#Medical Plastics Market share

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Medical Plastics Market Leading Players, Survey, Status and Trends Report by 2030

The global medical plastics market was valued at approximately USD 52.9 billion in 2023 and is forecasted to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from 2024 to 2030. This growth is largely attributed to advancements in specialized plastics and plastic composites, which are integral in manufacturing various medical components such as catheters, surgical instrument handles, and syringes. The rising demand for in-house and advanced medical devices is propelling the need for durable, lightweight materials like polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate, which are increasingly used in medical device manufacturing. Furthermore, the expanding home healthcare sector, which is more cost-effective than hospital-based care, has also significantly increased the demand for medical devices that rely on medical plastics for portability, durability, and safety.

According to the most recent U.S. census data, approximately 16.8% of the U.S. population is aged 65 or older, with this demographic expected to reach 74 million by 2030. Among this population, those aged over 85 require the most intensive healthcare, and their numbers are growing rapidly. In March 2021, President Joe Biden proposed a significant investment of USD 400 billion over eight years for Medicaid, aimed at expanding at-home care for the elderly and disabled populations while raising caregivers' wages. In the U.S., increasing costs and shrinking profit margins for healthcare providers have driven the government to overhaul healthcare funding and insurance through initiatives like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Medical Plastics Market

The market is experiencing a high growth stage, with an accelerated pace due to its consolidation. Medical plastic manufacturers are increasingly pursuing strategic moves such as mergers and acquisitions, product launches, and production expansions to strengthen their competitive positioning. For example, in November 2023, TekniPlex Healthcare acquired Seisa Medical, a medical device manufacturer based in El Paso, Texas. This acquisition allows TekniPlex to leverage Seisa’s expertise in materials science and processing technology for interventional therapy and minimally invasive devices on a global scale. Seisa offers contract manufacturing services across the entire product development cycle for Class II and III medical devices, including component manufacturing, assembly, and packaging, all of which are critical for expanding TekniPlex’s global capabilities.

Application Segmentation Insights:

In 2023, the medical components segment led the market, accounting for over 40.0% of revenue share. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly drove demand for essential medical components such as personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, gloves, gowns, and technology-intensive devices like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. Emerging markets played a key role in manufacturing PPE, face masks, and gloves, while developed markets primarily focused on producing high-tech equipment such as MRI scanners and ventilators. The global surge in demand for these products during the pandemic highlights the importance of medical plastics in facilitating healthcare responses, thereby fueling growth in the medical components segment.

Medical device packaging is essential for maintaining device integrity and performance over its shelf life. Proper packaging protects devices from physical damage, biological contamination, and environmental disturbances, while ensuring sterility before their use in healthcare settings. Effective packaging includes labeling for easy identification and supports the safe transport of devices to end users.

Packaging for orthopedic implants, such as knee, hip, spine, and thumb implants, requires materials compatible with multiple sterilization methods and that offer high puncture and abrasion resistance. These implants must be safeguarded against physical damage and contamination to maintain their integrity and effectiveness. Common materials used for orthopedic implant packaging include thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyethylene. UFP MedTech, for instance, developed FlexShield TPU and cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) for orthopedic packaging applications. Both materials are compatible with gamma and ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization processes and offer strong resistance to abrasion and punctures.

The demand for orthopedic soft goods, such as knee and back supports, is rising, particularly in developed regions like Europe, the U.S., and Japan, which have a growing elderly population. Additionally, the fitness and sports industries in emerging economies like India are driving demand as well. Orthopedic soft goods cater to a diverse consumer base, including senior citizens, young adults, and teens, by providing relief from joint pain caused by disease, occupational strain, or sports-related injuries. These products encompass a range of items, including rehabilitation aids, knee braces, wrist supports, back support braces, ankle supports, elbow straps, abdominal binders, rib belts, hernia supports, and cervical collars. They are essential for managing pain and providing support for injuries related to fractures, muscle pain, and various orthopedic conditions.

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Medical Plastics Market 2030 – Trends, Driving Factors by Manufacturers

The global medical plastics market was valued at approximately USD 52.9 billion in 2023 and is forecasted to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from 2024 to 2030. This growth is largely attributed to advancements in specialized plastics and plastic composites, which are integral in manufacturing various medical components such as catheters, surgical instrument handles, and syringes. The rising demand for in-house and advanced medical devices is propelling the need for durable, lightweight materials like polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate, which are increasingly used in medical device manufacturing. Furthermore, the expanding home healthcare sector, which is more cost-effective than hospital-based care, has also significantly increased the demand for medical devices that rely on medical plastics for portability, durability, and safety.

According to the most recent U.S. census data, approximately 16.8% of the U.S. population is aged 65 or older, with this demographic expected to reach 74 million by 2030. Among this population, those aged over 85 require the most intensive healthcare, and their numbers are growing rapidly. In March 2021, President Joe Biden proposed a significant investment of USD 400 billion over eight years for Medicaid, aimed at expanding at-home care for the elderly and disabled populations while raising caregivers' wages. In the U.S., increasing costs and shrinking profit margins for healthcare providers have driven the government to overhaul healthcare funding and insurance through initiatives like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Medical Plastics Market

The market is experiencing a high growth stage, with an accelerated pace due to its consolidation. Medical plastic manufacturers are increasingly pursuing strategic moves such as mergers and acquisitions, product launches, and production expansions to strengthen their competitive positioning. For example, in November 2023, TekniPlex Healthcare acquired Seisa Medical, a medical device manufacturer based in El Paso, Texas. This acquisition allows TekniPlex to leverage Seisa’s expertise in materials science and processing technology for interventional therapy and minimally invasive devices on a global scale. Seisa offers contract manufacturing services across the entire product development cycle for Class II and III medical devices, including component manufacturing, assembly, and packaging, all of which are critical for expanding TekniPlex’s global capabilities.

Application Segmentation Insights:

In 2023, the medical components segment led the market, accounting for over 40.0% of revenue share. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly drove demand for essential medical components such as personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, gloves, gowns, and technology-intensive devices like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. Emerging markets played a key role in manufacturing PPE, face masks, and gloves, while developed markets primarily focused on producing high-tech equipment such as MRI scanners and ventilators. The global surge in demand for these products during the pandemic highlights the importance of medical plastics in facilitating healthcare responses, thereby fueling growth in the medical components segment.

Medical device packaging is essential for maintaining device integrity and performance over its shelf life. Proper packaging protects devices from physical damage, biological contamination, and environmental disturbances, while ensuring sterility before their use in healthcare settings. Effective packaging includes labeling for easy identification and supports the safe transport of devices to end users.

Packaging for orthopedic implants, such as knee, hip, spine, and thumb implants, requires materials compatible with multiple sterilization methods and that offer high puncture and abrasion resistance. These implants must be safeguarded against physical damage and contamination to maintain their integrity and effectiveness. Common materials used for orthopedic implant packaging include thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyethylene. UFP MedTech, for instance, developed FlexShield TPU and cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) for orthopedic packaging applications. Both materials are compatible with gamma and ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization processes and offer strong resistance to abrasion and punctures.

The demand for orthopedic soft goods, such as knee and back supports, is rising, particularly in developed regions like Europe, the U.S., and Japan, which have a growing elderly population. Additionally, the fitness and sports industries in emerging economies like India are driving demand as well. Orthopedic soft goods cater to a diverse consumer base, including senior citizens, young adults, and teens, by providing relief from joint pain caused by disease, occupational strain, or sports-related injuries. These products encompass a range of items, including rehabilitation aids, knee braces, wrist supports, back support braces, ankle supports, elbow straps, abdominal binders, rib belts, hernia supports, and cervical collars. They are essential for managing pain and providing support for injuries related to fractures, muscle pain, and various orthopedic conditions.

