Driven by infrastructure construction, the geosynthetics market continues to expand

Geosynthetics refers to the general term for synthetic materials used in civil engineering applications. Geosynthetic materials often use synthetic materials as raw materials, which are further processed into fibers or slices, and finally made into various products. As a new type of material, geosynthetics are widely used in the engineering field.

The development of the geosynthetic materials industry is inseparable from infrastructure construction. In recent years, my country’s infrastructure construction process has continued to accelerate, and government investment has continued to increase, driving the industry’s prosperity to continue to improve. Geotechnical engineering and civil engineering serve as the foundation for infrastructure construction, and the demand for geosynthetic materials continues to grow. According to the “2022-2027 Geosynthetic Materials Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, in the global market, more and more countries have realized that participating in infrastructure investment will provide guarantee for the rapid and smooth operation of society and economy. Against this background, the geosynthetic materials market continues to expand. The global geosynthetic materials market will reach US$18.06 billion in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%.

According to the “Technical Specifications for the Application of Geosynthetic Materials”, geosynthetic materials can be divided into geomembranes, geotextiles, geocomposites, special geomaterials, etc. Geomembrane utilizes the anti-seepage properties of plastic films and has the advantages of excellent water resistance, corrosion resistance, and high temperature resistance. As a segmented product of geosynthetic materials, geomembranes are widely used in anti-seepage projects, including swimming pools, dams, reservoirs, coastal beaches, sewage ponds, etc. With the continuous improvement of production technology, large-size geomembranes have gradually become the mainstream of the market. At present, the thickness of geomembranes in my country has increased to 2.0 mm, the width has increased to 10.0 meters, and the service life has also been extended.

Geosynthetic materials are widely used in airport construction, road construction, water conservancy projects, maritime projects, environmental protection projects, urban rail transit, garbage disposal, etc. Benefiting from the rapid economic development and high-tech support, my country’s urban rail transit, as urban infrastructure, continues to expand its operation scale. According to statistics from the China Urban Rail Transit Association, the total number of new urban rail transit operating lines in my country will reach 283.0 in 2021, and the length of new urban rail transit operating lines will reach 1,223.0 kilometers. Geosynthetic materials are often used in the base layer of urban rail transit to play roles in drainage, isolation, weight reduction, and filtering. Strong demand in the downstream sector will drive the rapid development of my country’s geosynthetic materials industry.

Industry analysts said that driven by application demand, the geosynthetic materials market will further expand. At this stage, geosynthetic materials have become an important part of infrastructure construction. With the continued favorable national policies and the in-depth application of science and technology, my country’s civil engineering and geotechnical engineering industries will develop rapidly, which will bring broad space for the development of the geosynthetic materials industry.