The European PPE market value in the decade 2001-2012 has been characterized by steady growth of 1, 94% annually, reaching in 2011 the level of € 10.9 billion.

The positive trend is mainly due to reasons:

• The growing of European law and controls which imposes the use of PPE
• lThe economic and industrial growth in some European countries of the east of Europe such as Poland, Hungary and Romania
• Finally, the increase of the prices.

PPE families that have been importan increases in their market shares are:

• Fall protection harnesses increased from 2.7% in 2001 to 3.0% in 2011
• respiratory protection has increased from 4.4% in 2001 to 4.8% in 2011.

The protection of the eyes, ears and feet are essentially flat, for the protection of the head, hands and clothes.

* 2012 data from Eurostat

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