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Rope in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
This report is intended to assist buyers of rope for construction and industrial applications. Rope is commonly used for the manufacturing of safety lines, lifting systems and netting. Key buyers include shipping companies as well as construction and manufacturing firms. Suppliers include rope manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Rope procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Rope market in the United States includes Nylon Rope, Polyester Rope, Polypropylene Rope, Manila Rope (Natural Fiber), General-Purpose Polypropylene Rope, Double-Braid Polyester Rope, Nylon Static Kernmantle Rope and HMPE/Dyneema Mooring Rope. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-1394-Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting, NACE-13.94-Manufacture Of Cordage, Rope, Twine And Netting, NAICS-314990-All other textile product mills and UNSPSC-31151500-Ropes.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Rope procurement coverage includes Minimum Breaking Strength (MBS) (The specified load at which a rope is designed to fail in a controlled test, typically expressed in kilonewtons or pounds, and used as the baseline for calculating safe working loads.), Working Load Limit (WLL) (The maximum load that may be safely applied to a rope in regular service, usually defined as a fraction of the minimum breaking strength and stated in kilograms, pounds or kilonewtons.) and Kernmantle Construction (A rope design in which a load-bearing core (kern) is protected by an outer sheath (mantle), commonly used in climbing, rescue and industrial access applications to balance strength, handling and durability.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Rope procurement report as suppliers are USA Rope & Recovery, LLC, U.S. Rigging Supply Corp., Samson Rope Technologies, Inc., Loos & Co., Inc. and Cortland International.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Rope market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per foot, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Rope market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Rope procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Rope market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Rope market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Rope?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Rope is $54.11 per foot. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.01 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Rope market?
The top vendors in the Rope market include USA Rope & Recovery, LLC, U.S. Rigging Supply Corp., Samson Rope Technologies, Inc., Loos & Co., Inc. and Cortland International.
What industries supply the Rope market?
The top industries supplying the Rope market are Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing in the US, Carbon Fiber & Graphene Manufacturing in the US, Plastic Products Miscellaneous Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US and Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Rope?
High supply chain risk and net-importer exposure drive input cost volatility. Rope producers rely on globally traded raw materials such as steel wire, polymers, and synthetic fibers, and many markets are net importers of these inputs, exposing buyers to currency swings, freight disruption, and sharp price spikes. Procurement teams should mitigate this by negotiating indexed contracts, diversifying sourcing regions, and building strategic stock for critical rope types to cushion trade- and logistics-related shocks.
What factors affect the price of Rope?
Larger diameters and higher minimum breaking strength specifications raise price because they require more material and tighter quality control; for example, nylon mooring rope shows minimum breaking loads rising from about 52 kN at 16 mm to 174 kN at 30 mm, which increases resin usage and test costs per spool. Buyers often pay premiums for documented working load limits derived from safety factors on MBS, such as WLL ranges of 120 to 387 pounds for 3/16 to 1/4 inch double-braid polyester lines, reflecting added validation and labeling.
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