MEDICAL DEVICES

Global market disruptions burden industry / New medtech supplier from remaining Benvic companies / Sustainability at the fore for PPE, surgical instruments

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

German industry accustomed to success faces declining sales for the first time / Covid-19 sparks irreversible upheavals / Spectaris survey

MEDICAL DEVICES

German manufacturers lament disrupted supply chains during Covid-19 pandemic / Free trade more important than ever / Carmakers' support could worsen component bottleneck

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Start-up mentality in plastics processing sector / Creative solutions to supply bottlenecks for masks and medical supplies / More nonwovens production required

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Chinese market continues to grow / Volume expected to reach USD 50 bn in 2020 / Spectaris report

MEDICAL PLASTICS MARKET

Demand for polymeric applications increasing steeply throughout the world / German medical devices providers report record sales / Russian market caves in / Significant potential in ASEAN region

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CHINA

Sector growth exceeds global average / Foreign investors hampered by "buy local" guidelines and murky registration criteria / Local producers under pressure to modernise / Government funds innovation

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

German sales held back by weak exports in 2009 / Booming demand in the Middle East / Asia remains main growth market / Traditional markets contracting