US antimicrobial demand to reach $1.2bn by 2013

摘要

Demand for disinfectant and antimicrobial chemicals is projected to increase by 3.6% annually to US$1.2bn by 2013, according to a study from the Freedonia Group. Although this represents a substantial deceleration in value from 2003-2008, growth in volume will accelerate due to rebounding production levels in key industrial markets such as coatings and plastics.rnThe study, Disinfectant & Antimicrobial Chemicals, also expects demand for disinfectant chemicals in industrial, institutional and commercial, and consumer markets to grow, despite considerable scientific disagreement about the necessity for using disinfectant chemicals in many of their current applications.