Global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 industrial yarn for airbags is a high-tenacity filament yarn (typically PA66 or PET) produced by polymerization, melt-spinning, drawing and heat-setting, engineered for high strength, controlled elongation, low shrinkage and thermal robustness, with automotive-grade consistency and traceability for airbag fabric manufacturing.
Upstream includes PA66 (e.g., adipic acid/HMDA chain) or PET (PTA/MEG to chips) plus additives; midstream covers melt-spinning, drawing and heat-setting with interlacing/twisting, oiling, in-line QC and lot traceability to meet airbag specs ; downstream comprises fabric weaving (flat-woven or OPW), air-impermeability finishing (silicone/film), cut & sew, and delivery to Tier-1 airbag module assembly.
In 2025, global automotive industrial yarn for airbags production reached approximately 260 k units tons, with an average global market price is $4 per kg.
Automotive industrial yarn for airbags is a safety-critical high-performance filament used to weave airbag fabrics and manufacture airbag cushions and modules (frontal, side, curtain, knee, etc.). Its core role is to survive millisecond-level inflation and deployment shock loads, maintain structural integrity, and deliver stable, predictable mechanical behavior for energy absorption and occupant restraint. As a result, airbag yarns are engineered around a demanding combination of high strength and toughness, dimensional stability, ultra-low defect rates, and long-term reliability.
From a materials and product perspective, the industry is primarily built on two major routes: Nylon 66 (PA66) and polyester (PET), with application-driven segmentation. PA66 is often selected where higher thermal tolerance and safety margin are prioritized, while PET is frequently positioned for cost elasticity, supply robustness, and manufacturing efficiency—especially in high-volume, incremental airbag applications. In parallel, airbag fabric construction has evolved from conventional flat weaving toward one-piece-woven (OPW) and other efficiency-oriented structures, turning material selection into a system decision that must be co-optimized with weave design, coating chemistry, and deployment behavior.
Technology evolution typically focuses on four levers: (1) strengthening performance while tightly shaping elongation behavior for controlled deployment response; (2) improving thermal shrinkage control and dimensional stability to reduce lifetime drift; (3) enhancing weaving productivity and robustness (lower breakage, better process windows); and (4) optimizing compatibility with coating systems (airtightness, adhesion, durability under heat/humidity aging). These advances are delivered through coordinated improvements in polymerization control, spinning/drawing stability, heat-setting strategy, spin-finish chemistry, and inspection/defect management.
Market dynamics are fundamentally driven by increasing airbag content per vehicle and stricter safety requirements, while cost and supply-security considerations can shift material choices by airbag type and platform. Because airbags are highly regulated and liability-sensitive components, the industry features long validation cycles, strict quality gates, and strong preference for suppliers with mature quality systems, stable global delivery, and deep co-development capability.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales for 2026 through 2032. With Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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:
Passanger Cars
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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags market?
What factors are driving Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Automotive industrial yarn for airbags is a high-tenacity filament yarn (typically PA66 or PET) produced by polymerization, melt-spinning, drawing and heat-setting, engineered for high strength, controlled elongation, low shrinkage and thermal robustness, with automotive-grade consistency and traceability for airbag fabric manufacturing.
Upstream includes PA66 (e.g., adipic acid/HMDA chain) or PET (PTA/MEG to chips) plus additives; midstream covers melt-spinning, drawing and heat-setting with interlacing/twisting, oiling, in-line QC and lot traceability to meet airbag specs ; downstream comprises fabric weaving (flat-woven or OPW), air-impermeability finishing (silicone/film), cut & sew, and delivery to Tier-1 airbag module assembly.
In 2025, global automotive industrial yarn for airbags production reached approximately 260 k units tons, with an average global market price is $4 per kg.
Automotive industrial yarn for airbags is a safety-critical high-performance filament used to weave airbag fabrics and manufacture airbag cushions and modules (frontal, side, curtain, knee, etc.). Its core role is to survive millisecond-level inflation and deployment shock loads, maintain structural integrity, and deliver stable, predictable mechanical behavior for energy absorption and occupant restraint. As a result, airbag yarns are engineered around a demanding combination of high strength and toughness, dimensional stability, ultra-low defect rates, and long-term reliability.
From a materials and product perspective, the industry is primarily built on two major routes: Nylon 66 (PA66) and polyester (PET), with application-driven segmentation. PA66 is often selected where higher thermal tolerance and safety margin are prioritized, while PET is frequently positioned for cost elasticity, supply robustness, and manufacturing efficiency—especially in high-volume, incremental airbag applications. In parallel, airbag fabric construction has evolved from conventional flat weaving toward one-piece-woven (OPW) and other efficiency-oriented structures, turning material selection into a system decision that must be co-optimized with weave design, coating chemistry, and deployment behavior.
Technology evolution typically focuses on four levers: (1) strengthening performance while tightly shaping elongation behavior for controlled deployment response; (2) improving thermal shrinkage control and dimensional stability to reduce lifetime drift; (3) enhancing weaving productivity and robustness (lower breakage, better process windows); and (4) optimizing compatibility with coating systems (airtightness, adhesion, durability under heat/humidity aging). These advances are delivered through coordinated improvements in polymerization control, spinning/drawing stability, heat-setting strategy, spin-finish chemistry, and inspection/defect management.
Market dynamics are fundamentally driven by increasing airbag content per vehicle and stricter safety requirements, while cost and supply-security considerations can shift material choices by airbag type and platform. Because airbags are highly regulated and liability-sensitive components, the industry features long validation cycles, strict quality gates, and strong preference for suppliers with mature quality systems, stable global delivery, and deep co-development capability.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales for 2026 through 2032. With Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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:
Passanger Cars
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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags market?
What factors are driving Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Automotive Industrial Yarn for Airbags break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
108 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags 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 Industrial Yarn for Airbags by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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