Europe Medical Gloves Market to grow at 12.0% CAGR from 2020 to 2026: Graphical Research Europe Medical Gloves Market Size is estimated to surpass USD 5.3 Billion By 2026. Increasing focus of healthcare facilities towards safety, sanitation and hygiene will primarily drive the market growth over the forecast period. Medical gloves lower the risk of transmission of infectious diseases from patients to the healthcare professionals. Medical gloves are highly recommended in order to prevent the healthcare workers from infective agents and hazardous contaminants. Currently, coronavirus pandemic has surged the demand for the medical gloves by significant percent. Thus, in order to avoid further spread of the virus, it is advised that the non-healthcare workers must wear gloves while interacting with people. In addition, the government is focusing on taking new initiatives to raise awareness about safety and hygiene among the population. Such initiatives provide information about the need and advantages of medical gloves, thereby contributing to considerable market growth in the forthcoming years. However, certain disadvantages associated with medical gloves such as irritation of the skin, allergy among others are hampering the adoption of medical gloves in Europe. Based on product, the market is segmented into latex gloves, nitrile gloves, vinyl gloves, neoprene gloves and others. Latex gloves segment held the majority market share in 2019 and was valued at around USD 1,061 million. The growing demand for latex gloves is due to its tactile property which further makes its highly recommended for surgeries. The other advantages such as high durability, flexibility and comfortable to wear are some of the attributes that have contributed to the market growth positively. Hence, the abovementioned factors will drive the market growth significantly across the European region. Based on form, the market is segmented into powder-free gloves and powdered gloves. Powdered gloves segment is expected to witness a decline in the coming years. This is due to the high risk of injury or illness these gloves pose on patients, healthcare providers and other individuals that are exposed to these gloves. Furthermore, wound inflammation, airway inflammation and post-surgical adhesions are some of the side effects that have been attributed to the powdered gloves. Hence, the abovementioned factors will in turn decline the market in the coming years.
Based on application, the Europe medical gloves market is bifurcated into examination gloves and surgical gloves. Surgical gloves segment is anticipated to be a fastest growing segment and will expand at 12.6% CAGR from 2020 to 2026. This can be attributed to the factors including better sensitivity, high precision, durability, strength among others.
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