Fabric Filters Market Report 2026

Fabric Filters Market Overview

• Fabric Filters market size has reached to $4.25 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $6.93 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% • Growth Driver: The Rising Fabric Filter Market Amidst Growing Environmental Concerns And Global Warming Challenges • Market Trend: Revolutionizing Laundry Sustainability With Innovative Solutions From Leading Fabric Filter Companies • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025.

What Is Covered Under Fabric Filters Market?

A fabric filter is a type of air pollution control device that removes dust from the process gas stream prior to being released into the atmosphere. The fabric filter's primary function is to collect particles in flue gas. The main types of fabric filters are pulse jet, reverse air/gas, and others. The pulse jet is used for compressed air bursts to blow dirt and debris from the internal filter media's surface. Pulse-jet refers to a jet engine with valves that constantly admit air, close during combustion, and provide pulsing thrust. The media types include nonwoven and woven that are used by power generation, the chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, steel mills, and others.

What Is The Fabric Filters Market Growth Forecast?

The fabric filters market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.93 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing tightening of air pollution norms, rising adoption of energy-efficient filtration systems, expansion of industrial manufacturing capacity, growing focus on workplace safety, increased investment in advanced pollution control technologies. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of high-efficiency pulse jet filters, growing use of advanced filter media materials, expansion of continuous emission control systems, rising integration of smart monitoring in filtration units, enhanced focus on industrial air quality compliance.

Global Fabric Filters Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Pulse Jet, Reverse Air Or Gas 2) By Media: Nonwoven, Woven 3) By End User: Power Generation, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Food And Beverages, Steel Mills, Other End-Users Subsegments: 1) By Pulse Jet: Top-Loaded Pulse Jet Filters, Side-Loaded Pulse Jet Filters 2) By Reverse Air Or Gas: Reverse Air Filters, Reverse Gas Filters

What Is The Driver Of The Fabric Filters Market?

An increase in environmental concerns due to global warming is expected to propel the growth of the fabric filter market going forward. Global warming is when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants accumulate in the atmosphere, absorbing sunlight and solar energy that has reflected off the earth's surface, causing the increasing temperature of the oceans and atmosphere. Furthermore, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas are the most significant contributors to global climate change, accounting for more than 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of total carbon dioxide emissions. Fiber filters are a way to remove tiny particulates from the air, which could prevent their emissions from reaching the surrounding environment. For instance, in October 2023, according to the data published by the World Health Organization (WHO), a Switzerland-based United Nations agency, research indicates that 3.6 billion people live in areas highly vulnerable to climate change, which is projected to cause an additional 250, 000 deaths annually between 2030 and 2050 due to undernutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. Therefore, an increase in environmental concerns due to global warming is driving the growth of the fiber filter market.

Key Players In The Global Fabric Filters Market

Major companies operating in the fabric filters market are Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, Lydall Inc., Valmet Oyj, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, American Fabric Filter Co., Johns Manville Corp., MANN+HUMMEL Gruppe, Norafin Industries Germany GmbH, Nordic Air Filtration AS, Sefar Holding AG, 3M Company, Eagle Nonwovens Inc., Clear Edge Filtration Inc., Berry Global Inc., Parker-Hannifen Corporation, Hamon Corporation, Autotech Nonwovens Pvt. Ltd., Nederman Corporation Inc., Pall Corporation, Donaldson Company, Clarcor Inc, Thermax Ltd.

Global Fabric Filters Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the fabric filters market are launching innovative products such as the Less Microfiber to sustain their position in the market. Less Microfiber is an external washing machine filter designed to significantly reduce plastic microfiber emissions during laundry cycles. For instance, in June 2023, Samsung Electronics Co., a South Korea-based appliance and consumer electronics corporation launched the Less Microfiber which is a fabric filter that can substantially cut microplastics and enable sustainable laundry washing that is both effective and effortless. The company has worked with Ocean Wise and Patagonia to engineer technology to prevent the release of microplastics from the customer’s daily life. This filter leverages Samsung’s proprietary Ecobubble technology in which by using bubbles to help dissolve and absorb detergent, less heat and energy is required to wash clothes, resulting in reduced abrasion which in turn prevents microplastic emissions. The Less Microfiber can help more customers get involved in cutting microplastic emissions and can help customers embrace sustainability at home.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Fabric Filters Market?

In November 2025, Parker Hannifin Corporation, a US-based industrial technology and manufacturing company, acquired Filtration Group Corporation for $9.25 billion. With this acquisition, Parker Hannifin significantly expanded its filtration offering and aftermarket business to broaden its product portfolio, enhance its industrial filtration capabilities, and grow recurring aftermarket revenue. Filtration Group Corporation is a US-based filtration technology company that provides fabric filters and filter fabric media.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the fabric filter market share in 2025. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

What Defines the Fabric Filters Market?

The fabric filter market consists of sales of liquid filter media and air filter media. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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