Data shows that the market size of China's sun protection clothing industry has increased from 45.9 billion yuan in 2016 to 67.5 billion yuan in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%, far higher than the global average growth rate. It is expected that the market size will reach 95.8 billion yuan in 2026, with a compound growth rate of 9.4% from 2022 to 2026. The constantly expanding market demand has accelerated the updating and iteration of sun protection technology. The POP surface accessory trend team has tracked and analyzed various sports brands and material suppliers, and concluded that the current sun protection clothing industry has evolved from the initial sun protection film and sun protection additives to the more durable original yarn sun protection. This report focuses on sun protection functional fabrics, which are mainly divided into two directions based on their production principles: original yarn sun protection and sun protection finishing. Combining the interpretation of current popular sunscreen fabric technology and the introduction of corresponding brand self-developed technologies, provide direction and ideas for the fabric development of sunscreen clothing for men and women in Spring/Summer 25.

Nylon is the most useful synthetic material with applications varying from daily life activities to industries. It is a plastic which can be drawn into fibres or moulded into daily products for making amenities. The material trend report is divided into two parts, and this part will introduce you the latest products and technologies of the well-known companies, NILIT and CORDURA.