Middle East Disposable Gloves Market Outlook - 2025
The Middle East disposable gloves market size in 2017 is $355.9 million, and is projected to reach $615.1 million by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 7.04% from 2018 to 2025.Disposable gloves majorly act as a protection utility to avoid infection between consumers and service providers. These gloves are mainly used across the food and healthcare industry, janitorial services, as well as chemical industries. Since invention of rubber gloves in 1889, numerous variants of disposable gloves have been developed, which include nitrile, natural rubber, neoprene and vinyl. Each of these variants have different benefits as compared with conventional (usually rubber) gloves and provide wide application in food service, cleanroom, and industrial application industries. For instance, nitrile gloves are friction less, puncture-resistant, and have a long shelf life than latex gloves. Subsequently, nitrile gloves are used by tattoo artists, medical & dental professionals, spas & salons, and in laboratories as they provide barrier protection and high durability. Moreover, these are highly puncture resistant. Rise in incidence of pandemic diseases such as swine flu and a subsequent need for infection control are the factors that drive the growth of the Middle East disposable gloves market. High durability of gloves coupled with protection from chemicals makes disposable gloves a major revenue contributor in the chemical industries as well. However, medical segment is expected to hold the major market share during the forecast period.
The adoption of disposable gloves has increased over the years owing to the rise in safety concerns and hygiene. In addition, the growth in number of end users coupled with the advancements in technology also helps boost the Middle East disposable gloves market growth. However, toxic reaction caused by gloves and high price competition from local manufactures impede the growth of the Middle East disposable gloves market. For instance, the accelerators and other chemicals used to manufacture latex and non-latex gloves cause allergic reactions such as irritant contact dermatitis. Moreover, the introduction of disposable gloves in untapped economies create lucrative opportunities in the Middle East disposable gloves market.The Middle East disposable gloves market is segmented based on form, type, application, and country.
Based on form, the market is bifurcated into powdered and non-powdered form. Based on type, the market is divided into natural rubber gloves, nitrile gloves, vinyl gloves, neoprene, polyethylene, and others. Based on application, the market is classified into medical and non-medical applications. Further, medical is sub segmented into examination and surgical gloves. Based on non-medical application, the market is sub-segmented into food service, clean room, and industrial applications. Based on geography, the Middle East disposable gloves market is analyzed across Saudi Arabia, UAE, and rest of Middle East.
Product segment review
Based on material, the Middle East disposable gloves market is segmented into natural rubber, nitrile, vinyl, neoprene, polyethylene, and others. Natural rubber was the highest revenue contributor in 2017 owing to ease of use and wider availability. The polyethylene gloves are cost efficient, easily available, and safe. Therefore, this segment is the fastest growing segment and is expected to gain the highest market share in the Middle East disposable gloves market. However, the natural rubber gloves segment is expected to hold predominant Middle East disposable gloves market share during the forecast period
Application segment review
Based on application, the Middle East disposable gloves industry is bifurcated into medical and non-medical applications. In 2017, the medical application segment was the highest contributor in the market owing to the wide array of applications in areas such as examination and surgeries. The segment is expected to remain dominant during the forecast period due to increase in healthcare expenditure and strong growth in the medical tourism in the Middle East region.
Region segment review
Based on region, the Middle East disposable gloves market is analyzed across Saudi Arabia, UAE, and rest of Middle East. Saudi Arabia dominated the market in 2017, accounting for the highest share, and is anticipated to maintain this trend throughout the forecast period. This is attributed to the well-established healthcare infrastructure and the increase in adoption of disposable gloves across healthcare settings for preventing healthcare as well as food industry associated infections. Furthermore, the market in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, attributable to increase in investments in the healthcare sector, high prevalence of chronic diseases, and rise in mortality rate, mainly due to an adoption of the western lifestyle and changes in the dietary habits of people. The Middle East disposable gloves market analysis suggests that the factors such as high population base, increase in disposable income of people, presence of unmet medical needs, and rise in medical tourism in the region further drive the market growth.
