Baby Boomers living longer than previous generations, coupled with the increase in healthcare options and affordability in emerging economies around the world, are contributing to the increasing demand for disposable instruments in the healthcare industry. As a result, expectations are such that the demand for vials and prefilled syringes and ampoules will go up, which will positively affect and stimulate growth in the aseptic packaging market, according to a forecast from Converged Markets.1
The pharmaceutical sector is expected to contribute to the growth of aseptic packaging in developing regions where the presence of pharmaceutical companies is also expected to grow. Most of the growth is coming from 21 countries the pharmaceutical industry labels “pharmerging.” (The pharmerging countries include China, Brazil, Russia, India, Algeria, Argentina, Colombia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Philippines, Turkey, Romania, Chile, Kazakhstan and Vietnam.)