Medical Polymers Market to 2015 - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Dominating the Medical Devices and Packaging Markets

Report Summary

GBI Research’s report, “Medical Polymers Market to 2015” provides in-depth analysis of the global medical polymers market with revenue forecasts up to 2015. It analyses medical polymers market based on product types. Revenue forecasts, which include historical statistics of the market, are provided for all the major regions of the world. The factors that drive and restrain the growth of the medical polymers market are also analyzed in the report. In addition, the research provides market share analysis of the leading medical polymers producers for all the major regions of the world.

Scope

• Medical polymers market globally and for key regions.
• Medical polymers market revenues data from 2005 to 2009 and forecast for six years to 2015.
• Coverage of the various product types.
• Detailed analysis of the key drivers, restraints and challenges for the medical polymers market in all the major regions.
• Information on the competitive landscape with the revenue shares of the leading companies in the major regions of the world.

Reasons to buy

• Develop business strategies by understanding the trends and developments that are driving the medical polymers market.
• Design and develop your product development, marketing and sales strategies.
• Develop market-entry and market expansion strategies.
• Identify key companies best positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities.
• Benchmark different geographies by the historic and forecasted growth of the global medical polymers market.
• Capitalize by identifying the medical polymers market segments poised for strong growth.
• Identify macro and micro-economic trends shaping and driving the global medical polymers market.

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents
1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures

2 Introduction
2.1 GBI Report Coverage

3 Global Medical Polymers Market
3.1 Global Medical Polymers Market Drivers
3.1.1 Varied Properties of Plastics
3.1.2 Technological Advances
3.1.3 Preference for Plastics as a Packaging Material
3.1.4 The Rising Incidence of Diseases and Increasing Public Health Awareness
3.1.5 Production of Low Weight Medical Devices
3.2 Global Medical Polymers Market Restraints
3.2.1 Proper Management of Medical Waste
3.2.2 Indestructibility of Plastics
3.3 Global Medical Polymers Market to 2015
3.4 Global Medical Polymers Market Breakdown By Product in 2009
3.5 Global Medical Polymer Market Breakdown by Region in 2009
3.6 Global Medical Polymers Market Breakdown By Product and Region in 2009
3.6.1 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) based Medical Polymers
3.6.2 Polypropylene (PP) based Medical Polymers
3.6.3 Polyethylene (PE) based Medical Polymers
3.6.4 Other Polymers
3.7 Global Medical Polymers Market End Use Classification and Forecasts to 2015
3.7.1 Medical Devices Market and Forecasts
3.7.2 Medical Packaging Market and Forecasts
3.8 Global Medical Polymers: Major Players
3.8.1 Bayer AG
3.8.2 Celanese Corporation
3.8.3 Eastman Chemical Company
3.8.4 Dow Chemical Comapny
3.8.5 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
3.8.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation

4 Global Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) based Medical Polymers Market
4.1 Market Introduction and Overview
4.2 Applications of PVC
4.3 Advantages of PVC based Medical Polymers
4.4 Disadvantages of PVC based Medical Polymers
4.5 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Region and Forecasts to 2015
4.5.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecasts
4.5.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
4.5.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
4.5.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
4.5.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
4.5.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
4.6 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

5 Global Poly Propylene (PP) based Medical Polymers Market
5.1 Market Introduction and Overview
5.2 Applications of PP
5.3 Advantages of PP based Medical Polymers
5.4 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Regions and Forecasts to 2015
5.4.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecasts
5.4.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
5.4.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
5.4.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
5.4.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
5.4.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
5.5 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

6 Global Polyethylene (PE) based Medical Polymers Market
6.1 Market Introduction and Overview
6.2 Applications of PE
6.3 Advantages of PE based Medical Polymers
6.4 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Regions and Forecasts to 2015
6.4.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecasts
6.4.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
6.4.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
6.4.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
6.4.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
6.4.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
6.5 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

7 Global Polycarbonate (PC) based Medical Polymers Market
7.1 Market Introduction and Overview
7.2 Applications of Polycarbonate (PC)
7.3 Advantages of PC based Medical Polymers
7.4 Disadvantages of PC based Medical Polymers
7.5 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Regions and Forecasts to 2015
7.5.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecast
7.5.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
7.5.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
7.5.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
7.5.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
7.5.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
7.6 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

