Top Ten Companies in Advanced Thermal Protective Gear and Clothing
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Top Ten Companies in Advanced Thermal Protective Gear and Clothing
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INTRODUCTION
SCOPE OF REPORT
The markets for thermally protective clothing and ancillary products are fragmented. There are significant and specific segments of these markets. To get these products to the stage of being classed as thermally protective involves fiber and polymer makers, those that might weave the cloth of various types, and those manufacturers that design and manufacture the clothing that is usually made to comply with some government specifications. Within each segment there is a variety of players from the government organizations that create, develop, and enforce the regulations and standards, the raw material suppliers, the fiber and fabric manufacturers, the mills and fabric producers and weavers and the finished goods' manufacturers and suppliers and distributors. Simply put, the supply chain is highly complex.
In this report, BCC Research identifies the top 10 companies in the thermally protective clothing market, and explains the rationale behind these selections. Factors taken into account include technical innovation, market leadership, and commitment to this market via investment in products.
When selecting these top 10 companies, BCC Research looked across the industry spectrum and selected the most active and significant contributors while recognizing that there are many other contenders. Some of these "significant others" are included but to a less detailed extent than the top 10 companies.
Heat- and flame-resistant clothing, including firefighters' turnout gear for structural, proximity, and wildlands' fire service, as well as industrial fire resistant garments for use in electric and gas utilities or in industrial applications where electric arc and flash fire are hazards. Ancillary components for fire fighting including respirators and some components such as respirators are included for information, though not as specific components of the top 10 companies in thermally protective gear. Important definitions, regulations, materials, technologies, market size, and anticipated growth are discussed.
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
A structured research approach was used, based on optimal use of BCC Research's own databases and proprietary information, as well as primary and secondary research techniques and methodologies. The material researched and presented in this technical market report is based on information gathered from personal contacts within government agencies, individuals involved in materials and manufacturing, industry consultants, and to some degree, on the author's personal experience in speaking with industry sources knowledgeable in the subject material.
Additional data was obtained from reviews of secondary sources, such as trade publications, trade-associated company literature, government documents, and recent patents. This was done in an effort to supplement the application, market, and trend data gathered from primary sources. All monetary projections presented in this report are reported in constant U.S. dollars. A targeted and selective analysis of recent patents is encompassed in the document.
ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
Anna Welch Crull, a chemist and experienced private consultant, is qualified in electrochemistry, polymers, membrane materials, and advanced materials. Ms. Crull has worked with BCC, Inc. (now BCC Research) for 30 years and has authored more than 112 technical/marketing and business reports, helped establish 10 technical newsletters, and assisted in numerous special consulting studies and conferences for more than 35 corporations and intelligence for U.S. government entities. She has worked for the U.S. Army Materials Command on rocket technology, propellants, and explosives. Ms. Crull is a graduate of the School of Engineering, University of Mississippi and holds a Masters Degree in Chemistry from the University of Missouri.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
SCOPE OF REPORT 1
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 1
ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS 2
RELATED BCC RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 2
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 2
DISCLAIMER 3
CHAPTER TWO: SUMMARY 4
SUMMARY 4
SUMMARY TABLE U S VALUE OF THERMALLY PROTECTIVE
GARMENT INDUSTRY THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
SUMMARY FIGURE U S VALUE OF THERMALLY PROTECTIVE
GARMENT INDUSTRY, 2007-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5
