Chapter 3 Healthcare Industry Overview
- COVID-19 Impact Assessment
- Supply Shortage and Disruption in the Current Supply Chain Structure
- Decentralization of Supply Chain
- Rise in Demand for Certain Drugs and Changing Strategies of Pharma Companies
- Commercialization of COVID-19 Vaccine to Give a Major Boost to the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Consumer Characteristics and Factors Affecting Demand
- Marketing
- Overview
- Large Purchasing/Marketing Groups Changing the Face of Medical Device Marketing
- Offshore Competition
- Contract Packaging
- Industry Products and Trends
- Overview
- Changing Demographics and Lifestyles
- Healthcare Cost Containment
- Overview
- Managed Care
- Cost Reimbursement
- Hospitals
- Physicians, Surgeons, etc.
- Drug Costs
- Generic Drugs
- Background
- Sales of Generic Products
- Generic Substitution
- Positive Aspects
- OTC Drugs
- Home Healthcare
- Solid Waste Disposal
- Healthcare Packaging Standards
- Compliance with Standards
- American Association for Testing Materials
- International Standardization Organization Standards
- Healthcare Compliance Council
- Packaging Plastics Approval Process
- Important Areas Affecting Healthcare Packaging
- Compliance Packaging
- Child-Resistant Packaging
- Senior-Friendly Healthcare Packaging
- Tamper-Evident Healthcare Packaging
- Factors Affecting Choices of Healthcare Packaging Materials
- Competing Packaging Materials
- Disposability and Recyclability
- Current Healthcare Packaging Prognoses
- High Costs Could Slow Down Healthcare Packaging Growth
- Increasing Use of Home Healthcare
- Other Factors Affecting the Healthcare Packaging Market
- Healthcare Packaging Plastic Processes
- Injection Molding
- Extrusion
- Extrusion and Melt Film Fabrication
- Blown Films
- Film Casting
- Solvent Casting
- Blow Molding
- Thermoforming
Chapter 4 Market Breakdown by Resin Type
- Overview
- Polypropylene
- Background
- Applications
- Properties
- Upgraded Polypropylene
- Advances in Polypropylene Technologies
- Polypropylene Films
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Polyethylenes (HDPE, LDPE and LLDPE)
- LDPE and LLDPE
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Overview
- Forms of PVC
- A Versatile Resin
- Processing
- Leading Producers
- PVC Environmental Problems
- Recent Developments in PVC Replacement
- A Current Summary of PVC Replacement Issues
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Polyesters/Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
- Major Applications
- Modified PET Resins
- Glycol-Modified PET Copolyester
- Engineering-Grade PET
- Reinforced PET
- Producers and Capacities
- New PET Producer Developments
- Recent News in Pet Healthcare Packaging
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Polystyrene
- General Purpose Polystyrene
- High-Impact Polystyrene
- Healthcare Packaging Applications
- Styrene Copolymers
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Other Plastics
- Polyamides
- Polycarbonates
- Acrylics
- Thermoplastic Elastomers
- Copolyesters
- Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
- Silicones
- Polyvinylidene Chloride
- Miscellaneous Resins
Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Application Segment/Product
- Overview
- Healthcare Packaging
- Overview
- Types of Healthcare Packaging
- Competing Packaging Materials
- Disposability and Recyclability
- Rigid vs. Flexible Healthcare Packaging
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Market Breakdown by Application Segment
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Other Pharmaceutical Packaging Applications
- Medical Packaging
- Trays
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Miscellaneous Medical Packaging Applications
Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by Region
- Overview
- Global Healthcare Packaging Resins
- Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Resins
- Global Medical Packaging Resins
Chapter 7 Market Scenario Analysis
- Important Areas Affecting the Healthcare Packaging Market
- Conservative Nature of the Healthcare Industry
- Factors Affecting Choices of Packaging Materials
- Competing Packaging Materials
- Disposability and Recyclability
- Technology
- Safety
- Compounders/Converters/Molders and Distributors
- Other Aspects of the Healthcare Packaging Business
- End-User Healthcare Companies
- Marketing and Competitive Issues
Chapter 8 Environmental and Regulatory Aspects
- Environmental Issues
- Overview
- Specter of Contaminated Products
- Source Reduction
- Competing Packaging Materials
- Sustainability
- The Sustainable Packaging Coalition
- Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council
- Regulatory Issues
- Overview
- Regulatory Approvals
- Plastics Testing Procedures
- Global Regulatory Issues
Chapter 9 Company Profiles
- ALMAC GROUP
- AMCOR PLC
- AMERISOURCE BERGEN CORP.
- APHENA PHARMA SOLUTIONS
- BEACON CONVERTERS INC.
- BILCARE RESEARCH (BILCARE LTD.)
- CATALENT INC.
