Natural fiber composites (NFCs) are sustainable materials made from natural fibers like flax, hemp, jute, and kenaf, combined with polymer matrices. They offer lightweight, high strength, and eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic composites. NFCs are gaining traction in automotive, construction, aerospace, and packaging industries due to their biodegradability and lower carbon footprint. The industry is witnessing growing demand in Europe and North America, driven by stringent environmental regulations and increasing adoption of sustainable materials. Innovations in bio-based resins and improved processing technologies are further boosting market growth. The natural fiber composites market is projected to grow from USD 0.35 billion in 2024 to USD 0.46 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period. The reports 2025 research report offers an analytical view of the industry by studying different factors like natural fiber composites market growth, consumption volume, Market Size, Revenue, Market Share, Market Trends, and top key players analysis with expert review and forecast.
The growth of natural fiber composites is driven by several key factors, including its eco-friendly nature, light weight properties, biodegradability, cost effectiveness, and excellent mechanical properties as compared to traditional materials. Natural fiber composites are mainly used in automotive industry. It helps in reducing weight, improving performance, and fuel efficiency of the vehicles, providing moderate strength suitable for automotive parts like door panels, seat back, headliner panel, boot-lining, noise insulation panels, and moulded foot well linings. Premium automotive manufacturers such as BMW, Audi, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Volkswagen, and Toyota use natural fiber composites for their vehicle production.
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With the growing environmental concerns and government rules & legislations to reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainability, demand for natural fiber composites is growing rapidly in building and construction industry. Natural fiber composites are found in industrial supports, tanks, long-span roof structures, tanks, high rise building and lightweight doors, window, furniture, lightweight building, bridge components, and complete bridge systems due to changing consumer preferences for environmentally friendly composite materials. In China, most of the people are preferring natural ?ber composites products for their household & furniture products like outdoor bed boards, indoor decorative boards, doors, windows, wall and ?oor coverings, roof coverings to contribute towards sustainability.
Kenaf type segment is expected to grow with second-highest CAGR in terms of value in natural fiber composites market during the forecasted period.
The kenaf is the second-fastest-growing segment in the natural fiber composites market due to its superior tensile strength and flexural strength, which makes them suitable for the production of natural fiber composites. Composites made of kenaf fiber possess various thermal and mechanical properties including low density, light weight nature, high strength, flexibility and biodegradability. Due to the increasing environmental awareness on carbon emission and depletion of petroleum resources, kenaf fiber reinforced composites finds its application in automotive, and building & construction industries. Apart from this advantages, Kenaf also have certain limitations, it has high absorption rate which can lead to degradation of fiber-matrix interface and results in a significant drop in tensile properties for composites, which can be reduced by alkaline treatment.
PE resin segment is expected to grow with the second-highest CAGR in terms of value in natural fiber composites market during the forecasted period.
PE is the second-fastest-growing resin type in the natural fiber composites market, due to its high impact strength, flexibility, excellent durability and rigidity, chemical resistance and electrical insulation properties. It acts as a reinforcement for the development of natural fiber composites. Almost all the major manufacturers use PE, as a polymer matrix to produce natural fiber composite materials. With the growing sustainability this resin type is preferred due to its biodegradability and recyclability that further stimulate its growth in the natural fiber composites market.
Injection molding segment is expected to grow with the second-highest CAGR in terms of value in natural fiber composites market by manufacturing process segment during the forecasted period.
Injection molding is the second fastest-growing manufacturing process in the market of natural fiber composites. It is one of the most cost effective manufacturing technique used for the mass manufacturing of natural fiber reinforced composites. Due to its cost effectiveness, versatility, high volume production, faster cycle rates, and repeatability, it finds it place in various end-use industries including automotive, electrical & electronics, and consumer goods.
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The demand for natural fiber composites in building & construction industry is expected to grow with the second-highest CAGR in terms of value in natural fiber composites market during the forecasted period.
The building & construction is the second fastest growing end-use industry in the natural fiber composites market, due to growing demand for green building materials. The usage of natural fiber composites is increasing in decking and railing systems, window and door frames, wall panels & sidings, and roofing systems due to its eco-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, lightweight nature, renewability, and superior thermal and corrosion resistance properties. This is accelerating the demand for natural fiber composites in such structural applications and is fuelling growth in the building & construction industry.
North America region is expected to register second-highest CAGR both in terms of value and volume during forecasted period
North America is the second fastest growing market for natural fiber composites mainly due to fast-developing automotive sector, for manufacturing of automotive components. US leads in the field of manufacturing natural fiber composites due to presence of large number of natural fiber composite manufacturers such as FlexForm Technologies, Green Dot Bioplastics, Inc., and Environmental Composites, Inc. In this region, major OEMs including Chrysler, Honda, Ford, Mercedes, and General Motors, have been incorporating natural fiber composites for seat back, door panel, boot-lid finish panel, boot-liner, trunk panel, and seat surface that are significantly driving demand for such high performance material like natural fiber composites. Moreover, the demand for natural fiber composites is also increasing in construction industry due to stringent regulations, legislation, and policies concerning environment protection, and energy efficiency.
Natural Fiber Composites Companies
Prominent companies include Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH (Germany), TECNARO GMBH (Germany), FlexForm Technologies (US), Meshlin Composites Zrt. (Hungary), GreenGran BN (China), BUSS AG (Switzerland), Green Dot Bioplastics, Inc. (US), NPSP BV (Netherlands), Bcomp (Switzerland), BPREG Composites (Turkey), Weifang Yunding Holding Group Co., Ltd. (China), Holland Composites (Netherlands), MYNUSCo (India), HempFlax Group B.V. (Netherlands), and UPM (Finland), and among others.
Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH (Germany)
Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH was established in 1850 as a subsidiary of Polyvlies Group. It is a leading German manufacturer of nonwovens and technical textiles for a wide range of applications in the automotive, construction, agriculture, and the home textiles sectors. The company is increasingly integrating renewable raw materials such as flax, hemp, kenaf, jute, sisal, wool, and cotton to produce high quality natural fiber composites under the brand name Narodur, and Naroplast. Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH is committed to expanding the applications of its products and breaking through limitations, constantly pushing boundaries and operates its business in Saxony, France, Slovakia, and the US to gain strong customer base and contribute to the market growth.
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Bcomp (Switzerland)
Bcomp was founded in 2011 in Fribourg, Switzerland, and specializes in the predominant manufacture of natural fiber composites to provide sustainable light weight solutions for high performance applications such as automotive interiors to the highest levels of motorsports, from luxury yachting to sports, infrastructure, aerospace, and even space. The company offers two natural fiber reinforced composites ampliTex, and powerRibs that helps in reducing the environmental impact in a wide range of high-performance applications, and decarbonize the world. Bcomp collaborated closely with industry leaders from different markets to help them work with their natural fibre composite solutions in the best possible way and optimise their products for the most efficient and widely used production processes.
FlexForm Technologies (US)
FlexForm Technologies is a US based manufacturer that began its operation from its 55,000 square foot facility in Elkhart, Indiana. It deals in the development and manufacture of nonwoven natural fiber composite mats and panel products. The company offers strong, lightweight, moldable, and completely recyclable composite materials that serve various end-use industries, including automotive, office interiors, aircraft, recreational vehicles, trucks, commercial vehicles, absorbency, modular housing, and packaging. FlexForm Technologies announced its expansion into the South Korean market through the acquisition of FlexForm Korea Ltd.
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