SUMMARY (CONTINUED) 6
CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 7
THERMAL INDUSTRY VIEW 7
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND INDUSTRY CLOTHING
STANDARDS 8
TABLE 1 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING CHARACTERISTICS 9
SAFETY AND FIREFIGHTERS 10
FIGURE 1 WILD FIRE IN BASTROP STATE PARK, TEXAS 11
MARKET DRIVERS 12
FLAME RETARDANT GEAR CATEGORIES 12
TABLE 2 VALUE OF THE U S FIRE PROTECTIVE GARMENT
INDUSTRY BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 13
ANCILLARY GEAR 13
ROLE OF AGENCIES 14
TABLE 3 LEAD AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SETTING PROTECTIVE
GEAR STANDARDS 15
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 15
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Garment
Standards 16
NFPA 2112 16
NFPA 70E 16
NFPA 1971 17
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(OSHA) 17
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
TECHNOLOGY (NIST) 18
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH 18
ASTM INTERNATIONAL 19
ASTM Standards 19
ASTM D6413 19
ASTM 1506 20
ASTM F1959 20
ASTM F1958 20
TABLE 4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS AND ASTM STANDARDS 21
ASTM 1891 21
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC (UL) 22
COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS 22
TABLE 5 SUMMARY OF COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS 22
INDUSTRY TERMS 22
TABLE 6 REFERENCED ASTM STANDARDS RELATING TO
TEXTILES 23
"NORMAL" FLAMMABILITY 23
TABLE 7 CLASSES OF FABRIC FLAMMABILITY 24
FLAME RESISTANCE 24
"FR": FIRE (OR FLAME) RETARDANT 25
"IFR": INHERENTLY FIRE (OR FLAME) RETARDANT AND
"PFR": PERMANENTLY FIRE RETARDANT 25
"CNFR": CANNOT BE MADE FIRE RETARDANT 25
NFPA 701 TEST 26
NFPA 701 Test (Continued) 27
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH FLAME RETARDANT
CHEMICALS 28
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH …(CONTINUED) 29
CLEANING AND REPAIRING THERMALLY PROTECTIVE GEAR 30
FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS FOR GARMENTS 31
VALUE OF U S MARKET FOR THERMALLY PROTECTIVE
GARMENTS 31
TABLE 8 8STRUCTURAL FIRES AND FIRE DEATH, 2001-2010 32
TABLE 9 AVAILABLE WILDFIRE DATA FOR 2011 33
VALUE OF U S MARKET FOR …(CONTINUED) 34
CHAPTER FOUR: LEADERS IN THERMAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 35
MOTIVATIONS 35
SEGMENTATION 36
TABLE 10 U S MARKET SHARE OF STRUCTURAL FIRE SERVICE
GARMENT MANUFACTURERS, 2010 (%) 37
TOP TEN FOCUS COMPANIES 38
DUPONT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES 38
DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems 38
Ellen Kulman, Chair of the Board and CEO 39
James C Borel, Executive Vice President 39
Thomas G Powell, President Protection Technologies 40
Diana H Gulyas, President DuPont Performance
Polymers 40
Financials 41
Safety and Protection Division 42
Nomex 43
Nomex Limitedwear Apparel 44
Nomex On Demand 45
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 46
Honeywell Safety Products 46
Morning Pride Manufacturing by Honeywell 46
North By Honeywell 46
North By Honeywell (Continued) 47
North By Honeywell (Continued) 48
North By Honeywell (Continued) 49
BULWARK PROTECTIVE APPAREL VF IMAGEWEAR, INC
VF CORP 50
Bulwark Protective Apparel (Continued) 51
VF Management Team 52
Eric C Wiseman, Chairman, President and CEO 52
Robert K Shearer, Sr VP and CFO 53
Candace S Cummings, VP, Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary 54
Martin Schneider, CP and Chief Information
Officer 54
CARHARTT, INC 54
Carhartt, Inc (Continued) 55
Carhartt, Inc (Continued) 56
Carhartt Management 57
Mark Valade, CEO and President 57
Robert Howell, COO 57
Susan Telang, Chief Financial Officer 57
LION, INC 58
Government and Logistics Group 58
Government and Logistics … (Continued) 59
LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC 60
Fyrepel Products Inc /Division of Lakeland Industries 60
Plans and Financials 61
Key Executives 62
Fyrepel Products 62
GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO , LLC / CAIRNS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 63
Globe Manufacturing Co 63
Cairns Protective Clothing 63
Executives and Financials 63
Typical Products 64
Typical Products (Continued) 65
ROYAL TENCATE/TENCATE PROTECTIVE FABRICS
USA/SOUTHERN MILLS, INC 66
Royal TenCate 66
TenCate Protective Fabrics USA 66
Southern Mills, Inc 66
Executives and Financials 67
Executives and Financials (Continued) 68
Emphasis Products and Innovations 69
Emphasis Products and Innovations (Continued) 70
Emphasis Products and Innovations (Continued) 71
Emphasis Products and Innovations (Continued) 72
PBI PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC /INTERTECH GROUP 73
InterTech Group 73
Executives and Financials 74
