In the post-epidemic era, where will disposable gloves go?
Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the imbalance between supply and demand in the market has brought considerable dividends to the glove industry.
For example, medical gloves, the global demand for medical gloves
has nearly doubled from 2010 to 2020. In 2020,
the demand for medical gloves is expected to reach 331 billion pieces. In view of the outbreak
of protection demand brought about by the new crown epidemic,
the shortage of glove industry will become the norm in the short and medium term.
However, at the moment of taking advantage of the trend, some people in the industry have begun
to think about the situation after the epidemic: Will
the domestic market demand decrease after the epidemic?
How to deal with market changes next?
Disposable gloves (hereinafter referred to as gloves) are divided into different materials:
Nitrile gloves, Vinyl gloves, latex gloves and Blend/composite gloves. According to the quality level, it can be
divided into medical grade and non-medical grade. As the epidemic continues, the demand for each type of glove
has increased to varying degrees, especially nitrile gloves and Vinyl gloves, which are favored by more users
due to their characteristics. Throughout the development history of the glove industry, every round of the epidemic will stimulate the
demand for gloves and also stimulate the public's awareness of using gloves. For example, when H1N1
broke out in the United States in 2009, the glove industry became a rigid demand for the whole people.
Today, the epidemic has stimulated a new round of popularization of the glove industry by the people, and gloves are changing
from "flexible consumption" to a new rigid demand. In the future, even if the demand for gloves is declining in the short term,
the long-term development trend is still optimistic. For the entire industry,
the dividend has just begun. In addition to the huge demand brought by the new crown epidemic to the glove market, we must also pay attention to structural adjustments within the industry.
In the medical field, medical staff
frequently use latex gloves or PE gloves, which causes more prominent allergic problems.
In the future, there will be a large number of substitute demands in the medical market, and medical nitrile gloves will usher in good
development opportunities. The outbreak of the epidemic has led to an upsurge of national protection,
and has also given birth to the restructuring of the global glove industry. Chinese companies such as Qiyue have already started a
large number of plans to expand their medical nitrile gloves. Qiyue gloves can be seen in many countries and regions around the world,
and their quality has won unanimous praise from local people. In the post-epidemic era
in the future,
gloves will no longer be the dominant position among Southeast Asian glove manufacturers, and the Chinese market will inevitably come from behind.
Where will the glove business go? For glove companies, the imbalance between supply and demand brings not only profits, but also tests and opportunities. In the future post-epidemic era, changes in the market will bring
more fierce competitive pressures to enterprises. However, in the Internet era, product diversification, market positioning precision, and direct-to-user marketing models will be everyone's responsibility. Thinking ahead of time.
In short, there are still many uncertainties in the post-epidemic era. But what is certain is that not only Qiyue, any glove company will face more risks and opportunities,
and take the helm in the vast blue ocean.