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Foreign OEM Thai Medical-Textile Supplier Partnerships

6 major OEMs adding Thai supplier capacity by 2027

As ofFY2024 to FY2027 supplier diversification·Sources3·Supporting

Cardinal Health, Owens and Minor, Medline, Molnlycke, Halyard Health and Hartmann are adding Thai medical-textile supplier capacity for ASEAN distribution between 2024 and 2027, anchored by their broader China-supplier diversification programmes. Molnlycke announced a Thai surgical-drape supplier partnership in September 2025; Cardinal Health an ASEAN medical-textile diversification programme in August 2025; Medline, Owens and Minor, Halyard and Hartmann are scoping parallel arrangements through 2027. Combined ASEAN sourcing volume migrating to Thailand is estimated at USD 320 to 480 million by 2027, with Thailand capturing roughly 35 to 50 percent versus Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Cardinal Health, Owens and Minor, Medline, Molnlycke, Halyard Health and Hartmann are adding Thai medical-textile supplier capacity for ASEAN distribution between 2024 and 2027, anchored by their broader China-supplier diversification programmes. Molnlycke announced a Thai surgical-drape supplier partnership in September 2025; Cardinal Health an ASEAN medical-textile diversification programme in August 2025; Medline, Owens and Minor, Halyard and Hartmann are scoping parallel arrangements through 2027. Combined ASEAN sourcing volume migrating to Thailand is estimated at USD 320 to 480 million by 2027, with Thailand capturing roughly 35 to 50 percent versus Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Cardinal Health, Owens and Minor, Medline, Molnlycke, Halyard Health and Hartmann are adding Thai medical-textile supplier capacity for ASEAN distribution between 2024 and 2027, anchored by their broader China-supplier diversification programmes. Molnlycke announced a Thai surgical-drape supplier partnership in September 2025; Cardinal Health an ASEAN medical-textile diversification programme in August 2025; Medline, Owens and Minor, Halyard and Hartmann are scoping parallel arrangements through 2027. Combined ASEAN sourcing volume migrating to Thailand is estimated at USD 320 to 480 million by 2027, with Thailand capturing roughly 35 to 50 percent versus Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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FY2024 to FY2027 supplier diversification

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Cardinal Health, Owens and Minor, Medline, Molnlycke, Halyard Health and Hartmann are adding Thai medical-textile supplier capacity for ASEAN distribution between 2024 and 2027, anchored by their broader China-supplier diversification programmes. Molnlycke announced a Thai surgical-drape supplier partnership in September 2025; Cardinal Health an ASEAN medical-textile diversification programme in August 2025; Medline, Owens and Minor, Halyard and Hartmann are scoping parallel arrangements through 2027. Combined ASEAN sourcing volume migrating to Thailand is estimated at USD 320 to 480 million by 2027, with Thailand capturing roughly 35 to 50 percent versus Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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