Cleanroom Gloves Developed for Controlled Environment Grasp Attention in Asia-Pacific

Over the past few years’ cleanroom cloves has grasped quite an attention in Asia. Glove manufacturers in countries including Malaysia, China and India are responding to the fast expanding cleanroom market with latest feature and materials. Research analysts at “Allied Market Research “assessing the business imperatives such as growth rate, share and size and trends of the Asia-Pacific cleanroom disposable gloves market reveal these nations are  now aware that specifically designed products for controlled environment have found greater respect. Jeff Welker, director of global market at the famous Ansell Edmont’s nitrate glove said “People in the glove world are starting to recognize the control industry as a growth area.” He added that “Everybody`s trying to get into it and meet the needs of the cleanroom industry.” An earlier study Mcllvine Co. reveals that Asia would emerge as the world’s prominent consumer and witness orders worth $204 million by 1995. The research also highlighted that with orders worth $419 million in 2020. 

Asia-Pacific Cleanroom Disposable Gloves Market Sees Rise in Non-Medical Items

Most of the gloves that eventually ends up in cleanrooms worldwide are manufactured in the factories located in Southeast Asia. This, helps us understand that a lot of labor intensive processes go into its production. The region is seen giving hand to non -medical glove segment. Owing to the expansion of the semiconductor sector, the number of cleanroom glove users is strong in countries such as South Korea, China and Taiwan. The manufacturing operations for hard disk drives, photovoltaics, hard disk drives and flat panel displays are brisk here. Thus, cleanroom gloves have a greater potential in the region. Apart from this, Malaysia has developed as the rubber glove center in Asia. The country today benefits from the robust semi -conductor equipment market. 

Role as the Single Largest Consumable in Asia 

Cleanroom gloves are undoubtedly the single largest consumables with wipes occupying a second place. Asia-Pacific cleanroom disposable gloves market has experienced a dramatic shift. Over the past 20 years Asia has been accepting disposable gloves as a common practice mainly in the PE packaging industry in cleanroom. 

Likewise, the adoption rate of vinyl gloves is widespread mainly in micro – electronic sector. The cleanrooms today invest close to 40 percent of consumable budget on these products. When considering spending on gloves for the cleanrooms, it essential to understand that approximately 54 percent of its cost is dependent on the raw materials used in manufacturing them. 

In addition, the insight becomes more important when considering material like latex. Being the most commonly used material it’s always interesting to know how it affects the price of these gloves. Increasing such revenue growth, mainly in this market, is a notable rise in the price of raw materials – nitrile latex as well as natural latex. 

A recent report published by Allied Market Research titled “Asia-Pacific Cleanroom Disposable Gloves Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020.” offers a comprehensive assessment of different factors that are driving, limiting and for that matter opening new avenues for the market. As per the study the cleanroom disposable sector in Asia Pacific region was valued at $ 578.6 M in 2014. Research analysts at AMR say that the industry is likely to register a CAGR of 21.0 percent between 2015 – 2020. 

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