84 / 404
2 0 1 6 /
Y e a r b o o k /
T a i w a n S p o r t i n g G o o d s M a n u f a c t u r e r s A s s o c i a t i o n
84
Table 3: Market scale of global thermally protective clothing by applications
Application Market
2011
2012
2013
2018
Annual compound
growth rate
(2013~2018)
Thermally protective clothing
1,378
1,479
1,589
2,191
6.6
Chemical protective clothing
761
805
854
1,119
5.6
Mechanical protective clothing
789
850
914
1,253
6.5
Anti-biochemical suit and radiation
protective clothing
63
78
108
216
14.9
High level of light warning protective
clothing
873
935
1,004
1,393
6.8
Other protective clothing
1,385
1,452
1,511
1,827
3.9
Total
5,250
5,600
5,980
8,000
6.0
End-Use Industry & Material- Global Trends & Forecast to 2018
Source: MarketandMarket (2013), Protective Clothing Market by Application, End-Use Industry & Material- Global Trends &
Forecast to 2018
Viewing the market scale of protective market based on regions, we see that the northern American market has the
maximum ratio. In 2013, its market scale reached up to 1.9 billion US dollars, 31% of the global market. According to
the forecast, in 2018, the market will grow up to 2.5 billion US dollars, 30.8% of the global market. Its average annual
compound growth rate is 5.8%.
Due to the booming development of energy and chemical industries as well the promotion of industrialization policy, the
Asia-Pacific region would be benefited and
Because European region is a mature market and its basis period is rather higher. As predicted there average annual
compound growth rate would be only 5%.