Consumer and hospital security companies battle crisis

In 2022, we saw a noticeable increase in the number of companies in restructuring from the sector producing gloves, masks, gowns and disinfectants. During the pandemic, the industry was able to count on record profits and the product range it offered was spreading like fresh buns Now, however, the demand for medical devices has decreased significantly.

Powody obecnych kłopotów to przede wszystkim niewielkie marże. Branża środków ochrony jest jedną z niewielu, gdzie ceny są niższe niż przed pandemią nawet o 20–30 proc. Do tego dochodzi konieczność posiadania dużej płynności finansowej. Klientami tej grupy przedsiębiorstw zwykle są szpitale, które rzadko płacą na czas

The current crisis is also the result of a lack of forward thinking. Many companies produced as if the pandemic would last for years. Unfortunately, now many companies have been left in the proverbial 'lurch' with a huge stock of unsold goods that are losing value.

Experts emphasise that if someone has not made good use of the funds they earned during the pandemic, they have hit a very difficult business environment. Today, competition is definitely higher than before the coronavirus, as a great many new players have decided to enter the medical device industry.

You can read about the details in the @Journal Gazeta Prawna article with expert commentary by Małgorzata Anisimowicz.

The article appeared in @Journal Gazeta Prawna, 16 March 2023. We invite you to read the full version:"Medical industry with pocovid syndrome