Geotextile Tube Market Size, Share, Industry, Forecast and Outlook (2024-2031)

Global Geotextile Tube Market is Segmented By Type(Woven, Non-Woven), By Length(Less than 100 feet, 100 to 300 feet, 300 to 500 feet, More than 500 feet), By Application(Shoreline protection, Solids & waste containment, Municipal applications, Animal waste containment, Mining-heap leach & slag tailings, Water & wastewater treatment, Others), By End-User(Mining, Environmental Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial, Others), and By Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) – Share, Size, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2024-2031

Geotextile Tube Market Share, Size, Demand Insights

The Global "geotextile tube market" size was worth US$ YY million in 2023 and is estimated to reach US$ YY million by 2031, and register a revene CAGR of 5.4% over the forecast period (2024-2031).

Geotextile Tube Market Scope and Summary

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Geotextile tubes create a synthetic barrier used along shorelines and beaches to control erosion. Often referred to as breakwater tubes, these barriers serve as the first line of defense against waves and tidal action. Geotextile tubes help areas retain sand/shorelines and prevent further erosion or loss in the place.

Geotextile tubes offer a viable option to wet hauling, sludge lagoons, sand drying beds, and other mechanical methods used for dewatering. The dewatering method employed by geotextile tubes provides an environmentally friendly way to reuse decanted water and water placed into storm drainages or water tables. Because of the high dewatering speed of geotextile tubes compared to open-air pits and heavy equipment is being widely utilized in numerous applications. Geotextile tubes are fabricated to precise tolerances that allow them to dewater contaminated sediments, copper tailings, fly ash, and numerous marinas, lakes, and rivers.

 Source: DataM Intelligence Analysis (2023)

Geotextile Tube Market Dynamics and Trends

Need for shielding coastlines

Geotextile tubes assist in preventing storm damage and protecting the environment through the building of custom marine structures. Besides natural factors like ocean currents or typhoons, increasing human intervention is also a significant factor causing coastlines to change, such as constructing harbors or jetties. Thus several solutions have been tried to stop coastlines from being further eroded. Installing submerged breakwaters along coastlines is one of the effective methods. Compared to the traditional breakwater, submerged breakwaters constructed with geotextile tubes have added advantages, including faster construction, lower carbon consumption, lesser environmental impact, and lower construction cost. The installation of geotextile tubes can be temporary or permanent. Geotextile tubes are constructed stronger in comparison to standard sandbags. Hence, it has several civil engineering and erosion control projects like dams, retaining walls, reservoirs, bank protection, and coastal erosion control.

Various projects have adopted the use of geotextile tubes to protect the environment. For instance, in 2021, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, started a US$16 million Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanup in the St. Louis River Area. A dredge will remove about 45,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from backwater ponds and Shopper's Creek adjacent. The plan aims to cover the ponds with a 6-inch layer of sediment to create a barrier against any contamination and provide a healthy habitat for native organisms. Dredged sediment will be deposited over the winter in geotextile tubes acting as an enormous filter to drain water. The dried residue will be transferred from the geotextile tubes and taken off-site for disposal in the spring.

Volatility in the raw material prices

The geotextile tube is majorly manufactured from polypropylene, polyamide, polyester, polyethylene, and other raw materials. The price of geotextile tubes depends on the merits of petroleum hydrocarbon and the changing price of the materials to decide the cost structure of the final products.

The market has observed huge volatility or instability in raw materials prices, which will act as a major restraining factor for the geotextile tubes. For instance, in June 2021, Polypropylene prices increased by 12¢/lb, 4¢ in step with propylene monomer, and 8¢ for supplier non-monomer-related increases.

Covid-19 Impact on Geotextile Tube Market Growth

Due to the pandemic, the geotextile tube industry has been unstable in the initial months. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted mining and other industrial market sectors in 2020. The geotextile tubes have been widely utilized for dewatering applications. Companies have been operating at lower production rates, significantly affecting production and revenue. The mining industry in various countries has faced huge losses during the covid-19 outbreak. Mexico's mining chamber has estimated that mining output in the country is expected to fall by around 17% in 2020. Coal India proclaimed an 11.2% decline in production in May 2020 compared with May 2021. Minerals Council South Africa has estimated that mining output in the country is expected to fall by 8- 10% this year.

However, the geotextile tube demand has been stable in large projects such as coastal protection due to government support, which is expected to boost the market. The hike has impacted the prices of polypropylene, polyamide, polyester, and polyethylene in various countries. The prices of geotextile tubes hs also on walks due to less production in the market. However, the losses are expected to recover in the upcoming years and rising consciousness towards water pollution is expected to boost the geotextile tube market in the forecast period.

Geotextile Tube Market Segment and Shares Analysis

The geotextile tube market is segmented into mining, environmental engineering, agriculture, industrial, and others by end-users.

