The healthcare adhesive tapes market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, the market size for healthcare adhesive tapes has seen a robust growth. The market is projected to swell from a valuation of $39.07 billion in 2024 to an estimated $41.92 billion in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%.
This growth during the historic period can be ascribed to factors such as a surge in medical procedures and surgeries, a growing elderly population, an uptick in chronic diseases, along with stricter regulatory compliance requirements.
The healthcare adhesive tapes market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the forthcoming years, the healthcare adhesive tapes market is projected to witness robust expansion. The market size is estimated to reach a value of $61.21 billion in 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9%.
This growth during the forecast period is due to the rise in telemedicine, remote care, personalized medicine, home healthcare, and emergency response, along with an increasing need for geriatric care. Key trends identified for the same timeframe include the use of antimicrobial and antiseptic tapes, silicone-based adhesive tapes, wearable health devices, custom-made tape solutions, and skin protection barriers.
The surge in accidental incidents due to high traffic is projected to drive the expansion of the healthcare adhesive tape market in the future. Road traffic accidents, which involve two or more entities on the road where one is a moving vehicle and the other is a person, often lead to the use of healthcare adhesive tapes like bandages, gauze and other types of dressings. These are used to dress the wounds sustained in these accidents. As per the World Health Organization, a Switzerland-based UN agency which oversees global public health, between 20 and 50 million people were reported in June 2022 to have suffered non-fatal injuries, many leading to disability, as a result of road traffic incidents. Nearly 1.3 million people lose their lives to road traffic accidents every year. Hence, the rising incidents of accidents triggered by heavy traffic are fuelling the growth of the healthcare adhesive tape market.
The healthcare adhesive tapes market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Resin Type: Acrylic, Rubber, Silicone, Other Resin Types
2) By Backing Material Type: Paper, Fabric, Plastic, Other Backing Material Types
3) By Application: Surgery, Wound Dressing, Splints, Secure IV Line, Ostomy Seal, Hygiene, Bandages, Transdermal Patches, and Blister Protection, Diagnostic, Monitoring and Medical Devices, and Optical Care, Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Acrylic: Pressure-Sensitive Acrylic Tapes, Medical-Grade Acrylic Tapes
2) By Rubber: Natural Rubber Tapes, Synthetic Rubber Tape
3) By Silicone: Silicone Adhesive Tapes, Silicone Gel Tapes
4) By Other Resin Types: Polyethylene Tapes, Polypropylene Tapes
Product innovation is emerging as a leading trend within the healthcare adhesive tapes market. Prime businesses in this market are dedicating resources to the creation of novel products to solidify their market dominance. To illustrate, in April 2022, U.S based medical devices company, 3M Inc., rolled out a new product in the healthcare adhesive tapes market called 3M spun lace extended wear adhesive tape on the liner, 4576. This healthcare adhesive tape, boasting a white spun laced polyester nonwoven backing, is coated with a unique pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive designed for extended wear of up to 21 days. This revolutionary polyester nonwoven tape is intended for long-term wear devices that need to be attached to the skin for a period of up to 21 days.
Major companies operating in the healthcare adhesive tapes market include:
• 3M Company
• Cardinal Health Inc.
• Nitto Denko Corporation
• Johnson & Johnson
• Paul Hartmann AG
• Avery Dennison Corporation
• NICHIBAN Co. Ltd.
• Smith & Nephew plc
• Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG
• Scapa Group plc
• Medline Industries Inc.
• Essity Aktiebolag
• Adchem Corporation
• CCT Tapes
• Dermamed Coatings Company LLC
• Dermarite Industries LLC
• Jiangsu Nanfang Medical Co. Ltd.
• Libatape Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
• Mactac LLC
• Pinnacle Technologies Inc.
• Ad Tape & Label Company Inc.
• Ajit Industries Pvt. Ltd.
• DuPont de Nemours Inc.
• H.B. Fuller Company
• Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
• Lintec Corporation
• Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.
• Shurtape Technologies LLC
• Tesa SE
• Advance Tapes International Ltd.
North America was the largest region in the healthcare adhesive tapes market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the healthcare adhesive tapes market report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.