As defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and World Health Organization, a personal protective equipment is a safety equipment used to minimize the exposure to injury and illness causing hazards and protection against the infectious diseases. The demand for personal protective equipment is increasing rapidly from wide spectrum of industries to safeguard the working professionals and implementation of stringent safety regulations. The prevalence of infectious diseases such as Ebola, and the most recent, COVID-19, are pushing the production capabilities of manufacturers worldwide. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the supply chain of healthcare personal protective equipment is witnessing significant supply-demand gap, due to interruption in the manufacturing and high demand of these products. Europe and the United States are the severely affected geographies and are witnessing shortage of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. China has emerged quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic and is supplying the personal protective equipment to the countries tackling with the pandemic. These factors are dynamically shaping the global personal protective equipment market. The volatility in the supply and demand of healthcare personal protective equipment is anticipated to impact the growth of the global personal protective equipment market in coming years.
North America contributed the largest share to the global personal protective equipment market in 2019 owing to high demand from construction and healthcare applications. The United States has contributed the dominating share to the personal protective equipment market and is anticipated to exhibit significant growth during couple of years due to high impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare infrastructure and rising demand for safety clothing from healthcare professionals. Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest growing market for personal protective equipment during forecast period owing to rising demand form construction, manufacturing and healthcare applications. China in anticipated to drive the market growth owing to increasing export of healthcare personal protective equipment to countries in Asia, Europe, and North America. With increasing investment on strengthening the healthcare equipment manufacturing, India is anticipated to contribute significantly to the global personal protective equipment market in coming years.
The report titled “Personal Protective Equipment Market - Global Market Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecasts, 2022-2032” wherein 2020 is historic period, 2021 is the base year, and 2022 to 2032 is forecast period. Additionally, the study takes into consideration the competitive landscape, wherein the report would provide company overview and market outlook for leading players in the global personal protective equipment market. Furthermore, the report would reflect the key developments, global & regional sales network, business strategies, research & development activities, employee strength, and key executive, for all the major players operating in the market. For instance, Honeywell International Inc. reported revenues of USD 41,802 million in 2018 and the product segment analysis of the company indicates that Aerospace business segment of the company dominated revenue in 2018.
The global personal protective equipment market is segmented based on product type, end use industry, and geography. Based on product type, the global personal protective equipment market is segmented into protective clothing (full body suits, surgical gowns, and others), hands & arm protection equipment (protective gloves, wrist cuffs and armlets, elbow protectors, and others), foot & leg protection equipment (safety boots and shoes, leggings, and others), respiratory protection equipment (respirators, and breathing apparatus), eye & face protection equipment (safety spectacles, welding shields, safety goggles, face shield, and others), head protection equipment, and others. Based on end use industry, the global personal protective equipment market is segmented into manufacturing, construction, healthcare, oil & gas, transportation, emergency services, and others. Based on geography, the global personal protective equipment market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
The research provides in-depth analysis of prominent players holding majority share of the global market with a focus on all operating business segment, and would identify the segment of the company focusing on personal protective equipment. Further, market share of prominent companies in the global personal protective equipment market would also be estimated. For instance, Honeywell International Inc. operates through four business segments namely Aerospace, Honeywell Building Technologies, Performance Materials and Technologies, and Safety and Productivity Solutions. The personal protective equipment products are delivered under Safety and Productivity Solutions business segment of the company with revenue contribution of US$ 6,337 million in 2018.
The study takes into consideration the key competitive information such as business strategy, product portfolio, key development, SWOT analysis, and research and development focus of all the personal protective equipment device manufacturing companies. Furthermore, the global personal protective equipment market study would take into consideration the participants engaged throughout the supply chain and value chain of the market, along with their contribution. Product portfolio would focus on all the products under the personal protective equipment business segment of the company. Similarly, the recent development section would focus on the latest developments of company such as strategic alliances and partnerships, merger and acquisition, new product launched and geographic expansion in the global personal protective equipment market.
Major players operating the global personal protective equipment market include 3M Co., Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., Ansell Limited, E I Dupont De Nemours and Co., Honeywell International Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Lakeland Industries, Inc., Lindstrom Group, Moldex-Metric AG & Co. Kg., MSA Safety Inc., National Safety Apparel, Pan Taiwan Enterprise Co., Ltd., Radians, Inc., and Sioen Industries NV.
The Global Personal Protective Equipment Market Is Segmented As Below:
Based On Product Type
- Protective Clothing
- Hands & Arm Protection Equipment
- Foot & Leg Protection Equipment
- Respiratory Protection Equipment
- Eye & Face Protection Equipment
- Head Protection Equipment
- Others
Based On End Use Industry
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Healthcare
- Oil & Gas
- Transportation
- Emergency Services
- Others
