Global Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market, By Product (Air Purifying Respirators (APR), Supplied Air Respirators), Filler (Particle, Gas or Vapour, Combined Filters), Distribution Channel (Direct or Institutional Sales, Retail Sales), End-Use (Oil and Gas, Fire Services, Petrochemical or Chemical, Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Construction, Healthcare, Mining, Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Market Analysis and Size

Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market is anticipated to register a striking growth rate during the forecast period which has driven by application-specific developments and technological innovation. The respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market companies line up their operating model to the new normal by adapting to emerging technologies in robotic, automation, and digitalization of operations and artificial intelligence. Acquisition and Mergers to procure new strengthen portfolios, technologies, and leverage capabilities to remain main strategies. The market study provides an inclusive account of recent developments and trends in the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market industry and a detailed prescriptive and predictive analysis of outlook period.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market was valued at USD 7.76 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 12.67 billion by 2029, registering a CAGR of 6.32 % during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. The market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production consumption analysis, patent analysis and technological advancements.

Market Definition

Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment designed to safeguard the wearer from multiple types of airborne hazards in the form of a mist, dust gas, fume, or vapour. Respirators filter the air to eliminate risky particles and alongside the breathing apparatus (BA) delivers the clean air for the worker to breathe. The equipment works by filtering the particles from the air, through the elimination of hazardous chemicals via a chemical reaction, and providing workers external clean air source. Furthermore to protecting the workers from hazardous substances, the latter type of RPE which is used in situations where workers may become oxygen deficient or one that drive in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.

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Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market Dynamics

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:

Drivers

• Extensive utilization of RPE in mining industry

The demand for respiratory protective equipment is increasing due to the massive health risks that mainly involved mining operations, particularly in coal mines. The most broadly used RPE are powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) for their high efficacy in filtering out the dust particles. So effective RPE can protect miners from inhaling these toxic dust particles and save them from evolving lifelong unbearable health conditions.

• Increasing demand in agriculture industry

The features of Respiratory protective equipment in agriculture industry will fuel the market growth. In the agriculture industry, air purifying respirators such full-face masks as powered reusable and half face masks are used when spraying the pesticide in greenhouses and open fields in floriculture, nurseries, gardening, and grain or handling or processing.

• Escalating demand in construction sector

The construction industry growing rapidly especially in the developed countries which are expected to increase the demand for respiratory protective equipment. RPE is extensively used in the construction industry during handling construction materials such as Plaster of Paris (POP), sand, cement, paints, etc. in order to avoid inhaling particulate matters. 

Opportunities

• Rise the demand of equipment due to enhance reliability and capabilities

Research and development are augmenting the reliability and capabilities of these solutions, thus making them suitable for use in an extensive range of applications even in the harshest atmospheres due to this market players are investing more in this market. This is driving the adoption of these solutions among the many end-users and will increase the demand of respiratory protective equipment market.

• Rapid industrialization and wide range of application

Rapid industrialization overall the world is a main factor contributing to the growth of the RPE market. The respiratory protective equipment has different types of safety applications in numerous end user industries such as aerospace, textile, sports & entertainments, construction, chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper, metal fabrication, marine, mining, oil and gas, agriculture and food industry. These factors are anticipated to boost the market growth. These factors will act as market drivers and further increase beneficial opportunities for the market's growth rate.

Restraints/ Challenges

The major limitations of RPE such as, lack of its utilization and poorly fitted equipment where oxygen is deficient may hinder the overall market growth. Furthermore, RPE performance is usually much poorer in the workplace than manufacturers or standards suggest. RPE should be used only as one factor of an overall control and control programme. Airborne hazards should be controlled by the replacement of hazardous substances by total enclosure, safer substances, etc. rather than by respiratory protective equipment.

This respiratory protective equipment (RPE) 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 respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Global Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market

In 2019, a coronavirus epidemic occurred, resulting in a global pandemic of COVID-19. Companies that used to show a huge role which have shifted their operations away from the source Due to coronavirus increase the demand of RPE in healthcare sector which has positively impacted the growth of the market The increasing demand for N95 respirators and air-purifying respirators from the healthcare industry enhanced the demand of respiratory protective equipment market during the forecast period. Better support from global organizations such as the CDC and WHO further augmented the volume of the market. The augmented focus of dominant players toward developing improved products will generate a rise in demand.

Global Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market Scope

The respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market is segmented on the basis of products, filler distribution channel 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

• Air Purifying Respirators (APR)
• Supplied Air Respirators

Filler

• Particle
• Gas or Vapour
• Combined Filters

 Distribution Channel

• Direct or institutional Sales
• Retail Sales

End-User

• Oil and Gas
• Fire Services
• Petrochemical or Chemical
• Industrial
• Pharmaceutical
• Construction
• Healthcare
• Mining
• Others

 Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, products, filler, distribution channel and end-user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market report are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa.

North America dominates the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market in terms of market share and revenue during the forecast period. This is due to the growing demand for respiratory protective equipment (RPE) in this region. The North America dominates the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market due to the growing public awareness about personal safety and the adoption of stringent safety regulations and demand in various end-use industries in this region. 

Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest developing region during the projected period due to the increasing usages of non-disposable and disposable respirators, powered air-purifying respirators, escape respirators, and others.

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 Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) Market Share Analysis

The respiratory protective equipment (RPE) 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 respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market.

Some of the major players operating in the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) market are:

• RPB Safety LLC (US)
• MSA (US), Bullard (US)
• Delta Plus Group (France)
• The Gerson Company (US)
• Intech Safety Private Limited (India)
• KCWW (US)
• Gentex Corporation (US)
• Uvex Group (Australia)
• Moldex-Metric (US)
• Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)
• Cam Lock Ltd (UK)
• Binary Lab (Italy)
• Scandia Gear Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
• Imbema Cleton (Netherlands)
• 3M (US)
• ALPHA PRO TECH (Canada)
• Ansell Ltd. (Australia)
• Honeywell International Inc. (US)
• DuPont (US)
• Gateway Safety, Inc. (US)