Medical Plastics

US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	February 2009
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	338
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00258

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Summary

US demand to increase 2.6% per year through 2012

Demand for medical plastic in the US is forecast to expand 2.6 percent annually to 5 billion pounds in 2012, valued at $6.55 billion. Growth will be driven by the greater use of disposable plastic medical devices and supplies, as well as plastic packaging products. An aging populace will entail a rising incidence of acute and chronic conditions and an increasing volume of patient activity. Plastic medical products and packaging have advantages compared to competitive materials such as glass, metal and ceramics. These include light weight and the ability to be cost-effectively molded into ergonomic shapes.

Commodity plastic resins will remain dominant

Commodity plastics will remain dominant with better opportunities anticipated for engineering plastics as a result of greater needs for higher performing materials. Leading commodity resins include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, polyethylene and polystyrene. Thermoplastic polyester and polypropylene will exhibit the best growth due to opportunities in pharmaceutical and medical product packaging. Demand for engineering plastics will be boosted by growing needs for higher performing materials in surgical, diagnostic testing, drug delivery, geriatric care, self treatment and preventative medicine. Best opportunities are expected in the surgical and medical instrument segment. Polycarbonate will remain the dominant engineering resin and exhibit the best growth prospects based on the resin's clarity and impact resistance. Thermoplastic elastomers will also present above-average growth due to their moldability and good tactile properties.

Packaging market to offer best growth opportunities

Packaging will remain the leading market for medical plastics and present the best growth opportunities. Advances will be driven by plastic's low cost and excellent protective capabilities in pharmaceutical and product packaging uses. Product component markets will rise at a slightly slower pace, stimulated by opportunities in areas such as prosthetic devices and invasive surgical instruments, which are currently dominated by metal. Further growth will be threatened by decelerating growth in surgical procedures and advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Content

INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Demographic Trends
- Health Care Trends
- Medical Conditions
- Chronic Conditions
- Acute Conditions
- Health Insurance
- National Health Expenditures
- Medical Providers
- Patient Activity
- Medical Product Shipments
- Regulatory Environment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Supplies & Devices
- Sterilization Technology
- Pricing Trends
- Plastic Outlook
III. OVERVIEW
- General
- Medical Plastic Overview
- International Overview
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
IV. COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS
- General
- Markets
- Resins
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Markets
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Research & Diagnostic Products
- Other Medical Products
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
- Polypropylene
- Markets
- Medical Packaging
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Other Medical Packaging
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Other Medical Products
- Suppliers
- High Density Polyethylene
- Markets
- Medical Packaging
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Other Medical Packaging
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Suppliers
- Polystyrene
- Markets
- Medical Packaging
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Suppliers
- Low Density Polyethylene
- Markets
- Medical Packaging
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Suppliers
- Thermoplastic Polyester
- Acrylic
- Markets
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
- Polyurethane & Other Commodity Medical Plastics
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
V. ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS
- General
- Markets
- Resins
- Polycarbonate
- Markets
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Other Medical Products
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
- Thermoplastic Elastomers
- Markets
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Other Medical Products
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
- Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
- Markets
- Suppliers
- Nylon
- Markets
- Suppliers
- Thermoplastic Polyester
- Markets
- Suppliers
- Styrene-Acrylonitrile
- Other Engineering Medical Plastics
- Markets
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment
- Medical Packaging
- Suppliers
VI. MARKETS
- General
- Medical Packaging
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Pharmaceutical Outlook
- Plastic Demand
- Plastic Packaging Types
- Suppliers
- Other Medical Packaging
- Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Surgical Appliance & Supply Outlook
- Plastic Demand
- Tubing
- Implantable Medical Devices
- Other Applications
- Surgical & Medical Instruments
- Surgical & Medical Instrument Outlook
- Plastics Demand
- Research & Diagnostic Products
- Research & Diagnostic Products Outlook
- Plastics Demand
- X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment
- X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment Outlook
- Plastic Demand
- Other Medical Products
- Other Medical Product Outlook
- Plastic Demand
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Participants
- Resin Producers
- Processors
- Merger & Acquisition Activity
- Marketing Strategies
- Channels of Distribution
- Research & Development
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- Company Profiles
- Advanced Elastomer Systems LP, see Exxon Mobil
- Advanced Polymers Incorporated
- AlphaGary Corporation, see Rockwood Specialties Group
- Amcor Limited
- American Styrenics LLC, see Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and Dow
- Chemical Company
- Anura Plastics Engineering Corporation, see Freudenberg & Company
- Arkema SA
- BASF SE
- Baxter International Incorporated
- Bayer AG
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Capitol Vial Incorporated, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
- Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated
- Celanese Corporation
- Charter Medical Limited, see Lydall Incorporated
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
- Colorite Polymers, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- Cook Composites & Polymers, see Total SA
- CYRO Industries, see Evonik Industries AG
- Dow Chemical Company
- Dow Corning Corporation
- DSM Solutech BV, see Lydall Incorporated
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Eastman Chemical Company
- EP Scientific Products, see Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Equistar Chemicals LP, see LyondellBasell Industries
- Evonik Industries AG
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Ferro Corporation
- Formosa Plastics Group
- Fortron Industries LLC, see Celanese Corporation
- Freudenberg & Company
- Georgia Gulf Corporation
- GLS Corporation, see PolyOne Corporation
- Helix Medical LLC, see Freudenberg & Company
- Honeywell International Incorporated
- Hospira Incorporated
- INEOS Group Limited
- J&J Scientific Products Incorporated, see Saint-Gobain
- Kloeckner Pentaplast Group
- Liberty Medical Supply Incorporated, see Medco Health Solutions Incorporated
- Lydall Incorporated
- LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA
- Medco Health Solutions Incorporated
- Molecular BioProducts Incorporated, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
- Nalge Nunc International Corporation, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
- Natvar Company, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- NuSil Technology LLC
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- OxyVinyls LP, see Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Pactech LLC, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
- PolyMedica Corporation, see Medco Health Solutions Incorporated
- PolyOne Corporation
- Polyplastics Company Limited, see Celanese Corporation
- Reynolds Packaging Group
- Rio Tinto Group
- Rockwood Specialties Group Incorporated
- Royal DSM NV
- SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, see Saudi Basic
- Industries Corporation
- Saint-Gobain
- Samco Scientific, see Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
- Solutia Incorporated
- Solvay Engineered Polymers Incorporated, see
- LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA
- Solvay SA
- SolVin, see BASF SE and Solvay SA
- Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- Teknor Apex Company
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
- 3M Company
- Ticona Polymers Incorporated, see Celanese Corporation
- Topas Advanced Polymers GmbH, see Celanese
- Total SA
- Tri-Seal, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- Wacker-Chemie AG
- West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
- Westlake Chemical Corporation
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Population & Households
- 3 Medical Conditions
- 4 Health Insurance Coverage of the US Population, 1997-2007
- 5 National Health Expenditures
- 6 Selected Medical Providers by Type
- 7 Selected Patient Activity by Type
- 8 Medical Product Shipments by Type
- 9 US Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
- 1 Medical Plastic Demand by Resin & Market
SECTION IV -- COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS
- 1 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by Market
- 2 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by Resin
- 3 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Markets
- 4 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 5 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Packaging
- 6 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Markets
- 7 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Packaging
- 8 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 9 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Markets
- 10 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Packaging
- 11 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 12 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Markets
- 13 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Packaging
- 14 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 15 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Markets
- 16 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Packaging
- 17 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 18 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand in Medical Packaging
- 19 Acrylic Demand in Medical Markets
- 20 Acrylic Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 21 Acrylic Demand in Medical Packaging
- 22 Polyurethane & Other Commodity Plastic Demand in Medical Markets
SECTION V -- ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS
- 1 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand by Market
- 2 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand by Resin
- 3 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Products
- 4 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 5 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Packaging
- 6 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Products
- 7 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 8 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Packaging
- 9 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Demand in Medical Products
- 10 Nylon Demand in Medical Products
- 11 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment147
- 12 Styrene-Acrylonitrile Demand in Medical Products
- 13 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Products
- 14 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- 15 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Packaging
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
- 1 Medical Plastic Demand by Market
- 2 Medical Packaging Markets for Plastic by Type
- 3 Pharmaceutical Packaging Market for Plastic by Resin
- 4 Other Medical Packaging Markets for Plastic by Resin
- 5 Medical Supply & Equipment Markets for Plastic by Type
- 6 Surgical Appliance & Supply Market for Plastic by Resin
- 7 Surgical & Medical Instrument Market for Plastic by Resin
- 8 Research & Diagnostic Product Market for Plastic by Resin
- 9 X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment Market for Plastic by Resin
- 10 Other Medical Supply & Equipment Market for Plastic Resin
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Medical Plastic Resin Producers, 2007
- 2 Medical Plastic Processors, 2007
- 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 4 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 US Plastic Resin Demand, 2007
SECTION IV -- COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS
- 1 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by
- Resin, 2007
SECTION V -- ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS
- 1 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand by Resin, 2007
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
- 1 Medical Plastic Demand by Market, 2007