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the key players operating in the Middle East disposable gloves market such as Top Glove Corporation Berhad, Supermax Corporation Berhad, Semperit AG Holding, Rubberex Corp. M Bhd, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd., Hartalega Holdings Berhad, Dynarex Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., B. Braun Melsungen AG and Ansell Limited. Other players operating in the value chain are Smart Glove Corporation Sdn Bhd, Cypress Medical Products LLC, Microflex Corporation, Mölnlycke Health Care, and YTY Industry Holdings Berhad.
Key Benefits for Middle East Disposable Gloves Market:
- This report provides a detailed quantitative analysis of the current trends and also Middle East disposable gloves market forecast estimations from 2018 to 2025, which assists to identify the prevailing market opportunities.
- An in-depth market analysis includes analysis of various Middle East countries is anticipated to provide a detailed understanding of the current trends to enable stakeholders formulate region-specific plans.
- A comprehensive analysis of the factors that drive and restrain the growth of the market is provided.
- Country-wise disposable gloves market conditions are comprehensively analyzed in this report.
- The projections in this report are made by analyzing the current Middle East disposable gloves market trends and future market potential from 2018 to 2025 in terms of value and volume.
- An extensive analysis of various countries provides insights that are expected to allow companies to strategically plan their business moves.
- Key market players within the market are profiled in this report and their strategies are analyzed thoroughly, which helps in understanding competitive outlook of the Middle East disposable gloves market growth.
Middle East Disposable Gloves Market Report Highlights
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 Key Market Players | Semperit AG Holding, Hartalega Holdings Berhad, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Dynarex Corporation, Rubberex Corp. M Bhd, Supermax Corporation Berhad, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Cardinal Health, Inc, Top Glove Corporation Berhad, Ansell Limited |
Analyst Review
The utilization of disposable gloves is projected to witness a significant increase, owing to high incidence of diseases across the Middle East as well as the utilization of gloves in non-medical sectors. The market is largely fragmented, and several small and medium manufacturers have focused on offering advanced and novel disposable gloves, which aid in curbing latex-associated allergies and hospital-acquired infections. In addition, market players have successfully manufactured gloves with different properties such as higher resistance against chemicals, superior anti-tear properties and gloves with limited thickness thereby not affecting the wearing and removing process, which is anticipated to create lucrative opportunities for the growth of disposable gloves industry.
Disposable gloves are majorly utilized in the medical sector, owing to increase in prevalence of diseases and infections. Moreover, disposable gloves are used in non-medical applications in sectors such as industrial, food industry, and clean rooms. Furthermore, polyethylene-based disposable gloves are in high demand in the industry, due to their cost-effectiveness and ease of availability. Moreover, increase in demand for food safety across the world supplements the adoption of polyethylene gloves. In addition, the use of non-powder gloves aids in supplementing the market growth, as these gloves do not develop adhesion and granulomas, thereby reducing the risk of post-operative wound infection as well as latex allergens sensitizations and hypersensitivity. Each of these variants render unique benefits over conventional gloves; this also paves way for a wide application spanning range of industries such as food service, clean room, and industrial application among others. For instance, nitrile gloves are more puncture resistant and friction less with a long shelf life as compared to latex gloves.
Increasing incidences of pandemic diseases such as swine flu (H1N1 pandemic) and a resultant need for infection prevention/control aids, such as ‘disposable gloves’, (economically, can be used) drive the growth of Middle East disposable gloves' market volume (million gloves). Moreover, polyethylene-based disposable gloves are in high demand in the industry, due to their cost effectiveness and ease of availability. Furthermore, increase in demand for food safety across the world supplements the adoption of polyethylene gloves. The use of non-powder gloves aids in supplementing the market growth, as these gloves do not develop adhesion and granulomas, thereby reducing the risk of post-operative wound infection as well as latex allergens sensitizations, and hypersensitivity.
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