Market Trends of Asia-Pacific Tumble Dryers Industry
Vented Tumble Dryer Leading the Market
Rising energy consumption by laundry appliances and increasing spending on tumble dryers in the Asia-Pacific region are leading to vented tumble dryers emerging as more preferable tumble dryer products among buyers. Vented tumble dryers' are majorly focused on the speed of drying laundry and stand low in energy efficiency. Comparatively lower cost of vented tumble dryers than other segments of tumble dryers make them more affordable among the large share of the population in Asia-Pacific, and they exist with features of directly venting moisture outside without any need to empty the water reservoir, making it more user-friendly. Bosh, Electrolux, LG Electronics, and Asko have emerged as some of the manufacturers supplying vented tumble dryers in the region. Technology and product innovation are leading to embedded features of sensor drying, reverse tumble, and smart technology in vented tumble dryers, which are increasing their sales and differentiating them from the existing tumble dryers in the market.
China Leading the Asia-Pacific Market
The size of the tumble dryer market in China has observed a continuous increase over the years, existing at a value of more than USD 780 million last year, leading to an increasing number of manufacturers entering the market with a wide range of products. Tumble dryer manufacturers in China are focusing on both online as well as offline sales channels to increase their market sales and revenue with firms such as Haier, Siemens, and Midea increasing their domestic as well as international tumble dryers market with a rising export. China, with its cloth dryer penetration rate of around 10%, provides an emerging opportunity for global tumble dryer manufacturers to expand their products in the country with rising expenditure on home appliances and increasing disposable income of households. These trends are leading to China emerging as a major market for tumble dryer manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region.
