EMEA Solid Oral Nutraceutical Excipient Market --Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031
Market Report I 2023-12-01 I 410 Pages I Data Bridge Market Research
The EMEA solid oral nutraceutical excipients market is expected to reach USD 443,498.11 thousand by 2031 from USD 269,272.69 thousand in 2023, growing with a CAGR of 6.6% in the forecast period of 2024 to 2031.
Market Segmentation
EMEA Solid Oral Nutraceutical Excipients Market, By Functionality (Binders, Fillers & Diluents, Suspension & Viscosity Agents, Coatings, Disintegrants, and Others), Formulation (Tablets, Capsules, Gummies, and Others), End Product (Probiotics, Prebiotics, Protein and Amino Acid Supplements, Vitamin Supplements, Mineral Supplements, Omega-3 Supplements, and Other Supplements), Excipient Source (Synthetic and Natural), Distribution Channel (Direct Tender, Retail Sales, and Others), Country (Germany, Italy, U.K., France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, rest of Europe, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Algeria, Oman, Kuwait, and rest of Middle East and Africa) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031
Overview of the EMEA solid oral nutraceutical excipients Market Dynamics
Driver
- Increasing demand for nutraceutical products
Restraint
- Regulatory compliance for nutraceuticals excipients
Opportunity
- Growing health awareness among the population
Market Players
Some of the major market players operating in the EMEA solid oral nutraceutical excipients market are listed below:
- Kerry Group plc.
- DuPont
- Cargill, Incorporated.
- BASF Corporation
- Ingredion.
- Roquette Freres.
- JRS PHARMA
- Evonik
- Ashland
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
- Colorcon
- BENEO,(A SUBSIDIARY OF SUDZUCKER)
- AZELIS
- Omya AG
- SEPPIC
- Grain Processing Corporation (subsidiary of Kent Corporation)
- Croda International Plc
- Biogrund GmbH
- SIGACHI INDUSTRIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 37
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 37
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 37
1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET 37
1.4 LIMITATIONS 39
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 39
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 42
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 42
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 43
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 44
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 44
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 45
2.6 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 48
2.7 TREATMENT LIFELINE CURVE 49
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 50
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 51
2.10 MARKET FUNCTIONALITY COVERAGE GRID 52
2.11 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 53
2.12 SECONDARY SOURCES 54
2.13 ASSUMPTIONS 54
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 55
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 57
4.1 PESTEL ANALYSIS 58
4.2 PORTER'S MODEL OF FIVE FORCES 59
4.3 ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS AND THEIR PURPOSE FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRY VERTICALS 60
5 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 61
5.1 REGULATIONS IN EUROPE 62
5.2 REGULATIONS IN AFRICA 63
5.3 REGULATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 63
6 MARKET OVERVIEW 64
6.1 DRIVERS 66
6.1.1 INCREASING DEMAND FOR NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 66
6.1.2 RISING ADVANCEMENTS IN NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENTS 67
6.1.3 INCREASING GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS 67
6.1.4 INCREASING APPLICATIONS OF PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS 68
6.2 RESTRAINTS 69
6.2.1 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR NUTRACEUTICALS EXCIPIENTS 69
