Abstract
Plastics find increased use each year in applications for healthcare packaging. In these changing times, with emphasis on healthcare cost control, plastics are increasing their penetration in packaging. Among current trends are increased use of disposable products, an aging population, continuing cost pressures on suppliers, increasing influence of hospital and healthcarerelated purchasing groups, continued shifts to outside contract packaging, and more and more emphasis on child-resistant/senior-friendly and tamperevident packaging. All of these will challenge the healthcare packaging industry through the decade and beyond.
This BCC study looks in detail at several aspects of three important industries: plastics, packaging and healthcare. They interact in this study of the use of plastic resins in, primarily, large-volume commodity packaging plastics, and in packaging of healthcare products. This report covers the packaging of pharmaceutical products and medical products such as blood and intravenous solution bags, diagnostic kits, syringes and other similar items.
The report discusses, analyzes and forecasts markets for the major plastics used in packaging these important healthcare products. It provides a comprehensive reference for those interested and/or involved in the use of plastics for packaging healthcare products. This is a wide and varied group of personnel in chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics processing companies.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The report contains:
- Coverage of activities and markets in North America for plastic resins used in the packaging of healthcare products
- Discussion of noteworthy international activities relating to foreign-based companies in U.S. markets, and international technologies, standards and protocols
- Assessment of technology developments, trends and challenges
- Market analysis by resin volumes with forecasts to 2009
- Market analysis by major end-users and applications with forecasts to 2009
- Profiles of the major players and their contributory roles.
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