Medical Plastics Market is the critical component for the advancing medical devices industry. Since past decade, the market has experienced a rapid upsurge in terms of technological advancements, increasing automation, and integrating the entire value chain of the industry. Rising urbanization, increasing awareness regarding the disposable devices has catalyzed the growth of medical plastics market.
Increasing aging population has incredibly improved the demand for medical devices and hence can be attributed as the major drivers for global medical plastics market. Increasing the demand for more medical technologies, increasing number of manufacturing industries and application sectors under this market have together proved to be the key factors of growth in this market. Mergers & acquisitions along with geographic expansions are being adopted by companies many companies across the industry. Number of patents being filed for medical devices & applications by market players, have also seen an upsurge during the last decade.
The medical device industry is driven by global population growth, increased access for consumers to healthcare services—especially in developing economies—and growing replacement of metal parts in surgical components, according to the report. In addition, the development of advanced materials with improved strength and performance will push the market forward.
The medical plastics market can be divided into by type of plastics used, by application they are catered to and by geography. Based on the commercially available types the market is classified as thermoplastics and engineering plastics. Engineering plastics is the fastest growing segment and is estimated to see an increase in the near future. The demand of this segment is mainly driven due to its better thermal characteristics than the more broadly used thermoplastics. Engineering plastics also have their own set of unique properties which make them adaptable for many applications. Thus, the application of engineering plastic is extensive and is growing at a very fast pace.