Medical dressings are kits that cover the use of medical materials for sores, wounds, or other damage. With the in-depth study of the pathophysiology of wound healing process, people's understanding of wound healing process is more and more profound, which leads to the continuous improvement and development of medical wound dressing. Today, the new type of wound care dressing has undergone a revolutionary change relative to the early days, and many different properties of medical dressings can be selected by clinical nursing staff.
At present, alginate dressing is the most advanced medical dressing in the world.
In 2011, the total export of medical dressings in China was $2.462 billion, and exports doubled compared with 1.222 billion of dollars in exports in the same period in 2010.
2011 The export of medical dressings showed the following characteristics: first, compared with the increase of 11.38% in the same period in the previous year, the export growth in 2011 was significant, although the sharp increase in exports was partly due to the 2011 product Statistical caliber increased the cause of medical nonwovens, but in addition to the impact of statistical caliber adjustment, export-year growth also reached 33.46%, has returned to the pre-financial crisis growth level, the second is the export market pattern and enterprise competition pattern remained basically stable; third, cotton dressings export prices continue to rise, cotton wool,
The price of gauze and bandages increased by 28% year-on-year. Textile According to the use can be divided into clothing textiles, decorative textiles, industrial textiles three categories. Clothing textiles include a variety of textile fabrics for the production of clothing, as well as sewing thread, lining and other textile accessories and knitted garments, gloves, socks, etc., decorative textiles can be divided into indoor supplies, bedding and outdoor supplies. Industrial textiles use a wide range of varieties, a variety of common canopy Gabe, medical accessories, filter cloth and so on. Overall, the export of medical dressings throughout the year showed a good performance of Rise, which is the most dynamic sector in the export of industrial textiles, and has contributed to the adjustment of the export structure of textile products in China.
(i) The return of export growth levels to the impact of the financial crisis and significant increases in factor costs in 2009, with the export of medical dressings slipping by almost 7% per cent in 2010, with a restorative growth trend in exports in 2011, a marked increase in export growth, which has returned to pre-financial crisis levels, and major markets in Europe and the US
The growth of exports was driven by factors such as a recovery in demand, higher export prices and policy support.
The amount of medical dressings exported in 2007 was $806 million, 2008 was $1.116 billion, 2009 was $1.028 billion, 2010 was $1.222 billion and 2011 was 2.462 billion dollars. The traditional pattern of medical dressings export market remains stable and single, and the United States, Japan and Germany are still the 3 largest markets for the export of medical dressings in China, reaching 48.52% per cent of exports to 3 major markets throughout the year, a slight increase compared with the same period in 2010 (2010 47.18%).
According to the data of the 10 major markets, China's exports to the Netherlands are growing rapidly, of which the export of adhesive dressings increased by 173.84% year-on-year.
Other emerging markets of concern are Angola, Ghana and Pakistan, where exports to these 3 countries grew by 1612.19%, 443.75% and 447.02%, respectively. (ii) Cotton dressings The price of export of goods has risen sharply cotton wool, gauze and bandages are commodities exported from medical dressings, the annual exports reached 658 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 36.38% of medical dressings exports, exports showed a trend of rise, export volume increased by 6.24% year-on-year, export prices rose sharply 28%, and the commodities were mainly exported to the United States, Japan and Germany, and the cumulative share of exports to the three countries was 40.48%.
It is a matter of concern that the export of medical nonwovens dressings also accounts for a significant share, with annual exports of $683 million, mainly exported to the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, and a cumulative share of exports to the three countries is 57.88%.
Compared with the same period in 2010, the export price of cotton dressings showed a continuous upward trend, such as the price of cotton surgical napkins increased by 33.18% year-on-year, cotton medical gauze prices increased by 44.2% year-on-year, the main raw materials cotton prices and employment costs of the sharp increase is the main reason for the increase in the price of medical dressings. In the 2011, there were 4,317 enterprises operating medical dressings export business in China, with 52 enterprises exporting more than 10 million US dollars, accounting for 1.2% of the number of enterprises in the country, and only 1 million enterprises with an export amount of more than 323 dollars, accounting for 7.48% of the number of enterprises in the country. The top 10 companies are production-oriented enterprises, the top 10 enterprises accounted for a 25.35% of the share of exports. Compared with 2010, the competitive pattern of enterprises has remained basically stable, and the degree of industry concentration has yet to be improved.
The top 10 companies are production-oriented enterprises, the top 10 enterprises accounted for a 25.35% of the share of exports. (iii) Expected export growth of more than 15% per cent in 2012 on a global scale, as a result of the aging population, the growth factors of diabetes mellitus and obesity prevalence, and chronic wound care, such as bedsores and ulcers, which are closely related to the elderly, the whole wound care product is showing increasing market demand, so The growth of medical dressing market still has a strong motive force. According to the relevant agencies, traditional medical dressings still account for more than 50% of the entire medical dressing market and are expected to maintain a growth rate of about 7%, so the demand for traditional medical dressings in the international market will remain stable. China's cotton medical dressing products in Europe and the United States market share continues to maintain a steady growth trend, according to statistics, in the EU import market, the relative market share of China's products from 2010 29.98% to 2011 34.09%, the U.S. market share is also from the 2010 23.52% Increased to 26.94% in 2011. Therefore, in view of the relatively stable international market demand, the characteristics of rigid demand for medical dressings, as well as the advantages of China's products, it is expected that in 2012, the increase in the export of medical dressings will reach more than 15%, maintaining a steady growth trend.
