In 2020, under the epidemic, the demand for medical supplies can be said to have surged, which is undoubtedly good news for the plastics market.
In the context of the global acceleration of vaccine development to respond to the new crown epidemic, the demand for syringes is also expected to surge. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), one of the largest suppliers of injection equipment in the United States, is accelerating the supply of hundreds of millions of syringes to cope with the increase in the number of vaccinated people worldwide.
BD is preparing to carry out COVID-19 vaccination activities for 12 countries and NGOs, producing and providing more than 800 million needles and syringes.
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD), India’s largest syringe manufacturer, said that if 60% of the world’s population is vaccinated, 800 to 10 billion syringes will be needed. Indian syringe manufacturers are increasing vaccine production capacity because the world is waiting for vaccination. HMD plans to double its production capacity from 570 million syringes to 1 billion by the second quarter of 2021.
Polypropylene material is safe and non-toxic, and has a lower production cost, and is more environmentally friendly in use. Therefore, it is mostly used in the preparation of various disposable medical products such as drug packaging, syringes, infusion bottles, gloves, transparent tubes, etc. in medical equipment. The replacement of traditional glass materials has been achieved.
In addition, polypropylene is also widely used in the inner and outer tubs and bases of washing machines. Cover, switch box, fan motor cover, refrigerator back cover, motor support cover and a small amount of electric fans, TV shells, refrigerator door linings, drawers, etc. The superior heat resistance of transparent polypropylene makes it particularly suitable for devices that require high transparency and are used or sterilized at high temperatures, such as medical syringes, infusion bags, etc. The future plastic market will increasingly focus on transparent PP Above, this is due to the excellent performance of the new transparent agent.
