Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Alexander Watson Associates
Published: December 2008
Product Code: R539-49Description AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published in-depth reports on the European market for medical packaging since 1982, tracking material trends and the changing market structure.The European medical packaging market continues to grow. The need for disposable medical devices, sterilizable packaging, barrier packaging and other medical/surgical products, is increasing. With increased performance requirements, medical packaging converters and material suppliers are faced with challenges to provide products to satisfy these needs.European Specialty Medical Packaging Market Outlook 2008 uniquely provides a tool for evaluating the market, highlighting opportunities and supporting strategic decision-making. It offers a perspective for the industry broken down by product, material and market segmentation; exclusive value chain analysis by key areas, and a review of technology developments and new application opportunities. It provides in-depth views from medical device manufacturers about their uses and needs for their primary packaging.Table of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Definitions and Abbreviation
- 1.3 Methodology
- 1.4 Acknowledgements
- 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 3. MEDICAL PACKAGING MARKET STRUCTURE AND VALUE CHAIN
- 3.1 Specialty Medical Packaging Market Structure
- 3.2 Value Chain
- 4 EUROPEAN SPECIALTY MEDICAL PACKAGING MARKET
- 4.1 European Specialty Medical Packaging Market
- 4.2 Specialty Medical Packaging Materials
- 4.3 Specialty Medical Packaging Formats
- 4.4 Specialty Medical Packaging End-use Segments
- 5. MEDICAL PACKAGING
- 5.1 Medical Packaging
- 5.2 Pack Formats
- 5.2.1 Wrappings, Bags, and Miscellaneous Packaging
- 5.2.1.1 Wrappings/Wraps
- 5.2.1.2 Bags
- 5.2.2 Pouches/Tubing
- 5.2.3 Flexible Rollstock
- 5.2.4 Rigid Trays/Lids
- 5.3 Converters
- 5.4 Packaging Machines
- 5.4.1 Thermoforming Machines
- 5.4.2 Sealing Machines
- 5.4.3 Pouch-making machines
- 5.5 Sterilization Technologies
- 6. PACKAGNG FOR SINGLE-USE MEDICAL PRODUCTS
- 6.1 Single-use Medical Products
- 6.2 Dressings/Wound Care
- 6.2.1 Packaging Materials
- 6.2.2 Pack Formats
- 6.2.3 Developments
- 6.3 Syringes
- 6.3.1 Pack Formats
- 6.3.2 Developments
- 6.4 Catheters/Stents
- 6.4.1 Pack Formats
- 6.5 Sterile Fluids
- 6.5.1 Pack Formats
- 6.6 Drapes and Gowns
- 6.6.1 Pack Formats
- 6.7 Procedure Packs (Kits)
- 6.7.1 Pack Formats
- 6.8 Gloves
- 6.9 Orthopedic and Cardiovascular Implants
- 6.10 Electromechanical
- 6.11 Other Single-use Medical Devices
- 7. MATERIALS
- 7.1 Materials
- 7.2 Materials - Forecast Growth Rates
- 7.3 Paper
- 7.4 Plastics and Film
- 7.5 Nonwovens
- 7.6 Tyvek®
- 7.7 Aluminum Foils
- 7.8 Prices
- 8. HOSPITALS
- 8.1 Single-use and Multi-use
- 8.2 Supply of Specialty Medical Packaging
- 9. REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
- 9.1 Medical Device and Packaging Directives
- 9.2 Environmental Legislation, Recyclability, Re-use
- 10. TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- 10.1 Trends and Opportunities — General
- 10.2 Trends and Opportunities — Materials
- 10.3 Trends and Opportunities — Sterilization
- 10.4 Trends and Opportunities — Hospitals
- 10.5 Trends and Opportunities — Devices
- 11 COMPANY PROFILES
- 11.1 Material Supplier Profiles
- 11.2 Converters Profile
- 11.3 Medical Device Manufacturer Profiles 307
- 11.4 Directory of Trade Associations
- 11.5 Machine Supplier Directory
- 11.6 Sterilization Directory
- APPENDICES
- A1 World Population Data
- A2 GDP% Change per Region
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