8 Global Nylon based Medical Polymers Market
8.1 Market Introduction and Overview
8.2 Applications of Nylon
8.3 Advantages of Nylon based Medical Polymers
8.4 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Reasons and Forecasts to 2015
8.4.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecasts
8.4.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
8.4.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
8.4.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
8.4.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
8.4.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
8.5 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

9 Global Biopolymers (BP) based Medical Polymers Market
9.1 Market Introduction and Overview
9.2 Applications of Biopolymers
9.3 The advantages of Biopolymer based Medical Polymers
9.4 The Disadvantages of Biopolymers
9.5 Strategic Analysis by Geographic Reasons and Forecasts to 2015
9.5.1 North America Market Analysis and Forecasts
9.5.2 North America Price Analysis and Forecasts
9.5.3 Europe Market Analysis and Forecasts
9.5.4 Europe Price Analysis and Forecasts
9.5.5 Asia Market Analysis and Forecasts
9.5.6 Asia Price Analysis and Forecasts
9.6 Strategic Analysis by End Use Classification

10 Appendix
10.1 Market Definitions
10.2 Abbreviations
10.3 Methodology
10.3.1 Coverage
10.3.2 Secondary Research
10.3.3 Primary Research
10.3.4 Expert Panel Validation
10.4 Contact Us
10.5 About GBI Research
10.6 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Medical Polymers, Global, Demand ($m), 2000-2015
Table 2: Medical Polymers, Global, Product Breakdown ($m), 2009
Table 3: Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, ($m), 2009
Table 4: PVC based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, ($m), 2009
Table 5: PP based medical polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, ($m), 2009
Table 6: PE based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, ($m), 2009
Table 7: Other Polymers based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, ($m), 2009
Table 8: Medical Devices, Global, End Use Classification ($m), 2009-2015
Table 9: Medical Packaging, Global, End Use Classification ($m), 2009-2015
Table 10: PVC based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 11: PVC based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 12: PVC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 13: PVC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000- 2015
Table 14: PVC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000- 2015
Table 15: PVC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000- 2015
Table 16: PVC-based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Table 17: PP based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 18: PP-based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 19: PP-based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 20: PP-based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 21: PP based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000- 2015
Table 22: PP based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 23: PP based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Table 24: PE based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 25: PE based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000 - 2015
Table 26: PE based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000 - 2015
Table 27: PE based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 28: PE based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 29: PE based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 30: PE based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Table 31: PC based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000 - 2015
Table 32: PC based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 33: PC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 34: PC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 35: PC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 36: PC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 37: PC based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Table 38: Nylon based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 39: Nylon based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 40: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 41: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 42: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 43: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 44: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use demand by Application, %, 2009
Table 45: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 46: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 47: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 48: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 49: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Table 50: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Table 51: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Medical Polymers, Global, Demand ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 2: Medical Polymers, Global, Product Breakdown (%), 2009
Figure 3: Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, (%), 2009
Figure 4: PVC based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, (%), 2009
Figure 5: PP based medical polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, (%), 2009
Figure 6: PE based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, (%), 2009
Figure 7: Other Polymers based Medical Polymers, Global, Value Share by Geographic Regions, (%), 2009
Figure 8: Medical Devices, Global, End Use Classification ($m), 2009-2015
Figure 9: Medical Packaging, Global, End Use Classification ($m), 2009-2015
Figure 10: PVC based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 11: PVC based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 12: PVC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 13: PVC-based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 14: PVC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 15: PVC-based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000- 2015
Figure 16: PVC-based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Figure 17: PP based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 18: PP-based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 19: PP-based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 20: PP-based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 21: PP based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 22: PP based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 23: PP based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use demand by Application, %, 2009
Figure 24: PE based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 25: PE based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 26: PE based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 27: PE based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 28: PE based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 29: PE based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 30: PE based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Figure 31: PC based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 32: PC based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 33: PC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 34: PC based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 35: PC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 36: PC based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 37: PC based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009
Figure 38: Nylon based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 39: Nylon based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 40: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 41: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 42: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 43: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 44: Nylon based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use demand by Application, %, 2009
Figure 45: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, North America, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 46: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, North America, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 47: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Europe, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 48: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Europe, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 49: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Asia, Demand (Ton) / Revenue ($m), 2000-2015
Figure 50: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Asia, Price, $/Ton, 2000-2015
Figure 51: Biopolymer based Medical Polymers, Global, End Use Demand by Application, %, 2009