Wire and Cable Compounds Market - Forecasts from 2024 to 2029

The wire and cable compounds market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.98% during the forecast period (2024-2029).
The wire and cable compounds market is a relatively younger market. It is showing a spectacular growth trajectory because of the increasing demand for various applications in the industrial, commercial, and automotive sectors. The principal reason for the market's growth is the increasing demand for insulation and jacketing in conducting materials due to the requirements of various industries, including automotive, building and construction, and telecommunications. The compounds provide features characterized by high durability, good chemicals, corrosion resistance, and high thermal and mechanical stability, among others, which is why they are perfectly suitable for these uses.

The wire and cable compounds market has its own driving forces, as indicated below;

• One of the most important factors is the growing need for power and energy as one of the principal production factors. With the world’s population continuing to expand and given the ongoing urbanization, sustainable capabilities for transferring and transmitting electricity remain a vital necessity. This creates the need for wire and cable compounds to impart excellent insulation and jacketing capacity on conducting materials so as to guarantee a safe and efficient supply of power.
• The other factor that has been attributed to the industry's growth is the brisk industrialization and construction. The construction sector played a vital role in the wire and cable compounds, where it was one of the leading consumers, such as in the Asia Pacific region, where the sector's demand for infrastructure is high. Automotive, telecommunication, and healthcare industries are also driving the need for more wire and cable compounds since these industries demand high-quality wires and cables.
• Lastly, the high demand for renewable energy sources remains one of the main growth potentials for the wire and cable compounds market. In light of its capability to meet the increasing demand for transmission networks and infrastructure arising from the global energy transition to cleaner sources, wire, and cable compounds will also be on the rise. The increasing installation of renewable energy sources like wind and solar electricity also drives up the market of these compounds owing to their use in insulation and jacketing for energy transmission.

WIRE AND CABLE COMPOUNDS MARKET DRIVERS:

The fiber optic cable segment by type will likely be the fastest-growing type during the forecast period.

The fiber optic cable market is one of the most promising thanks to the continuous growth of requirements in data transfer speed and capacity. Cables that use fibers are known as fiber optic cables, and the fibers are usually made from silica or plastic. They work through the principle of total internal reflection of light signals. Its advantages are significantly higher bandwidth and transmission speed, less latency, and more reliability than copper wires. Market growth for fiber optic cable is spurred by the demand for available data bandwidth in segments including telecommunication, data centers, and the IoT segments. Some of the global fiber optic cable market opportunities include increased adoption of 5G, including more development and adoption of fiber internet connections. Fiber optic cables play an impactful role in the makeup of the 5G network as these are used for delivering big chunks of data in an effective manner. Further, the evolution of integrating fiber optic cables in residential and commercial realms is attributed to its necessity for data transfer. Other significant drivers for the growth of the fiber optic cable market include the rising use of IoT applications that relay large amounts of data that need high-speed connectivity for optimum performance.

The Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) segment by type is likely to be the fastest-growing type during the forecast period.

Among the Plastic Types, the PVC segment by type is most anticipated to report extraordinary growth in the near future. Flexible PVC is expected to show tremendous growth due to its unmatched suitability in numerous applications compared to rigid PVC. Because of its excellent electrical insulated capability, non-toxic compound, and sequence flexibility, flexible PVC is used in different end-use segments. Flexible PVC is in high demand in resonant construction for roofing, floorings, seals and other uses of the residential building. Demand for flexible PVC in the electrical wires and cables electronics segment is expected to grow with the addition of electrical wires and cables used in modulation. The segment is also forecast to benefit from increasing the demand for high-performance in the construction, automobile, electrical, and electronics industries. Other factors that will drive the segment are: There is a growing tendency being recorded in the use of flexible PVC in emerging markets, especially the Asia Pacific zone. In a nutshell, the PVC product type is expected to cause significant incremental growth in the PVC market during the forecast period due to the product’s versatile characteristics and growing usage across industries.

The growing application of wire and cable compounds in automotive production

For the automotive production industry, the growth of wire and cable compounds is mainly resulting from the ever-rising necessity for higher-performing and reliable wire and cable products for various industries. Major points include the automotive industry's rapidly expanding, especially in the electric vehicle sector, which will thus create a demand for specialized forms of wire and cable compounds.

The rise is triggered by the production rate of electric cars as they use more harnesses than traditional cars. The passenger vehicle segment is also listed to have had the largest market share in 2022 and is considered to list high growth rates. It has been propelled by the ever-escalating need for high-performance and best-in-class wire and cables in the telecommunication sector, energy sector, and automotive industries, among others. It is expected that the automotive wire & cable materials market will increase in the future due to the increasing production of electrified and eco-friendly automobiles. The recent trends of using lightweight and environmentally friendly materials like aluminum and recycled plastics for wire and cable are also factors that will drive the demand for the market. In general, the sales of automotive wire and cable compounds can be attributed to the rising performance requirements for wire and cable products - especially in the automotive electric vehicle application area. According to the research findings, there is the prospect for the market to grow in the near future, considering the increasing need for wire and cable compounds that can endure special characteristics and the advancement towards lightweight and green solutions.

WIRE AND CABLE COMPOUNDS MARKET GEOGRAPHICAL OUTLOOK

The Asia Pacific region to dominate the wire and cable compounds market during the forecast period.

The major economies like China, Japan, India, and South Korea dominate the Asia-Pacific region. Some of the fastest-growing emerging economies are from this region, such as ASEAN countries. India and China have about 35.5% of the world's population. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to dominate the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films market during the forecast period, owing to being the home of several countries mentioned above, which have significant production capacities, driving the demand for eco-friendly materials.

The Wire and cable compounds market took shape mainly in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. It will continue its dominance with a revival in demand for superior quality insulation and jacketing materials and complex compounding requirements from various end-use industries. The construction industry in the South Asian region is on an uptrend, with many construction projects in the pipeline in countries such as China, India, and Vietnam, and this is expected to lead to increased usage of wire and cable compounds. The high growth of smart electricity grid network infrastructure and high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems assists in the market development in APAC. The regional automotive sector is shifting somewhat to EVs, which use wire harnesses more than typical vehicles, driving market growth.
The wire and cable compounds market forms a strategic growth of China in its electrical industry. To determine the market share requirements, the following factors have been identified as prospective development stimuli: The increasing pace of urbanization, the advancement of infrastructure, and the increasing demand for energy and telecommunications facilities. Furthermore, China has strengthened the initiatives on developing renewable energy and improving power transmission capability, which spur the consumption of wire compounds and cable compounds. The increasing building and construction activity in China, especially in the residential sector, hospitals, airports, and other structures, also exert pressure on the wire and cable compounds.

The wire and cable compounds market is segmented and analyzed as follows:

By Product

• Fiber Optic Cable
• Coaxial Cable
• Others

By Polymer Type

• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
• Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)
• Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)
• Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO)
• Others

By End-User Industry

• Automotive
• Construction
• Electrical and Electronics
• Health Care
• Power
• Telecommunication
• Others

By Geography

• North America
• USA
• Canada
• Mexico
• South America
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Others
• Europe
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Rest of Europe
• Middle East and Africa
• Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
• Rest of Middle East and Africa
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Indonesia
• Rest of Asia-Pacific