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Medical Plastics Market Key Companies and Emerging Trends 2024 - 2030

The global medical plastics market size was estimated at USD 52.9 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from 2024 to 2030.

This growth can be attributed to the development of advanced plastics and plastic composites used in medical components such as catheters, surgical instrument handles, and syringes. The demand for medical device packaging is likely to be driven by a rise in demand for in-house and advanced medical devices. Plastics including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate are increasingly being utilized for the manufacturing of medical devices. The growth of home healthcare due to its low costs compared to hospital care and intensive care has resulted in a rise in demand for medical devices.

According to the latest U.S. census, 16.8% of the U.S. population is over the age of 65 years and this number is anticipated to reach 74 million by 2030. People aged over 85 need the most care and their population is growing rapidly. In March 2021, the U.S. President, Joe Biden, proposed spending USD 400 billion on Medicaid over eight years to fund at-home care for elderly and disabled people as well as increase the wages of caregivers.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Medical Plastics Market

Detailed Segmentation:

Market Concentration & Characteristics

Market growth stage is high, and pace of market growth is accelerating owing to overly consolidated market. Medical plastic manufacturers are actively implementing challenging strategic initiatives such as mergers & acquisitions, new product launches, production expansion, among others.

For instance, In November 2023, TekniPlex Healthcare announced the acquisition of Seisa Medical, a medical device manufacturer based in El Paso, Texas, offering various services throughout the product development cycle. This acquisition will enhance the company's materials science and process technologies worldwide for interventional therapy devices and minimally invasive. From development and design to component manufacturing, final assembly, and packaging, Seisa provides global contract manufacturing services for Class II and III medical devices and specialty components.

Process Technology Insights

Injection molding is a widely used process in the medical plastics industry. It has many advantages, including compliance with medical industry standards and regulations. The use of engineering-grade plastics ensures that parts are created to enhance patient safety and comply with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) guidelines. Injection molding is highly flexible, allowing parts to be fully customizable to fit the consumer.

Application Insights

The medical components segment dominated with a revenue share above 40.0% in 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for medical components such as personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, gloves & gowns, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The emerging countries manufactured PPE, face masks, and gloves, whereas, developed countries manufactured technology-intensive equipment such as MRI scanners and mechanical ventilators. Hence, the demand for the aforementioned equipment was rising during the pandemic, which in turn is expected to drive the segment’s growth.

Regional Insights

In 2023, North America dominated global medical plastics market with a market share of above 33.0%. This is expected to augment the demand for generic drugs as well as medical devices in the coming years, thereby driving North America medical plastics market over the forecast period. The key applications catered to by this industry include pharmaceutical packaging and medical components manufacturing.

Rising demand for medical plastics in pharmaceutical packaging applications and the rapid growth of the pharmaceutical industry in Mexico and Canada are expected to drive the medical plastics market in the region. For instance, the elimination of stringent regulations by the Mexican government, which had earlier restricted the establishment of new manufacturing units, has resulted in the establishment of new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities for major companies such as Takeda and Astellas in Mexico.

Product Insights

The Poyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin segment dominated the medical plastics market with a revenue share of above 51.0% in 2023. The heat and chemical resistance of PPSU can be attributed to this dominance. These plastics possess high strength and durability, making essential surgical tools. These are preferred in surgical robots and biopharmaceutical processing. Polyphenylsulfone exhibits good heat and chemical resistance, making it ideal for metal replacement in medical applications. These plastics possess high flexural strength, impact resistance, and durability and are ideal for producing single- and multi-use surgical instruments. Its high-temperature resistance makes it suitable for multi-use medical devices that are repeatedly steam-sterilized.

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Key Companies & Market Share Insights

Some key market players include BASF SE; Celanese Corporation; Evonik Industries AG; SABIC; Dow, Inc.; Solvay S.A.; Trinseo S.A.; and Eastman Chemical Company.

• In November 2022, Celanese Corporation announced the acquisition of DuPont's Mobility & Material (M&M) business for USD 11 billion. This strategic move enables Celanese to expand its global reach and enhance its offerings in the environmental sector, particularly in sustainable transportation.

Key Medical Plastics Companies:

The following are the leading companies in the medical plastics market. These companies collectively hold the largest market share and dictate industry trends. Financials, strategy maps & products of these medical plastics companies are analyzed to map the supply network.

• Röchling SE & Co. KG

• Nolato AB

• Saint-Gobain

• SABIC

• Orthoplastics Ltd

• Eastman Chemical Company

• Celanese Corporation

• Dow, Inc.

• Tekni-Plex, Inc.

• Solvay S.A.

• HMC Polymers Company Limited

• ARAN BIOMEDICAL TEORANTA

• Trelleborg Group

• Avantor, Inc.

• Trinseo

• Evonik Industries AG

Medical Plastic Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global medical plastic market based on product, application, and region:

Medical Plastics Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons & Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Polyethylene (PE)

• Polypropylene (PP)

• Polycarbonate (PC)

• Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)

• Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)

• Polyethersulfone (PES)

• Polyethylenimine (PEI)

• Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)

• Others

Medical Plastics Process Technology Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Extrusion

• Injection Molding

• Blow Molding

• Other

Medical Plastics Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons & Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Medical Device Packaging

• Medical Components

• Orthopedic Implant Packaging

• Orthopedic Soft Goods

• Wound Care

• Cleanroom Supplies

• BioPharm Devices

• Mobility Aids

• Sterilization and Infection Prevention

• Tooth Implants

• Denture Base Material

• Other Implants

• Others

Medical Plastics Region Outlook (Volume, Kilotons & Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• North America

o U.S.

o Canada

o Mexico

• Europe

o Germany

o U.K.

o France

o Italy

o Netherland

• Asia Pacific

o China

o India

o Japan

• Central & South America

o Brazil

o Argentina

• Middle East & Africa

o Saudi Arabia

o UAE

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Recent Developments

Some key players operating in market include BASF SE; Celanese Corporation; Evonik Industries AG; SABIC; Dow, Inc.; Solvay S.A.; Trinseo S.A.; Eastman Chemical Company among others.

• In February 2023, Cleanse Corporation announced the acquisition of DUPONT's mobility and mobility business for USD 11.00 billion. This strategic move enables Cleanse to expand its global reach and enhance its offerings in the environmental sector, particularly in sustainable transportation.

• In June 2023, SABIC acquired Clariant's 50% stake in Scientific Design, a renowned catalysis leader. This acquisition bolstered the non-cyclical, technology-driven business and brought it closer to becoming a leading global specialist.

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Medical Plastics Market to Hit $86.4 Billion by 2032

The global Medical Plastics Market was valued at USD 50.8 Billion in 2024 and it is estimated to garner USD 86.4 Billion by 2032 with a registered CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period 2024 to 2032.

The report throws light on the competitive scenario of the global Medical Plastics Market to know the competition at global levels. Market experts also provided the outline of each leading player of the global Medical Plastics Market for the market, considering the key aspects such as the areas of operation, production, and product portfolio. In addition, the companies in the report are studied based on vital factors such as company size, market share, market growth, revenue, production volume, and profit.

The global Medical Plastics Market is fragmented with various key players. Some of the key players identified across the value chain of the global Medical Plastics Market include SABIC (Saudi Arabia), BASF (Germany), Celanese (US), Evonik (Germany), Solvay (Belgium), Covestro (Germany) and others. etc. Considering the increasing demand from global markets various new entries are expected in the Medical Plastics Market at regional as well as global levels.

