Report Code : CVMI2412242 | Published Date : March 3, 2025
The Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market was valued at USD 832.6 million in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 1.63 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 9.5%. These tapes are essential for lightweight bonding, vibration damping, and EMI shielding in aircraft interiors and exteriors. The market is driven by increasing aircraft production, maintenance cycles, and the transition towards composites materials.
Key Market Drivers
- Aircraft Production Boom
- Boeing and Airbus have a combined backlog of over 12,000 aircraft as of 2024, which requires tapes for assembly and interiors.
- Narrow-body dominance: 737 MAX and A320neo represent up to 60% of tape demand (e.g., 3M™ VHB™ for panel) bonding).
- Composite Material Adoption
- Carbon fiber composites, present in 50% of new aircraft, necessitate specialized tapes for sealing and repair, leading to a 15% annual growth in this sector segment.
- 3M’s CF Tape reduces composite repair time by 40% compared to adhesives (Airbus case study) 2023).
- MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) Demand
- Over 30,000 aircraft will need retaping during heavy maintenance by 2030 (IATA).
- Low-cost carriers like Ryanair replace cabin tape every 2 to 3 years for branding purposes updates.
- Regulatory & Safety Standards
- FAA Part 25 and EASA CS-25 mandate flame-resistant tapes for interiors, creating a USD 200 million niche market.
- EMI shielding tapes are now necessary for 5G-enabled aircraft (e.g., Lufthansa’s 2024) retrofit).
Market Segmentation
By Material
- Acrylic (50% share): Dominates because of its UV resistance (e.g., exterior applications).
- Silicone (XX%): Designed for high-temperature engine applications areas.
- Rubber (XX%): Budget-friendly for temporary use fixes.
By Application
- Interiors (55%): flooring, seat bonding, and gasketing (e.g., PPG PRC-Deft for Boeing) 787).
- Exteriors (XX%): Sealing composite panels and lightning strike protection.
- Electronics (XX%): EMI shielding for avionics.
By Region
- North America (40%): Largest market due to Boeing’s production and MRO hubs.
- Europe (XX%): Airbus and stringent EASA regulations drive innovation.
- Asia-Pacific (XX%): India’s UDAN scheme and China’s COMAC C919 foster growth opportunities.
Competitive Landscape
The market is semi-consolidated, with the top 5 players holding 65% share:
- 3M (USA): Leader in over 50 aircraft-grade tapes; supplies 90% of Boeing’s interior tapes.
- PPG Industries (USA): Specializes in composite repair tapes (PRC-Deft) line).
- Tesa SE (Germany): Key supplier for Airbus A350 XWB.
- Nitto Denko (Japan): Dominates EMI shielding tapes for avionics.
- Avery Dennison (USA): Specializes in lightweight cabin branding solutions.
Challenges
- Adhesive degradation: Extreme temperatures (-60°C to 150°C) reduce tape lifespan by 20% in desert regions.
- Supply chain risks: Acrylic monomer shortages (2023) caused 15% price hikes.
Recent Developments
- 2024: 3M launched "Aerospace Tape 7000", a 50% lighter alternative for composite bonding.
- 2023: Tesa SE won a USD 120M contract to supply A220 cabin tapes.
Reasons To Buy
Scope
Key Players
- Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market – 3M Company
- Nitto Denko Corporation
- Avery Dennison Corporation
- Intertape Polymer Group
- Berry Global Inc.
- Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
- Scapa Group PLC
- tesa SE
- Shurtape Technologies LLC
- ATP Adhesive Systems AG.
Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Report
- 1. Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report
- 1.1 Study Objectives
- 1.2 Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market - Overview
- 1.3 Reason to Read This Report
- 1.4 Methodology and Forecast Analysis
- 2.1 Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report – Detailed Scope and Definitions
- 2.1.1 By Type
- 2.1.2 By Application
- 2.1.3 By End-user
- 2.1.4 By Region
- 3.1. Drivers - Macro-Economic Based, Supply Side, and Demand Side Drivers
- 3.2. Restraints – By Type, By Application, By End-user, By Country
- 3.3. Opportunities – By Type, By Application, By End-user, By Country
- 3.4. Trends – By Type, By Application, By End-user, By Country
- 3.5. PEST Analysis
- 3.6. Porters Five Rule Analysis
- 3.7. Company’s Share Analysis (CSA) by Region or By Country
- 3.8. Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report – DROTs Impact Analysis
- 4.1. Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 4.2. Annual Market Trend Assessment – Year-on-Year (YoY) Growth Analysis (%)
- 4.3. Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and 2024 - 2031
- 4.4. Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.1 Single-sided
- 5.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.2 Double-sided
- 5.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 6.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.2 Military Aircraft
- 6.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.3 General Aviation
- 6.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.4 Others
- 6.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 7.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 7.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 7.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.4 Others.
