Report Highlights

Global sales of sterilization capital equipment and filtration consumables were $3.3 billion in 2010 and $3.8 billion in 2011. This market is expected to grow to nearly $5.3 billion by 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%.

Report Scope

This report organizes information from diverse sources into cohesive units that include overview, industry structure and technology sections, as well as regional sections that include the Americas (Canada, U.S., Mexico, Latin America and South America); EMRA; and Asia (Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, India and other Asian countries).

The overview examines sterilization in general, the types of technology and regulatory influences. The industry structure section discusses the most active suppliers, with regard to relative market share, marketing strengths and forces that promote or hamper growth of technologies. The technology sections detail historical, current and projected (2011 through 2016) market values for filter, heat, chemical, radiation and emerging sterilization technologies.

Analyst Credentials

Peggy S. Lehr is the BCC Research analyst of this report. Ms. Lehr holds a BS in Journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a MS in Communication from the University of Denver. Ms. Lehr has worked within the publishing industry for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and she specializes in marketing reports on the medical industry.