TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 26
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 26
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 26
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL MEDICAL NON-WOVEN MARKET 26
1.4 LIMITATIONS 27
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 28
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 31
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 31
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 32
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 33
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 33
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 34
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 37
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 38
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 39
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 41
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 42
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 43
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 44
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 45
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 46
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 47
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 48
3.1 DRIVERS 50
3.1.1 GROWING GERIATRIC POPULATION IN CHRONIC DISEASES 50
3.1.2 INCREASING NUMBER OF OSTOMATES 51
3.1.3 INCREASING HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION (HAI) IS FAVOURING THE MARKET 51
3.1.4 INCREASING HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE 52
3.2 RESTRAINTS 54
3.2.1 LACK OF AWARENESS OF NON-WOVEN PRODUCTS IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS 54
3.2.2 REGULATORY SCENARIO NOT FAVOURING THE NON-WOVEN MARKET 55
3.2.3 COMPLICATED PRODUCTION MECHANISM OF MEDICAL TEXTILE 55
3.2.4 LIMITED PRODUCTION OF NON-WOVEN IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS 56
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 57
3.3.1 PARADIGM SHIFT FROM REUSABLE TO DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS 57
3.3.2 RECYCLABILITY OF THE NON-WOVENS 57
3.3.3 NANOTEHNOLOGY AND NON-WOVENS BRINGS NEW APPLICATIONS TO TEXTILES 57
3.4 CHALLENGES 58
3.4.1 STRENGTHENING OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE 58
3.4.2 FLUSHABILITY OF WIPES 59
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 60
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 63
6 GLOBAL MEDICAL NON-WOVEN MARKET, BY TYPE 65
6.1 OVERVIEW 66
6.2 SPUNBOND 67
6.3 SPUN-MELT-SPUN (SMS) 68
6.4 DRYLAID 69
6.5 WETLAID 69
6.6 MELTBLOWN 70
6.7 OTHERS 71
7 GLOBAL MEDICAL NONWOVEN MARKET, BY PRODUCT TYPE 72
7.1 OVERVIEW 73
7.2 HYGIENE TECHNOLOGY 74
7.2.1 DIAPERS 74
7.2.2 INCONTINENCE PADS 74
7.2.3 DISPOSABLE MEDICAL WIPES 75
7.2.4 OSTOMY LINERS 75
7.2.5 CSR WRAPS 75
7.2.6 DISPOSABLE UNDERWEARS 75
7.3 APPAREL PRODUCTS 75
7.3.1 SURGICAL DRAPES AND GOWNS 76
7.3.2 SURGICAL CAPS 76
7.3.3 SURGICAL MASKS 76
7.3.4 WOUND CARE MATERIAL 76
7.3.5 SURGICAL PACKS 76
7.3.6 OTHERS 76
8 GLOBAL MEDICAL NONWOVEN MARKET, BY USABILITY 77
8.1 OVERVIEW 78
8.2 DISPOSABLE 79
8.3 REUSABLE 79
9 GLOBAL MEDICAL NONWOVEN MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 80
9.1 OVERVIEW 81
9.2 DIRECT TENDERS 82
9.3 RETAIL 82
10 GLOBAL MEDICAL NONWOVEN MARKET, BY END-USER 83
10.1 OVERVIEW 84
10.2 HOSPITALS 85
10.3 CLINICS 85
10.4 HOME HEALTHCARE 86
10.5 LABORATORY 86
10.6 AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTRES 87
10.7 OTHERS 87
11 GLOBAL MEDICAL NON-WOVEN MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 88
11.1 OVERVIEW 89
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 94
11.2.1 U.S. 101
11.2.2 CANADA 104
11.2.3 MEXICO 107
11.3 EUROPE 110
11.3.1 GERMANY 117
11.3.2 FRANCE 120
11.3.3 UK 123
11.3.4 ITALY 126
11.3.5 SPAIN 129
11.3.6 RUSSIA 132
11.3.7 TURKEY 135
11.3.8 BELGIUM 138
11.3.9 NETHERLANDS 141
11.3.10 SWITZERLAND 144
11.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 147
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 148
11.4.1 CHINA 155
11.4.2 JAPAN 158
11.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 161
11.4.4 AUSTRALIA 164
11.4.5 INDIA 167
11.4.6 SINGAPORE 170
11.4.7 INDONESIA 173
11.4.8 THAILAND 176
11.4.9 MALAYSIA 179
11.4.10 PHILIPPINES 182
11.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 185
11.5 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 186
11.5.1 SOUTH AFRICA 193
11.5.2 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 196
11.6 SOUTH AMERICA 197
11.6.1 BRAZIL 204
11.6.2 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 207
12 GLOBAL MEDICAL NON-WOVEN MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 208
12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 208
12.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 209
12.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 210
12.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 211
12.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 211
12.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 212
12.7 EXPANSIONS 213
12.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 213
13 SWOT ANALYSIS 214
14 COMPANY PROFILES 217
14.1 OWENS & MINOR, INC. 217
14.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 217
14.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 217
14.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 218
14.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 218
14.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 219
14.2 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 220
14.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 220
14.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 220
14.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 221
14.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 221
14.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 222
14.3 BERRY GLOBAL INC. 223
14.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 223
14.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 223
14.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 224
14.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 224
14.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 225
14.4 KCWW 226
14.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 226
14.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 226
14.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 227
14.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 227
14.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 228
14.5 FREUDENBERG 229
14.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 229
14.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 229
14.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 230
14.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 230
14.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 231
14.6 ABENA A/S 232
14.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 232
14.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 232
14.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 232
14.7 AHLSTROM-MUNKSJo 233
14.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 233
14.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 233
14.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 234
14.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 234
14.8 AVANTI 235
14.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 235
14.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 235
14.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 235
14.9 DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 236
14.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 236
14.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 236
14.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 237
14.10 DYNAREX CORPORATION 238
14.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 238
14.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 238
14.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 239
14.11 FIBEMATICS INC. 240
14.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 240
14.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 240
14.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 240
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14.12 FITESA 241
14.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 241
14.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 241
14.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 242
14.13 FIBERTEX NONWOVENS A/S 243
14.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 243
14.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 243
14.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 243
14.14 FOSHAN NANHAI BIDEFU NONWOVEN CO., LTD. 244
14.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 244
14.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 244
14.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 244
14.15 HOGY MEDICAL 245
14.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 245
14.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 245
14.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 246
14.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 246
14.16 PFNONWOVENS CZECH S.R.O. 247
14.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 247
14.16.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 247
14.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 248
14.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 248
14.17 SWIFT TEXTILE METALIZING LLC 249
14.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 249
14.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 249
14.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 249
14.18 SUOMINEN CORPORATION 250
14.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 250
14.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 250
14.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 251
14.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 252
14.19 TWE GMBH & CO. KG 253
14.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 253
14.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 253
14.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 253
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14.20 WPT NONWOVENS CORP 254
14.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 254
14.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 254
14.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 254
15 CONCLUSION 255
16 QUESTIONNAIRE 256
17 RELATED REPORTS 260