U.S. Black Nitrile Glove Market 2025: Steady Demand, Prices Stabilize After a Pullback, Localization Accelerates

Los Angeles | August 19, 2025 — Demand across medical, industrial, and personal protection settings continues to keep U.S. consumption of nitrile gloves (including black nitrile) at a high level. In parallel, domestic expansion and rising compliance standards are reshaping supply dynamics. After a peak-and-retreat cycle, prices have entered a relatively stable phase.

Demand & Capacity: Elevated Utilization, Faster Expansions
Industry feedback indicates U.S. imports of nitrile gloves remain substantial, with end-use scenarios digesting steady demand. Domestically, expansion is accelerating: for example, Health Supply US has committed more than $150 million, planning to add roughly 4.3 billion nitrile gloves per year over the next five years to reinforce local resiliency and stability.

Pricing: Off the Peak, Holding Stable
Global demand pushed prices up in 2021; as supply recovered and capacity ramped worldwide, prices trended down. By 2025, overall pricing is well below the pandemic peak yet still above pre-pandemic levels. As a mainstream medical/industrial option, black nitrile typically prices on par with— or slightly above—standard nitrile, subject to brand, quality, channel, and order volumes.

Industry Structure: Higher Concentration, Rising Compliance Bar
Rankings among leading glove manufacturers have become more stable (with Malaysian producers prominent), while several Chinese companies are scaling up. U.S. policy is reinforcing domestic advantages: the government encourages purchasing U.S.-made gloves and, starting in 2026, plans to subsidize the purchase of domestic nitrile gloves. Local brands are positioned to gain share as policy support and capacity expansions converge. At the same time, buyers continue to raise the bar on quality and compliance, favoring higher-end, fully compliant products and more standardized channels.

Outlook
Overall, the 2025 U.S. black nitrile glove market is characterized by “high demand, stable prices, and accelerating localization.” With policy support, domestic capacity coming online, and stricter compliance, competition between global incumbents and U.S. suppliers will intensify, elevating the importance of stable supply, quality control, and compliant operations.