Market Overview:
The global disposable masks and respirators market exhibited strong growth during 2014-2019. Disposable masks and respirators refer to the respiratory protective equipment that filter out pollutants and other harmful air-borne infections. They can be widely classified into surgical masks, respirator masks, and dust masks. Disposable masks are usually made of non-woven materials, including filter layers, mask straps, nose clips, etc. Furthermore, respirator and dust masks comprise of a diverse range of particulate respirators, including N99, R95, 3M, N95, etc. Disposable masks and respirators are adopted as protective face coverings across various sectors, including healthcare, construction, mining, oil and gas, chemical, etc.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 is currently driving the demand for disposable masks and respirators across the globe. As of July 2020, more than 15 Million people across the globe were infected with COVID-19. Furthermore, the growing awareness towards the benefits of particulate respirators, such as N95 and KN95, that restrain microdroplet transmission into the respiratory tract, is also propelling the product demand. Apart from this, the growing traction of disposable masks and respirators in the medical sector for protecting healthcare professionals against disease contraction is further catalyzing the market. Moreover, the increasing number of invasive surgeries is also fueling the adoption of surgical masks across healthcare facilities to combat cross-contaminations between patients and surgeons. Besides this, the implementation of stringent regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety across several industrial sectors is also driving the demand for disposable masks and respirators. The growing levels of industrialization along with the rising incidences of workplace-based respiratory hazards are further augmenting the market. Additionally, the increasing amount of NOx emissions from the transportation, aviation, power generation, and marine sectors is also catalyzing the product demand. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the global disposable masks and respirators market to continue its strong growth during the next five years.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global disposable masks and respirators market report, along with forecasts for growth at the global, regional and country level from 2020-2025. Our report has categorized the market based on region, product type, distribution channel and end use.
Breakup by Product Type:
- Surgical Mask
- Respirator Mask
- N-Series
- R-Series
- P-Series
- Dust Mask
Breakup by Distribution Channel:
- Pharmacy
- Hospitals and Clinics
- Online Channel
Breakup by End Use:
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Personal
Breakup by Region:
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Others
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Others
- Latin America
- Middle East and Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Turkey
- Others
Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being 3M Company, Alpha Pro Tech Ltd., Alpha Solway Limited, Ambu A/S, Honeywell International, Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Moldex-Metric, Prestige Ameritech, SAS Safety Corp., and VWR International, LLC.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- How has the global disposable masks & respirators market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global disposable masks & respirators market?
- What are the key regional markets?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the product type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the distribution channel?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the end use?
- What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
- What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
- What is the structure of the global disposable masks & respirators market and who are the key players?
- What is the degree of competition in the industry?
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Disposable Masks & Respirators Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Product Type
6.1 Surgical Mask
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Respirator Mask
6.2.1 N-Series
6.2.1.1 Market Trends
6.2.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2.2 R-Series
6.2.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2.2 Market Forecast
6.2.3 P-Series
6.2.3.1 Market Trends
6.2.3.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Dust Mask
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
7.1 Pharmacy
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Hospital and Clinics
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Online Channel
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by End Use
8.1 Healthcare
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Industrial
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Personal
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 United States
9.1.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
9.1.2 Canada
9.1.2.1 Market Trends
9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.1.1 Market Trends
9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2.2 Japan
9.2.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2.3 India
9.2.3.1 Market Trends
9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
9.2.4 South Korea
9.2.4.1 Market Trends
9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
9.2.5 Australia
9.2.5.1 Market Trends
9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
9.2.6 Indonesia
9.2.6.1 Market Trends
9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
9.2.7 Others
9.2.7.1 Market Trends
9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Germany
9.3.1.1 Market Trends
9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
9.3.2 France
9.3.2.1 Market Trends
9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3.3 United Kingdom
9.3.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market Trends
9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
9.3.5 Spain
9.3.5.1 Market Trends
9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
9.3.6 Russia
9.3.6.1 Market Trends
9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
9.3.7 Others
9.3.7.1 Market Trends
9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Brazil
9.4.1.1 Market Trends
9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
9.4.2 Mexico
9.4.2.1 Market Trends
9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
9.4.3 Others
9.4.3.1 Market Trends
9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Saudi Arabia
9.5.1.1 Market Trends
9.5.1.2 Market Forecast
9.5.2 United Arab Emirates
9.5.2.1 Market Trends
9.5.2.2 Market Forecast
9.5.3 Turkey
9.5.3.1 Market Trends
9.5.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5.4 Others
9.5.4.1 Market Trends
9.5.4.2 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 3M Company
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Po4rtfolio
14.3.1.3 Financials
14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.2 Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.2.3 Financials
14.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.3 Alpha Solway Limited
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4 Ambu A/S
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4.3 Financials
14.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.5 Honeywell International, Inc.
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5.3 Financials
14.3.5.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.6 Kimberly-Clark Corporation
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.7 Moldex-Metric
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.7.3 SWOT Analysis
14.3.8 Prestige Ameritech
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9 SAS Safety Corp.
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10 VWR International, LLC.
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014-2019
Figure 3: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Volume (in 000’ Units), 2014-2019
Figure 4: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2019
Figure 5: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2019
Figure 6: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2019
Figure 7: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2019
Figure 8: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 9: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in 000’ Units), 2020-2025
Figure 10: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Surgical Mask) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 11: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Surgical Mask) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 12: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Respirator Mask) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 13: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Respirator Mask) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 14: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (N-Series) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 15: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (N-Series) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 16: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (R-Series) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 17: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (R-Series) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 18: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (P-Series) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 19: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (P-Series) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 20: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Dust Mask) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 21: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Dust Mask) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 22: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Pharmacy) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 23: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Pharmacy) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 24: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Hospitals and Clinics) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 25: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Hospitals and Clinics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 26: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Online Channel) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 27: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Online Channel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 28: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Healthcare) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 29: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Healthcare) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 30: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Industrial) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 31: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Industrial) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 32: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Personal) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 33: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators (Personal) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 34: North America: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 35: North America: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 36: United States: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 37: United States: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 38: Canada: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 39: Canada: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 40: Asia Pacific: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 41: Asia Pacific: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 42: China: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 43: China: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 44: Japan: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 45: Japan: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 46: India: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 47: India: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 48: South Korea: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 49: South Korea: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 50: Australia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 51: Australia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 52: Indonesia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 53: Indonesia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 54: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 55: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 56: Europe: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 57: Europe: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 58: Germany: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 59: Germany: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 60: France: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 61: France: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 62: United Kingdom: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 63: United Kingdom: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 64: Italy: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 65: Italy: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 66: Spain: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 67: Spain: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 68: Russia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 69: Russia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 70: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 71: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 72: Latin America: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 73: Latin America: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 74: Brazil: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 75: Brazil: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 76: Mexico: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 77: Mexico: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 78: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 79: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 80: Middle East and Africa: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 81: Middle East and Africa: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 82: Saudi Arabia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 83: Saudi Arabia: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 84: United Arab Emirates: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 85: United Arab Emirates: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 86: Turkey: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 87: Turkey: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 88: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2014 & 2019
Figure 89: Others: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Figure 90: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 91: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 92: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2019 and 2025
Table 2: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Table 3: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Table 4: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Breakup by End Use (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Table 5: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2020-2025
Table 6: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Disposable Masks & Respirators Market: Key Players