April 15, 2008 — /PRWEB/ — SAN JOSE, CA — Glove boxes are sealed enclosures in which all items are handled through long, relatively impermeable gloves secured to ports in the walls of the enclosure. Basic Glove boxes are engineered for general laboratory isolation applications. Though gloveboxes incur high capital expense initially, they are cost effective in long term.

Europe dominates the global glove box market with sales estimated at $37 million for 2006, as stated by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom account for over 70 percent of the European Glove box market. The United States market for glove boxes is projected to reach $30 million by 2009.

Major players profiled in the report include Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, Coy Laboratory Products, Inc., Glove Box Technology, Ltd., Innovative Technology, Inc., Labconco Corporation, Laminar Flow, Inc., M Braun GmbH, Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., Terra Universal, and T-M Vacuum Products, Inc.

The report “Glove Boxes: A Global Strategic Business Report” was published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. and enumerates recent developments, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic industry activities. Analysis is presented for established and emerging markets including the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world.

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA) is a reputed publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company is globally recognized as one of the world’s largest market research publishers. The company employs over 700 people worldwide and publishes more than 880 full-scale research reports each year. Additionally, the company also offers a range of over 60,000 smaller research products including company reports, market trend reports, and industry reports encompassing all major industries worldwide.

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