|
Medical Polymers In India: Technological Developments And
Growth Pattern
Properties Help In Designing To Meet Medical Application
Needs
|
Mr. Rajiv Arora
President & Business Head
Shriram Axiall Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon (Harayana)
.. |
.Mr.
Rajiv Arora, President & Business Head, Shriram Axiall
Pvt. Ltd. is a Graduate in Chemical Engineering from
(BITS, Pilani) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management
(IIM-Bangalore). He has total experience of 28 years
and the Current Co. experience of 11 years.
Worked for companies like Grasim (chemical div) and
Ester Industries – instrumental in commissioning
compounding plant for PBT, PET & Nylons in India.
Later moved to Germany for marketing PET & Engineering
Plastics of Ester. Joined DCM SHRIRAM LTD. in December
2002 as Deputy General Manager and Sales & Marketing
Head of PVC compound business.
With international exposure, diverse and rich
experience, helped the business to set up strong and
efficient processes required for profitable and
sustainable growth.
Progressed quickly to become the Head Of Operations
and later the Deputy Business Head before becoming
Vice President & Business Head in May 2011.
Managed the formation of the Joint Venture, between
Axiall Corporation and DCM Shriram limited in April
2014 for providing the Indian market place with a
variety of new products and applications in the Vinyl
space.
Mr. Arora is the now the President of Shriram Axiall
Private Limited and reports to Board of Shriram Axiall
Private Limited. |
The growth of consumption
for medical polymers in India.
Medical and healthcare
industry is a promising segment and demand is driven by
aging population and improvement in healthcare services in
developing regions. Indian medical markets have been one
of the fastest growing markets and have witnessed around
20% CAGR over the last few years. Availability of medical
services and Urbanization has also lead to this sustained
growth. India has also been seen as a medical tourism
destination because of the availability of good medical
care at reasonable costs when compared to the costs in
many countries.
Polymers consumption in
medical and healthcare segments is growing because of cost
benefit the polymers provide when compared with
conventional materials. It is this bundle of advantages
that the polymers properties provide, which tilts the
balance and this conversion has been growing at a very
fast rate.
The Polymers properties help
in designing the products and fulfilling the major needs
of medical applications such as sterilization, bio
compatibility and biostability, high tensile and
elongation properties and its ability to be clear,
radiopaque and pigmented as the need may be.
The specific product areas
where polymers being supplied by the company have
substituted conventional materials for medical
applications.
Polymeric raw materials
required by medical and healthcare industries that are
available from Shriram Axiall are used for following
applications.
-
Clear Extrusion:
Flexible Tubings for IV sets, Blood Bags Sheets & Tubings,
Catheter Tubing, Cardio Vascular Tubes etc.
-
Clear Injection Moulding:
Oxygen Mask, Drip Chamber and Connectors.
-
Rigid PVC: Small
Cosmetic Bottles, 5 Gallon Water Bottles, Connectors,
Suction Handle & Veterinary Tubes.
-
X ray Tubes and other
components.
Effect of Improving
Regulations on the global medical device industry. The
regulations and compliance criteria met by Polymers
Supplied by The Company.
As the awareness is
increasing, availability of information is abundant;
Industry is maturing and becoming Global, which also is
impacting the required quality standards. The quality
required by the customers is continuously being upgraded
and that is leading in turn upgrading of quality and
operating systems, right to the supplier of raw materials
that are being used in the industry.
Shriram Axiall’s grades
adhere to Indian Standards as well as biological test
prescribed under USP various standards. Shriram Axiall
ensures that all the ingredients used in PVC compounds
confirm to BIS list ingredients (IS 10151 & IS 14543)
suitable for use in food and human contact applications
and also to the GMP norms prescribed by FDA. These
compounds are manufactured in fully automated and
dedicated compounding line with class 1, 00,000 facilities
confirming to GMP requirements. Shriram Axiall believes
that end product quality depends on the convertors, device
manufacturers and raw material suppliers.
Polymers for Packaging
Applications.
Shriram Axiall is
manufacturing PVC compounds which can be used for shrink
film application. Apart from that rigid vinyl films are
also being used in pharmaceutical blister packaging, food
packaging & specialty thermoforming.
New developments in the
polymers supplied by the company.
Shriram Axiall has developed
many new PVC compounds for different segments but for
medical and healthcare industry company is focusing in
Phthalate free compounds for clear extrusion and injection
molding applications. Our recent joint venture with Axiall
Corporation will make available the entire range of Axiall
Corporation’s medical range of products available to the
Indian customers. These products have the necessary
approvals from the specified agencies and will be
manufactured now in India at the facility at Kota. Axiall
Corporation is the largest manufacturer of PVC compounds
in USA and has interests in Chemicals, PVC compounds, PVC
resin, Door and Windows and has a turnover of over USD 5
Bn. / year.
Page
1 :
2 :
3 :
4 :
5 :
6 :
7 :
8 :
9 :
10 |
