast, is often favored for cost elasticity, supply robustness, and manufacturing efficiency, and has been expanding in incremental airbag applications such as curtain airbags. At the same time, airbag fabric construction has evolved from conventional flat weaves toward efficiency-oriented approaches such as one-piece-woven (OPW) structures, making material selection a system decision co-optimized with weave design, coating chemistry, and deployment behavior—driving "yarn–fabric–coating–validation" co-engineering as a central upgrade path.Technology evolution typically focuses on four levers: (1) raising strength and toughness while shaping elongation behavior for controlled deployment response; (2) improving thermal shrinkage control and long-term dimensional stability to reduce lifetime drift; (3) enhancing weaving processability and productivity (lower breakage and tighter process windows); and (4) optimizing compatibility with coating systems (airtightness, adhesion, heat/humidity aging durability, and deployment consistency). These improvements are delivered through coordinated advances in polymerization control, spinning/drawing stability, heat-setting strategy, spin-finish chemistry, and inspection/defect management.Market demand is driven by increasing airbag content per vehicle, rising fitment of curtain and side airbags, and tightening safety regulations and rating systems, while OEM cost pressure, supply security priorities, and sustainability narratives can shift material choices by airbag type and platform. Because airbags are heavily regulated and liability-sensitive components, the industry features long validation cycles, high entry barriers, and strict quality requirements. Suppliers with stable delivery, global quality systems, and strong system co-development capabilities tend to gain long-term program share.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Automotive Airbag Yarn Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Automotive Airbag Yarn sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Automotive Airbag Yarn sales for 2026 through 2032. With Automotive Airbag Yarn sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Automotive Airbag Yarn industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Automotive Airbag Yarn landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Automotive Airbag Yarn portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Automotive Airbag Yarn market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Automotive Airbag Yarn and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Automotive Airbag Yarn.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Automotive Airbag Yarn market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Nylon Yarn
Polyester Yarn
Segmentation by Airbag:
Driver Airbag (DAB)
Passenger Airbag (PAB)
Curtain Airbag (CAB)
Side Airbag (SAB)
Knee Airbag (KAB)
Segmentation by Vehicle:
Internal Combustion Engines
New Energy Vehicles
Segmentation by Application:
Passenger Car
Commercial Vehicle
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Toray
INVISTA
Indorama Ventures（PHP Fibers）
Asahi Kasei
Zhejiang Hailide New Material
Shenma Industrial
Hyosung Advanced Material
Far Eastern Group
Toyobo Indorama Advanced Fibers
Sinowin
Nexis Fibers
Zhejiang Unifull Industrial Fibre
Hengli Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Automotive Airbag Yarn market?
What factors are driving Automotive Airbag Yarn market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Automotive Airbag Yarn market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Automotive Airbag Yarn break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Automotive Airbag Yarns are high-strength fiber materials used in the manufacture of automotive airbags, designed to expand rapidly in the event of a collision to protect the occupants. These yarns are usually made of materials such as nylon or polyester, and have excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, and abrasion resistance to ensure reliable operation under extreme conditions. The design and performance of airbag yarns directly affect the deployment speed and effectiveness of airbags, thus playing a vital protective role in accidents.
The value chain spans upstream feedstocks and polymerization, midstream high-tenacity yarn manufacturing and finishing (spinning, drawing, heat-setting, spin-finish engineering and, where needed, twisting), and downstream fabric weaving (flat/OPW), coating and finishing (permeability control, thermal/aging performance, deployment stability), and cushion fabrication and module integration.
In 2025, global automotive airbag yarn production reached approximately 260 k units tons, with an average global market price is $4 per kg.
Automotive airbag yarn is a safety-critical high-performance industrial filament used to weave airbag fabrics and manufacture cushions and modules for frontal, side, curtain, and knee airbags. Its core job is to withstand millisecond-level inflation and deployment shock loads while maintaining structural integrity and delivering stable, predictable mechanical behavior for energy absorption and occupant restraint. This requires a demanding combination of tensile strength and toughness, thermal and dimensional stability, ultra-low defect rates, and strict batch-to-batch consistency. In terms of material routes, the market is primarily built around two mainstream families—Nylon 66 (PA66) and polyester (PET)—with application-driven segmentation. PA66 is commonly selected for critical positions where higher thermal tolerance and safety margin are required and remains the benchmark route in many platforms. PET, by contrast, is often favored for cost elasticity, supply robustness, and manufacturing efficiency, and has been expanding in incremental airbag applications such as curtain airbags. At the same time, airbag fabric construction has evolved from conventional flat weaves toward efficiency-oriented approaches such as one-piece-woven (OPW) structures, making material selection a system decision co-optimized with weave design, coating chemistry, and deployment behavior—driving "yarn–fabric–coating–validation" co-engineering as a central upgrade path.Technology evolution typically focuses on four levers: (1) raising strength and toughness while shaping elongation behavior for controlled deployment response; (2) improving thermal shrinkage control and long-term dimensional stability to reduce lifetime drift; (3) enhancing weaving processability and productivity (lower breakage and tighter process windows); and (4) optimizing compatibility with coating systems (airtightness, adhesion, heat/humidity aging durability, and deployment consistency). These improvements are delivered through coordinated advances in polymerization control, spinning/drawing stability, heat-setting strategy, spin-finish chemistry, and inspection/defect management.Market demand is driven by increasing airbag content per vehicle, rising fitment of curtain and side airbags, and tightening safety regulations and rating systems, while OEM cost pressure, supply security priorities, and sustainability narratives can shift material choices by airbag type and platform. Because airbags are heavily regulated and liability-sensitive components, the industry features long validation cycles, high entry barriers, and strict quality requirements. Suppliers with stable delivery, global quality systems, and strong system co-development capabilities tend to gain long-term program share.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Automotive Airbag Yarn Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Automotive Airbag Yarn sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Automotive Airbag Yarn sales for 2026 through 2032. With Automotive Airbag Yarn sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Automotive Airbag Yarn industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Automotive Airbag Yarn landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Automotive Airbag Yarn portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Automotive Airbag Yarn market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Automotive Airbag Yarn and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Automotive Airbag Yarn.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Automotive Airbag Yarn market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Nylon Yarn
Polyester Yarn
Segmentation by Airbag:
Driver Airbag (DAB)
Passenger Airbag (PAB)
Curtain Airbag (CAB)
Side Airbag (SAB)
Knee Airbag (KAB)
Segmentation by Vehicle:
Internal Combustion Engines
New Energy Vehicles
Segmentation by Application:
Passenger Car
Commercial Vehicle
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Toray
INVISTA
Indorama Ventures（PHP Fibers）
Asahi Kasei
Zhejiang Hailide New Material
Shenma Industrial
Hyosung Advanced Material
Far Eastern Group
Toyobo Indorama Advanced Fibers
Sinowin
Nexis Fibers
Zhejiang Unifull Industrial Fibre
Hengli Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Automotive Airbag Yarn market?
What factors are driving Automotive Airbag Yarn market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Automotive Airbag Yarn market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Automotive Airbag Yarn break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
118 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Automotive Airbag Yarn by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Automotive Airbag Yarn by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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