Medical foams provide protection in case of surgery or other wounds. It offers great protection and resistance against germs and bacteria near patients. Medical foam uses polymers like polyolefin, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and others to deliver soft, stiff, or any type of foam according to requirement. It is in demand due to increase in population giving rise to increase in infections, diseases and diversity of bacteria or germs in hospital area.
As an ingredient, medical foam provides wide range of hospital related applications. Mainly depending on wound type. It provides resistance against contagious infections. Further it is extensively used in medical packaging, wound care, prosthetics and medical devices. There are many types in medical foam for example rigid foam, flexible foam, and spray foam. Depending on wound type or requirement, different type of medical foam is used.
The global medical foam market report sheds light on the current market condition by conducting over 301 hours of secondary and primary research. In accordance to the report, the global medical foam market is growing its sphere of influence and growing popular. This market is forecasted to reach US $ xxxx million dollars by the year end of 2023 which is now valued at US $ xxx billion dollars in 2018 growing at a striking growth rate of xx% annually.
With increase in population all over the world, the demand for efficient and advanced medical products is also increasing. The main reason behind increase in growth of medical foam market is rising use of high-quality medical products for protection against rising diversity in infections, diseases and contaminations. Depending on wound type, medical foam application provides resistance against infections caused due to growth of bacteria on a wound.
Availability of alternative products in recent times is one of the reasons to hamper the growth of medical foam market. Low cost of labor and low-cost of ownership also affect the growth of medical foam market.
Depending on consumption and production of medical foam, India, Indonesia, South Korea, China, Japan, and USA are some of the regions contributing to growth of global medical foam market.
The leading manufacturers of medical foam in the global market are The DOW Chemical Company , BASF SE, Bayer AG, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Huntsman Corporation, Trelleborg AB, Inoac Corporation, Recticel NV, Vita (Lux III) S.à r.l., Armacell International, SA, Foamcraft Inc., FoamPartner Group, Future Foam Inc., UFP Technologies Inc., and Rogers Corporation.
Our Approach
The research procedure starts with the bifurcation of the different global medical foam market segments which is then results in the identification of the determinants affecting the growth of every market segment. Later, the market forecasts are done based upon the inputs given by the business leaders across the global medical foam industry value chain. Market Krystal conducted additional 38 interviews for this study, the of which are mentioned below:
By company type:
Manufacturers (35%), Suppliers (25%), Consumers (20%), Researchers (10%), Independent industry consultant (10%)
By geography:
North America (50), Asia (25%), Europe (25%)
By designation:
Top level (40%), Operation level (25%), Mid-level (35%)
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