TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION xii
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 4
Demographic Trends 9
Health Care Trends 12
Medical Conditions 14
Chronic Conditions 15
Acute Conditions 17
Health Insurance 19
National Health Expenditures 22
Medical Providers 25
Patient Activity 27
Medical Product Shipments 29
Regulatory Environment 31
Pharmaceuticals 32
Medical Supplies & Devices 33
Sterilization Technology 35
Pricing Trends 38
Plastic Outlook 40
III. OVERVIEW 44
General 44
Medical Plastic Overview 45
International Overview 48
Medical Supplies & Equipment 49
Pharmaceutical Packaging 51
IV. COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS 53
General 53
Markets 53
Resins 56
Polyvinyl Chloride 58
Markets 60
Medical Supplies & Equipment 61
Surgical & Medical Instruments 62
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 63
Research & Diagnostic Products 63
Other Medical Products 63
Medical Packaging 64
Suppliers 67
Polypropylene 70
Markets 71
Medical Packaging 72
Pharmaceutical Packaging 72
Other Medical Packaging 73
Medical Supplies & Equipment 73
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 75
Surgical & Medical Instruments 75
Other Medical Products 75
Suppliers 76
High Density Polyethylene 77
Markets 78
Medical Packaging 79
Pharmaceutical Packaging 80
Other Medical Packaging 81
Medical Supplies & Equipment 82
Suppliers 84
Polystyrene 85
Markets 86
Medical Packaging 87
Medical Supplies & Equipment 89
Suppliers 91
Low Density Polyethylene 92
Markets 93
Medical Packaging 94
Medical Supplies & Equipment 96
Suppliers 98
Thermoplastic Polyester 99
Acrylic 102
Markets 102
Medical Supplies & Equipment 103
Medical Packaging 105
Suppliers 106
Polyurethane & Other Commodity Medical Plastics 107
Medical Supplies & Equipment 108
Medical Packaging 111
Suppliers 111
V. ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS 113
General 113
Markets 113
Resins 116
Polycarbonate 119
Markets 119
Medical Supplies & Equipment 120
Surgical & Medical Instruments 121
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 122
Other Medical Products 122
Medical Packaging 123
Suppliers 125
Thermoplastic Elastomers 126
Markets 127
Medical Supplies & Equipment 128
Surgical & Medical Instruments 129
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 130
Other Medical Products 131
Medical Packaging 131
Suppliers 132
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene 135
Markets 137
Suppliers 139
Nylon 140
Markets 142
Suppliers 144
Thermoplastic Polyester 145
Markets 147
Suppliers 149
Styrene-Acrylonitrile 150
Other Engineering Medical Plastics 153
Markets 154
Medical Supplies & Equipment 155
Surgical & Medical Instruments 156
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 157
X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment 159
Medical Packaging 159
Suppliers 161
VI. MARKETS 166
General 166
Medical Packaging 168
Pharmaceutical Packaging 169
Pharmaceutical Outlook 169
Plastic Demand 170
Plastic Packaging Types 173
Suppliers 175
Other Medical Packaging 177
Medical Supplies & Equipment 181
Surgical Appliances & Supplies 184
Surgical Appliance & Supply Outlook 185
Plastic Demand 185
Tubing 187
Implantable Medical Devices 189
Other Applications 190
Surgical & Medical Instruments 191
Surgical & Medical Instrument Outlook 191
Plastics Demand 192
Research & Diagnostic Products 194
Research & Diagnostic Products Outlook 195
Plastics Demand 195
X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment 198
X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment Outlook 198
Plastic Demand 198
Other Medical Products 200
Other Medical Product Outlook 201
Plastic Demand 202
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 205
General 205
Industry Participants 206
Resin Producers 206
Processors 209
Merger & Acquisition Activity 211
Marketing Strategies 216
Channels of Distribution 217
Research & Development 218
Competitive Strategies 219
Cooperative Agreements 220
Company Profiles 227
Advanced Elastomer Systems LP, see Exxon Mobil
Advanced Polymers Incorporated 228
AlphaGary Corporation, see Rockwood Specialties Group
Amcor Limited 229
American Styrenics LLC, see Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and Dow
Chemical Company
Anura Plastics Engineering Corporation, see Freudenberg
& Company
Arkema SA 232
BASF SE 234
Baxter International Incorporated 238
Bayer AG 240
Becton, Dickinson and Company 242
Capitol Vial Incorporated, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated 244
Celanese Corporation 246
Charter Medical Limited, see Lydall Incorporated
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 249
Colorite Polymers, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
Cook Composites & Polymers, see Total SA
CYRO Industries, see Evonik Industries AG
Dow Chemical Company 251
Dow Corning Corporation 255
DSM Solutech BV, see Lydall Incorporated
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 256
Eastman Chemical Company 259
EP Scientific Products, see Thermo Fisher Scientific
Equistar Chemicals LP, see LyondellBasell Industries
Evonik Industries AG 262
Exxon Mobil Corporation 264
Ferro Corporation 266
Formosa Plastics Group 267
Fortron Industries LLC, see Celanese Corporation
Freudenberg & Company 269
Georgia Gulf Corporation 271
GLS Corporation, see PolyOne Corporation
Helix Medical LLC, see Freudenberg & Company
Honeywell International Incorporated 273
Hospira Incorporated 275
INEOS Group Limited 277
J&J Scientific Products Incorporated, see Saint-Gobain
Kloeckner Pentaplast Group 281
Liberty Medical Supply Incorporated, see Medco Health Solutions Incorporated
Lydall Incorporated 283
LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA 285
Medco Health Solutions Incorporated 287
Molecular BioProducts Incorporated, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