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Top Competitors:

SABIC (Saudi Arabia), BASF (Germany), Celanese (US), Evonik (Germany), Solvay (Belgium), Covestro (Germany) and others.

Understanding the Industry's Growth, has released an Updated report on the Medical Plastics Market. The report is mixed with crucial market insights that will support the clients to make the right business decisions. This research will help new players in the global Medical Plastics Market to sort out and study market needs, market size, and competition. The report provides information on the supply and market situation, the competitive situation and the challenges to the market growth, the market opportunities, and the threats faced by the major players.

Regional Analysis

-North America [United States, Canada, Mexico]

-South America [Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Peru]

-Europe [Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland]

-Middle East & Africa [GCC, North Africa, South Africa]

-Asia-Pacific [China, Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Western Asia]

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Full Analysis Of The Medical Plastics Market:

Key findings and recommendations point to vital progressive industry trends in the global Medical Plastics Market, empowering players to improve effective long-term policies.

The report makes a full analysis of the factors driving the development of the market.

Analyzing the market opportunities for stakeholders by categorizing the high-growth divisions of the market.

Questions answered in the report

-Who are the top five players in the global Medical Plastics Market?

-How will the global Medical Plastics Market change in the next five years?

-Which product and application will take the lion's share of the global Medical Plastics Market?

-What are the drivers and restraints of the global Medical Plastics Market?

-Which regional market will show the highest growth?

-What will be the CAGR and size of the global Medical Plastics Market during the forecast period?

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-Medical Plastics Market value (million USD) and volume (million units) data for each segment and sub-segment.

1 year consulting for analysts along with development data support in Excel. Competitive landscape including market share of major players along with various projects and strategies adopted by players in the last five years.

Market segmentation analysis including qualitative and quantitative analysis including the impact on financial and non-economic aspects.

Complete company profiles that include performance presentations, key financial overviews, current developments, SWOT analyzes and strategies used by major Medical Plastics Market players.

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How Does Research and Development Boost Medical Injection-Molded Plastics Industry?

The medical injection-molded plastics industry has garnered $23,014.7 million revenue in 2021, and it is projected to rise at a rate of 5.7% from 2021 to 2030, to generate $37,899.5 million in 2030. It is ascribed to the rising consumption of plastic in various healthcare applications, including medical devices, mobility aids, and implant packaging.

Moreover, the surging research & development expenditure, and technological advancements in the healthcare sector propels the requirement for medical-grade injection-molded polymers.

Medical components capture the substantial industry revenue, of approx. 25% and it is further projected to follow the same trend from 2021 to 2030. It is attributed to the massive usage of high-grade plastics for medical equipment manufacturing, including catheters, syringes, containers, and medical bags.

Furthermore, the rising requirement for light and durable medical products, easy to sterilize is projected to propel the industry.

Additionally, the implants generate significant industry revenue, and their sales are projected to rise at a faster rate in the near future. It is ascribed to the rising elderly population, and the growing prevalence of dental implants, orthopedic disorders, endovascular disorders, and cardiovascular diseases.

In addition, the technological advancements in medical implants, led by extensive R&D to provide better results of medical procedures, cause industry propulsion.

Furthermore, mobility aids have experienced the highest CAGR, and it is projected to rise at the fastest rate in the future. It is ascribed to the worldwide rising elderly population, various technological advancements, and increasing healthcare expenses in developing countries.

Moreover, the rising usage of mobility aids, such as drinking aids, wheelchairs, and bath chairs, propels the market expansion.

Injection-molded plastics play a greater role in the transformation of the healthcare sector. These materials are used in the manufacturing of blood sample analysis cuvettes, pregnancy test devices, needle housing, and other medical components. It ensures their lightweight, easy sterilization, and higher affordability.

In addition, these polymers can be utilized in the production of disposable plastic syringes, and blood bags, by molding them. These plastics are used to create antibacterial contact interfaces that can kill bacteria and other pathogens, and reduce infection spread.

Moreover, these plastics can be customized to cater to the requirements of specific applications. They hold the potential to adapt to the smallest and most-delicate molds. Plastics are massively used in the production of surgical equipment, and products, including contemporary pacemakers, stents, catheters, and joint replacement systems.

North America holds the largest industry revenue, of over 40%, and it is projected to follow the same trend in the near future. It is ascribed to growing per capita income, surging healthcare costs, and a rising elderly population.

The U.S. captures a substantial share of the region-based industry, ascribed to highly advanced technology, growing demand for implantable devices, rising health awareness, healthcare policies, and government support.

APAC is projected to experience the fastest growth in the coming future, rising at a rate of over 6%. It is led by the growing application of injection-molded plastics in medical implants, components, and mobility aids.

In addition, the increasing consumer awareness of affordable medical products developed by molded products, rising concern on research and development of medical devices, and growing adoption of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare is projected to propel the industry growth.

Therefore, the medical injection molded plastics industry is projected to rise due to the increasing elderly population.

Source: P&S Intelligence

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MOON AGE 15 : DAMNATION (English Translation) Moon Age 15: Damnation is a 1988 short comic by pseudonymous author Not Osada, who openly drew influence from the Tokyo Grand Guignol's work in such a way that can arguably give a loose insight to the TGG's mysteriously anomalous works. While only a slight window into what could've existed in Ameya's vision, each contemporary rendering of his world of gore-soaked medical equipment and rusted metal is valuable in what it represents. As mentioned in my prior Litchi essay, the fragments of the Tokyo Grand Guignol we have now are descendants of a cultural phantom, standing as shrouded windows to a strange intangible stage that's positioned somewhere between post-Maruo inferno, industrial subculture and decadent poetry. While Osada’s manga featured notably grizzly and cruelly morbid scenarios, his stories were made explicitly for the shoujo market with a distinctly shoujo-influenced art style. Characters appear almost doll-like with their visual perfections, all while they’re often dismantled and reassembled in bizarre surgical practices by sadistic doctors. Much like how Zera expresses horror to seeing his own imperfect organs in contrast with his youthful appearance, our pristine victims share the same internals as any other slaughtered cadaver, all in a maddening spiral of narratives that contemporary readers often described as resembling descents to insanity. This fixation of the contrast between perceived beauty and grotesqueness is arguably traced back to the Tokyo Grand Guignol’s own works, with lines accentuating the youthful features of certain characters while audience members were known to fondly look back on the actors’ appearances. Litchi himself was described as being a “cute” robot despite the violence it was programed to carry out. It’s possible that this collision is inherent to Ameya’s conceptual destruction of the TGG. A known detractor to poetic writing, he called on a romantic author to pen the screenplays to the TGG’s first three plays so he could “destroy” them in his direction. The use of beauty could arguably be a mockery of it, taking these idealized dolls and leaving them trapped in worlds of fascism and hospital rooms that are haunted by the stinging stench of antiseptics and blood. Plastic hospital drapes were used in place of stage curtains and autopsy films were shown to the wide-eyed characters, who spoke of pure blood and dirty blood, the antithesis of blood, mercuro. What is beauty a representation of in the Grand Guignol’s works with the prominent fascist leanings of the protagonists? Considering the perspectives of our characters where the Hikari Club and the deranged teachers and Nazi doctors are treated as protagonists rather than explicit antagonists, the plays could arguably be read as the decay of a self-convinced beauty under fascist rule. Songs of the pure-blooded ubermensch fading into silence as the singers all collapse, lost in their own delirium as they pump mercurochrome into their hearts and try to rationalize their own organs that resemble the internals of the so-called ‘landraces’ they rendered into lifeless meat. It’s the natural conclusion of fascism, a collapse that occurs in demented violence to the face of a denial of death. I was originally split on publicizing my translation due to copyright-related complications, but after seeing the increasing gatekeeping of TGG materials at the hands of a rapidly growing market riddled with competitive spending and scalping, I feel obliged to share it to the public who (like myself) can’t afford to spend the now literal hundreds that are required to access angura ephemera that was meant to be openly available to the public to begin with. When originally finding this story, the book it was featured in was only 5 dollars. Now it goes for 60 to 200. That's ridiculous. With all the preamble out of the way, the story is under the cut...

