Tubes, infusion bags and blood bags are manufactured in enormous unit numbers as sterile single-use products. Flexible medical-grade PVC and polyolefins form the material basis for tubes and bags – and their price is a central cost factor. Catheter shafts additionally use specialised materials such as TPU, silicone, PEBA or PA 11/PA 12.

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This product group is produced in very large volumes as single-use goods; price movements in flexible PVC, PE and PP feed straight through to manufacturing costs.
High-volume single-use products: with high unit numbers, even a small price difference decides the total cost.
Competing material systems: alongside medical-grade PVC, PVC-free polyolefin solutions are increasingly used – and their prices develop differently.
Continuous extrusion: in ongoing tube and film production, material prices feed directly into the margin.



From procurement to management: pricenxt supports key decisions along the entire value chain.
Tracks the price development of flexible PVC and polyolefins, positions the company’s own price level against the market and prepares supplier negotiations on a sound basis.
Keeps the material cost base of ongoing tube and film production in view and recognises at an early stage how price movements affect manufacturing costs.
Assesses material alternatives such as PVC-free solutions in terms of cost and calculates the effect of price movements on the product portfolio.
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For tubes, bags, and catheters, flexible medical-grade PVC (S-PVC (P) compounds) leads the field; LDPE and LLDPE film grades for bags and HDPE and PP for connectors and ports are used in addition. For flexible catheter types, PA, and specialised materials such as TPU, silicone or PEBA are also relevant.
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