How dependent is India on Bone Cement (PMMA) imports?

India imports $0.05 bn, mostly from Germany. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 58.49/100 (Moderate), with a localisation potential of 47.5.

Bone Cement (PMMA)

Moderate dependencyPosition-earlyMedical DevicesReasoned estimateHS 3906.90

$0.05 bnAnnual import

21%Indian capability

5,594Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹2,484 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for bone cement (pmma); sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within medical devices value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Hard

Where it comes from. Germany (67%), Italy (22%), USA (11%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 58.49Dependency

LPI 47.5Localisation potential

IAI 59.75Investment attractiveness

SRI 64.97Supply risk

SCI 56Supply-chain complexity

TRI 40.5Technology readiness

IMI 67Industrial multiplier

NSRI 56.5National-security relevance

EPI 59.5Export potential

ICGI 67.71Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

www.ndpb.gov.in ↗

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate derived from sector trade patterns and HS code classification; specific company/number values are modelled. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).