Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market, By Product (Geotextiles, Geomembranes, Geogrids, Geocells, Geonets, and Others) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031.
Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market Analysis and Size
The Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market is experiencing exponential growth, driven by growing investment in infrastructure projects such as roads, highways, and railways, the expansion of construction and mining activities, especially in emerging economies within MEA, drives demand for geosynthetics used in soil stabilization, drainage systems, and waste containment. Increased focus on improving agricultural efficiency and land management drives the use of geosynthetics for irrigation systems, erosion control, and land reclamation.
Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market is expected to reach USD 1,746.25 million by 2031 from USD 965.72 million in 2023, growing with a substantial CAGR of 7.8% in the forecast period of 2024 to 2031.
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Report Metric
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Details
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Forecast Period
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2024 to 2031
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Base Year
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2023
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Historic Years
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2022 (Customizable 2016-2021)
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Quantitative Units
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Revenue in USD Million
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Segments Covered
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Product (Geotextiles, Geomembranes, Geogrids, Geocells, Geonets, and Others)
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Countries Covered
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Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Rest of Middle East and Africa
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Market Players Covered
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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Officine Maccaferri S.p.A., Freudenberg, Berry Global, Inc., Glen Raven, Inc., PRS Geo-Technologies, Schouw & Co., Solmax, Afitex, Atarfil, Tencate Geo, Tecon, Mattex, Corys Geosynthetics, Alyaf and among others
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Market Definition
The geosynthetics market encompasses a range of synthetic materials used in civil engineering and environmental applications across the region. These materials include geomembranes, geotextiles, geogrids, and geonets, which are employed for soil stabilization, erosion control, drainage, and waste containment. The market is driven by increasing infrastructure development, urbanization, and environmental regulations that demand effective solutions for soil and water management. Geosynthetics are crucial for improving the durability and sustainability of construction projects, managing environmental impact, and enhancing agricultural productivity in the diverse climatic and geological conditions of the Middle East and Africa.
Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market Dynamics
This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints, and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail below:
Drivers
- Expansion in Construction Industry
Geosynthetics of various sorts are employed in civil engineering and building projects. Depleting sources of granular and other basic raw materials, along with restricted project funding, have created new chances for inventive engineering to provide cost-effective solutions. One of these breakthroughs is the use of geosynthetics into civil engineering. Geosynthetics are recognized as genuine engineering materials that not only substitute for limited raw resources like as cement and steel, but are also proving to be a fairly solid and good alternative to traditional designs.
Despite the fact that geosynthetics are still relatively new in the construction industry, their utilization is growing year after year in areas such as fill reinforcement, pore water pressure control, foundations, and pavements. Aside from being cost effective, they can also be quickly installed and aid in the quality monitoring of factory created items. Geosynthetics are increasingly deemed vital and indispensable for a cost-effective solution in a variety of applications, including reinforcement, separation, filtration, drainage, barriers, erosion control, containment, and protection.
- Rising Spending Towards Waste Management
Rapid urbanization and a quickly growing population both contribute to increased amounts of liquid and solid waste. Growing environmental consciousness is increasing the demand for projects that correctly handle water and waste. Geosynthetics operate as smart products as waste containment and management solutions in an effort to safeguard the environment from dangerous industrial wastes. Landfill gases and leachate should ideally be managed in a way that preserves the environment.
Because of its various purposes, superior hydraulic qualities, simplicity of installation, and cost savings, geosynthetics are most widely utilized in solid waste dumps to protect surface water and groundwater. Non- woven geotextile, woven geotextile, geogrid, geomembranes, geocells, geosynthetic clay liner (GCL), geonets, geocomposites, and other geosynthetics are employed in landfills, and each geosynthetic kind performs a distinct role. Separation, drainage, filtration, hydraulic barrier, gas barrier, and protection are all functions that geosynthetic systems may perform in landfills. In landfill applications, geomembranes, GCL, geopipes, and geotextile are the most often utilized geosynthetic materials.
Opportunity
- Soil Erosion Control, Better Drainage, and Soil Conservation Using Geosynthetics
Soil erosion is considered as a regular occurrence as the natural development rate of soil has been quite sluggish in recent years. Therefore, it is recommended to use best solution to artificially prevent the soil erosion. Erosion management is also required to provide stability to other buildings against landslides, among other things, and it is also required to save the planets and soil formations from failing due to rain, gravity, or a variety of other factors. Geosynthetics are used to "block or limit soil or other particle motions at the surface of, for example, a slope" in surface soil erosion management.
River banks are protected by geotextiles against erosion caused by currents or lapping. They function as a filter when combined with natural or artificial enrockments. Geotextiles used for erosion control can be woven or nonwoven. Woven textiles are suitable in soils with bigger particle sizes because they have greater pores. Nonwovens are employed in areas where soils such as clay silt develop. When hydraulic uplift is predicted, these materials must have a high permeability.
Restraint/Challenge
- Fluctuating Raw Material Costs as a Result of Crude Oil Price Instability
The costs and availability of raw materials are the most important factors influencing end-product prices. Petroleum prices have a large impact on synthetic fiber pricing, hence affecting the ultimate price of geosynthetic materials. Rising crude oil prices will raise petrochemical expenses, which will raise the price of plastics. As a result, any movement in crude oil prices will have a negative influence on the price of geosynthetics. Most raw materials used in geosynthetics, such as polypropylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, ethylene propylene diene monomer, and polyethylene, are sensitive to changes in crude oil prices. The price of raw materials used in the production of geosynthetics is directly affected by changes in crude oil prices.
Recent Development
- In March 2023, the construction of Tanzania's major rail infrastructure has been completed. It connects countries and neighborhoods to the global market. Maccaferri contributed significantly to the project by providing an innovative soil erosion control solution. This will increase the company's revenue
- In March 2022, in the building and construction sector, Freudenberg Performance Materials announced a price increase for its roof racks. The price increase comes in two steps for him. From 1 April 2022, it will be 9% and from 1 May 2022, it will be increased to 6%
Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market Scope
Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market is segmented on the basis of product. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Product
- Geotextiles
- Geomembranes
- Geogrids
- Geocells
- Geonets
- Others
On the basis of product, the Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market is segmented into geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids, geocells, geonets, and others.
Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market Country Analysis/Insights
Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market is analysed, and market size insights and trends are provided by country, product as referenced above.
The countries covered in the Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market report are Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and rest of Middle East and Africa.
Saudi Arabia is expected to dominate in Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market due to its substantial investment in infrastructure development, driven by large-scale projects such as urban expansion, transportation networks, and oil and gas exploration.
The country section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like downstream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, and Porter’s five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Middle East and Africa brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Competitive Landscape and Middle East and Africa Geosynthetics Market Share Analysis
Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market competitive landscape provides details of the competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Middle East and Africa presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market.
Some of the major players operating in the Middle East and Africa geosynthetics market are Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Officine Maccaferri S.p.A., Freudenberg, Berry Global, Inc., Glen Raven, Inc., PRS Geo-Technologies, Schouw & Co., Solmax, Afitex, Atarfil, Tencate Geo, Tecon, Mattex, Corys Geosynthetics, Alyaf and among others.
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