The disposable glove industry chain has matured and sales are gradually increasing

Disposable gloves are mainly gloves made of plastic, rubber and other raw materials. They can isolate the hands for health protection and avoid cross-transmission and infection of germs. According to different materials, disposable gloves can be roughly divided into latex gloves, PVC gloves, nitrile gloves, PE gloves, etc.; according to different application fields, disposable gloves can be roughly divided into medical gloves and non-medical gloves. Among them, medical gloves can be further subdivided into medical examination gloves, medical surgical gloves, etc. according to different medical scenarios. Non-medical gloves are mainly used in cleaning, labor protection, food processing and other fields.

At this stage, the global disposable gloves industry chain is very mature. The upstream of the industrial chain is the raw material industry and production equipment industry, which mainly supplies plasticizers, nitrile latex, PVC, stabilizers, viscosity reducers and other raw materials and related production equipment; the midstream is mainly the disposable glove production industry, responsible for various categories The production and manufacturing process of disposable gloves; the downstream is mainly oriented to application fields, mostly used in food processing, medical care, home care, cleaning and labor insurance and other fields.

According to the “China Disposable Gloves Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center , In recent years, the global economy and society have developed rapidly, the pace of life has gradually accelerated, residents have become more concerned about their own health, and medical expenditures have gradually increased. As medical technology continues to advance and the number of surgical operations continues to increase, the demand for medical disposable gloves is gradually growing. Coupled with the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, global residents’ awareness of health protection has gradually increased, and the demand for disposable gloves has further increased. Against this background, global sales of disposable gloves are gradually increasing. In 2022, global disposable gloves sales will be 624.1 billion pieces. However, as the epidemic is gradually brought under control, the demand for disposable gloves may gradually shrink.

From the perspective of the global disposable gloves market structure, disposable nitrile gloves have excellent performance and have the largest market share at 47.4%, followed by PVC gloves with a market share of 38.7% and latex gloves with a market share of 17.9%. Due to the good physical and chemical properties of disposable nitrile gloves, the application fields are gradually broadening. Disposable nitrile gloves have excellent tensile properties and anti-static properties, good wear resistance and puncture resistance, and high tensile strength, so they are widely used.

Industry analysts said that at this stage, there are already many companies in the global disposable gloves market. The main foreign disposable glove companies include Hartalega, Ansell, TopGlove, Modashu, Kossan, etc. The major domestic large-scale disposable glove companies include Medikon, Yingke Medical, Emmaus, Lanfan Medical, and Zhonghong Medical, Hongrui Medical, Dengsheng, East Asia Gloves, etc. From the perspective of the global disposable gloves market, Hartalega, Kossan, and TopGlove have relatively high market shares. From the perspective of my country’s disposable gloves market, my country’s disposable gloves industry has a low market concentration and a large number of companies. Companies such as Lanfan Technology, Zhonghong Medical, and Yingke Medical have become leading companies in my country’s disposable glove industry. Among them, Yingke Medical has a relatively high market share of 9.7%.