The global medical plastics compounds market size is likely to surpass around USD 81.1 billion by 2026, this market is foreseen to develop with 5.3% CAGR during the forecast time period.

Market Dynamics

Expanding aging populace in economies, for example, Austria, India, China, and Germany is anticipated to remain a key driving variable.

Developing demand for healthcare offices and services combined with government activities and support towards healthcare services is anticipated to positively affect the market development. Expanding aging populace in nations, for example, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan, and Austria and is foreseen to incite development of the medical plastic compound market. Expanding utilization of medicinal gadgets, for example, MRI, X-beam, apheresis machines and robotic dispensing systems would additionally drive the demand over the coming years.

Market Insights

Technological advancements, advancements in plastics, and developed purification gadgets are boosting demand for plastic gadgets. Expanding demand for polymers in end-use enterprises including disposables, surgical instruments, medical bags, catheters, implants, and drug delivery systems is required to incite market development in not so distant future.

Polymers show predominant properties, for example, surface control, adaptability, quality, lightweight, inflexibility, simplicity of creation, and capacity to withstand long haul presentation to human body. Maturing populace is touted to drive demand for existing and new medicinal innovations in nations, for example, China, Japan, India, and Thailand.

Predominance of chronic diseases including diabetes, heart infections, arthritis, and respiratory sicknesses; particularly among maturing populace is required to drive demand for medical devices, which thusly, is foreseen to make new avenues for market participants. Surging home healthcare industry, inclination for self-prescription combined with booming medical tourism is relied upon to affect the development of the market in not so distant future.

Crude oil costs have been seeing critical vacillations over the ongoing years. Political unsteadiness in real unrefined petroleum delivering nations, for example, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela, Libya, and Iran have unfavourably influenced crude oil supply, hence making inelasticity in free market activity balance for polymer raw material.

Market Segmentation

Market By Product

• Polyvinyl Chloride
• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• Polyester
• Polycarbonate
• Polyurethane
• Acrylics
• Others

Market By Application

• Disposables
• Catheters
• Surgical Instruments
• Medical Bags
• Implants
• Drug Delivery System
• Others

Market By Geography

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East and Africa (MEA)
  • South Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Rest of MEA

Regional Insights

North America is relied upon to be the predominant district representing over 35% of the market in 2018. The provincial market is driven by flooding rate of way of life maladies and government activity on enhancing healthcare industry. Expanding market tourism industry particularly in nations, for example, U.K., Germany, and France is foreseen to build demand for gadgets. Developing home healthcare devices and self-medication in Europe is relied upon to impel industry development over the coming years. Asia Pacific healthcare industry demand is relied upon to develop at an expected CAGR of 5.8% from 2016 to 2025. To diminish the expense of hospital stay is relied upon to expand center around homecare health devices and improve the demand for diabetes control gadgets and dialysis packs.

Market Participants

Few of the main player present in the global medical plastic compounds market are Saint Gobain Performance Plastics; GW Plastics; Nolato AB; Baxter International; Orthoplastics Ltd.; Cyro Industries; Rochling Group; Becton & Dickinson; Medplast Inc.; Dow Chemical; Freudenberg Market LLC.; ExxonMobil Corporation and Du Pont.