Smart Temperature-Control Textile Fabric Market to Reach 7,3 % CAGR by 2031 TOP 10 Company Globally

Smart temperaturecontrol textile fabrics are engineered to dynamically manage wearer comfort by autonomously adjusting thermal insulation, moisture release, and heat transfer. These smart textiles often incorporating phase-change materials (PCMs), conductive fibers, and embedded sensors are deployed in activewear, bedding, medical garments, military uniforms, and automotive interiors. Their ability to regulate body temperature in real time through passive or active mechanisms makes them appealing for wellness, performance, and safety applications. Rising consumer demand for adaptive clothing, coupled with increasing recognition of smart sleep, medical recovery, and athletic performance benefits, is propelling adoption.

The global market for smart temperaturecontrol textile fabric was valued at approximately USD 2,467 million in 2024, with estimated unit volume of around 900 million square meters sold, implying an average selling price (ASP) of about USD 2.74 per m2. Forecasts project a steady expansion to around USD 4,310 million by 2031, reflecting a CAGR of 7,3% from 2024 to 2031.
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Latest Trends and Technological Developments
On July 2025, the Asia Pacific smart textile materials market reached USD 2.5 billion in 2024, with a forecasted CAGR of 9.8% through 2033 to USD 5.8 billion, signaling strong regional momentum in temperatureregulating textiles. In February 2025, SigmaFit (Egypt) unveiled an AIdriven textile design model that sequences temperature-sensitive fiber placement to cool specific body zones effectively a potential breakthrough in heatadaptive fabric design. Additionally, research into nanostructured coatings enabling radiative cooling and warming the ability of fabric surfaces to passively emit or retain infrared radiation is advancing performance without electronics, offering multifunctional temperature control.
AsiaPacific leads smart temperaturecontrol textile demand. As of 2024, the region accounted for over 45% of global smart textile exports and more than 60% of wearable tech production capacity, driven by China, India, Japan, and South Korea. China alone produces over one-third of regional smart fabric capacity. Growth is especially strong in healthcare (30% share), sportswear, and defense textiles. India's healthcare smart textile segment is expanding at 31.7% CAGR. Local innovation hubs such as the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) are investing heavily in green, temperature-adaptive textile R&D.

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Smart Temperature Control Textile Fabric by Type:
Reversible Textile Fabric

Irreversible Textile Fabric

Smart Temperature Control Textile Fabric by Application:
Fashion

Medical

Military

Aerospace

Others

Global Top 10 Key Companies in the Smart Temperature Control Textile Fabric Market
Milliken & Company

Texhong Textile Group Ltd(天虹纺织集团有限公司)

Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd.

Ohmatex ApS

Sensoria Inc.

Outlast Technologies GmbH

Welspun Living Limited

Arvind Limited

Tex-Ray Industrial Co.,Ltd

HeiQ

Regional Insights
While Southeast Asia's overall textile market reached USD 39.9 billion in 2024, smart temperature textiles represent a smaller subset, likely USD 200-300 million, yet growing rapidly at ~1012% CAGR depending on subregions and government contracts. Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines are adopting adaptive textiles in uniforms, sportswear, and hospitality sectors. Military procurement in Malaysia and Singapore increasingly spec smart uniforms with thermal regulation and biometric layers. Adoption is still early-stage, but infrastructure investments and exports to developed markets are helping develop supply chains.
Smart Temperature Control Textile Fabric by Region:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
India
South East Asia

Despite high potential, smart temperaturecontrol textiles face challenges including high material and fabrication costs, complexity in integrating PCMs or sensors, limited washability and durability, and inconsistent standards. Regulatory uncertainties around data privacy (for garments collecting biometric signals) and lack of unified performance benchmarks slow institutional adoption. Consumer awareness is still nascent in many Asia and Southeast Asia markets, and price sensitivity can impede entry in mass apparel channels.
Manufacturers should prioritize scalable passive temperaturecontrol fabrics that balance performance with durability and washability. Localizing production and finishing in Southeast Asia reduces cost exposure and improves logistics. Strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, sports brands, and defense forces can anchor initial volume contracts. Licensing or co-branding with fitness and wellness wearable firms can accelerate consumer awareness. Research alliances e.g., with universities or institutes like HKRITA can fast-track commercialization of nanotech radiative cooling or AIpatterned thermal channels. Finally, premium bedding or medical textile applications may offer higher ASPs and recurring revenue.

