Freedonia Focus

Title:Freedonia Focus on Medical Plastics
Price:$500.00
Publication Date:Apr 01, 2008
Abstract:This report discusses US medical plastic demand for the years 2002 and 2007, with forecasts for 2012. Topics covered include industry overview, resin and market segmentation, regulatory environment, sterilization technology, technological developments, market environment, resin and market forecasts, industry composition and leading participants. Resin segments include commodity resins (polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, and other commodity resins) and engineering resins; market segments cover medical packaging and medical product component markets. This 19 page report also includes a highlights summary and a resources section.
Brief Excerpt:...Medical plastic demand in the US is pr ojected to increase #.# percent per year from #### to #.# bil lion pounds in ####, valued at $#.# billion. Gains will be driven by increasing healt h expenditures and medical product production, an aging population, and pol ymer compound improvements. ackage, and cost reduction pr essures, which will restrain value growth. lastic and an ### million pounds. Gains will be f ueled by needs for higher performing s. demanding requirements of advanced m edical procedures and techniques In ####, Dow Chemical, BASF and Bayer were leading resin suppliers to the US medical industry. Through ####, gains will be limited by decreases in the amount of resin used per p Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is expected to remain the leading medical p through ####, with demand rising #.# per cent per year to #.# billion pounds. Growth stimulants will include PVC s processing ease expanding availability of new radiation-re sistant formulations....
Word Count:6722
Length:21 Pages
Industry:Plastics
SIC:2821, 2822, 3841, 3842
NAICS:325211, 325212, 339112, 339113
Company(ies):BASF AG, Bayer AG, Dow Chemical Company
Ticker(s):BAY, BF, DOW
Country(ies):United States, US
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The Freedonia Group, Inc. is a leading international business research firm that researches and publishes over 250 Focus reports covering 18 industry segments. Some of the major industry groups covered by Freedonia Focus include Life Sciences, Building Materials, Industrial Components, and Consumer Goods. Each report packs Freedonia's industry outlook in close to twenty pages of crisp, highly focused analysis. These reports provide a wealth of industry insights targeting market size, product and market segmentation, product and market forecasts, industry composition, market leaders and business trends.

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