Global Industrial Protective Clothing Market: Stringent regulations pertaining to the safety of personnel in developed economies is driving the protective clothing market.

Published Date: 10/05/2021

The industrial protective clothing market is projected to reach USD 15.30 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 6.1 % from USD 10.08 billion in 2020. The Industrial Protective Clothing are made of advanced materials that protect employee against hazardous flame and fire, electric arc flash, cuts, life threatening chemicals and other hazardous materials. The industrial Protective Clothing also helps protect emergency team members and workers across various industries vertical. The market participants are focusing on offering complete product portfolio of industrial protective clothing as per required protection and comfort for meeting prevailing standards listed by the concerned authorities. Some of the required key features are non-flammability, thermal insulation, thermo stability, chemical resistance, permanent color, comfort, appearance and mechanical resistance. The product innovation is one of major focus area among key market participant in the global industrial protective clothing market. The available range of inexpensive industrial protective clothing products from local players had increased competition in the highly fragmented industrial clothing marketplace resulting in reduction in the price of the products.

The market for industrial protective clothing is set to rise notably over the forecast period. The growth in the market will be fueled by the number of factors, such as strict government regulations, rapidly growing industrial base in developing economies coupled. The arising level of awareness among end users will also play key role in expanding demand with oil and gas sector accounting for major overall demand for industrial protective clothing products. The comfort level is also becoming key factor for players to widen the customer base in the market as most of the end users are opting industrial clothing product with high performance standards and are comfortable to wear.

Rising incidences of workplace injuries has boosted inclination towards high quality occupational safety which shows favorable circumstances for market expansion. Increasing expenditure on lightweight and comfortable protective clothing has enabled manufacturers to enhance their technological innovations to manufacture high performance multi-clothing which shall further accelerate the industrial protective clothing market.

Several industrial protective clothing manufacturers are engaged in extensive research & development activities to enhance product innovations and are also engaged in improving their production facilities. Growing stringent quality standards & certifications to improve and ensure optimum worker safety are likely to escalate the industrial protective clothing market share.

Global industrial protective clothing market is moderately fragmented with major market participants being including W.L. Gore & Associates, Honeywell International, PBI Performance, Kimberly Clarke, Bennett & Ansell.