Protective clothing offers protection against the danger or risk that has the potential to be life threatening, for serious injuries or illnesses to the person working in and around the hazard. Almost every work environment involves some kind of hazards or risks in various forms, such as sharp edges, high temperatures, chemicals, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, and countless other potentially precarious situations.
Protective clothing is useful only when it is used against the hazard for which it is designed. Thermal protective clothing offers protection against extreme heat and fire; whereas, chemical protective clothing provides safety against chemicals in liquid or vapor form. Similarly, there is protective clothing for mechanical, biological, radiation, and low visibility hazards. Various materials are utilized for the production of these high performance clothing's. These include aramids & blends, polyolefins & blends, polyamide, PBI, UHMW polyethylene, cotton fibers, laminated polyesters, PBO, and leather among others.
The current market demand is concentrated on high performance and reasonably priced protective clothing. The customers are more focused towards multi-functional protective clothing serving more than one function. Generally, protective clothing is designed for protection against a particular hazard; for example, FR clothing is flame resistant but may not provide adequate (or no) protection against mechanical hazards. However, industries such as oil & gas and chemical may pose multiple hazards at once. In such situations, workers and operators need multi-functional protective clothing that protects them against two or more hazards.
This report analyzes various marketing trends and establishes the most effective growth strategy in the market. It identifies market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives. The major companies such as Ansell Limited (Australia), Royal TenCate NV (The Netherlands), Teijin Limited (Japan), DuPont (U.S.), W. L. Gore & Associates (U.S.), Sioen Industries NV (Belgium), 3M Company (U.S.), Honeywell International (U.S.), Waxman Fibers Ltd. (U.K.), Workrite Uniform Company (U.S.), Australian Defense Apparel (Australia), Lion Apparel Inc. (U.S.), Global Manufacturing Co. LLC (U.S.), Kimberly Clark (U.S.), Lakeland Industries Inc. (U.S.), PBI Performance Product Inc. (U.S.), Asatex AG (Germany), Benette Safetywear Ltd. (U.K.), Westex Inc. (U.S.), and Bulwark Protective Apparel (U.S.) have been profiled in this report.
Scope of the report
On the basis of region:
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Middle East & Africa
Latin America
On the basis of application:
Thermal
Chemical
Mechanical
Biological/Radiation
Visibility
Other
On the basis of fabric materials:
Aramid & Blends
Polyolefin & Blends
Polyamide
PBI
UHMW Polyethylene
Cotton Fibers
Laminated Polyesters
Others (various rubber types, leather, PBO)
On the basis of end-use industry:
Oil & Gas
Construction & Manufacturing
Health care/Medical
Firefighting & Law Enforcement
Mining
Military
Others
On the basis of user type:
Personal
Industrial
