Global Carbon Fiber Tows Market Growth 2025-2031
Description
The global Carbon Fiber Tows market size is predicted to grow from US$ 3585 million in 2025 to US$ 7798 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.8% from 2025 to 2031.
The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.
Carbon fiber tows are bundles composed of thousands to hundreds of thousands of continuous carbon fiber filaments. They are commonly used for weaving fabrics, filament winding, or direct composite manufacturing. Tows are typically classified by filament count into regular tow and large tow.
In recent years, carbon fiber tows have established themselves as a critical raw material in the composites sector, gaining widespread adoption across aerospace, automotive, wind energy, sporting goods, and industrial applications. With the global push for lightweight, high-strength, and high-modulus materials, carbon fiber tows have emerged as a strategically important material, supported by both government policies and industrial initiatives.
Technological improvements continue to enhance the performance and consistency of carbon fiber tows, particularly in surface treatments, resin compatibility, and structural reliability. This has enabled broader replacement of traditional metals in end-use applications. Large tow carbon fibers are increasingly adopted in emerging sectors such as EV structural parts, large-scale wind turbine blades, and hydrogen storage vessels. Simultaneously, the integration of smart manufacturing techniques into carbon fiber production and prepreg processes has led to higher automation and standardization across the supply chain, improving efficiency and reducing production costs.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Carbon Fiber Tows Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Carbon Fiber Tows sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Carbon Fiber Tows sales for 2025 through 2031. With Carbon Fiber Tows sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Carbon Fiber Tows industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Carbon Fiber Tows 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 Carbon Fiber Tows portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Carbon Fiber Tows market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Carbon Fiber Tows 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 Carbon Fiber Tows.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Carbon Fiber Tows market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Regular Tow
Large Tow
Segmentation by Application:
Aerospace and Defense
Sports/Leisure
Wind Energy
Pressure Vessel
Automotive
Other
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
MCCFC
Teijin
Hexcel
Hyosung Advanced Materials
SGL Carbon
Formosa Plastics
DowAksa
Syensqo
UMATEX
Taekwang Industrial
Zhongfu Shenying
Jilin Chemical Fiber
Baowu Carbon
Weihai Guangwei Composites
Sinofibers Technology
Jiangsu Hengshen
Newtech Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Carbon Fiber Tows market?
What factors are driving Carbon Fiber Tows market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Carbon Fiber Tows market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Carbon Fiber Tows break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.
Carbon fiber tows are bundles composed of thousands to hundreds of thousands of continuous carbon fiber filaments. They are commonly used for weaving fabrics, filament winding, or direct composite manufacturing. Tows are typically classified by filament count into regular tow and large tow.
In recent years, carbon fiber tows have established themselves as a critical raw material in the composites sector, gaining widespread adoption across aerospace, automotive, wind energy, sporting goods, and industrial applications. With the global push for lightweight, high-strength, and high-modulus materials, carbon fiber tows have emerged as a strategically important material, supported by both government policies and industrial initiatives.
Technological improvements continue to enhance the performance and consistency of carbon fiber tows, particularly in surface treatments, resin compatibility, and structural reliability. This has enabled broader replacement of traditional metals in end-use applications. Large tow carbon fibers are increasingly adopted in emerging sectors such as EV structural parts, large-scale wind turbine blades, and hydrogen storage vessels. Simultaneously, the integration of smart manufacturing techniques into carbon fiber production and prepreg processes has led to higher automation and standardization across the supply chain, improving efficiency and reducing production costs.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Carbon Fiber Tows Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Carbon Fiber Tows sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Carbon Fiber Tows sales for 2025 through 2031. With Carbon Fiber Tows sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Carbon Fiber Tows industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Carbon Fiber Tows 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 Carbon Fiber Tows portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Carbon Fiber Tows market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Carbon Fiber Tows 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 Carbon Fiber Tows.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Carbon Fiber Tows market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Regular Tow
Large Tow
Segmentation by Application:
Aerospace and Defense
Sports/Leisure
Wind Energy
Pressure Vessel
Automotive
Other
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
MCCFC
Teijin
Hexcel
Hyosung Advanced Materials
SGL Carbon
Formosa Plastics
DowAksa
Syensqo
UMATEX
Taekwang Industrial
Zhongfu Shenying
Jilin Chemical Fiber
Baowu Carbon
Weihai Guangwei Composites
Sinofibers Technology
Jiangsu Hengshen
Newtech Group
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Carbon Fiber Tows market?
What factors are driving Carbon Fiber Tows market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Carbon Fiber Tows market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Carbon Fiber Tows break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
126 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 Carbon Fiber Tows 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 Carbon Fiber Tows by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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