Emphasis Products 74
Emphasis Products (Continued) 75
WESTEX, INC 76
Financials and Executives 76
Branded Name Products 76
Branded Name Products (Continued) 77
TABLE 11 INDURA: WOVEN FABRICS 78
FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS BY MARKET SHARE 79
TABLE 12 MARKET SHARE FOR THERMAL BARRIER MATERIALS,
BY TYPE, 2010 (%) 79
DESERVE TO BE MENTIONED 80
EVEREST TEXTILE CO , LTD 80
SAFEDESIGN APPAREL LTD 80
SGL GROUPPANOXAG 81
STEDFAST, INC 81
Stedfast USA 82
TEIJIN ARAMID BV (HOLDING COMPANY TEIJIN LTD ) 82
Teijin Group 82
TOPPS SAFETY APPAREL, INC 83
QUAKER SAFETY PRODUCTS CORP 83
VERIDIAN LTD 83
W L GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC 84
CHAPTER FIVE: ANCILLARY THERMAL PROTECTIVE GEAR 85
BACKGROUND 85
BACKGROUND (CONTINUED) 86
PROTECTIVE RESPIRATORS AND LEVELS OF PROTECTION 87
RESPIRATOR ASSESSMENT 88
WILDLANDS FIRE FIGHTING 89
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS 90
Self Contained Breathing … (Continued) 91
Self Contained Breathing … (Continued) 92
EVALUATIONS 93
TABLE 13 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY OSHA EVALUATION 93
NIOSH CERTIFICATION 93
TABLE 14 NIOSH LOGIC FOR SELECTION OF PROPER
RESPIRATOR 94
SELECTION OF RESPIRATOR TYPE 95
OSHA REGULATIONS 96
TABLE 15 ESTIMATED U S MARKET SHARES OF ATMOSPHERE
SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURERS, 2011 (%) 97
TABLE 16 ESTIMATED U S MARKET SHARE FOR PROTECTIVE AIR
PURIFYING RESPIRATORS, 2011 (%) 98
TABLE 17 FILTER SELECTION CRITERIA 99
TRIM ELEMENTS 99
Trim Elements (Continued) 100
WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND RESPIRATOR CHOICE 101
PROCEDURES FOR USE OF RESPIRATORS 101
ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR 102
MARKET SHARE ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING
RESPIRATORS 103
TABLE 18 ESTIMATED U S MARKET SHARES OF ATMOSPHERE
SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURERS, 2011 (%) 103
TABLE 19 TYPES OF RESPIRATOR FACEPIECES 104
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) 104
AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS 105
COMBINATION RESPIRATORS 105
AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS 106
MARKET SHARES FOR AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS 107
TABLE 20 ESTIMATED U S MARKET SHARE FOR PROTECTIVE AIR
PURIFYING RESPIRATORS, 2011 (%) 107
VAPOR-AND-GAS REMOVING RESPIRATORS 108
IMPROVED DESIGNS 109
ASZM-TEDA CARBON FOR RESPIRATORS 110
ASZM-TEDA Carbon … (Continued) 111
FIGURE 2 SCBA AND ESCAPE RESPIRATORS 112
INDEX OF MAJOR RESPIRATOR COMPANIES 112
3M OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY DIV 112
3M Corporate Headquarters 112
AEARO COMPANY/3M 113
Aearo Company/3M (Continued) 114
AIR SYSTEMS 115
AXIS AIR GROUP, INC 115
BULLARD COMPANY 116
CALGON CARBON CORP 117
DONALDSON CO , INC 118
NORTH BY HONEYWELL 119
Sperian Protection 119
Sperian 120
HOT SHIELD USA, INC 121
MARTECH SERVICES CO 122
MSA 123
SAFETYTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC /TVI CORP 124
TVI Corp / Immediate Response Technologies 124
TVI Corp /Immediate … (Continued) 125
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD 126
SCOTT HEALTH AND SAFETY 126
Scott Health and Safety (Continued) 127
OTHER COMPANIES 128
MARKET VALUE OF RESPIRATORS 129
Market Value of Respirators (Continued) 130
Market Value of Respirators (Continued) 131
Market Value of Respirators (Continued) 132
TABLE 21 PROJECTED VALUE U S RESPIRATOR MARKET BY
TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 133
PROTECTIVE GLOVES 134
Protective Gloves (Continued) 135
ASSOCIATIONS RELATED TO PROTECTIVE GLOVES 136
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL-PROTECTIVE GLOVE
CLASSIFICATION 136
TABLE 22 VOLTAGE PROTECTION FOR PROTECTIVE GLOVES 137
FIREFIGHTING AND FIRST RESPONDER GLOVES 137
MILITARY COMBAT GLOVES 138
VALUE OF PROTECTIVE GLOVES 138
TABLE 23 VALUE OF U S PROTECTIVE GLOVES MARKET,
THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 139
INDEX OF MAJOR PROTECTIVE GLOVE MANUFACTURERS 140
ALLGLOVE INDUSTRIES 140
ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC 141
Ansell Healthcare Products … (Continued) 142
DAMASCUS PROTECTIVE GEAR 143
DUPONT PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS 144
HEXARMOR/HIGHER DIMENSION RESEARCH 144
LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC 145
APPLIANCES CO /MSA 146
MCR SAFETY 147
MICROFLEX CORP /BARRIERSAFE SOLUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL 147
BarrierSafe Solutions International 147
NORTH BY HONEYWELL 148
PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (PIP) 148
SHOWA BEST GLOVE, INC /SHOWA GLOVE CO 149
Showa Glove Co 149
WARWICK MILLS 150
OTHERS 151
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