- CONSTANTIA FLEXIBLES GROUP GMBH
- CRYOPAK
- KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST
- MCKESSON RXPAK
- OLIVER-TOLAS
- PERLEN PACKAGING LLC
- PLASTIC INGENUITY INC.
- PRENT CORP.
- PRINTPAK MEDICAL
- PAXXUS
- SEALED AIR CORP.
- TEKNI-PLEX
- UNITED DRUG PLC
- VETTER PHARMA INTERNATIONAL
- WINPAK LTD.
Chapter 10 Appendix: Glossary and Abbreviations
List of Tables
Table A: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table B: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 1: Series of Standards for Medical Packaging and Their Description
Table 2: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 3: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Healthcare Packaging, by Type of Packaging, Through 2025
Table 4: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 5: Shares of HDPE Plastics, by Type of Processing
Table 6: Leading Global HDPE Producers and Their Headquarters
Table 7: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 8: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Product, Through 2025
Table 9: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 10: Leading Global LDPE Producers and Locations
Table 11: LLDPE Groups
Table 12: Global Market Volumes of LDPE and LLDPE Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 13: Global Market Volumes of LDPE and LLDPE Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Product, Through 2025
Table 14: Global Market Volumes of LDPE and LLDPE Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 15: Rigid PVC Applications
Table 16: Leading Global PVC Producers and Locations
Table 17: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 18: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Product, Through 2025
Table 19: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 20: Leading Global Polyesters/PET Producers and Locations
Table 21: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters/PET for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 22: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters/PET for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Product, Through 2025
Table 23: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters/PET for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 24: SBC Major Products Segmented, by Polymer Process
Table 25: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 26: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Product, Through 2025
Table 27: Global Market for Polystyrene for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 28: Leading Global Polyamide Resin Producers and Locations
Table 29: Global Market Volumes of Polyamides for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 30: Selected Major Polycarbonate Producers and Trade Named Products
Table 31: Leading Global Polycarbonate Producers and Locations
Table 32: Global Market Volumes of Polycarbonates for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 33: Global Market Volumes of Acrylic for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 34: Global Market Volumes of COPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 35: Global Market Volumes of TPU for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 36: Global Market Volumes of Silicones for Healthcare Packaging, by Medical Product, Through 2025
Table 37: Global Market Volumes of PVdC for Healthcare Packaging, by Pharmaceutical Application, Through 2025
Table 38: Global Market Volumes of Miscellaneous Resins for Healthcare Packaging, by Product, Through 2025
Table 39: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, Through 2025
Table 40: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Product, Through 2025
Table 41: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Medical Packaging, by Product, Through 2025
Table 42: Global Market Volumes of Containers for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 43: Global Market Volumes of Closures for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 44: Advantages and Disadvantages of Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging
Table 45: Global Market Volumes of Blister Packaging for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 46: Sealing Clamshells Parameters
Table 47: Global Market Volumes of Other Products for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 48: Global Market Volumes of Syringe for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 49: Common Features of and Selected Applications for Primary Resins Used in Medical Tubing
Table 50: Sample Applications for Flexible Medical Tubing, by Major Category
Table 51: Global Market Volumes of Tubing for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 52: Material Property Criteria: Kits
Table 53: Global Market Volumes of Kits for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 54: Global Market Volumes of IV Bags and Parts for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 55: Global Market Volumes of Other Bags for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 56: Resin Property Criteria: Trays
Table 57: Global Market Volumes of Trays for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 58: Global Market Volumes of Miscellaneous Products for Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2025
Table 59: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 60: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 61: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 62: Global Market Volumes of LDPE/LLDPE for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 63: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 64: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene and Copolymers for Healthcare Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 65: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 66: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 67: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 68: Global Market Volumes of LDPE/LLDPE for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 69: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 70: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene and Copolymers for Pharmaceutical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 71: Global Market Volumes of HDPE for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 72: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 73: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 74: Global Market Volumes of LDPE/LLDPE for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 75: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 76: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene and Copolymers for Medical Packaging, by Country/Region, Through 2025
Table 77: Material or Resin Type
Table 78: Acronyms Used in This Report
List of Figures
Summary Figure: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 1: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, 2019-2025
Figure 2: Global Market Volume Shares of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, 2019
Figure 3: Global Market Volumes of Polypropylene for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 4: Global Market Volumes of Polyethylene for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 5: Global Market Volumes of PVC for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 6: Global Market Volumes of Polyesters/PET for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 7: Global Market Volumes of Polystyrene for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 8: Global Market Volumes of Other Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, 2019-2025
Figure 9: Global Market Volume Shares of Other Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Resin Type, 2019
Figure 10: Global Market Volumes of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, 2019-2025
Figure 11: Global Market Volume Shares of Plastics for Healthcare Packaging, by Application Segment, 2019
