The "Medical Plastics: Global Markets to 2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

The global market for medical plastics reached nearly 12.8 billion pounds in 2016. This market is estimated to reach 18.3 billion pounds in 2022 from 13.6 billion pounds in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2% for 2017-2022.

This report will initially cover the medical device industry, itself, and industry and market information will be updated, and definitive and detailed estimates and forecasts of the global market will be provided, followed by a detailed analysis of the key resins used to make these devices.

The ever-changing face of the medical device industry; new types of medical devices legislative, regulatory and environmental issues; new products and technologies related to medical devices, sterilization techniques and impact on polymer selection; polymer usage in medical devices; status of PVC; and medical plastic's product lines and trade-named products along with the recent introduction of three-dimensional (3D) printing are some of the topics that are covered.

As mentioned above, medical packaging applications per se are not covered in this report. However, several types of medical devices, such as syringes, trays, tubing and kits, that are widely considered to be an integral part of the medical packaging market are covered in the report.

Report Includes:

  • An overview of the global markets for medical plastics
  • Analyses of market trends, with data from 2016, estimates for 2017, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2022
  • Information on new medical devices, new products, technologies related to medical devices, sterilization techniques, and medical plastic product lines
  • A look at key resins used to make medical devices, and new products and technologies related to these devices
  • Examination of the market's dynamics, including growth drivers, restraints, and opportunities
  • Evaluation of the environmental regulatory impacts on the market
  • Profiles of major players in the industry

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Summary and Highlights

3 Market and Technology Background

4 Legislative and Regulatory Issues

5 Environmental Issues

6 Medical Device Plastic Processes

7 Sterilization Techniques

8 Validation Tests for Medical Plastics

9 Applications

10 Resins Used in Medical Devices

11 Commodity Thermoplastics

12 Styrenic Resins

13 Engineering Resins

14 Thermoset Resins

15 Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)

16 Polymer Alloys and Blends

17 Biopolymers and Biodegradable Polymers

18 Miscellaneous Resins

19 Industry Structure

20 Patent Review

21 New Technologies

22 Company Profiles

  • Allergan
  • Apex Medical Technologies
  • B. Braun Medical Inc.
  • Bard Medical Division (C.R. Bard Inc.)
  • Baxter Inc.
  • Becton Dickinson and Company
  • Catalent Pharma Solutions
  • Da/Pro Rubber
  • Dunn Industries Inc.
  • Filtertek Inc.
  • Fluortek Inc.
  • Freudenberg Medical Inc.
  • GW Plastics
  • Harmac Medical Products
  • Hospira
  • International Polymer Engineering
  • Medical Plastic Devices Inc.
  • Medical Polymers Inc.
  • Medplast Inc.
  • Medtronic
  • Mexichem Specialty Compounds
  • Microlumen Inc.
  • NDH Medical Inc.
  • Polyone Corp.
  • Professional Plastics
  • Putnam Plastics Company LLC
  • Saint Gobain Performance Plastics
  • Spectrum Plastics Group
  • Sunmed LLC
  • Teleflex Medical
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  • Vancive Medical Technologies
  • Vention Medical
  • W.L. Gore and Associates

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