While I made my best effort to maintain accuracy to the source material in translation despite my practically nonexistent understanding of Japanese (my translation method is a Frankensteining of language learning videos, a Japanese to English dictionary from the Internet Archive and Google Translate with a lot of localizing and dissection in between), there are several details I feel I should note for the sake of transparency. One smaller one was the inclusion of the term l * lita. It was in the original text, and I was honestly very unsure of including it in my translation as it’s a term I’m personally icked out by. While I was ultimately recommended to keep the line as is for accuracy, I wish to state that it's a term I'm personally very uncomfortable with in what it represents. The other note, which is the more prominent one in the final product, are the references to The Last Attempt at Paradise. In the original text the club members solely refer to their hideout as paradise and Eden, leaving a lot of excess space in the speech bubbles after translation when making the shift from Japanese text to English. The Last Attempt at Paradise was the name of S.P.K.’s 1982 live album that documents their set at the Off the Wall Hall venue in Lawrence, Kansas. Often considered one of their best concerts and a highlight of the industrial genre, the S.P.K. Appreciation Society of Sydney in their All The Way With S.P.K. / American Tour article describes the concert as being the group's “best performance to date”, further adding that they “Flattened (an) enthusiastic audience with massive P.A. amplification of FX bass regeneration”. This insertion wasn’t done at random, as the Tokyo Grand Guignol’s works were heavily engrained in the original industrial scene of the 80s. Both the 1985 and 1986 performances of Litchi began on a playback of the S.P.K. song Culturcide (from their 1983 Dekompositiones EP), and it was likely that use of the track that led to Not Osada’s early fixation on S.P.K.’s music. At the end of Blind Beast, in a sort of reader Q&A Osada is questioned about some of his favorite music. At the top of the list he features the tracklist of the Dekompositiones EP and the track Mekano from their 1979 Mekano / Contact / Slogun single. Interestingly enough he states that he only likes those four songs from the band, following the text with laughter in regards to their remaining discography. I’m unsure if this means he was unimpressed with their noisier work (which would be curious knowing his liking of Mekano with how it originated from their earliest noise-adjacent album) or if he was directed to their later Machine Age Voodoo material and was alienated by it. In the same Q&A he also mentions the band Funeral Party, who featured specially commissioned art by Suehiro Maruo on their Dream of Embryo single. It's apparent that he also had a copy of the compilation album Vision Of The Emortion, as the list also includes C·C·Mekka and Ego'n Mole, who were both featured in the album alongside Funeral Party's only two other documented tracks, Das Sunde and Gears - Night. S.P.K. references are sprinkled throughout this story along with Osada's other Litchi-adjacent entries. Aside from one of Zera's henchmen being named after the Mekano track, it's very likely that the frequent references to Eden are in homage to the lyrics of Mekano. The first lines of the track include the verses "One by one, odd to even. Break the scenes, rudely eden...".

Moon Age 15 was originally printed in 1988 as a two-part miniseries in the horror magazine Complete Collection of Horror and Occult Works - HELP, namely in volumes 5 and 6. While being an early work that derived from the TGG, it still wasn’t the first comic to adapt the Litchi stage play, with Das Blut : Blood and Eternal Girl preceding it with their 1986 publication in Osada’s debut anthology Night Reading Room, sharing the same year as the TGG’s early closure following creative conflicts between Norimizu Ameya and K Tagane (the group's author, who remains anonymous to this day). It’s to be noted however that while Das Blut and Eternal Girl were the first stories to feature the Hikari Club as antagonists, they are only tangentially related with Moon Age showing more distinct Grand Guignol archetypes (musings of the full moon, examinations of the Hikari club’s misogyny, idealization of technology, and even an early rendition of the Litchi robot itself). First kept solely as a brief serial, Moon Age was later reprinted in abridged form as a short story in the 1996 Blind Beast anthology. While copies of HELP are notably hard to find and demand high prices, I was given an in depth view of both volumes that featured Moon Age’s serialization by a collector earlier last year. While the drawings are still the same on a rudimentary level, the length of the serialized version is notably longer than the later Blind Beast variant, with the HELP serialization being over 40 pages while Blind Beast’s is only 24. This was the product of the manga being entirely revised for Blind Beast’s print, with the layouts being drastically altered along with basic revisions of the line art. Certain scenes that would usually take 2 to 3 pages in the HELP version were condensed to 1, resulting in a unique tradeoff where one version feels unusually spacious in its framing while the other is heavily condensed and almost chaotic by comparison. It’s only a thing that springs on you once you compare the two variants, I saw the revised version first and originally didn’t pay any mind to it. One thing that is certain is the polishing of the art. The brush work in the Blind Beast version is refined with a more elaborate sense of weight and flow while the HELP version is notably rough with the prominent use of rudimentary screentones. It reflects as a somewhat rougher variant of the art shown in Night Reading Room. It feels strangely digital, like it’s the product of early computer art. The line-by-line reuse of the decapitation scene from Eternal Girl being shown on the TVs further adds to the strange digital feel of the art style.

Similar to Moon Age, Osada's other stories of the Hikari Club featured the members luring girls to their brutal deaths. In Eternal Girl the members bring in a student and film her mutilation for a snuff film that acts as the story's namesake, in Das Blut they corner another student to the woods where they hang her, and in Jinta Jinta they kidnap a student who bullied one of her classmates to suicide before trepanning her with a strange device that's somewhere between an electric chair and a drill. Not Osada was very recently namedropped in the concluding essay of an English print of Kawashima Norikazu’s Her Frankenstein under the alternate Nagata Nooto anglicization of Osada’s pseudonym. Their name is a curious case as while there is a prominent written variant (長田ノオト), it’s seen numerous English iterations. In Osada’s own English signatures it is written as Not Osada (with the name apparently being derived from a German phrase), but other variants include Osada Nohto, Osada Nooto and Not Nagata. If I'm not mistaken, it could count as one of the first English acknowledgements of Osada's works in print.

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Acetic Acid Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

Acetic Acid Market Overview

Acetic Acid Market Size is forecast to reach $14978.6 Million by 2030, at a CAGR of 6.50% during forecast period 2024-2030. Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid, is a colorless organic liquid with a pungent odor. The functional group of acetic acid is methyl and it is the second simplest carboxylic acid. It is utilized as a chemical reagent in the production of many chemical compounds. The major use of acetic acid is in the manufacturing of vinyl acetate monomer, acetic anhydride, easter and vinegar. It is a significant industrial chemical and chemical reagent used in the production of photographic film, fabrics and synthetic fibers. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to September 2021, the combined operating revenue of 12,557 major Chinese garment companies was US$163.9 billion, showing a 9% increase. Thus, the growth of the textile industry is propelling the market growth for Acetic Acid.

Report Coverage

The “Acetic Acid Market Report – Forecast (2024-2030)” by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments in the Acetic Acid industry.

By Form: Liquid and Solid.

By Grade: Food grade, Industrial grade, pharmaceutical grade and Others.

By Application: Vinyl Acetate Monomer, Purified Terephthalic Acid, Ethyl Acetate, Acetic Anhydride, Cellulose Acetate, Acetic Esters, Dyes, Vinegar, Photochemical and Others 

By End-use Industry: Textile, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Food and Beverages, Agriculture, Household Cleaning Products, Plastics, Paints & Coating and Others.

