The protective clothing market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.2% in the next five years, to reach $9.3 Billion by 2020. Protective clothing is used in various applications to protect the industrial workers and other users from hazardous uncertainties. Their key applications include:
Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological/radiation
Visibility.
Thermal comprise the largest application of protective clothing, followed by visibility application. North America is the largest market for thermal application of protective clothing, followed by Europe.
The market for biological/radiation application of protective clothing is projected to witness the highest growth among all applications because of growing nuclear industry and the increase in the number of health care professionals and workers.
The protective clothing market in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to register a high growth rate of 6.8% between 2015 and 2020. The said market in Latin America is projected to witness a growth rate of over 7.0% between 2015 and 2020.
Companies Mentioned:
3M Co
Ansell Limited
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Co.
Globe Manufacturing Co Llc
Honeywell International Inc.
Kimberly Clark Corp
Lakeland Industries, Inc
Lion Apparel Inc
PBI Performance Products, Inc
Royal Ten Cate NV
Sioen Industries NV
Teijin Limited
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc
Workrite Uniform Company Inc