- 7.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.1 North America
- 8.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.2 Europe
- 8.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.3 Asia-Pacific
- 8.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.4 Latin America
- 8.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.5 Middle East & Africa
- 8.5.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.5.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.5.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.5.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.6 Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market - Opportunity Analysis Index, By Type, By Application, By End-user, and Region, 2024 - 2031
- 9.1 By Type Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 9.1.1 Single-sided
- 9.1.2 Double-sided
- 9.2.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 9.2.2 Military Aircraft
- 9.2.3 General Aviation
- 9.2.4 Others
- 9.3.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 9.3.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 9.3.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 9.3.4 Others.
- 9.4.1 United States
- 9.4.2 Canada
9.6 Regional Trends Analysis
9.7 North America Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 9.7.1 Company 1 (United States)
- 9.7.2 Company 2 (Canada)
- 9.7.3 Company 3 (Canada)
- 10.1 By Type Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 10.1.1 Single-sided
- 10.1.2 Double-sided
- 10.2.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 10.2.2 Military Aircraft
- 10.2.3 General Aviation
- 10.2.4 Others
- 10.3.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 10.3.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 10.3.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 10.3.4 Others.
- 10.4.1 Germany
- 10.4.2 United Kingdom
- 10.4.3 France
- 10.4.4 Spain
- 10.4.5 Italy
- 10.4.6 Russia
- 10.4.7 Netherlands
- 10.4.8 Poland
- 10.4.9 Rest of Europe
10.6 Regional Trends Analysis
10.7 Europe Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 10.7.1 Company 1 (Germany)
- 10.7.2 Company 2 (United Kingdom)
- 10.7.3 Company 3 (United Kingdom)
- 11.1 By Type Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 11.1.1 Single-sided
- 11.1.2 Double-sided
- 11.2.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 11.2.2 Military Aircraft
- 11.2.3 General Aviation
- 11.2.4 Others
- 11.3.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 11.3.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 11.3.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 11.3.4 Others.
- 11.4.1 China
- 11.4.2 Japan
- 11.4.3 India
- 11.4.4 South Korea
- 11.4.5 Australia & NZ
- 11.4.6 ASEAN
- 11.4.7 Rest of Asia-Pacific
11.6 Regional Trends Analysis
11.7 Asia-Pacific Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 11.7.1 Company 1 (China)
- 11.7.2 Company 2 (Japan)
- 11.7.3 Company 3 (Japan)
- 12.1 By Type Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 12.1.1 Single-sided
- 12.1.2 Double-sided
- 12.2.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 12.2.2 Military Aircraft
- 12.2.3 General Aviation
- 12.2.4 Others
- 12.3.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 12.3.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 12.3.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 12.3.4 Others.
- 12.4.1 Brazil
- 12.4.2 Mexico
- 12.4.3 Argentina
- 12.4.4 Peru
- 12.4.5 Colombia
- 12.4.6 Rest of Latin America
12.6 Regional Trends Analysis
12.7 Latin America Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 12.7.1 Company 1 (Brazil)
- 12.7.2 Company 2 (Mexico)
- 12.7.3 Company 3 (Mexico)
- 13.1 By Type Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 13.1.1 Single-sided
- 13.1.2 Double-sided
- 13.2.1 Commercial Aircraft
- 13.2.2 Military Aircraft
- 13.2.3 General Aviation
- 13.2.4 Others
- 13.3.1 Aircraft Manufacturers
- 13.3.2 Aircraft Maintenance
- 13.3.3 Aerospace & Defense
- 13.3.4 Others.
- 13.4.1 Saudi Arabia
- 13.4.2 UAE
- 13.4.3 South Africa
- 13.4.4 Egypt
- 13.4.5 Israel
- 13.4.6 Rest of Middle East and Africa
13.6 Regional Trends Analysis
13.7 Middle East & Africa Global Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 13.7.1 Company 1 (Saudi Arabia)
- 13.7.2 Company 2 (UAE)
- 13.7.3 Company 3 (UAE)
- 14.1 Strategic Dashboard of Top Market Players
14.2 Company Profiles (Introduction, Financial Assessments, Portfolio of Offerings, Milestones and Achievements, Strategic Initiative, and SWOT Analysis)- 14.2.1 Aircraft Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market – 3M Company
- 14.2.2 Nitto Denko Corporation
- 14.2.3 Avery Dennison Corporation
- 14.2.4 Intertape Polymer Group
- 14.2.5 Berry Global Inc.
- 14.2.6 Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
- 14.2.7 Scapa Group PLC
- 14.2.8 tesa SE
- 14.2.9 Shurtape Technologies LLC
- 14.2.10 ATP Adhesive Systems AG.
16. Principal Presumptions and Acronyms