Demand for anti-static safety shoes surges, energy industry drives technology upgrades

Abu Dhabi, January 30, 2025 – ADNOC announced that from 2025, all workers must wear anti-static safety shoes that meet the EN 61340 standard.

Technical Challenges
Resistance control: The surface resistance of the sole must be stable at 10^6-10^9 ohms. Laboratory tests show that 35% of commercially available products do not meet the standard.

Extreme environment adaptation: Saudi Aramco requires safety shoes to have both anti-static and 300℃ high temperature resistance.

Market impact
Price fluctuations: The average price of anti-static safety shoes worldwide has increased by 12%-15%, and Petrobras is considering subsidizing purchases.

New energy demand: South Korea’s LG New Energy requires all battery factories to use static dissipative safety shoes to prevent the risk of lithium battery explosion.

[In-depth analysis] Three major trends in the future of the safety shoe industry
Sustainability: The Infinergy® recycled midsole developed by Adidas and BASF has obtained the highest EU puncture protection certification.

Intelligence: AI gait analysis may become an important basis for the pricing of work-related injury insurance.

Lightweight: Swedish research shows that for every 100 grams of shoe weight reduced, workers’ foot fatigue is reduced by 18%.