세계 의료용 장갑 시장 규모는 2024년부터 2030년까지 예측 기간 동안 5.20%의 연평균 복합 성장률(CAGR)로 확대되어 2030년에는 199억 5,200만 달러에 달할 것으로 예상됩니다. 의료용 장갑에 대한 수요 증가는 주로 의료 시스템의 전염병 발생, 감염성 질환의 유병률 증가, 병원 내 감염 발생 후 장갑과 같은 보호 장비에 대한 인식과 수요 증가에 기인합니다. 또한, 전 세계적으로 수술 건수 증가는 시장을 강화하고 2024-2030년의 예측 기간 동안 의료용 장갑 시장의 성장에 기여할 것으로 예상됩니다.
의료용 장갑 시장은 다양한 이유로 인해 제품 수요가 증가하고 있습니다. 의료용 장갑에 대한 수요 증가는 주로 의료 시스템에서 안전 및 보호 장비에 대한 인식과 수요 증가, 감염 및 병원 내 감염의 유병률 증가에 기인합니다. 예를 들어, 미국 질병예방통제센터(CDC)의 Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, 2022에 따르면 2020-2022년 독감 및 인플루엔자로 인한 입원율이 높아질 것으로 예상된다고 합니다. 2022년까지 최소 470만 명의 독감 환자, 47,000명의 입원 환자, 2,800명의 독감 사망자가 발생할 것으로 추정됩니다. 독감은 감염성 질환으로 사람 간 전염이 가능합니다. 환자나 환자의 소지품에 접촉할 때 의료용 장갑을 착용하는 등 적절한 예방 조치를 취하면 감염을 예방할 수 있습니다. 또한 대장균 감염이나 곰팡이 감염과 같은 다른 많은 감염성 질환도 환자에서 건강한 사람이나 의사나 의사에게 감염될 수 있습니다. 이러한 감염은 장갑 착용과 같은 적절한 안전 수칙을 준수함으로써 예방할 수 있습니다. 따라서 의료용 장갑에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있습니다.
또한, 전염병의 전파로부터 사람을 보호하기 위해 사용되는 장갑과 같은 보호 장비에 대한 인식과 수요가 증가함에 따라 시장에서 의료용 장갑에 대한 수요가 증가합니다. 전염병은 손, 옷, 침구를 통한 개인 접촉을 통해 전염됩니다. 트라코마, 포도상 구균 및 기타 바이러스 및 세균 감염과 같은 전염병의 전파는 적절한 의료용 장갑을 착용함으로써 예방할 수 있으며, 이는 예측 기간 동안 의료용 장갑에 대한 수요를 증가시킬 것입니다.
이 보고서는 세계 의료용 장갑 시장에 대해 조사했으며, 시장 개요와 함께 제품 유형별, 형태별, 응용 유형별, 용도별, 유통 채널별, 지역별 동향, 시장 진출기업 프로파일 등을 정리하여 전해드립니다.
Medical Gloves Market By Product Type (Latex Gloves, Nitrile Gloves, Vinyl Gloves, And Others), By Form Type (Powder-Free Gloves And Powdered Gloves), By Application Type (Examination Gloves And Surgical Gloves), By Usage Type (Disposable Gloves And Reusable Gloves), By Distribution Channel (Hospitals, Medical Store, Online, And Others), by geography is expected to grow at a steady CAGR forecast till 2030 owing to rising awareness of hygiene in healthcare industry and rising prevalence of infectious diseases
Global medical gloves market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.20% during the forecast period from 2024 to 2030 to reach USD 19,952 million by 2030. The increase in demand for medical gloves is primarily attributed to the rising awareness and demand of protective gears such as gloves after the onset of pandemic in healthcare systems, rising prevalence of infectious diseases, and hospital acquired infections. Further, the increase in number of surgeries across the world are anticipated to bolster the market, thereby contributing to the growth of the medical gloves market during the forecast period from 2024-2030.
Medical Gloves Market Dynamics:
The medical gloves market is witnessing a growth in product demand owing to various reasons. The increase in demand for medical gloves is primarily attributed to the rising awareness and demand of safety and protective equipments in healthcare systems, rising prevalence of infectious diseases and hospital acquired infections. For instance, according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, 2022, hospitalization rate for flu and influenza is higher in 2020-2022. As per the same source, CDC estimates that, in 2020-2022, in US there were at least 4.7 million flu illnesses, 47,000 hospitalizations, and 2,800 deaths from flu. Flu and influenza are infectious disease and can be transmitted from one person to another. This transmission can be prevented by following proper precautions like wearing medical gloves when coming in contact with the patient or with his or her belongings. Additionaly, many other infectious diseases like E.coli infection, fungal infection can also be transmitted from a patient to a healthy person or to the doctor or physician. This transmission can be prevented by following proper safety protocol like weariong gloves. Thus increasing the demand of medical gloves in the market.
