Economic Aspects - Chemical Disinfectants, Antiseptics and Preservatives
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The international antimicrobial chemical market, particularly in disinfectants, is expected to grow significantly over the coming years, on the basis of concerns about bacterial and other pathogenic threats and the increasing emphasis on hygiene in the home and work-place.
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
The international antimicrobial chemical market, particularly in
disinfectants, is expected to grow significantly over the coming years, on the
basis of concerns about bacterial and other pathogenic threats and the
increasing emphasis on hygiene in the home and work-place. The turnover of the US
antimicrobial chemical industry is estimated to be in the region of $2 billion
per annum. Key disinfectant products in use contain aldehydes, iodophors, nitrogen
compounds (quaternary ammonium compounds and amine compounds), organometallics,
organo-sulphurs, chloro-iso-cyanurates and phenolics. There are around 250
chemicals that have been identified as active components of microbicidal
products in the EU.
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