By Geography: North America (the USA, Canada and Mexico), Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Russia, Belgium and the Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Rest of APAC), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and the Rest of South America) and the Rest of the World (the Middle East and Africa).

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Key Takeaways

The notable use of Acetic Acid in the food and beverages segment is expected to provide a significant growth opportunity to increase the Acetic Acid Market size in the coming years. As per the US Food and Agriculture Organization, world meat production reached 337 million tonnes in 2019, up by 44% from 2000.

The notable demand for vinyl acetate monomer in a range of industries such as textile finishes, plastics, paints and adhesives is driving the growth of the Acetic Acid Market. 

Increase in demand for vinegar in the food industry is expected to provide substantial growth opportunities for the industry players in the near future in the Acetic Acid industry.

Acetic Acid Market Segment Analysis – by Application

The vinyl acetate monomer segment held a massive 44% share of the Acetic Acid Market share in 2021. Acetic acid is an important carboxylic acid and is utilized in the preparation of metal acetates and printing processes, industrially. For industrial purposes, acetic acid is manufactured by air oxidation of acetaldehyde with the oxidation of ethanol, butane and butene. Acetic acid is extensively used to produce vinyl acetate which is further used in formulating polyvinyl acetate. Polyvinyl acetate is employed in the manufacturing of plastics, paints, textile finishes and adhesives. Thus, several benefits associated with the use of vinyl acetate monomer is boosting the growth and is expected to account for a significant share of the Acetic Acid Market.

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Acetic Acid Market Segment Analysis – by End-use Industry

The food and beverages segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of 7.5% during the forecast period in the Acetic Acid Market. Acetic Acid is also known as ethanoic acid and is most extensively used in the production of vinyl acetate monomer. Vinyl acetate is largely used in the production of cellulose acetate which is further used in several industrial usage such as textiles, photographic films, solvents for resins, paints and organic esters. PET bottles are manufactured using acetic acid and are further utilized as food containers and beverage bottles. In food processing plants, acetic acid is largely used as cleaning and disinfecting products. Acetic acid is extensively used in producing vinegar which is widely used as a food additive in condiments and the pickling of vegetables. According to National Restaurant Association, the foodservice industry is forecasted to reach US$898 billion by 2022. Thus, the advances in the food and beverages industry are boosting the growth of the Acetic Acid Market. 

Acetic Acid Market Segment Analysis – by Geography

Asia-Pacific held a massive 41% share of the Acetic Acid Market in 2021. This growth is mainly attributed to the presence of numerous end-use industries such as textile, food and beverages, agriculture, household cleaning products, plastics and paints & coatings. Growth in urbanization and an increase in disposable income in this region have further boosted the industrial growth in this region. Acetic acid is extensively used in the production of metal acetates, vinyl acetate and vinegar which are further utilized in several end-use industries. Also, Asia-Pacific is one of the major regions in the domain of plastic production which provides substantial growth opportunities for the companies in the region. According to Plastic Europe, China accounted for 32% of the world's plastic production. Thus, the significant growth in several end-use industries in this region is also boosting the growth of the Acetic Acid Market.

Acetic Acid Market Drivers 

Growth in the textile industry:

Acetic Acid, also known as ethanoic acid, is widely used in the production of metal acetate and vinyl acetate which are further used in the production of chemical reagents in textiles, photographic films, paints and volatile organic esters. In the textile industry, acetic acid is widely used in textile printing and dyes. According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in 2020, textile and garment exports from China increased by 9.6% to US$291.22 billion. Also, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, from January to September 2021, apparel exports increased by 28.94% to US$4.385 billion, while textile mill products rose by 17.31% to US$12.365 billion. Vinyl acetate monomer is utilized in the textile industry to produce synthetic fibers. Thus, the global growth in demand for textiles is propelling the growth and is expected to account for a significant share of the Acetic Acid Market size.

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Surge in use of vinegar in the food industry:

The rapid surge in population along with the adoption of a healthy and sustainable diet has resulted in an increase in demand for food items, thereby increasing the global production level of food items. As per US Food and Agriculture Organization, in 2019, global fruit production went up to 883 million tonnes, showing an increase of 54% from 2000, while global vegetable production was 1128 million tonnes, showing an increase of 65%. Furthermore, world meat production reached 337 million tonnes in 2019, showing an increase of 44% from 2000. Acetic acid is majorly used in the preparation of vinegar which is further widely utilized as a food ingredient and in personal care products. Vinegar is used in pickling liquids, marinades and salad dressings. It also helps to reduce salmonella contamination in meat and poultry products. Furthermore, acetic acid and its sodium salts are used as a food preservative. Thus, the surge in the use of vinegar in the food industry is boosting the growth of the Acetic Acid Market.

Acetic Acid Market Challenge

Adverse impact of acetic acid on human health:

Acetic Acid is considered a strong irritant to the eye, skin and mucous membrane. Prolong exposure to and inhalation of acetic acid may cause irritation to the nose, eyes and throat and can also damage the lungs. The workers who are exposed to acetic acid for more than two or three years have witnessed upper respiratory tract irritation, conjunctival irritation and hyperkeratotic dermatitis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reveals that the standard exposure to airborne acetic acid is eight hours. Furthermore, a common product of acetic acid i.e., vinegar can cause gastrointestinal tract inflammatory conditions such as indigestion on excess consumption. Thus, the adverse impact of Acetic Acid may hamper the market growth. 

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Acetic Acid Industry Outlook

The top 10 companies in the Acetic Acid Market are:

Celanese Corporation

Eastman Chemical Company

LyondellBasell

British Petroleum

Helm AG

Pentoky Organy

Dow Chemicals

Indian Oil Corporation

Daicel Corporation

Jiangsu Sopo (Group) Co. Ltd.

Recent Developments

In March 2021, Celanese Corporation announced the investment to expand the production facility of vinyl portfolio for the company’s acetyl chain and derivatives in Europe and Asia.

In April 2020, Celanese Corporation delayed the construction of its new acetic acid plant and expansion of its methanol production by 18 months at the Clear Lake site in Texas.

In October 2019, BP and Chian’s Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Corporation signed MOU in order to create a joint venture to build a 1 million tonne per annum Acetic Acid plant in eastern China.

Key Market Players:

The Top 5 companies in the Acetic Acid Market are:

Celanese Corporation

Ineos Group Limited

Eastman Chemical Company

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

Helm AG

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It can be so frustrating imo to explain to people who haven’t seen it for themselves What Is Wrong With Q**r Politics until they see it themselves.

I think a large part of it is because the paradigm is still “accepting gnc people vs ostracizing them”. To most of them there was no “before” to go back to. They never had access to the lgbt friendly spaces that did really exist in the 1990s and 2000s which, were not perfect, but generally you could count on a critical mass of people to be cool with men dressing like women and women dressing like men. To not pressure anyone to medicalize and to use pronouns with fluidity and context to express the realities of LGBTQ experiences not the rigidity of trans identities.

I’m not a luddite, I don’t long to go back to the AIDs crisis or a time when same sex public affection could illicit a beating, but a nice thing about being marginalized is that we were not marketed to, there were no influencers with thousands of followers trying to sell us on medicalization. Nobody believed that acceptance came at the cost of our health and our finances and that living a radical, gender fucked life is entirely compatible with homosexuality (and encouraged). Marginalization forced us to see a radical reality, not a shackled one.

It is so fucking telling how much this movement serves the needs of capital. Not only does transitioning destroy LG visibility, but it’s wildly expensive. It’s so easy for niave/immoral actors to cash in on a demographic that is in general isolated/ low in confidence and our gender system ensures that gay people will always be marginalized. We can’t overthrow gender under capitalism because the unpaid labor of mothers is too valuable.

