& Nbsp; China Business Intelligence Network News: Narrowly defined medical dressings refer to medical hygiene materials that serve as a cover for the wound, replacing damaged skin and serving as a temporary barrier during the wound healing process, avoiding or controlling wound infection, protecting the wound and providing a conducive environment for wound healing, namely wound care products. The broad definition of medical dressings includes not only wound care products, but also infection protection products and disinfection and cleaning products.

In recent years, the global market size of medical dressings has remained relatively stable. According to BMI; According to research statistics, from 2014 to 2018, the global market size of medical dressings increased from 11.10 billion US dollars to 12.158 billion US dollars. With the increasingly prominent issue of global aging population and the increasing number of patients with ulcers, pressure ulcers, and other illnesses, the demand for medical dressings in the global market will continue to grow. BMI Research predicts that the global sales revenue of medical dressings will reach $12.483 billion in 2019 and $13.284 billion in 2020.

Data source: BMI Research, compiled by China Commercial Industry Research Institute

& Nbsp; High end wound dressings are mainly aimed at more complex wound care, including chronic wounds, burns, complex surgical wounds, etc. These types of wounds usually have greater healing difficulty, longer healing time, are more painful for patients, and may cause serious complications. High end wound dressings are mainly based on the theory of wet wound healing, which has the advantages of reducing the pain of dressing changes, shortening the healing time, reducing the frequency of dressing changes, reducing the labor intensity of medical personnel, reducing the cost of comprehensive treatment, and making dressing changes easy and feasible. In recent years, the demand for multifunctional, new materials, and high value-added medical dressings in downstream markets has become increasingly urgent, and the high-end medical dressings industry has ushered in good development opportunities. According to BMI’s statistics, the global market size for high-quality dressings reached 5.845 billion US dollars in 2018, and is expected to reach 6.405 billion US dollars by 2020.

Data source: BMI Research, compiled by China Commercial Industry Research Institute

At present, the main production enterprises in this field are 3M, Achievement, V A. C.  International manufacturers such as Therapy have strong research and development capabilities and industrial foundations, with products mainly focused on high priced and high-quality routes; With the continuous progress of domestic manufacturers in technology and quality, high-end medical dressings are given priority in the future with significant domestic production