Personal protective equipment refers to equipment that protects the body of the wearer from injury or infection. The global personal protective equipment market consists of various products that are segmented into different subcategories based on the body part being protected, including hand protection products such as disposable gloves and safety gloves; respiratory protection products such as masks; body protection products such as barrier suits; eye and face protection products such as face masks and eye masks; and others such as leave-on disinfectants.
The global personal protective equipment market generated sales revenue of USD 37.6 billion in 2019. In 2019, hand protection products was the largest sub-category with a market share of 32.7% and disposable gloves accounted for 71.3% of this sub-category. With the growth in the share of disposable gloves, the market for glove machines is bound to grow as well. Wuxi Hai Roll Fone Science And Technology Co., Ltd., sells nitrile glove machine, latex glove machine and other automatic glove machine. If you want to know more about the glove making machine price, welcome your inquiry!
Increased demand for disposable gloves in emergencies
Disposable gloves act as a barrier between the wearer's hands and exposed surfaces, preventing cross-transmission and infection of contaminants or bacteria by the wearer. Disposable gloves are classified by their material, which mainly includes nitrile, PVC and latex. Disposable nitrile gloves are made of 100% synthetic nitrile latex and are suitable for medical examinations, food handling and general industrial use and are protein allergen free.
Disposable PVC gloves are made from PVC paste resin and are suitable for medical examinations, food handling, household and general industrial use.
Disposable latex gloves are made of natural rubber latex and are suitable for medical examinations, food handling, household and general industrial use. Disposable latex gloves contain proteins and may be allergenic.
The global disposable gloves market is growing steadily in volume from 385.9 billion units in 2015 to 529 billion units in 2019, at a CAGR of 8.2%. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the demand for disposable gloves has increased significantly, outpacing the global supply. Choosing a high-quality glove machine and a professional glove machine manufacturer is important at such times.
In terms of sales revenue, nitrile gloves held the largest market share in 2019 with 45.5%, followed by PVC gloves and latex gloves with 27.3% and 25.0% market share, respectively. Among these three categories, nitrile gloves witnessed the largest increase in sales revenue and is expected to grow further in the future.
Nitrile gloves are likely to gain a higher market share in the future.
1. Nitrile gloves are as comfortable, soft and flexible as natural latex gloves, do not contain allergy-causing latex proteins, and are more consistent in quality than natural latex gloves.
2. As production technology advances, the cost of manufacturing nitrile gloves will decrease, making them more affordable.
3. Nitrile gloves can be produced on a large scale to meet the growing demand generated by COVID-19 irritants, compared to natural latex gloves whose supply is limited by the availability of natural raw materials.
As the medical and electronics industries continue to evolve, new processes and technologies will be applied to glove production. As a result, manufacturers who can take advantage of new processes and technologies, such as glove machine automation and artificial intelligence, will be more competitive.
Post time: Nov-04-2021