Disposable Gloves Category Intelligence
Report Coverage
- Market Analysis
- Value Chain Analysis
- Industry Analysis
- Supply – Demand Pattern
Production Size
Global Production Size/ Capacity
8.3 Bn (2020)
Expected Global Production Size by 2025
11.8 Bn
Disposable Gloves Market Trends
Category Intelligence on Disposable Gloves covers the following
- Information relating to market, supply, cost, and pricing analysis
- Hard to find data on cost and TCO models, supplier details, and performance benchmarks
- Macroeconomic and regional trends impacting cost, supply, and other market dynamics
- Category-specific negotiation and sourcing advice
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Industry Outlook & Drivers
Disposable Gloves Global Market Outlook:
MARKET OVERVIEW
Global market size – 8.3 Bn (2020)
Expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.7 percent to 11.8 Bn by 2025
Porter's Analysis on Disposable Gloves
Supplier Power
- The supplier market for disposable gloves is highly fragmented, with over 100 suppliers present globally with most of them supplying disposable gloves
- Moreover, these suppliers have various materials like latex, nitrile and vinyl disposable gloves
- Hence, the supplier power varies from low to medium for disposable gloves suppliers
Barriers to New Entrants
- Regulatory Requirements: ASTM, PPE-CE, EN 420: 2003, and ISO 13485 capabilities are key for production of antibodies and antigens
- R&D investment: The single-use gloves require significant capital investment and EPA regulatory approvals to increase production. It is also estimated that it may take 4 to 6 months to add a new production line and a minimum $2 million investment
Intensity of Rivalry
- Technology: Suppliers are investing in proprietary technologies (Ansell - ERGOFORM, SHOWA – Eco Bets technology (EBT) etc.) to differentiate themselves from their competitors. HARTALEGA highly automated production processes model
- Capacity expansion: Established suppliers have been growing through expanding their manufacturing capacities in the disposable glove category to: (I) expand, enhance its services by opening new production lines (TopGlove, Rubberex, etc.) and (II) new product launches offering flexibility and barrier protection along with the tactile sensitivity of a latex one
- The above trends leave the intensity of the rivalry as high among suppliers
Threat of Substitutes
- Disposable gloves do not fulfill the usage in medical industry. They can be used till an extent
- Other types of gloves such as exam gloves, medical gloves, surgical gloves etc. are engineered to meet specific requirements in on the growth
- Due to the pricing of the product and the global situation, the threat of substitute remains medium
Buyer Power
- Buyer power for healthcare clients varies between medium to high based on material of disposable glove –latex, nitrile, and vinyl along with the procurement volume of disposable gloves
- By engaging with 2 to 3 players for disposable gloves there are chances of posses a better negotiation power in terms of value and pricing
