The latest research report by Frost & Sullivan, a US consulting firm, predicts that the global antibacterial plastics market will continue to expand as people's product safety and hygiene awareness increases. It is estimated that in 2015, the industrial application market for antimicrobial plastics will reach 1.4 billion pounds, the value of products for consumer goods will be 1.03 billion pounds, and the health care sector will be 330 million pounds. By then, up to 20% of the world's plastic products will have antibacterial properties.

The report pointed out that antibacterial plastics mainly include the three downstream markets of medical and health care, industry and consumer goods. Among them, the medical and health care industry has the strongest demand for antimicrobial plastics, showing great market potential. However, from the perspective of the overall market size, the proportion of products used in the industrial and consumer goods industries is larger, and the investment in new product development is also greater in the next few years.

Frost & Sullivan believes that in the consumer antibacterial plastics market, the main application areas are electronics, household appliances, sportswear and equipment, personal care products, baby care products and so on. Manufacturers have additives with antibacterial properties as a tool for market expansion, and people's awareness of antibacterial protection will also promote the expansion of the antibacterial market for consumer products. At present, the regulations and supervision related to antibacterial plastic products are not as strict as those in medicine and food, and manufacturers are more likely to turn their attention to the antibacterial plastics market for consumer products. However, counterfeit antibacterial products reduce the level of trust consumers have. In addition, due to the slowdown in global economic growth, consumer goods manufacturers have curbed the market by reducing costs to attract customers.

At present, industrial grade antibacterial plastics are mostly used in product packaging, automobiles, housing construction, food processing equipment, heating ventilation and air conditioning engineering. The application of antibacterial plastics in heating ventilation and air conditioning engineering can reduce the transmission rate of infectious diseases. Therefore, the demand for antibacterial plastics in hotels and public places such as railway stations, airports and offices has surged, which is the biggest driving factor in the industrial antibacterial market. one. In addition, anti-bacterial additives are increasingly used in personal protective equipment such as helmets, earphones, and waterproof clothing. Asian and African countries have large populations, low incomes, and generally poor food hygiene, and there is great potential to promote the antimicrobial plastic packaging market in these regions.

Antimicrobial plastic users in the medical and healthcare industries include medical devices, medical device packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, medical environments and public facilities. Antibacterial additives have a large target population in the medical and health care market segment, which is the main driving force for its rapid development. However, due to the strict requirements of medical institutions for antibacterial plastics, in addition to antibacterial, there are also requirements for non-toxic, low heavy metal content, and only a small number of expensive additives can meet these conditions, so plastic suppliers are not interested in adding antibacterial agents to medical products. Big.

There are three main types of microorganisms currently growing on plastic surfaces: bacteria, algae, and fungi. There are three main ways in which microorganisms biodegrade plastics: direct degradation, indirect degradation by microbial metabolites, and microbial sedimentation on plastics. Antibacterial plastic refers to the addition of an antibacterial agent to the plastic, so that the plastic itself has antibacterial properties, and the bacteria contaminated on the plastic can be killed or suppressed within a certain period of time. Compared with conventional chemical and physical methods, the use of antibacterial plastics is long-lasting and economical and convenient. With the continuous improvement of public health awareness and the improvement of living standards in recent years, antibacterial plastic products have been more and more respected, and the antibacterial industry has entered a new stage of development.

At present, the main producers of antibacterial additives in the world include Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Clariant, Aozhen Chemical Company, Arkema Company, Chemeq Technology Co., Ltd., Addmaster (UK) Co., Ltd., Agion Technology Co., Cross Chemical Co., Aomekai Companies and BioCote Co., Ltd., etc. Compared with antibacterial additives, antibacterial plastics manufacturers are much less. Currently, the main producers include BASF, Bayer MaterialScience Co., Ltd., Doeflex-Vitapol, Momentico Materials, Teknor Apex and Ticona Engineering Polymers. .

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