The medical polymers market is expected to grow from $2.3 billion in 2013 to over $3.5 billion by 2018, a 52% increase. Implants will account for around $1.6 billion in polymer sales by 2018 and sales of polymers for diagnostic systems will reach $1.04 billion. PMMA, PP, and styrenics like PS make up 26% of the medical polymers market currently. Global medical polymer demand is projected to reach 6,411.7 kilo tons by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2012 to 2018.