Sports Composites Market Analysis | 2022-2028

Market Insights

The sports composites market was estimated at USD 4.3 billion in 2021 and is likely to grow at a CAGR of 4.8% during 2022-2028 to reach USD 6.0 billion in 2028.

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Market Dynamics

Introduction

Sports Composites are now used in as many as 10 different outdoor sports. Options such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, and others are slowly replacing the regular options of metal and wood. These composites are used due to several features such as light in weight, easy in maintenance, cost-effective, and many others. Sports Composites make use of several resins such as epoxy, polyamide, polyurethane, polypropylene, and others. Mostly these are used in manufacturing golf sticks, rackets, bicycles, hockey sticks, snowboards, and others.

Market Drivers

The growing number of patents sought for composite-based sporting goods by global companies, growing manufacturing sectors, and incessant new product unveilings, contracts, and development activities adopted by companies are the major drivers bolstering the growth of the global market.

Segment Analysis

By Resin Type

The market is segmented as epoxy resin, polyamide resin, polyurethane resin, polypropylene resin, and others. The epoxy resin segment is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment in the coming five years. The growth is attributed to its remarkable properties, such as elevated heat, mechanical, and electrical resistance.

By Fiber Type

The market is segmented as carbon fiber, glass fiber, and others. The carbon fiber segment is anticipated to be the fastest-growing segment during the forecast period, owing to its properties, such as sturdiness, tensile strength, impact absorption, and lightweight.

By Application Type

The market is segmented as golf sticks, rackets, bicycles, hockey sticks, skis & snowboards, and others. The golf stick application segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment during the forecast period. The growth is attributed to the application of composites in the designing of golf shafts, which minimizes the shaft mass, thus letting the club designer to enhance the head mass while still preserving a low overall club mass. The provision of a heavier clubhead, while preserving a minimal overall club mass, supports the golfer to swing the club quicker, resulting in augmented carry distance.

Regional Insights

Asia-Pacific is the largest market for sports composites and is estimated to depict the highest growth in the coming five years. China and India are the growth engines of the region. The market is driven by the growing demand for premium performance products in the skis & snowboards application segment, hassle-free availability of raw materials, and low labor costs in the region. North America and Europe are also expected to offer considerable growth opportunities during the forecast period.

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Key Players

Some of the major players in the sports composites market are:

• Aldila Inc.
• Amer Sports
• E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
• Fischer Sports GmbH
• Hexion Inc.
• Jarden Corporation
• Topkey Corporation,
• Toray Industries Inc.

Note: The above list does not necessarily include all the top players in the market.

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Research Methodology

This strategic assessment report, from Stratview Research, provides a comprehensive analysis that reflects today’s sports composites market realities and future market possibilities for the forecast period of 2022 to 2028. After a continuous interest in our sports composites market report from the industry stakeholders, we have tried to further accentuate our research scope to the sports composites market to provide the most crystal-clear picture of the market. The report segments and analyses the market in the most detailed manner to provide a panoramic view of the market. The vital data/information provided in the report can play a crucial role for the market participants as well as investors in the identification of the low-hanging fruits available in the market as well as to formulate the growth strategies to expedite their growth process.

This report offers high-quality insights and is the outcome of a detailed research methodology comprising extensive secondary research, rigorous primary interviews with industry stakeholders, and validation and triangulation with Stratview Research’s internal database and statistical tools. More than 1000 authenticated secondary sources, such as company annual reports, fact books, press releases, journals, investor presentations, white papers, patents, and articles, have been leveraged to gather the data. We conducted more than 15 detailed primary interviews with the market players across the value chain in all four regions and industry experts to obtain both qualitative and quantitative insights.

Report Features

This report provides market intelligence in the most comprehensive way. The report structure has been kept such that it offers maximum business value. It provides critical insights into the market dynamics and will enable strategic decision making for the existing market players as well as those willing to enter the market. The following are the key features of the report:

• Market structure: Overview, industry life cycle analysis, supply chain analysis
• Market environment analysis: Growth drivers and constraints, Porter’s five forces analysis, SWOT analysis
• Market trend and forecast analysis
• Market segment trend and forecast
• Competitive landscape and dynamics: Market share, product portfolio, product launches, etc.
• Attractive market segments and associated growth opportunities
• Emerging trends
• Strategic growth opportunities for the existing and new players
• Key success factors

Market Segmentation

This report studies the market, covering a period of 12 years of trend and forecast. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision-making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market.

The sports composites market is segmented into the following categories.

By Resin Type

• Epoxy Resin
• Polyamide Resin
• Polyurethane Resin
• Polypropylene Resin
• Others

By Fiber Type

• Carbon Fiber
• Glass Fiber
• Others

By Application Type

• Golf Stick
• Rackets
• Bicycle
• Hockey Stick
• Skis & Snowboards
• Others

By Region

• North America (Country Analysis: the USA, Canada, and Mexico)
• Europe (Country Analysis: Germany, France, the UK, Russia, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: China, Japan, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Rest of the World (Sub-Region Analysis: Latin America, the Middle East, and Others)

Report Customization Options

With this detailed report, Stratview Research offers one of the following free customization options to our respectable clients:

Company Profiling

• Detailed profiling of additional market players (up to 3 players)
• SWOT analysis of key players (up to 3 players)

Market Segmentation

• Current market segmentation of any one of the resin types by application type.

Competitive Benchmarking

• Benchmarking of key players on the following parameters: Product portfolio, geographical reach, regional presence, and strategic alliances.

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Recent Developments

Dec 2023: CFR Thermoplastic Plate: A Step Change in Running Shoe Engineering

ARRIS Composites, a manufacturer of highest-performing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites for a widespread consumer product, has partnered with Brooks Running, an American sports equipment company, with a shared vision of achieving new heights in speed, comfort and fit for Brook’s next-gen running shoes.

Brooks has integrated the processing technology from Arris, that makes Brooks’ shoes – the first-ever models to feature a continuous carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic plate in the sole. These innovative footwear are anticipated to hit the retailers by the spring of 2024.

Sep 2023: Growing Use of Flax Fibers in Composites for Sporting Goods

There is an increasing adoption of flax fibres in composite materials used for manufacturing sporting goods applications, reports the alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp, earlier known as CELC.

Babolat, for instance, that is headquartered in France, has recently incorporated a technology – NF2- Tech, into its latest range of racquets. NF2-Tech, short for natural flax filtration technology, represents a flax fiber innovation created in collaboration with EcoTechnilin, based in France. This technology effectively reduces vibrations and enhances the racquet’s acoustics after integrated into the handle and sections of the racquet’s heads, providing improved sensation to the player while striking the ball.