The Prospects and Current Situation of the PPE Industry in 2024

According to statistics, there are thousands of safety and labor protection equipment production enterprises nationwide, with tens of thousands of people employed, serving safety production.

According to incomplete statistics from the National Office of Labor Protection Equipment Safety Production License, there are 800 special labor protection equipment production enterprises in China, with 1288 safety production licenses issued, including 132 safety helmets; 74 safety belts; 112 anti-static conductive shoes; 42 dust masks; 150 safety shoes for toe protection; 46 flame-retardant protective suits; 190 safety nets; 158 anti-static work clothes; 49 acid and alkali resistant leather shoes; 147 electric insulated shoes, etc. It can be seen that China's labor and defense protective equipment has formed a large industry.

The labor protection equipment market in China is also very large. According to relevant departments, the annual demand for safety and labor protection equipment in the market is 25-30 billion yuan. The annual demand for protective clothing is 80 million sets, including over 10 million sets of special protective clothing; 2.6 million sets of flame retardant protective clothing; 2.7 million sets of acid and alkali resistant work clothes; 5 million sets of anti-static work clothes.

The annual demand for various protective shoes in the safety and labor protection equipment market is over 96 million pairs, including 45 million pairs of anti smashing shoes; 1.27 million pairs of anti-static shoes; 2.55 million pairs of acid and alkali resistant shoes, and 1.87 million pairs of oil resistant shoes; 2.55 million pairs of insulated shoes and 1.87 million pairs of puncture resistant shoes; There are 21.15 million pairs of other protective shoes. The annual demand for various dust masks is 156 million. The annual demand for various gas masks in the two industries of coal and chemical industry is 3.1 to 4.5 million. Therefore, it can be seen that there is a vast market for labor protection equipment in China.