What is medical textile and who should be bought from?

The appearance of the SARS-COV-2 virus in Wuhan in 2019 has radically changed many things in the global economy as well as in the daily lives of individuals. Since the virus is transmitted through human contact, mainly through the air, the use of personal protective equipment, such as face masks for most of us, has become a necessity in order to protect ourselves and others from the virus.

Since the virus has spread throughout the world, the use of PPE has raised another issue, namely the production and distribution of this equipment because it was necessary to produce a sufficient quantity to prevent the ever-increasing transmission of this virus. Thus, the production of PPE brings us to the field of medical textiles.

Medical textiles are various fiber-based materials intended for medical purposes. It is a technical textile sector that focuses on fiber-based products used in particular in the health sector, for reasons of prevention, care and hygiene.

During this reading, it will be a question of seeing the evolution of this field, which is the medical textile and the effects of COVID 19. To do this, we will first proceed with a general presentation of the field of medical textiles, evoking the need and the growing demand for PPE due to COVID in the world, the market and its major players.

As we mentioned briefly, medical textiles are various fiber-based materials intended for medical purposes such as prevention, care and hygiene. In addition, medical textiles can include several types of fiber, such as wool, fabric, non-woven materials, or even more knitted fabric. Technological progress in textile manufacturing has made medical services an important industry in textiles. Medical textiles play a crucial role in the preservation of human life. Masks, for example, can protect healthy individuals from disease by limiting respiratory droplet and aerosol transmission. Thus, this field is growing and has experienced a sharp increase in demand especially during the pandemic. This is for several reasons: First, new technologies in textiles and health, older and older populations, changes in lifestyles, longer and longer life expectancies and as has been said, the COVID 19 pandemic.  As mentioned, the pandemic has led to greater demand for certain medical textile applications like PPE, hospital gowns and face masks and there was a worldwide shortage for these products and even China could barely fill out applications. This shortage quickly became a huge global problem, due first of all to growing demands but also to the fact that some factories had to interrupt production and some supply routes were disrupted.

So, if we take a look at the Medical Textile Market¹ , we find that the value of the market size in 2021 is estimated to be around $24.70 billion in 2020 and we expect to see expansion at a compound annual growth rate of %4.5 from 2021 to 2028. Demand for medical textiles is expected to increase as awareness of better care and efficient medical treatments increases.

Analyzing the graph, we see that the large part of the sphere of medical textile application is in the field of care service and hygiene products (at %45). Hygiene products such as face masks, gowns, medical bags, shoe covers, sheets, incontinence towels, maternity towels, curtains, caps, wipes and sanitary napkins constitute a larger area of application of the medical textile.

In 2020, Asia Pacific dominated this market and accounted for more than %30 of total revenue. This is mainly due to the increase in the number of production plants for non-woven fabrics in some countries, including China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Japan and Indonesia.

The major players in the market are following strategies such as launching new product lines, expanding production capabilities by creating new production units, collaborations with PPE manufacturers and healthcare facilities, and acquisitions of small players in different countries for product and geographical expansion of companies.

 Prominent players  and market visionaries focus on restoring local markets and expanding their business through collaborations with major players.  They therefore focus on the development of innovative products to establish their unique position in the market. Some leading players in the global medical textiles market include:

Atex Technologies, Inc.

Mayamed Medical

Life-Threads

Careismatic Brands

Bally Ribbon Mills

Moreover, there is anothersubject on which it is better to dwell, it is the certificates.  Before the COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining certificates was simple, which was obviously problematic because a certificate is a document that shows that products are in compliance with the regulations of the European Union, so you have to have good products to be able to obtain a certificate. As a result of the pandemic, the process of obtaining certificates became more difficult, as one could no longer accept products manufactured in an unregulated manner. Thus, this hardening of the process has caused many companies to close down that did not behave in compliance with the regulations. So there is little left.

But there is one company that stands out from the rest, either by the quality of its products or by its customer service that satisfies all requests. This company is Mayamed.  Mayamed Medical Manufacturing and Export is a production and export company in medical textiles with offices in Turkey, Belgium, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and which leads the production and export areas in the medical textile sector with its fifteen years of experience; It produces and exports medical products to prominent countries in Europe and to various countries of the world, private companies and government institutions.  Thanks to its production capacity and use of the latest technology of production equipment and the quality of textile materials;  it is able to meet the demands in the wholesale production of medical textile products. As the largest manufacturer in Turkey, it has more than 50 products in more than 30 categories, to name a few: disposable masks, disposable gowns, surgical gowns, isolation gowns, protective suits, disposable hats, disposable gloves, uniforms and coveralls and more.  His references include many government agencies such as the German Ministry of Health, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the French Ministry of Health and the Italian Ministry of Health which can be easily checked on its website. Moreover asthe largest manufacturer in Turkey it has received the largest number of certificates in Turkey which can also be checked on the website which is: www.mayamedmedical.com

1: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/medical-textiles-market