Antimicrobial Plastics Market Future Scenarios, Growth and Analytical Insights – 2025
Global "Antimicrobial Plastics Market is projected to reach USD 66.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 10.8% from USD 40.0 billion in 2021. Increasing demand from applications such as medical and healthcare, packaging, and consumer goods; and consumer awareness pertaining to the importance of antimicrobial plastics are the major factors attributed to the markets growth. However, volatility in raw material prices and government regulations on the usage of plastics in certain applications are hampering market growth. Additionally, the growth of the textile industry is expected to offer lucrative opportunities for the market players. Antimicrobial plastics are polymer materials infused with antimicrobial agents and additives, such as organic-metallic biocides and oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA). They are mainly used to kill microorganisms, such as bacteria, algae, and fungi, and inhibit their growth in the end-use product.
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Recent Developments
- In 2021, Sanitized AG launched a new product, Sanitized Puretec. It’s a non-leaching, metal-free, and particle-free antimicrobial solution for textile to prevent the buildup of odor-causing bacteria. This has been tested through 40 washes using ASTM E3 162-18, which was approved by International Antimicrobial Council.
- In 2021, Microban International partnered with Sunbeam Products to manufacture antimicrobial knife handles to make the handles hygienic and bacteria-free.
The commodity plastics segment is estimated to be the largest type segment of the antimicrobial plastics market in 2019.
Commodity plastics are the most commonly used plastics across a wide range of applications. These plastics are used in applications where mechanical properties and service environments are not very critical. Some examples of commodity plastics are PE, PP, PS, PVC, PMMA, PET, and PUR. These plastics are produced in high volume at low cost for the most common disposable items and durable goods. The widespread applications, easy availability, and low-cost materials are the key factors driving the commodity plastics market.
The medical and healthcare application segment is estimated to lead the antimicrobial plastics market during the forecast period.
The medical and healthcare application leads the antimicrobial plastics market owing to consumer awareness regarding health-related issues and life-threatening diseases such as H1N1, nosocomial infections, and COVID-19 in the recent past. As a result, the importance of antimicrobial plastics in medical and healthcare application is expected to increase during the forecast period. Moreover, innovation in the medical and healthcare application, for instance, the development of non-toxic plastic equipment is anticipated to fuel the growth of the antimicrobial plastics market. Surgical and medical devices such as catheters, cubicle curtains, beds, and dental implants are the other medical and healthcare applications of antimicrobial plastics.
APAC is estimated to account for the largest share of the antimicrobial plastics market during the forecast period
APAC is the largest and fastest-growing antimicrobial plastics market. Growing industrialization, backed by infrastructure development in the region, has offered enormous opportunities for the use of antimicrobial plastics in APAC. The growing demand and policies, such as emission control and use of environmentally-friendly products, have led to innovation in the plastics industry of the region, making it a plastics hub, globally. The growing population, along with industry alliances, is expected to lead to significant growth of the antimicrobial plastics market in the region.
Major players profiled in the report include DuPont (US), BASF SE (Germany), Lonza Group (Switzerland), Avient Corporation (US), Microban International (US), Parx Plastics (Netherlands), King Plastic Corporation (US), BioCote (UK), Milliken Chemical (US) and Sanitized AG (Switzerland).
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