Rapid Expansion of Healthcare Sector to Drive the Surface Disinfectant Market Growth

Introduction

The global healthcare sector has been expanding at an exponential rate in the last few years. The COVID-19 has severely impacted the healthcare sector, with the death toll rising every day, creating a shortage of space. Governments across the globe are channelizing efforts to accommodate the mounting number of patients and treat them efficiently. For instance, China built a 1000 beds hospital in Wuhan within ten days to provide treatment to the coronavirus infected patients. Recently, the American Hospital Association conducted an annual survey of hospitals in the U.S. and found that there are about 6,146 hospitals in the country. The rapidly expanding healthcare sector is subsequently increasing the demand for advanced equipment, further rising the need for disinfectants to prevent hospital-associated infections.

Challenges That Surface Disinfectant Market Would Face in the Near Future

The demand for high-quality surface disinfectant is increasing owing to the need to improve hygiene in laboratories, hospitals, surgical centers, clinics, and other patient-related areas. However, the adoption of alternatives for surface disinfectants in such areas could be a restraint to the market. Nowadays, UV radiation is also being used as a substitute for surface disinfectant. The new techniques such as Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation techniques are also incorporated in various healthcare sectors to kill and restrict the effects of microorganisms by attacking their DNA and finishing the nucleic acids.

Competitive Players

1. Carenowmedical
2. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
3. PaxChem Ltd.
4. BODE Chemie GmbH
5. Star Brands Ltd.
6. The 3M Company
7. Ecolab
8. Procter & Gamble
9. The Clorox Company
10. Whiteley Corporation
11. Lonza
12. SC Johnson Professional
13. BASF SE
14. Evonik Industries AG
15. Kimberley-Clark Corporation (KCWW)
16. Medline Industries Inc.

Recent Developments

• May 2023- SteriSmart, a brand of surface disinfectants from the Sterillium company, has a campaign that Admatazz, an independent agency with headquarters in Mumbai, started. The target audience for this ad is young parents who are always looking for ways to make their homes safer for their children, particularly in these troubling times when bacterial and viral diseases are on the rise.
• August 2022- According to research conducted at New York University Langone Health (NYUL), EvaClean, the infection prevention branch of EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives, the effectiveness of their PurTabs disinfection has been proven.

Segmentation

1. By Composition
   1. Chemical
   2. Biobased
2. By Form
   1. Liquid
   2. Wipes
   3. Sprays
3. By Applications
   1. In-House Surfaces
   2. Instruments
   3. Others
4. By End-User
   1. Hospitals
   2. Laboratories
   3. Households
   4. HORECA
   5. Educational Institutes
   6. Malls
   7. Railways
   8. Airports
   9. Food Processing Industries
   10. Others