Market Definition and Context

Descriptionof the Market

The market of technical textiles for intelligent personalprotective clothing and equipment (PPE) comprises clothing and other oftentextile-based systems and accessories whose main function is to protect theuser. These products are used under very different circumstances:

• Defence personnel and military forces requiring high levels of specific protection (e.g. nuclear, biological, chemical) for intervention in diverse war scenarios or in the event of terrorist attacks.

• Professionals and emergency services in need of protection from health and safety risks arising from activities in hazardous environments or dangerous situations.

• Hospitals or manufacturing environments where insulation from emissions of the human body and of other accessories should provide effective protection from bacterial contamination of patients, health care professionals or the goods manufactured.

In addition to the development and manufacturing ofproducts, a significant part of economic value creation and employment in thismarket is related to service industry which ensures distribution and correctuse as well as professional maintenance and care, critical for preservingprotective functionalities and ensuring optimal performance over the wholelife-cycle of the products.

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