Industrial Hand Protection Gloves Market Is Estimated To Witness High Growth Owing To Rising Concerns About Worker Safety
- Ronak Shah
- World News
- January 17, 2025

The Industrial Hand Protection Gloves Market is estimated to be valued at US$ 11.87 Bn in 2024 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 13.7% over the forecast period 2024-2031, as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights’ The growth of the industrial hand protection gloves market is primarily driven by rising concerns about worker safety across industries.
Workers involved in industrial activities are exposed to risks of cuts, burns, friction, and chemical hazards on a daily basis. Thus, employers as well as regulatory bodies are promoting the use of protective gloves to prevent workplace injuries. Furthermore, increasing industrialization in developing regions such as Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa is generating high demand for industrial gloves from manufacturing, construction, and chemicals sectors.
Key Market Trends: Adoption of Advanced Materials in Glove Manufacturing: Leading manufacturers are focusing on development of gloves embedded with advanced materials such as Kevlar, carbon nanotubes, and ballistic nylon to provide enhanced cut and puncture resistance. Such gloves find widespread adoption in automotive, metal, and glass industries.
Growing Prominence of Disposable Gloves: Disposable gloves that can be thrown after single use are gaining increasing preference over reusable gloves owing to unique benefits such as prevention of cross-contamination. This is positively influencing the sales volume of disposable gloves across regions.
Industrial Hand Protection Gloves Market Opportunities: The oil and gas segment accounts for over 25% of the industrial hand protection gloves market share owing to the hazardous working conditions in the industry. Workers involved in drilling, extraction, machinery operations, and maintenance require heavy-duty cut and puncture-resistant gloves for protection. stringent occupational safety regulations additionally drive the demand from this high-risk segment.
The construction segment is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period. Increasing infrastructure projects worldwide such as roads, buildings, and bridges are fueling the growth of this segment. Workers face risks such as cuts, abrasions, chemical burns and need cut and impact-resistant gloves for hand safety. Growing safety awareness and compliance with standards will further support the demand.
Key Market Takeaways :The global industrial hand protection gloves market size was valued at USD 11.87 Bn in 2024 and is anticipated to witness a CAGR of 13.7% during the forecast period 2024-2031 owing to growing safety regulations.
By Type Insights The cut-resistant gloves segment holds the largest share currently due to widespread application across hazardous industries. Cut 5 gloves are widely used owing to highest cut protection.
By Material Insights The leather gloves segment dominates with over 35% share due to advantages such as durability, breathability and impact protection. Nitrile and latex material segments are expected to witness promising growth.
By Region North America is expected to hold the dominant market position over the forecast period owing to stringent worker safety laws and rising oil and gas activities in the region.
Competitor Insights: Key Players 3M Company, Bunzl Plc., Honeywell International Inc., Kimberly-Clark, Ansell Limited are some of the prominent players in the industrial hand protection gloves market. These companies are focusing on new product launches to consolidate their market position.
Recent Developments: In June 2023, Ansell launched the MicroFlex Evolution cut level A5 glove made of a soft polymer-coated aramid fibre that provides excellent cut protection along with a breathable, lightweight and flexible feel like routine work gloves. The micro-diamond embossing on palms and fingers enhances grip. Ansell claims the gloves reduce the risk of lacerations by 95% compared to standard work gloves. Similarly, Mapa Professional introduced the Cut 5 glove line featuring 5 layers of specially woven tensile nylon thread that gives ANSI level A5 cut protection rating while retaining flexibility and breathability for long hours of use. More information in full report.