Nalge Nunc International Corporation, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
Natvar Company, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
NuSil Technology LLC 289
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 291
OxyVinyls LP, see Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Pactech LLC, see Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated
PolyMedica Corporation, see Medco Health Solutions Incorporated
PolyOne Corporation 293
Polyplastics Company Limited, see Celanese Corporation
Reynolds Packaging Group 298
Rio Tinto Group 300
Rockwood Specialties Group Incorporated 303
Royal DSM NV 305
SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, see Saudi Basic
Industries Corporation
Saint-Gobain 307
Samco Scientific, see Thermo Fisher Scientific
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation 310
Solutia Incorporated 314
Solvay Engineered Polymers Incorporated, see
LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA
Solvay SA 316
SolVin, see BASF SE and Solvay SA
Tekni-Plex Incorporated 320
Teknor Apex Company 322
Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated 325
3M Company 329
Ticona Polymers Incorporated, see Celanese Corporation
Topas Advanced Polymers GmbH, see Celanese
Total SA 331
Tri-Seal, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
Wacker-Chemie AG 333
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated 334
Westlake Chemical Corporation 337
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Population & Households 12
3 Medical Conditions 15
4 Health Insurance Coverage of the US Population, 1997-2007 22
5 National Health Expenditures 25
6 Selected Medical Providers by Type 27
7 Selected Patient Activity by Type 28
8 Medical Product Shipments by Type 30
9 US Plastic Resin Supply & Demand 42
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 Medical Plastic Demand by Resin & Market 48
SECTION IV -- COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS
1 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by Market 55
2 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by Resin 57
3 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Markets 60
4 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment 62
5 Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Medical Packaging 64
6 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Markets 71
7 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Packaging 72
8 Polypropylene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment 74
9 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Markets 79
10 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Packaging 80
11 High Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Supplies
& Equipment 84
12 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Markets 87
13 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Packaging 89
14 Polystyrene Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment 91
15 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Markets 94
16 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Packaging 96
17 Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Medical Supplies
& Equipment 98
18 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand in Medical Packaging 101
19 Acrylic Demand in Medical Markets 103
20 Acrylic Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment 105
21 Acrylic Demand in Medical Packaging 106
22 Polyurethane & Other Commodity Plastic Demand in
Medical Markets 108
SECTION V -- ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS
1 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand by Market 115
2 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand by Resin 117
3 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Products 120
4 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Supplies & Equipment 121
5 Polycarbonate Demand in Medical Packaging 124
6 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Products 128
7 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Supplies
& Equipment 129
8 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand in Medical Packaging 132
9 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Demand in Medical Products 139
10 Nylon Demand in Medical Products 144
11 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand in Medical Supplies
& Equipment147
12 Styrene-Acrylonitrile Demand in Medical Products 153
13 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Products 154
14 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Supplies
& Equipment 156
15 Other Engineering Plastic Demand in Medical Packaging 161
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Medical Plastic Demand by Market 167
2 Medical Packaging Markets for Plastic by Type 168
3 Pharmaceutical Packaging Market for Plastic by Resin 172
4 Other Medical Packaging Markets for Plastic by Resin 181
5 Medical Supply & Equipment Markets for Plastic by Type 184
6 Surgical Appliance & Supply Market for Plastic by Resin 187
7 Surgical & Medical Instrument Market for Plastic by Resin 194
8 Research & Diagnostic Product Market for Plastic by Resin 197
9 X-Ray & Electromedical Equipment Market for Plastic by
Resin 200
10 Other Medical Supply & Equipment Market for Plastic Resin 204
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Medical Plastic Resin Producers, 2007 208
2 Medical Plastic Processors, 2007 210
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 213
4 Selected Cooperative Agreements 224
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 US Plastic Resin Demand, 2007 43
SECTION IV -- COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS
1 Commodity Medical Plastic Demand by
Resin, 2007 58
SECTION V -- ENGINEERING MEDICAL PLASTICS
1 Engineering Medical Plastic Demand
by Resin, 2007 118
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Medical Plastic Demand by Market, 2007 167
