The need for medical plastics continues to grow despite the economic downturn as there is greater demand for life-saving and quality of life products to meet the needs of our aging population.

From medical packaging, devices and consumables, to implantables and personal protective equipment, plastics are truly everywhere. A healthy development? Well, it depends.

Our aging population is the driving force behind tremendous growth in the plastics and medical device industries. Where will you grow your facility? “From blood bags and examination gloves to ...

Medical plastics are a $1 billion a year market and demand is growing at 10 to 20 percent a year. Driving this growth are the demands of an aging population for implantable medical devices, ...

Dublin, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Medical Plastics - A Global Market Overview" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The overall global market for Medical ...

From 2000 to 2019, the amount of plastic waste doubled, Bodkin says. In the U.S., the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council, Shoreview, Minnesota, has found health care facilities generate about 1.17 ...

WASHINGTON, March 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest research study, the global Medical Plastics Market size & share is anticipated to be valued at approximately $45.1 Billion in ...

The global biodegradable medical plastics market is set to post a CAGR of more than 11% during 2019-2023, according to the research from Technavio.

Coronavirus has made medical waste more visible than ever, but the environmental footprint of healthcare goes much further – and reducing it could save lives.

The medical plastics sector is facing growing pressure to become more sustainable, and there’s plenty of room for progress. In the August Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird highlighted ...

More information: Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates can encode functional plastic-degrading enzymes that allow survival on plastic and augment biofilm formation., Cell Reports (2025). DOI ...