CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR NATURAL RUBBER LATEX IN THE CURRENT DECADE

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By Dr. R.K. Matthan, Managing Director, rkmatthan@gmail.com Mr.Joseph John, Senior Consultant, Polymer Consultancy Services P Ltd., India Mr.G.Lottmann, General Manager, PICA Grupo Agroindustriale Occidente, Guatemala
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Established 1975

PRESENTATION FORMAT

4.

LATEX PRODUCTS

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Established 1975

IRSG SURVEY RESULT (2005)

Carpet backing 6%

Others 2%

Foams 5% Threads & cords 10%

Unidentified 28%

Dipped goods 42% Adhesivesbinders 7%

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Established 1975

12-14, September 2006

ESTIMATED USAGE OF NR AND SR LATICES FOR LATEX PRODUCTS

PRINCIPAL APPLICATION OF EACH LATEX LISTED

FOAM DIPPED PRODUCTS

70

PAPER
60
50

ADHESIVES

CARPET BACKING NON WOVENS THREAD

% 40
S 30 h a 20 r e
10 0 NRL X-SBR NBR CR

PU

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Established 1975

POLYMER LATEX APPLICATION

ESTIMATED USAGE OF NATURAL RUBBER LATICES FOR LATEX PRODUCTS

FOAMS 3% CARPET BACKING-6% OTHERS -2%

ADHESIVES-8%

THREADS-12%

MEDICAL GLOVES-55%

CATHETERS-5%

CONDOMS 4%
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Established 1975

OTHER GLOVES 5%

IRSG survey result,Asia 1.08Million tonnes

Other dipping 4% Others 5% Foams 5% Thread 12% Carpet 1%

Unidentified 28%

Gloves 45%

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Established 1975

IRSG survey result, 2010 World - 1.28 million tonnes

Thread 10% Others 9%

Foams 6%

Dipping 7%

Carpet 5%

Unidentifie d 28%
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Established 1975

Gloves 35%

IRSG survey result, Americas, 2010 Consumption of identified end-products, tonnes

Carpet Adhe 35.6 25.2 17.9 6

40.1

Dippi
Com Ballo

Gloves 1.8 Thread 0.6

Cath 0.4

Cond 0.2
0
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Established 1975

10

20

30

40

50

GLOVE SECTOR

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Established 1975

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Established 1975

Factors of growth
Increased hygiene awareness in medical industry; Relative low price of NRL; Ageing population; Double gloving; Growing number of new hospitals; Entrenched consumer preference for NRL gloves; Adaptability of the industry;
Powder free gloves Chlorinated

Factors of constraints
Latex protein allergy; Alternative gloves; NRL gloves are not appropriate for all environments; Emergence of new medical personnel brought up with non-NRL gloves; Higher prices of NRL relative to alternative raw materials.

GLOVE TYPES

SURGICAL

MEDICAL NATURAL-78% SYNTHETIC-22% 65x109Prs/Yr

EXAMINATION/DIAGNOSTIC
DENTAL RADIOLOGY

POST MORTEM
POWDER/POWDERFREE RATIO=40/60 FOOD NON MEDICAL SYNTHETIC -50% NATURAL-30% PLASTIC-20% 10.0x109Prs/Yr
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Established 1975

CLEAN ROOM/ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL OTHERS

Summary of gloves market, 2005, Bn pieces

Total gloves Medical gloves Household gloves Others Natural rubber gloves Synthetic rubber gloves
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Established 1975

88.7bn pieces 43.9bn pieces 5.9bn pieces 38.9bn pieces 51.1bn pieces 37.6.1bn pieces (42.2%)

PRODUCTION OF ALL RUBBER GLOVES INTO MAJOR MARKETS 1997 = 36.4BN PCS 2005 = 69.6BN PCS 2010 =88.7BN PCS

80 Total rubber gloves, billion pieces 70 60 50

40
30 20 10 0 1997 2005 2010

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Established 1975

Net imports of rubber gloves by types of major markets, Bn pieces

billion pieces

50 40 30 20

10
0 1997
Medical

2000
Household

2005
Others

2010

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Established 1975

TYPICAL PV LATEX PRODUCTS-1

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Established 1975

TYPICAL PV LATEX PRODUCTS-2

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