Global Personal Protective Gloves Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Personal Protective Gloves Market, By Product Type (Disposable, Durable), Material (Natural Rubber or Latex, Nitrile, Neoprene, Vinyl, Aramid Fiber, Leather), Application (Chemical, Mechanical, Biological), End User (Medical and Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Manufacturing, Construction, Oil and Gas, Mining) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.

Personal Protective Gloves Market Analysis and Size

Personal protective gloves are a type of clothing with many applications that help to ensure the safety of humans.  Growing concern about workers' safety in the manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas, and construction sectors will increase the demand for personal protective gloves in the market. Furthermore, the increasing awareness about controlling fatalities and accidents across several industries is anticipated to augment the demand for unique protective gloves during the forecast period.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the personal protective gloves market was valued at USD 13.04 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 21.58 billion by 2029, registering a CAGR of 6.50% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.

Personal Protective Gloves Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

Personal protective gloves are those gloves that protect wearer's hands during work in a dangerous place. Several materials are used to manufacture gloves such as nitrile, chloronite, butyl rubber, latex, vinyl and neoprene. Protection against contact with hazardous materials is major factor for everyone's safety and health.

Global Personal Protective Gloves Market Dynamics

Drivers

• High usage of personal protective gloves due to multiple properties

The personal protective gloves is high in demand due to their several features such as tear-resistant materials, and lightweight, comfortable and multi-functional apparel among end users. This is one of the major factor which is promoting the growth of the personal protective gloves market during the forecast period of 2022-2029.

• Increasing  demand of  flame retardant gloves from multiple industries

As several R&D activities connected to medications, vaccine development and medicines have increased the demand for flame retardant gloves. Flame protective gloves protect the laboratory personnel from the intensified effects of the burning flame. The market is also driven by increased demand from the industrial sector, as worker safety is prioritized, and flame retardant gloves protect people from flame and heat. Therefore, increased demand of flame retardant glove from pharmaceutical and industrial industries accelerate the growth rate of the personal protective gloves market.

Furthermore, increasing usage of personal protective gloves in industrial operations, strict safety mandates levied by regulatory authorities such as NIOSH, OSHA and others are some of the major factors which is expected to increase the demand of personal protective gloves in the market  Also, rapid expansion of certain end-user industries such as aerospace, food and beverages, chemical construction and manufacturing, and  increasing concern regarding workers safety is likely to  boost the market growth during the forecast period.

 Opportunities

• Strict Rules and Regulations

The rise in requirements stringency and regulatory standards have primarily accelerated the growth of the market during the forecast period. Different countries such as Europe and North America have severe rules and regulations regarding safety in many industries, for instance Firefighters must wear protective apparel such as gloves and other personal protective apparel. Also, the International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition was established In July 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, to promote the adoption of International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) in the construction industry. Considering all these factors, these regulations create immense market growth opportunities during the forecast period.

Restraints/ Challenges

• Availability of cost-effective alternative solutions

Rising acceptance of multi-functional protective gloves at low cost in the industrial sector may be a hurdle for growth in the personal protective gloves market. The rise in the price of raw materials for the manufacturing of personal protective gloves is a major factor influencing end-users to opt for other cost-effective alternative solutions. The availability of cost-effective alternative solutions may hamper the growth of the flame retardant app personal protective gloves market.

Furthermore, high concern about skin allergies and increased automation in several end-user industries will act as major restraints for the market growth.

This personal protective gloves market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the personal protective gloves market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays

Data Bridge Market Research offers a high-level analysis of the market and delivers information by keeping in account the impact and current market environment of raw material shortage and shipping delays. This translates into assessing strategic possibilities, creating effective action plans, and assisting businesses in making important decisions.

Apart from the standard report, we also offer in-depth analysis of the procurement level from forecasted shipping delays, distributor mapping by region, commodity analysis, production analysis, price mapping trends, sourcing, category performance analysis, supply chain risk management solutions, advanced benchmarking, and other services for procurement and strategic support.

COVID-19 Impact on Personal Protective Gloves Market

The coronavirus epidemic has negatively affected the personal protective gloves market growth due to a pause in production and delay in major projects worldwide. The government has imposed lockdowns that have restricted the transport activities and have further downturned the industry's size. On the other side, demand for disposable gloves increased in healthcare sector due to growing awareness of disease prevention and patient well-being in the healthcare sector. Moreover, the unpredictable duration of the pandemic is expected to propel the growth of the personal protective gloves market in upcoming years.

Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products

When economic activity slows, industries begin to suffer. The forecasted effects of the economic downturn on the pricing and accessibility of the products are taken into account in the market insight reports and intelligence services provided by DBMR. With this, our clients can typically keep one step ahead of their competitors, project their sales and revenue, and estimate their profit and loss expenditures.

Global Personal Protective Gloves Market Scope

The personal protective gloves market is segmented on the basis of product type, material, application and end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Product Type

• Disposable
• Durable

Material

• Natural Rubber or Latex
• Nitrile
• Neoprene
• Vinyl
• Aramid Fiber
• Leather

Application

• Chemical
• Mechanical
• Biological

End User

• Medical and Healthcare
• Food and Beverage
• Chemical
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Oil and Gas
• Mining

Personal Protective Gloves Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The personal protective gloves market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, product type, material, application and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the personal protective gloves market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

Europe dominates the personal protective gloves market in terms of market share. This is due to growing demand for unique protective gloves in several industries such as healthcare, oil and gas, food processing, mining and construction. 

Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest developing region during the forecast period of 2022-2029 due to the rising awareness regarding safety as well as regulations that mandate the use of the protective glove in several industries in this region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Personal Protective Gloves Market Share Analysis

The personal protective gloves market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to personal protective gloves market.

Some of the major players operating in the personal protective gloves market are:

• Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd (Malaysia)
• DuPont (U.S.)
• Top Glove Corporation Bhd (Malaysia)
• Hartalega Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)
• Delta Plus Group (U.S.)
• 3M (U.S.)
• VF CORPORATION (U.S.)
• Honeywell International Inc., (U.S.)
• Ansell Ltd (Australia)
• Supermax Corporation Berhad. (Malaysia)
• Lakeland Inc., (U.S.)
• Latex Gloves Co., Ltd. (China)
• Midas Safety (Canada)
• Lindstrom Group (Finland)
• Mallcom (India)
• Boss Gloves (Canada)
• KCWW (U.S.)
• Protective Industrial Products Inc (U.S.)
• Avon Protection (U.K.)