6.2.2 SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION 70
6.3 OPPORTUNITIES 70
6.3.1 GROWING HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG THE POPULATION 70
6.3.2 RISING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BY THE MARKET PLAYERS 71
6.3.3 GROWING DEMAND FOR PERSONALIZED PRODUCTS 72
6.4 CHALLENGES 73
6.4.1 RISK OF PRODUCT LIABILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS 73
6.4.2 DISTURBANCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 73
7 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY FUNCTIONALITY 75
7.1 OVERVIEW 76
7.2 COATINGS 79
7.2.1 BY POLYMER 80
7.2.1.1 HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE (HPMC) 81
7.2.1.2 ETHYLCELLULOSE 81
7.2.1.3 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA) 81
7.2.1.4 ACRYLIC POLYMERS (EUDRAGIT) 81
7.2.1.5 SHELLAC 81
7.2.1.6 TITANIUM DIOXIDE 81
7.2.1.7 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) 82
7.2.1.8 CELLULOSE ACETATE PHTHALATE (CAP) 82
7.2.1.9 TALC 82
7.2.2 BY TYPE 82
7.2.2.1 NON-FUNCTIONAL COATINGS 82
7.2.2.2 FUNCTIONAL COATINGS 82
7.2.3 BY CATEGORY 83
7.2.3.1 OUT-HOUSE 83
7.2.3.2 IN-HOUSE 83?
7.3 BINDERS 83
7.3.1 BY POLYMER 84
7.3.1.1 POVIDONE (POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE, PVP) 85
7.3.1.2 HYDROXYPROPYL CELLUCLOSE (HPC) 85
7.3.1.3 MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE 85
7.3.1.4 STARCH (CORNSTARCH OR PREGELATINIZED STARCH) 85
7.3.1.5 METHYLCELLULOSE 85
7.4 DISINTEGRANTS 85
7.4.1 BY POLYMER 86
7.4.1.1 CROSPOVIDONE (POLYPLASDONE) 87
7.4.1.2 CROSSLINKED POVIDONE (PVPP) 87
7.4.1.3 STARCH 88
7.4.1.4 SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE (SSG) 88
7.4.1.5 CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM 88
7.4.1.6 MANNITOL 88
7.4.1.7 LACTOSE 88
7.4.1.8 SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE (NA-CMC) 88
7.4.1.9 COLLOIDAL SILICON DIOXIDE 88
7.4.1.10 GLYCERYL BEHENATE 88
7.5 FILLERS & DILUENTS 89
7.5.1 BY POLYMER 89
7.5.1.1 LACTOSE 90
7.5.1.2 SORBITOL 90
7.5.1.3 MANNITOL 91
7.5.1.4 DEXTROSE (GLUCOSE) 91
7.5.1.5 SUCROSE 91
7.5.1.6 MALTODEXTRIN 91
7.5.1.7 MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE 91
7.5.1.8 DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE 91
7.5.1.9 CALCIUM SULFATE (DIHYDRATE AND ANHYDROUS) 91
7.5.1.10 SODIUM CHLORIDE (SALT) 91
7.6 SUSPENSION & VISCOSITY AGENTS 92
7.6.1 BY POLYMER 92
7.6.1.1 CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM 93
7.6.1.2 HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE (HEC) 93
7.6.1.3 ACACIA GUM (GUM ARABIC) 94
7.6.1.4 XANTHAN GUM 94
7.6.1.5 SODIUM ALGINATE 94
7.6.1.6 BENTONITE 94
7.6.1.7 SILICON DIOXIDE (COLLOIDAL) 94
7.6.1.8 SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL STARCH 94
7.6.1.9 VEEGUM 94
7.6.1.10 PECTIN 94
7.7 OTHERS 94
8 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY FORMULATION 95
8.1 OVERVIEW 96
8.2 TABLETS 99
8.3 CAPSULES 99
8.4 GUMMIES 99
8.5 OTHERS 99
9 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY END PRODUCT 100
9.1 OVERVIEW 101
9.2 VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS 104
9.3 MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS 104
9.4 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTS 104
9.5 PROBIOTICS 104
9.6 PREBIOTICS 104
9.7 OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTS 105
9.8 OTHER SUPPLEMENTS 105
10 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY EXCIPIENT SORCE 106
10.1 OVERVIEW 107
10.2 SYNTHETIC 110
10.3 NATURAL 110
10.4 PLANT 110
10.5 MINERAL 110
10.6 ANIMAL 111
11 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 112
11.1 OVERVIEW 113
11.2 DIRECT TENDER 116
11.3 RETAIL SALES 116
11.4 MASS MERCHANDISE 116
11.5 ONLINE STORES 116
11.6 OTHERS 117
11.7 OTHERS 117?
12 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICALS EXCIPIENT MARKET, BY REGION 118
12.1 EUROPE 119
12.1.1 GERMANY 133
12.1.2 ITALY 145
12.1.3 U.K. 157
12.1.4 FRANCE 169
12.1.5 SPAIN 181
12.1.6 BELGIUM 193
12.1.7 NETHERLANDS 205
12.1.8 RUSSIA 217
12.1.9 SWITZERLAND 229
12.1.10 TURKEY 241
12.1.11 REST OF EUROPE 254
12.2 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 255
12.2.1 SOUTH AFRICA 267
12.2.2 SAUDI ARABIA 279
12.2.3 U.A.E. 291
12.2.4 ALGERIA 304
12.2.5 OMAN 317
12.2.6 KUWAIT 330
12.2.7 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 343
12.3 PAKISTAN 344
13 EMEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 356
13.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EMEA 356
14 EUROPE SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 357
14.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 357
15 MEA SOLID ORAL NUTRACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 358
15.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 358?
16 SWOT ANALYSIS 359
17 COMPANY PROFILES 360
17.1 KERRY GROUP PLC 360
17.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 360
17.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 360
17.1.3 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 361
17.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 361
17.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 361
17.2 DUPONT 362
17.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 362
17.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 362
17.2.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 363
17.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 363
17.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 363
17.3 CARGILL, INCORPORATED 364
17.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 364
17.3.2 COMPANY REVENUE & VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 364
17.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 364
17.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 366
17.4 BASF CORPORATION 367
17.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 367
17.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 367
17.4.3 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 368
17.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 368
17.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 371
17.5 INGREDION 372
