Medical Plastics

US demand for medical plastics will reach $6.55 billion in 2012, based in part on heightened concerns over infection control and increased use of disposable medical products and supplies. Smaller-volume engineering plastics will outpace commodity plastics. Packaging will remain the largest and fastest growing market.

This study analyzes the 4.4 billion pound US medical plastics industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by resin (e.g., polycarbonate, thermoplastic elastomers, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, nylon, thermoplastic polyester, styrene-acrylonitrile) and market (e.g., medical packaging, medical supplies and equipment).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 46 industry players, including Dow Chemical, BASF and Bayer.

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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

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table | MEDICAL PLASTIC DEMAND (million pounds)

3 MARKET ENVIRONMENT

3.1 General

3.2 Macroeconomic Overview

Table | MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS (billion 2000 dollars)

3.3 Demographic Trends

Table | POPULATION & HOUSEHOLDS (million people)

3.4 Health Care Trends

3.4.1 Medical Conditions

Table | MEDICAL CONDITIONS (million conditions)

3.4.2 Health Insurance

Table | HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OF THE US POPULATION, 1997 - 2007 (million persons)

3.4.3 National Health Expenditures

Table | NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES (billion dollars)

3.4.4 Medical Providers

Table | SELECTED MEDICAL PROVIDERS BY TYPE

3.4.5 Patient Activity

Table | SELECTED PATIENT ACTIVITY BY TYPE

3.5 Medical Product Shipments

Table | MEDICAL PRODUCT SHIPMENTS BY TYPE (billion 2000 dollars)

3.6 Regulatory Environment

3.6.1 Pharmaceuticals

3.6.2 Medical Supplies & Devices

3.7 Sterilization Technology

3.8 Pricing Trends

3.9 Plastic Outlook

Table | US PLASTIC RESIN SUPPLY & DEMAND (million pounds)

4 OVERVIEW

4.1 General

4.2 Medical Plastic Overview

Table | MEDICAL PLASTIC DEMAND BY RESIN & MARKET

4.3 International Overview

4.3.1 Medical Supplies & Equipment

4.3.2 Pharmaceutical Packaging

5 COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTICS

5.1 General

5.2 Markets

Table | COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTIC DEMAND BY MARKET (million pounds)

5.3 Resins

Table | COMMODITY MEDICAL PLASTIC DEMAND BY RESIN (million pounds)

5.4 Polyvinyl Chloride

5.4.1 Markets

Table | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS

Table | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE DEMAND IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

Table | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

5.4.2 Suppliers

5.5 Polypropylene

5.5.1 Markets

Table | POLYPROPYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS

Table | POLYPROPYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

Table | POLYPROPYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

5.5.2 Suppliers

5.6 High Density Polyethylene

5.6.1 Markets

Table | HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS

Table | HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

Table | HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

5.6.2 Suppliers

5.7 Polystyrene

5.7.1 Markets

Table | POLYSTYRENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS

Table | POLYSTYRENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

Table | POLYSTYRENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

5.7.2 Suppliers

5.8 Low Density Polyethylene

5.8.1 Markets

Table | LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS

Table | LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

Table | LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

5.8.2 Suppliers

5.9 Thermoplastic Polyester

Table | THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER DEMAND IN MEDICAL PACKAGING

5.10 Acrylic

5.10.1 Markets

Table | ACRYLIC DEMAND IN MEDICAL MARKETS