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Figure 3: 2013-2018 Market scale of protective clothing by applications
It is particularly important for protection clothing to get a hold of the public’s trust and of key materials.
Therefore, the top-3 manufacturers: DuPont, Teijin Limited and 3M, own more than 50% of the global
market share which generate an oligopoly market. On the competitive strategies, they have continued
developing new products and strengthen functions and lightweight usage. Under the insufficient
information about the key materials in Taiwan, the development strategies are mainly in pursuit of
integral product functions and design, increasing the users’ reliability and look for agreement on niche
market.
Top 4-8 manufacturers are Ansell Limited (Australia), Honeywell International (USA), Kimberly Clark (USA),
PBI Performance Product (USA) and Royal TenCate (the Netherlands)
(2013),
Protective Clothing Market by Application, End-Use Industry & Material- Global Trends & Forecast to
2018
Source: Expert Interviews, Company Annual Reports, and Markets and Markets (2013), Protective
Clothing Market by Application, End-Use Industry & Material- Global Trends & Forecast to 2018