17.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 372
17.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 372
17.5.3 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 373
17.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 373
17.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 373
17.6 ASHLAND 374
17.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 374
17.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 374
17.6.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 375
17.6.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 375
17.6.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 377?
17.7 AZELIS 378
17.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 378
17.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 378
17.7.3 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 379
17.7.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 379
17.7.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 379
17.8 BENEO (A SUBSIDIARY OF SUDZUCKER AG) 380
17.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 380
17.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 380
17.8.3 COMPANY REVENUE & VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 381
17.8.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 381
17.8.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 381
17.9 BIOGROUND GMBH 382
17.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 382
17.9.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 382
17.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 382
17.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 383
17.10 COLORCON 384
17.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 384
17.10.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 384
17.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 384
17.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 385
17.11 CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC 386
17.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 386
17.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 386
17.11.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 387
17.11.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 387
17.11.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 387
17.12 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG 388
17.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 388
17.12.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 388
17.12.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 389
17.12.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 389
17.12.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 390
17.13 GRAIN PROCESSING CORPORATION 391
17.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 391
17.13.2 COMPANY REVENUE & VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 391
17.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 391
17.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 392?
17.14 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. 393
17.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 393
17.14.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 393
17.14.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 394
17.14.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 394
17.14.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 395
17.15 JRS PHARMA 396
17.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 396
17.15.2 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 396
17.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 397
17.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 398
17.16 OMYA 399
17.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 399
17.16.2 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 399
17.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 399
17.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 399
17.17 ROQUETTE FRERES 400
17.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 400
17.17.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 400
17.17.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 400
17.17.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 401
17.18 SEPPIC 402
17.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 402
17.18.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 402
17.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 402
17.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 403
17.19 SIGACHI INDUSTRIES 404
17.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 404
17.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 404
17.19.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 405
17.19.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 405
17.19.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 405
18 QUESTIONNAIRE 406
19 RELATED REPORTS 410
17.16 OMYA 399
17.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 399
17.16.2 COMPANY REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 399
17.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 399
17.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 399
17.17 ROQUETTE FRERES 400
17.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 400
17.17.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 400
17.17.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 400
17.17.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 401
17.18 SEPPIC 402
17.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 402
17.18.2 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 402
17.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 402
17.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 403
17.19 SIGACHI INDUSTRIES 404
17.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 404
17.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 404
17.19.3 REVENUE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS, BY FUNCTIONALITY 405
17.19.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 405
17.19.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 405
18 QUESTIONNAIRE 406
19 RELATED REPORTS 410
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