Additionally, increasing awareness and demand of protective gears such as gloves used to protect a person from the transmission of infection, will increase the demand of medical gloves in the market. Infection spreads through personal contact via hands, clothes or bedding. The transmission of the infectious disease like trachoma, Staphylococcus, and other viral and bacterial infection can be stopped by wearing proper medical gloves, thereby increasing the demand of medical gloves in the forecast period.
Another factor which will bolster the product demand is the increasing number of surgeries. According to American Academy of Facial Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., 2022, estimated that about 1.4 million surgical and non-surgical plastic procedures were done in America in the year 2023. The number of surgery per year is increasing owing to the increase in the demand of safety and protective equipments like medical gloves used for avoding the transmission of infections, thereby responsible to augument the medical gloves market.
Moreover, the product launches in local market, in turn, drive the product demand in the market. For instance, in April 2022, SHOWA Group announced that its single-use nitrile gloves have been granted FDA 510(k) medical approval.
Thus, due to the increasing utilization of medical gloves in various areas of application, there will be a rising demand for medical gloves, in turn increasing the medical gloves market growth.
However, adverse health effects and allergies related to use of medical gloves, highly competitive pricing, and high prices of raw materials may hamper the medical gloves market growth.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has positively impacted the market for medical gloves as the demand of medical gloves increased in the pandemic. Medical gloves are used by people to avoid the transmission of virus. Medical gloves are also the part of personal protective equipment kit (PPE). Though, the outbreak of coronavirus has disrupted the raw materials sourcing, distribution & supply chain and implemented travel restrictions restraining the movement of goods. Moreover, the high demand increased the price of the medical gloves. With the increase in the demand for gloves, the key companies have also increased their production capacities to fulfill the demand. The pandemic is responsible in shifting the perspective of risk for infection with minimal contact, and hence, the use of protective medical supplies has skyrocketed in the general population as well.
Medical Gloves Market Segment Analysis:
Medical Gloves Market by Product Type (Latex Gloves, Nitrile Gloves, Vinyl Gloves, and Others), by Form Type (Powder-Free Gloves and Powdered Gloves), by Application Type (Examination Gloves and Surgical Gloves), by Usage Type (Disposable Gloves and Reusable Gloves), by Distribution Channel (Hospitals, Medical Store, Online, and Others), and by Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World)
In the Form Type segment of the medical gloves market, the powder-free medical gloves are estimated to hold a significant share in the medical gloves market in the year 2023. This can be ascribed to the various advantages that are associated with powder-free medical gloves.
The most important benefit of powder-free medical gloves is that powder is not needed for easy donning and removal. In case of powder medical gloves, powder is used for giving a faster grip and fast donning.
Powdered gloves have cornstarch present in the gloves for giving a faster grip and fast donning, also for reducing sweat from hands. On the other hand, powder-free gloves do not containing the corn starch part which make these gloves a lot more versatile and easier to adorn.
Furthermore, another benefit of powder- free gloves is that they are save, skin-friendly, and far stronger.
Additionally, powder-free gloves reduces the risk of contamination. Powder-free gloves are mainly used because it may not cause allergy in most of the people. When powder medical gloves were removed, cornstarch powder particles from the gloves were released in the air and this was a potential source of contamination and source for causing allergy in some people. This disadvantage is overpowered in case of powder-free gloves as these gloves are made by chlorination. Chlorination helps make latex gloves less form fitting so that powder is not needed for easy donning and removal.
Powder-free gloves are less messy than powdered gloves. Furthermore, powder-free gloves can be coated with a polymer or with nitrile. Nitrile disposable gloves are latex-free and those with allergies to latex are able to wear them.
The demand for powder-free medical gloves is expected to increase during the forecast period. This is owing to the high stability, less contamination, skin-friendly nature, non-allergic properties and many other advantages of powder-free medical gloves. Thus, there will be an increase in the demand for powder-free medical gloves, which in turn will drive the medical gloves market growth.
North America is expected to dominate the overall Medical Gloves Market:
Among all the regions, North America is expected to account for the significant share in the global medical gloves market. Rising awareness and demand of protective equipments in healthcare industry and rising prevalence of infectious and hospital acquired diseases will increase the demand for medical gloves in North America, leading to a rise in the overall medical gloves market growth.