Until we destroy the social system of patriarchy, gays and lesbians will always pose a “problem”. We are unproductive, ill fitting cogs in a machine that says only boys are one way and only girls are another and this is the only natural way. Not only does patriarchy keep women poor, weak and working 24/7 it also directs men’s rage towards women but it needs to be shoved in everyone’s faces 24/7 to hold. Oppressing 50% of a population is hard work.

Patriarchal propaganda is intense and pervasive. It has to be in order to work. This propaganda says the state of affairs is natural. That women like their position. That men are naturally agressive. That this is just the way things are. And it’s *that* propaganda that fucks gay people the hardest. The kind that says women oriented sexuality is innately agressive, so lesbians must share the fantasies of straight men. The kind that says anything associated with women is fair game for violence and exploitation, leaving men who preform for male attention exposed to male violence. The kind that says men must prove their power over women always, leading men to see lesbian masculinity as a direct threat. Plus all the ways gays and lesbians are made to feel uncomfortable, ostracized and left out from gendered social forms and rituals.

And rather than fix the actual problem, it works best for our system to allow predatory doctors to cash in on that. And activist groups can promote the shit out of it with minimal social backlash and without having to actually change how our system works. It doesn’t threaten the beauty industry or the entertainment industry or the plastic surgery industry because unlike women’s rights, unlike a radical restructuring of our society, it conforms with ideas about gender already popular in American culture. That gender is natural and “women” are naturally self sacrificing and submissive.

And reflecting back, it really just proves how revolutionary the idea that one’s natural body, personality and sexuality is more than good enough really was. Self acceptance has been so totally destroyed by the the weird neoliberal/wellness/moralism paradigm that it now means to become an image that has been sold to you, rather than to allow yourself to just fucking *be*.

Gayness, homosexuality, lesbianism, has been colonized in mainstream culture. It’s been turned into a mockery of itself (and jesus christ honestly it looks like it, the queers have NO DRIP). To be not a call to return to our truest selves and to see love not through the eyes of production and resources but through real feeling but a cruel endorsement of capital’s need to force us to conform, consume and constrict ourselves.

And I just hate the idea of literal decades of activism, people’s ENTIRE lives work, of lives destroyed by the AIDS crisis, by psychiatric hospitals, by poverty and addiction. Of all of that suffering and that work and that courage to fight through all of that just being mangled before our eyes.

There is no reform that will last. We have to take this all the way home.

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༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚"Beauty Product Manufacturers and Eco-Friendly Cosmetics”༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚

Hi beautes! 👋🏻 🎀. I want to share one of my opinions and research from what I found that Beauty Product Manufacturers and Eco-Friendly Cosmetics” are really important. Skin irritation and allergic responses are less common with natural and oleochemical substances. Sustainable products are made from naturally occurring substances that humans have been utilizing for centuries: plants and animals. These ingredients have therapeutic qualities and are free of synthetic, poisonous chemicals and artificial colors. Take glycerine, an organic byproduct of palm oil. Cosmetics, medications, and soaps all employ the clear, non-toxic liquid. Glycerine retains moisture well since it is a humectant, which makes it a great moisturizer. By enhancing the body's hygroscopic properties, glycerine helps the skin to absorb and retain water. It can be put anywhere on the body because it doesn't cause irritation. It works well as an anti-aging component.

Because The average Asian or American is thought to use 100 kilos of plastic every year, with over half of the plastic generated going toward single-use disposable products. Typical suppliers of environmentally friendly cosmetics include: Natural oils, including avocado, coconut, and olive oils. Plants used in agriculture, such soybeans and corn. Environmentally friendly formulas are the foundation of eco-friendly cosmetics, which are then produced and packaged using eco-friendly procedures. Ingredients that are made from natural substances are used in the creation of these "green," sustainable cosmetics. Eco-friendly beauty products can be an excellent choice for people with sensitive skin since, in addition to being good for the environment, they are typically made of natural and organic ingredients.

Additionally, harsh chemicals are likely to be absent from eco-friendly cosmetics, which lowers your chance of skin damage and flare-ups. Harsh chemicals are also probably not included in eco-friendly cosmetics, which lowers our chance of skin damage and flare-ups. Consumers nowadays are more concerned with social and environmental responsibilities and have a developing global consciousness. The softer environmental impact of sustainable products is one of their key advantages. There are new reports every week about massive garbage floating in the water or risky carbon outputs. Conventional cosmetics include several dangerous substances called petrochemicals that harm both our bodies and the environment. Customers seek organic, low-polluting items as we grow more conscious of the environment. How are we gonna make the world change? so here’s the tip that you should know:

1. Recognizing Ecological Natural beauty

The following are a few of the most well-known, eco-friendly, sustainable cosmetic brands and their offerings: Native:

-Native uses natural, organic components to make its deodorants. Native's brand is based on "easy-to-understand, nontoxic ingredients." Herbs like castor bean oil, coconut oil, and shea butter are generated from oleochemicals.

-Burt's Bees: From modest beeswax candles to a massive empire of lip products, Burt's Bees has emerged as a global pioneer in sustainability. The company uses natural and organic components in its cosmetics and personal care products, and it follows a "no-waste" manufacturing philosophy. They use beeswax, herbs, and botanical oils to create their well-known goods.

- Blissoma: Specializing in skincare, Blissoma provides a vast selection of green skincare products divided by skin type and need. Their preservative-free cosmetics use natural components such as fruit enzymes, Vitamin C, organic herbs, and cereals.

The job Manufacturers of cosmetics have a rare chance to emphasize corporate responsibility by focusing on green cosmetics. Going above and beyond with sustainable sourcing or packaging can have a big influence, in addition to the good effects green marketing can have on a company's image. A business assumes responsibility for its effects on economies and world health when it ramps up its sustainability initiatives. A company can earn authority and respect from suppliers, customers, and other distribution chain participants by assuming corporate responsibility for its manufacturing.

2. The Effect of Modern Beauty Products on the Environment

The Intensity of Resources and Waste Production: - Sourcing of Ingredients: Resource-intensive procedures are a major part of the manufacturing of traditional cosmetics. One such component that contributes to habitat loss and deforestation is palm oil, which is widely used in cosmetics.Packaging Waste: Take into consideration the chic plastic cases that hold your go-to lipstick or moisturizer. A major contributing factor to the worldwide plastic pollution problem is that these containers frequently wind up in landfills or the ocean.

Toxic ingredients included in many traditional cosmetic products, including parabens, phthalates, and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, contribute to chemical pollution and water contamination. In addition to endangering human health, these pollutants contaminate rivers. Ecosystems that are aquatic are impacted by the chemicals we rinse out of our hair or wash off our makeup, which ends up in rivers and oceans. - Tiny plastics: Small plastic particles called microplastics are present in toothpaste, exfoliating scrubs, and some shampoos. These particles are non-biodegradable. Microplastics can harm marine life and possibly make their way into our food chain when they amass in water bodies. Part 3: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change - Distribution and Transportation: Cosmetics are produced all over the world and distributed extensively. Storage of some goods (such serums) in a refrigerator also adds to the energy usage.

For example: Parabens. - Toxic Substance: Preservatives including methylparaben, ethylparaben, and propylparaben are frequently found in skincare and makeup products. On the other hand, they may increase the risk of breast cancer and cause hormone imbalance. - Alternative: Look for natural preservatives like vitamin E, rosemary oil, or grapefruit seed extract, or choose items that are labeled "paraben-free".

