The PPE market in the US is mature and is driven by increasing R&D innovation.With high market penetration in over 80% of the products categories, vendors in the market are focusing on product enhancements through R&D. The R&D expenditure of MSA Safety grew by 5.88% in 2015 compared to 2013. In June 2016, DuPont announced the development of the next generation Tensylon, which is a polyethylene material with ultra-high molecular weight and high performance.Tensylon is used in hard armor PPE for law enforcement and military applications.

This expansion of R&D by DuPont is under contract with the US army. Smart PPE has become a preferred choice for end-user industries such as emergency medical services, mining, and oil and gas, due to improved safety management features and ease of use. New smart PPE products available in the market offer integrated features such as Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), and near field communication (NFC) to enhance communication. So, the revenue contribution of smart PPE is expected to increase to 25% by 2020.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................. 7

Market overview 7

Vendor segmentation 10

Top-vendor offerings 10

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 14

Research methodology 14

Economic indicators 14

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 15

Key market highlights 15

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 16

Global PPE market 16

PPE market in North America 17

PPE market in US 19

Five forces analysis 22

PART 06: Market segmentation by product type ............ 23

Overview 23

Hand and arm protection market in US 25

Protective clothing market in US 26

Foot and leg protection market in US 28

Respiratory protection market in US 29

Head, eye, and face protection market in US 30

Hearing protection market in US 31

Fall protection market in US 32

PPE market in US by product type: Summary 33

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user industry .... 35

Overview 35

PPE market for manufacturing industry in US 37

PPE market for oil, gas, and mining industry in US 38

PPE market for construction industry in US 39

PPE market for other industries in US 41

PART 08: Market segmentation by region ....................... 43

Overview 43

PART 09: Market drivers ................................................... 44

PART 10: Impact of drivers ............................................... 49

PART 11: Market challenges ............................................. 50

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 52

PART 13: Market trends .................................................... 53

PART 14: Vendor landscape ............................................. 58

Competitive scenario 58

Key vendor ranking 59

Other prominent vendors 59

Product portfolio analysis 63

PART 15: Key vendor analysis ......................................... 66

Honeywell 66

3M 68

DuPont 70

Kimberley Clark 73

PART 16: Appendix ........................................................... 76

List of abbreviations 76

PART 17: Explore Technavio ............................................ 77