After COVID-19 pandemic, the awareness of hygiene in healthcare, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) has increased, therefore, promoting the demand and use of protective equipment. The healthcare authorities has revised standard operating protocols in hospitals and induced heavy usage of protective equipment including medical gloves. The use of medical gloves reduced the transmission of COVID-19 virus and of other infectious disease. The increased awareness and revised protocols by government will increase the demand of medical gloves in North America.
Hospital-acquired infections are one of the major driving factor for the market of medical gloves in North America. The hospital-acquired infection, also known as a nosocomial infection, is an infection that is acquired in a hospital or other health care facility. Hospital-acquired infections can be prevented by following proper protocols. According to CDC, 2020 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report, the prevalence of HAIs has increased in the US in 2019-2020. As per the above source, it was estimated that about 24% prevalence in US has increased in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2019 and 2020. Many other infection rate has aslo increased, for instance, in the US, 35% increase in ventilator-associated events infections between 2019 and 2020 was observed. Futher, as per the above source, an estimation of about 34% increase in ICU infections were observed. From the above statistics, it can be concluded that the prevalence of HAIs is increasing. The rate of prevalence of HAIs can be controlled by following proper protective protocols, owing to bolster the demand of medical gloves North America.
Thus, all the above-mentioned factors are anticipated to propel the market for Medical Gloves in the North America.
Medical Gloves Market Key Players:
Some of the key market players operating in the medical gloves market include Top Glove Corporation Bhd (474423-X)., Supermax Corporation Berhad., Semperit AG Holding, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Cardinal Health, Inc., ANSELL LTD., AKZENTA INTERNATIONAL SA, BERNER International GmbH, SHEILD Scientific, Vernacare., Hartalega Holdings Berhad, Medline Industries, LP., Leboo Healthcare Products Limited, Rubberex Corporation (M) Berhad, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Plc., B. Braun Melsungen AG., Unigloves (UK) Limited., SHOWA GROUP, Honeywell International Inc., among others.
Recent Developmental Activities in the Medical Gloves Market:
In April 2022, Unigloves announced that they have launched a new nitrile disposable glove - BioTouch - combining chemical resistance, comfort and grip with innovative, environmentally friendly, biodegradable technology.
In April 2022, SHOWA Group announced that its single-use nitrile gloves have been granted FDA 510(k) medical approval.
In March 2022, Ohio American Nitrile, LLC announced a strategic partnership with Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC) to complete development of its manufacturing facility in Grove City, OH. Under the arrangement, OIC will provide $105 million to support the completion of twelve production lines with an aggregate capacity of 3.6 billion nitrile gloves per year.
In July 2022, Honeywell and Premier Inc. announced a new commercial relationship dedicated to expanding the domestic production of nitrile exam gloves. This new collaboration is expected to produce at least 750 million domestically made nitrile exam gloves in the first year alone.
In March 2022, Ansell Limited, a specialist in protection solutions, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Primus brand and related assets that constitute the Life Science business belonging to Primus Gloves and Sanrea Healthcare Products.
Key Takeaways from the Medical Gloves Market Report Study
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR MEDICAL GLOVES MARKET:
Medical gloves are a type of personal protective equipment used to shield the user and the patient from the risk of cross-contamination and infection during medical surgeries, examinations and other procedures.
Global medical gloves market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.20% during the forecast period from 2024 to 2030 to reach USD 19,952 million by 2030.
The Medical gloves market is witnessing a positive market growth owing to rising awareness of hygiene in healthcare systems, rising prevalence of infectious diseases and hospital acquired infections, and growing number of surgeries across the world are anticipated to bolster the market.
Some of the key market players operating in the medical gloves market include Top Glove Corporation Bhd (474423-X)., Supermax Corporation Berhad., Semperit AG Holding, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Cardinal Health, Inc., ANSELL LTD., AKZENTA INTERNATIONAL SA, BERNER International GmbH, SHEILD Scientific, Vernacare., Hartalega Holdings Berhad, Medline Industries, LP., Leboo Healthcare Products Limited, Rubberex Corporation (M) Berhad, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Plc., B. Braun Melsungen AG., Unigloves (UK) Limited., SHOWA GROUP, Honeywell International Inc, others.
North America is expected to hold the highest share in the revenue in the medical gloves market during the forecast period. Rising awareness of hygiene in healthcare and rising prevalence of infectious diseases will increase the demand for medical gloves in North America.