3. Producing Your Own Eco-Friendly Items

Do-it-yourself Beauty Recipes: - For a calming and purifying effect, mix oatmeal, honey, and chamomile tea to make a mild face cleanser. For a luscious and nourishing treat, combine shea and cocoa butter with your preferred essential oils to create a moisturizing body butter. Shake some lemon or orange peels into some apple cider vinegar to create a revitalizing and pleasant citrus hair rinse. Sustainable Packaging Options: To cut down on plastic waste, put your homemade beauty products in reusable glass jars or metal tins. Take into consideration giving empty containers from completed commercial cosmetic items a new lease on life.

Be healthy always, love 🎀🪞🩰🦢🕯️

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Medical Disposables Market to be worth US$ 326 Billion by 2033, Reveals Future Market Insights

The Medical Disposables Market revenues were estimated at US$ 153.5 Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2023-2033, according to a recently published Future Market Insights report. By the end of 2033, the market is expected to reach US$ 326 Billion. Bandages and Wound Dressings commanded the largest revenue share in 2022 and is expected to register a CAGR of 6.8% from 2023 to 2033.

The rising incidence of Hospital Acquired Infections, an increasing number of surgical procedures, and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases leading to longer hospital admission have been the key factors driving the market.

The subsequent spike in the number of chronic illness cases and a rise in the rate of hospitalizations has fueled the field of emergency medical disposables growth. The expansion of the medical disposables market is being fueled by an increase in the prevalence of hospital-acquired illnesses and disorders, as well as a greater focus on infection prevention. For example, the prevalence of healthcare-associated infection in high-income countries ranges from 3.5% to 12%, whereas it ranges from 5.7% to 19.1% in low and medium-income countries.

A growing geriatric population, an increase in the incidence of incontinence issues, mandatory guidelines that must be followed for patient safety at healthcare institutions, and an increase in demand for sophisticated healthcare facilities is driving the medical disposables market.

The market in North America is expected to reach a valuation of US$ 131 Billion by 2033 from US$ 61.7 Billion in 2022. In August 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance concerning healthcare single-use items reprocessed by third parties or hospitals. In this guidance, FDA stated that hospitals or third-party reprocessors would be considered manufacturers and regulated in the exact same manner. A newly used single-use device still has to fulfill the criteria for device activation required by its flagship when it was originally manufactured. Such regulations have been creating a positive impact on the medical disposables market in the U.S. market in specific and the North American market in general

Competitive Landscape

The key companies in the market are engaged in mergers, acquisitions and partnerships.

The key players in the market include 3M, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Abbott, Becton, Dickinson & Company, Medtronic, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Bayer AG, Smith and Nephew, Medline Industries, Inc., and Cardinal Health.

Some of the recent developments of key Medical Disposables providers are as follows:

In April 2019, Smith & Nephew PLC purchased Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. with the goal of expanding its advanced wound management product range.

In May 2019, 3M announced the acquisition of Acelity Inc., with the goal of strengthening wound treatment products.

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More Insights Available

Future Market Insights, in its new offering, presents an unbiased analysis of the Medical Disposables Market, presenting historical market data (2018-2022) and forecast statistics for the period of 2023-2033.

The study reveals essential insights by Product (Surgical Instruments & Supplies, Infusion, and Hypodermic Devices, Diagnostic & Laboratory Disposables, Bandages and Would Dressings, Sterilization Supplies, Respiratory Devices, Dialysis Disposables, Medical & Laboratory Gloves), by Raw Material (Plastic Resin, Nonwoven Material, Rubber, Metal, Glass, Others), by End-use (Hospitals, Home Healthcare, Outpatient/Primary Care Facilities, Other End-use) across five regions (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa).

Market Segments Covered in Medical Disposables Industry Analysis

By Product Type:

Surgical Instruments & Supplies

Would Closures

Procedural Kits & Trays

Surgical Catheters

Surgical Instruments

Plastic Surgical Drapes

By Raw Material:

Plastic Resin

Nonwoven Material

Rubber

Metals

Glass

Other Raw Materials

By End-use:

Hospitals

Home Healthcare

Outpatient/Primary Care Facilities

Other End-uses

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After seeing a fair amount of debates and some podcast recently it has come to my attention how usamericans will divide gender opinions as liberal or republican as in left and right, when in fact almost every point of view shared related to gender ideology is straight up right.

And...as a mild leftist i understand that USA doesn't actually has a left party, just right, and far right, but as always i guess, the way this stuff has been shipped down across the globe, has made people believe that because is not directly conservative, is somehow left. Which is wrong.

Something not being conservative, doesn't make it left*. And this is what baffles me after some podcasts. People believe gender ideology is somehow leftism, which is nonsense.

Utter nonsense.

Marxism (for example) stablishes that women's liberation is an essential part of development through socialism. At the same time it understand that capitalism works inherently as a subjugation machine through reproductive pressure, economic inequality and domestic abuse, recognizing adult human females as a political and economic class opressed and exploited for our sex.

And this is the norm, any leftist ideology will understand the basis of sex opression, because is the only way to implement social politics to protect women. In order for any government to interject for women as a class it has to understand us as such in the first place.

Now, despite the years and any political advance, capitalism still has transformed female opression into a product for marketing. The whole femininity idea, make up brands, plastic surgery, fashion industry, prostitution, porn, you name it. You may not be a leftist, but you cannot deny that the current economic model has actually capitalized "being a woman", turning our biological reality into either a product to be consumed, or a costume to be selled. And here is where gender ideology enters.

There is no way an ideology that states that your true self can be achieved through a) plastic surgery, b) synthetic hormones without an underlying medical condition c) beauty products d) fashion industry is from the left, because it states the idea that your true self can be achieved if you have the money for it and that there is an industry of it.

It literally says that if you have the means you actually can decide to become part of the opressed group or outside it. Is the pinnacle of capitalism. The idea of gender roles to fit in itself is straight up conservatism. The idea of a higher self outside your bodily existence with zero explanation is straight up religion. So, it baffles me that people keep talking about gender ideology as this leftist idea because is not. Is based on individualism, capital and religion, is based on the rejection of sex opression and sex as a political class. It actively defends the beauty industry and pharmaceutical industry with no medical purpose. It's very much a political fallacy.

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Flexible Packaging Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis And Forecast Report 2030

The global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach USD 373.34 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030. This market growth is owing to the growing importance of increasing food shelf life and growing adoption of sustainable and cost-effective packaging by end-users.

The shelf life of food products depends on factors such as storage conditions, packaging material, and exposure to microorganisms, oxygen, light, and moisture. The flexible packaging consists of plastic films with high barrier properties. The high-barrier properties efficiently block the transmission of moisture, light, and oxygen from contacting sensitive foods. Furthermore, the reseal closure products featured flexible packaging that allow users to securely close the bags or pouches, ensuring the freshness of the packaged food products over several uses.