The need for discharging AMD and slurry in the mining industry is boosting the geotextile tube sales

Acid mine drainage (AMD) has been one of the significant problems in the mining industry. Over time, several mines reached the end of their life and production ceased, resulting in AMD discharging from these abandoned mines into local streams and waterways. Various regulatory acts such as the Clean Water Act demanded AMD clay's collection and treatment lay or geomembrane-lined lagoons. Hence, geotextile tubes have been growing to contain and dewater AMD.

The mining area involves the overburdened slurry waste, which is usually transported and stacked on settling ponds. As the extraction volumes increase, the slurry waste subsequently increases, causing the problem of space shortage. Thus, the primary task of this coal-mining area is to reduce the time of handling slurry waste to increase the space shortage problem. Geotextile tubes are utilized for hydraulic filling into slurry waste for proceeding dewatering test. During and after the filling process, water can be dissipated through the fabric and the solid particles are retained within the geotextile tubes with low moisture contents. The excellent permeability of the geotextile tubes and flocculent polymer reduces the dewatering time and provides more space to be utilized in this area.

Various leading mining companies utilize geotextile tubes for effective separation and transportation of tailings. For instance, in 2019, Vale, a leading mining company, started the Main Phase for the Recovery of Paraopeba River Solids. The company utilized geotextile tubes to separate the tailings from the water for dewatering.

Source: DataM Intelligence Analysis (2023)

Geotextile Tube Market Geographical Analysis

Countries looking to safeguard from the will boost the market in Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific region holds a significant market share for the geotextile tube market globally. Geotextile tubes have been widely used at substantial sites, lagoons, or wastewater treatment plants. The geotextile tubes have been gaining demand for coastal protection, and agricultural and mining operations. The countries seek huge demand for geotextiles with growing danger at the coastlines. For example, approximately 34% of India's coastline was under varying degrees of coastal erosion. Hence, governments and companies are investing heavily in projects related to geotextile tubes.

For instance, in 2020, Garware Technical Fibres Ltd. announced the completion of the Pantha Project. The Pantha project was a pioneering plant in Odisha, India, to adopt soft intervention technology with 3 tiers of geotextile tubes for coastal protection. The Geotextile tubes helped withstand the extremely severe cyclones Phailin',' Hud Hud', and 'Fani' that hit Odisha and its coastal neighbors. The geotextile tube acts as a bulky bund that can protect against tidal wave action due to cyclones. In 2020, The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department announced laying geotextile tubes filled with slurry as a shore protection measure to limit beach erosion and rehabilitate the shoreline at Bommayarpalayam. The National Institute of Ocean Technology has prepared a Detailed Project Report for the Bommayarpalayam project. "Tenders for the project, costing will cost around ₹19 crores.

Moreover, in 2017, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) signed a US$ 13.8M contract with Samaroo Investment to install geotextile tubes. The contract defines that 100m geotextile tubes are installed to create groynes along the foreshore at Reliance, Essequibo.

Source: DataM Intelligence Analysis (2023)

Geotextile Tube Companies and Competitive Landscape

The geotextile tube market is moderately competitive as the end-users seek a cost-effective and ecologically-friendly process compared to traditional dewatering methods. Key players contributing to the market's growth are Huesker, Low & Bonar, Texel Industries Ltd, TenCate Geosynthetics, Americas U.S. Fabrics, Inc, Titan Environmental Containment, Geo-Synthetics LLC, Erosion Control Products, and others. The major players are adopting various new strategies to dominate the market, such as launching new products, acquisitions, and collaborations, and contributing to the global growth of the geotextile tube market.

Texel Industries Ltd

Overview: Texel Industries Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company founded in 1989. The company is involved in manufacturing tarpaulins and geomembranes. The company manufactures geosynthetic textile products, including geomembranes, geo tanks, geotextile tubes, and HDPE azollabeds. Texel products are used in agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, animal husbandry, civil engineering, water harvesting, landscaping, transportation, and waste management.

Product Portfolio: The company offers various woven and non-woven types of geotextile tubes.

Recent Development: In 2021, Texel Industries Ltd. plans to begin commercial operations at its expanded facility for geosynthetics products in Gujarat, India, by the end of September. The company is investing US$ 4,100,207 for this expansion and has already deployed US$ 2,018,584 from internal accruals and borrowings. The new facility has a capacity of manufacturing 11,111 tons per annum and post-completion of the growth, the company's installed capacity will double to more than 20,944 tons.

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Target Audience 2024

• Geotextile Tube Manufacturers
• Mining Companies
• Environmental Engineering Companies
• Agriculture-related Companies
• Industry Investors/Investment Bankers
• Education & Research Institutes
• Research Professionals
• Emerging Companies
• Logistic Companies