Product Models
Smart temperature-control textile fabrics represent an innovative class of advanced materials designed to adapt to environmental or body temperature changes. These textiles can actively respond by altering their insulation, color, or moisture management properties, improving comfort, performance, or energy efficiency.
Reversible Textile Fabrics which adjust their properties multiple times with changing temperatures. Notable products include:
Outlast® Thermocules by Outlast Technologies: PCM (phase change material) embedded textile that absorbs, stores, and releases heat repeatedly, used in bedding, activewear, and uniforms.
HeiQ Smart Temp by HeiQ Materials AG: An intelligent thermoregulating fabric treatment that dynamically adapts to body heat, ideal for sportswear and travel garments.
PCM-Coated Nylon by BASF: Engineered for reusable cooling or heating garments, using microencapsulated paraffin wax that repeatedly melts and solidifies with temperature change.
Schoeller c_change® Fabric: Swiss-made fabric that opens or closes polymer structures in response to body heat and moisture, enhancing thermal comfort.

Polartec® Alpha® Direct: A highly breathable insulating fabric that adapts to heat and moisture levels, offering dynamic warmth for activewear and military gear.
Irreversible Textile Fabrics which undergo a permanent change after reaching a certain threshold temperature. Examples include:
E-TINT® Thermochromic Safety Panels (by AlphaMicron): Thermochromic fabric for industrial environments that irreversibly signals heat spikes and exposure breaches.

ThermAlert Heat-Sensitive Uniform Fabric: Developed for industrial workers, it changes color permanently to signal thermal exposure exceeding safe limits.

HeatCheck Smart Label Fabric: An irreversible label fabric sewn into uniforms and medical gowns that triggers a permanent visual marker when heat limits are exceeded.

HeatSense FR Tagging Fabric (by Glen Raven): Flame-retardant irreversible marker fabric used in high-performance garments, designed to indicate one-time temperature overload events in firefighting suits.

SafeTemp SmartWear Fabric Label (by 3M Protective Solutions): Incorporated into mining or oil field garments, the fabric patch shows irreversible discoloration after thermal breach, ensuring workers replace compromised PPE.

Smart temperaturecontrol textile fabrics represent an emerging high-growth niche within the broader smart textile market. Valued at approximately USD 2,467 million in 2024, the segment is projected to exceed USD 4,310 million by 2031 at an estimated 7,3%CAGR. Asia-Pacific leads production and innovation, while Southeast Asia is rapidly developing market traction. As wearable, healthcare, and military textiles converge with performance and thermal regulation demands, smart fabrics with temperature-control functionality position themselves at the intersection of comfort, safety, and adaptive technology innovation.

Investor Analysis
Smart temperaturecontrol fabrics sit at the frontier of textile innovation, merging material science (PCM, nanocoating) with wearable comfort. With industry growth anticipated at ~18% CAGR and segment expansion across high-value end-uses, it represents a scalable opportunity.
Investors might fund advanced textile startups, co-development with technologists (e.g. AI cooling designs), or partner with OEMs in healthcare or defense. Supporting regional finishing and coating facilities in ASEAN could reduce supply chain complexity and open premium ASP markets (e.g. bedding, medical garments).
These fabrics align with megatrends wellness, personalization, climate adaptation and offer both consumer and B2B monetization paths. Asia leads both production and demand; Southeast Asia offers early-stage growth and cost advantages. Strategic investment now could yield technological leadership and strong returns in the evolving smart textile ecosystem
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5 Reasons to Buy This Report
Accurate market sizing USD 2,467 million in 2024 with volume and ASP dynamics.
Sharp regional focus on Asia-Pacific dominance and SEA emergence.
Trend deep-dives including PCM, AI-controlled cooling designs, and nanotech coatings.
Strategic guidance for market entry via healthcare, military, consumer, and bedding channels.
Competitive maps linking global leaders with local and startup innovators.
5 Key Questions Answered
What is the market size, volume sold, and ASP for smart temperaturecontrol textile fabrics in 20242031?
How do Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia compare in terms of demand, innovation, and growth?
What are the latest fabric technologies for passive cooling or active thermal regulation?
Which applications offer highest price premiums and adoption potential?
Who are the top global and regional players shaping temperature-control fabric innovation?
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: key insights, key emerging trends, etc.
Chapter 3: Manufacturers competitive analysis, detailed analysis of the product manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: 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 5 & 6: Sales, revenue of the product in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: 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 8: 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 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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