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Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Gabriel Seiler Gabriel Seiler New York, United States Last Updated: February 2025 NAICS OD4084

Revenue

$3.4bn

2025

$3.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

4,343

Businesses

39

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

Over the past five years, syringe and needle manufacturers have faced declining demand and revenue amid a decrease in nonessential medical treatments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, larger companies were able to capture spiking demand for syringes specifically designed to administer vaccines, leading to an uptick in revenue in 2021. Many have faced compressing profit as workforces continue to expand in an effort by major manufacturers to bring new innovative products to market. Industry-wide revenue has been falling at a CAGR of 1.9% over the past five years and is expected to total $3.4 billion in 2023, when revenue will jump by an estimated 6.5%. While syringes and injection needles are protected from substitute products, imported syringes and needles have captured a growing share of domestic demand over the past five years. There has been a significant uptick in imports, especially from China. Despite political tensions, Chinese imports of industry-relevant products have doubled over the past five years as overseas competitors can leverage more relaxed labor laws to offer lower prices. These imported products, while affordable, still meet the FDA's quality standards, giving little incentive for consumers to choose US-made alternatives. This has made innovation in products like wearable injectors or “smart” needles even more vital.Syringe and injection needle manufacturers are will enjoy some stabilization and growth over the next five years. The price of the industry's primary input, plastic materials, will be much less volatile, allowing manufacturers to better manage pricing and production volumes. Plastic prices are also set to rise, which will allow manufacturers to pass costs downstream through price hikes, boosting revenue and expanding profit by making fixed costs more affordable. Manufacturers can expect a consistent rise in demand because of the aging population that will lift demand for syringes and needles used in medical treatments. More consumers will have access to healthcare coverage, enabling them to seek care, which in turn will raise the usage of needles and syringes and further foster revenue growth for syringe and needle manufacturers. Overall, industry revenue is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% over the five years through 2028 to total $3.9 billion.

Trends and Insights

  • COVID-19 ultimately dampened demand. While large companies were able to temper losses by securing vaccine-related contracts, the drop in elective procedures and other sources of demand for syringes and injection needles pushed revenue down for manufacturers.
  • Self-administered syringes are becoming more popular. Easy-to-use drug delivery systems like pens and auto-injectors are catering to growing demand for convenient, at-home care.
  • The West is the top region for the industry. The prevalence of medical technology companies and highly educated workers in the region helps syringe and injection needle manufacturers innovate and deliver products to key buyers.
  • Price is key to securing contracts. While innovation is beginning to differentiate the industry’s products, syringes and injection needles are still relatively homogenized. This means key buyers will make contracts with manufacturers that can offer lower prices, which are most often major companies and overseas competitors.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.4bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

COVID-19 challenges brought a net decline in revenue

  • Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Syringe and injection needle manufacturers contended with reduced demand for their products as households greatly reduced spending on nonessential medical treatments amid lockdowns, safety concerns and business closures.
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Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Plastic prices will stabilize

  • Plastic materials and resin are the industry's primary input, and price hikes lead manufacturers to raise prices in an effort to shift costs downstream. Increased prices for syringes and injection needles result in heightened revenue for manufacturers.

Biggest companies in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($m)
2023
Profit ($m)
2023
Profit Margin (%)
2023
91.2
6.3
7.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Standard disposable and reusable syringes, Prefilled syringes, pens and auto injectors and All other including safety syringes. Standard disposable and reusable syringes is the largest segment of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Standard disposable and reusable syringes are declining in popularity

  • Syringes used for the injection of medication usually consist of a calibrated-glass or plastic-cylindrical barrel with a close-fitting plunger at one end and a small opening at the other, to which the head of a hollow-bore needle is fitted.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Establishments in this industry manufacture a variety of syringes and injection needles, including hypodermic syringes, medical bulb syringes, blood collection syringes and fountain syringes. Typically, industry products include a barrel, plunger, needle and cap. This industry excludes syringes used for nonmedical purposes.

What's included in this industry?

Designing, developing and manufacturing hypodermic syringesDesigning, developing and manufacturing prefilled syringesDesigning, developing and manufacturing disposable and reusable syringesDesigning, developing and manufacturing safety syringesDesigning, developing and manufacturing patch pumps

Companies

B. Braun Melsungen AG

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Related Terms

PEN AND AUTO INJECTORSNEEDLE-FREE JET INJECTORSSAFETY SYRINGELUER-LOK SYRINGES

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 339112 - Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

COVID-19 ultimately dampened demand. While large companies were able to temper losses by securing vaccine-related contracts, the drop in elective procedures and other sources...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Self-administered syringes are becoming more popular. Easy-to-use drug delivery systems like pens and auto-injectors are catering to growing demand for convenient, at-home ca...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The West is the top region for the industry. The prevalence of medical technology companies and highly educated workers in the region helps syringe and injection needle manuf...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Price is key to securing contracts. While innovation is beginning to differentiate the industry’s products, syringes and injection needles are still relatively homogenized. T...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

BD is facing declines following the dissipation of COVID-19. The industry's most dominant company secured extremely helpful contracts from the federal government to supply sy...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of B. Braun Melsungen AG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for B. Braun Melsungen AG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry receives no assistance. Syringe and injection needle manufacturers don’t benefit from any regular public or private support, though government contracts helped t...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Growing workforces are pressuring profit. Syringe and injection needle manufacturers are bringing on new employees to help innovate and gain an edge over their competition, b...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2025?

The market size of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $3.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in 2025?

There are 39 businesses in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.5 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 1.9 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest company operating in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing market in United States is B. Braun Melsungen AG

What does the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Designing, developing and manufacturing hypodermic syringes and Designing, developing and manufacturing prefilled syringes are part of the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is B. Braun Melsungen AG.

How competitive is the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Syringes & Injection Needle Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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