Emergence of Covid-19 to Augment Growth of Disposable and Reusable Masks Market

Whether it is a hospital, college or other medical facility, using disposable masks is an important way to protect the patient's health while keeping the environment clean. This can be especially important in small medical facilities such as emergency rooms and waiting rooms, which have to provide clean, sterile, well-lit environments. With disposable liners and disposable masks, this is easier than ever. In addition, when the disposable face mask is disposed of properly, there is less risk of exposure to hazardous material or infection. If the medical staff does not dispose of the disposable face mask properly, they could be exposing patients to bacteria, blood, and other potentially harmful materials.

Market Dynamics 

Emergence of Covid-19 is expected to propel growth of the global disposable and reusable masks market. For instance, globally, as of 3:33pm CET, 17 November 2020, there have been 54,771,888 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,324,249 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization.Moreover, high prevalence of infectious diseases is also expected to aid in growth of the global disposable and reusable masks market over the forecast period. For instance, according to the World Health Organization, in 2018, India reported around 2.69 million cases of tuberculosis.The Covid-19 pandemic led to shortage of N95 respirators. This in turn led to R&D in reusability of the N95 respirators. For instance, in March 2020, researchers from Yele University reported that hydrogen peroxide vapor sterilization can be used for N95 respirators reuse.Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth in the disposable and reusable masks market, owing to increasing number of emergency surgeries. For instance, according to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Hospitals at a glance 2017–18 report updated in August 2019, admissions for emergency surgery increased between 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 by 2.9% in public hospitals and by 5.1% in private hospitals in Australia.

Competitive Analysis 

Major players operating in the global disposable and reusable masks market include, DACH Medical Group Holding AG, Honeywell International Inc., 3M Company, Kimberly-clark Corporation, KOWA Company Ltd., Moldex-Metric, SAS Safety Corp, Shanghai Dasheng, Sinotextiles Corporation Limited, Te Yin Company, The 3M Company, The Gerson Company, and Uvex Group.March 2020: 3M Company partnered with Ford Motor Company to increase the production of 3M’s powered air purifying respirators, or PAPRs to help meet a surge in demand for personal protective equipment due to the COVID-19 outbreak.