The industry players are adopting several strategies including partnerships, expansions, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, new product launches, and partnership agreements to increase the customer base and individual market share. For instance, in May 2023, Amcor plc inked an agreement to acquire New Zealand-based automated protein packaging machines manufacturer, Moda Systems. This acquisition is expected to provide Amcor plc with a new option related to equipment in automated protein products packaging, making it the only flexible packaging manufacturer to own high-speed rotary equipment for packaging fresh meat.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Global Flexible Packaging Market

Flexible Packaging Market Report Highlights

The rapid growth of e-commerce sector globally creates opportunities for flexible packaging manufacturers to cater to the specific needs of online retail businesses. Companies that develop packaging solutions to protect products during transit, reduce damage, and improve unboxing experiences can gain a competitive advantage in the e-commerce market

The growing number of medical device manufacturers and ongoing research on new packaging materials is driving the market for medical flexible packaging. The strong healthcare infrastructure coupled with growing healthcare spending in the public sector is expected to have a positive impact on market demand

The pouches segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period 2024-2030. This is owing to the pouches being resealable and a cost-effective alternative to metal, cardboard, and glass containers for packaging solutions

Food & beverage was the largest application segment, accounting for 55.9% of global volume share in 2023. Growing demand for packaged foods, including ready-to-eat meals, frozen meals, snack foods, and cake mixes, is expected to force flexible packaging manufacturers to increase production capacity, thus augmenting market for flexible packaging demand over the forecast period

Asia Pacific recorded a higher market share in 2023 owing to factors such as rising population, rising income levels, and changing lifestyles are expected to drive consumption of the packaged food cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products resulting in increased demand for flexible packaging solutions

Several key companies are collaborating to strengthen their market positions in the flexible packaging industry. For instance, in June 2023, Coveris acquired Poland-based D.K. LAMIN, a manufacturer of flexible packaging laminated films and converted products. With an emphasis on value-added medical packaging, home and personal care food, and pet food, D.K. LAMIN's experience and product offerings integrate with Coveris' existing product portfolio, particularly complementing its pet food growth goal

Browse through Grand View Research's Plastics, Polymers & Resins Industry Research Reports.

Cross-linked Polyethylene Market: The global cross-linked polyethylene market size was valued at USD 8.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2024 to 2030.

Poly Alpha Olefin Market: The global poly alpha olefin market size was valued at USD 1.48 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 2.8% from 2024 to 2030.

Flexible Packaging Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global flexible packaging market report based on material, product, application, and region

Flexible Packaging Material Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Plastics

Polyethylene (PE)

Polypropylene (PP)

Polyamide (PA)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Polystyrene (PS)

Others

Paper

Metal

Bioplastics

Flexible Packaging Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Bags

Pouches

Retort Pouches

Refill Pouches

Rollstock

Films & Wraps

Others

Flexible Packaging Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Food

Beverages

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Personal Care & Cosmetics

Others

Flexible Packaging Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Central & South America

Middle East & Africa

Order a free sample PDF of the Flexible Packaging Market Intelligence Study, published by Grand View Research.

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Flexible Packaging Market Size, Share, Growth, Analysis Forecast to 2030

The global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach USD 373.34 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030. This market growth is owing to the growing importance of increasing food shelf life and growing adoption of sustainable and cost-effective packaging by end-users.

The shelf life of food products depends on factors such as storage conditions, packaging material, and exposure to microorganisms, oxygen, light, and moisture. The flexible packaging consists of plastic films with high barrier properties. The high-barrier properties efficiently block the transmission of moisture, light, and oxygen from contacting sensitive foods. Furthermore, the reseal closure products featured flexible packaging that allow users to securely close the bags or pouches, ensuring the freshness of the packaged food products over several uses.

The industry players are adopting several strategies including partnerships, expansions, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, new product launches, and partnership agreements to increase the customer base and individual market share. For instance, in May 2023, Amcor plc inked an agreement to acquire New Zealand-based automated protein packaging machines manufacturer, Moda Systems. This acquisition is expected to provide Amcor plc with a new option related to equipment in automated protein products packaging, making it the only flexible packaging manufacturer to own high-speed rotary equipment for packaging fresh meat.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Global Flexible Packaging Market

Flexible Packaging Market Report Highlights

The rapid growth of e-commerce sector globally creates opportunities for flexible packaging manufacturers to cater to the specific needs of online retail businesses. Companies that develop packaging solutions to protect products during transit, reduce damage, and improve unboxing experiences can gain a competitive advantage in the e-commerce market

The growing number of medical device manufacturers and ongoing research on new packaging materials is driving the market for medical flexible packaging. The strong healthcare infrastructure coupled with growing healthcare spending in the public sector is expected to have a positive impact on market demand

The pouches segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period 2024-2030. This is owing to the pouches being resealable and a cost-effective alternative to metal, cardboard, and glass containers for packaging solutions

Food & beverage was the largest application segment, accounting for 55.9% of global volume share in 2023. Growing demand for packaged foods, including ready-to-eat meals, frozen meals, snack foods, and cake mixes, is expected to force flexible packaging manufacturers to increase production capacity, thus augmenting market for flexible packaging demand over the forecast period

Asia Pacific recorded a higher market share in 2023 owing to factors such as rising population, rising income levels, and changing lifestyles are expected to drive consumption of the packaged food cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products resulting in increased demand for flexible packaging solutions

Several key companies are collaborating to strengthen their market positions in the flexible packaging industry. For instance, in June 2023, Coveris acquired Poland-based D.K. LAMIN, a manufacturer of flexible packaging laminated films and converted products. With an emphasis on value-added medical packaging, home and personal care food, and pet food, D.K. LAMIN's experience and product offerings integrate with Coveris' existing product portfolio, particularly complementing its pet food growth goal

Browse through Grand View Research's Plastics, Polymers & Resins Industry Research Reports.

Cross-linked Polyethylene Market: The global cross-linked polyethylene market size was valued at USD 8.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2024 to 2030.

Poly Alpha Olefin Market: The global poly alpha olefin market size was valued at USD 1.48 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 2.8% from 2024 to 2030.

Flexible Packaging Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global flexible packaging market report based on material, product, application, and region

Flexible Packaging Material Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Plastics

Polyethylene (PE)

Polypropylene (PP)

Polyamide (PA)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Polystyrene (PS)

Others

Paper

Metal

Bioplastics

Flexible Packaging Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Bags

Pouches

Retort Pouches

Refill Pouches

Rollstock

Films & Wraps

Others

Flexible Packaging Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Food

Beverages

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Personal Care & Cosmetics

Others

Flexible Packaging Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Central & South America

Middle East & Africa

Order a free sample PDF of the Flexible Packaging Market Intelligence Study, published by Grand View Research.

[beaniebaneenie]

People are always shocked when I tell them I've had plastic surgery.

I tell them that it was to put my mouth back together after I got my face bitten by a dog. No one expected that accident to happen (the dog's owners did not know she had come from an abusive household, I was an 8yo kid who tripped on a rock near her and screamed "ow" and she felt threatened and attacked me).

But without that plastic surgery, I wouldn't be able to eat solid food, drink through a straw, sing, or even smile.

Non-plastic surgery would not have repaired my mouth anywhere NEAR as well, and my quality of life would have drastically diminished.

Remember that plastic and "cosmetic" surgery is not strictly a trans or cis thing. Top surgery and breast reductions can also be matters of health in more ways than simply gender alignment. Even before I knew I was trans, I wanted a reduction because I wear a fucking G Cup and have had back problems for years.

Bodily autonomy does not end with the right to access abortions. Plastic surgery is healthcare, and you cannot tell whether a surgery is truly cosmetic just "by looking". If you think you can, you have at least a few biases that need some more unpacking.

Even plastic surgery that is truly 100% cosmetic and "unneeded" is still not your fucking business to legislate.

Do I think personally that these 20yos with seventeen kinds of filler look 45 and ridiculous? Yes. But that is their body, not mine. They have the right to modify their body in the way that they choose, for their own reasons, and it's none of my fucking business, and I don't get to decide which surgeries are #Moral.

If you believe in bodily autonomy, you have to stop with the idea that you get to have a say over ANY type of surgery or medical care for another person.

And yes- addressing the root causes of why women and AFAB people in particular have desires to have surgical modification is important. So much of the market share is dedicated to telling them they need to look a certain way- THAT is the problem. Not that the surgery to accomplish those changes is legal.

Look. I’m going to be honest with you. Adopting that hard anti-plastic surgery stance while trans people’s lives and right to transition is at stake is absolutely horrendous timing. Knock it off.