What is the current market size and future outlook for the contract sterilization market?
The contract sterilization market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.28 billion in 2024 to $5.8 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to surge in the medical device reprocessing industry, increase in geriatric population, increase in the number of surgical procedures, rising healthcare investments, and increase in the incidence of chronic diseases.
The contract sterilization market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $8.31 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising adoption of single-use medical devices, increasing focus on patient safety and infection control, expanding use of ethylene oxide sterilization in medical devices, and increasing demand for contract sterilization from pharmaceutical companies. Major trends in the forecast period include advancements in low-temperature sterilization technologies, innovation in eco-friendly sterilization processes, integration of automation in sterilization equipment, electron beam sterilization in healthcare, and development of mobile sterilization units.
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How has the contract sterilization market evolved, and what factors have shaped its growth?
An increase in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections is expected to propel the growth of the contract sterilization market going forward. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections patients acquire during their stay in healthcare facilities, leading to rising demand for sterilization services to reduce infection risks. The rise in hospital-acquired infections is due to increased antibiotic resistance and the growing use of invasive devices such as catheters and ventilators, which provide direct pathways for bacteria. Contract sterilization reduces hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by thoroughly sterilizing medical devices, surgical instruments, and equipment using advanced, standardized processes. For instance, in May 2024, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, a Sweden-based government agency, every year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals across the European Union (EU)/ European Economic Area (EEA) contract at least one healthcare-associated infection during their hospital stay. Therefore, an increase in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections is driving the growth of the contract sterilization market.
What are the major segments of the contract sterilization market?
The contract sterilizationmarket covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Ethylene Oxide, Gamma Irradiation, Electron Beam, Plasma Sterilization, Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide
2) By Product: Physical Methods, Chemical Methods, Mechanical Methods
3) By Application: Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Food And Beverage, Cosmetics
Subsegments:
1) By Ethylene Oxide: Low Temperature Ethylene Oxide Sterilization, High Concentration Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
2) By Gamma Irradiation: Cobalt-60 Gamma Irradiation, Cesium-137 Gamma Irradiation
3) By Electron Beam: Industrial Electron Beam Sterilization, Medical Electron Beam Sterilization
4) By Plasma Sterilization: Hydrogen Peroxide Plasma Sterilization, Low-Temperature Plasma Sterilization
5) By Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide: Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination, Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization
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Which companies dominate the contract sterilization market?
Major companies operating in the contract sterilization market are 3M Company, Medline Industries LP, Steris Corporation, Serial System Ltd., Sterigenics International LLC, Nelson Labs & Sterigenics, Steripak Limited, Rocialle Healthcare, Midwest Sterilization Corporation (MSC), Trinity Sterile Inc., Pacific BioLabs Inc., PureLine, Steritek, E-Beam Services Inc., Andersen Sterilizers Inc., PAMA Manufacturing and Sterilization, Transcoject, Infinity Laboratories Pvt Limited, Blue Line Sterilization Services, Medistri SA, NovaSterilis, Noxilizer Inc., Prince Sterilization Services LLC
How will evolving trends contribute to the growth of the contract sterilization market?
Major companies operating in the contract sterilization market are focusing on expanding ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization capacity to address the increasing demand for safer, more efficient, and effective sterilization methods. Ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization is a low-temperature chemical process that uses ethylene oxide gas to eliminate microorganisms on heat- or moisture-sensitive medical devices and equipment. For instance, in February 2022, Centerpiece, a US-based medical device contract manufacturing and sterilization company, announced significant expansions to its ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization capacity at its facility in Tijuana, Mexico. This expansion is designed to address increasing demand from medical device manufacturers facing capacity constraints.
What are the key regional dynamics of the contract sterilization market, and which region leads in market share?
North America was the largest region in the contract sterilization market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the contract sterilization market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
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Contract sterilization refers to a service arrangement where a company or organization outsources its sterilization needs to a specialized third-party provider. This is often used by businesses that require sterilizing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or other products but do not have the in-house capabilities to perform these processes themselves.
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