HPMC capsule, named vegetarian capsules, using hydroxymethyl-polypropylene cellulose as the main raw material, compared with gelatin empty capsules, has lower moisture and better stability, can avoid cross-linking reaction with drugs, because vegetarian capsules without collagen and carbon, microorganisms are difficult to survive, to ensure its good safety. It also meets the requirements of vegetarians.
According to the global survey data on vegetarian capsules, in 2021, the global sales of vegetarian capsules reached 520 million dollars, and it is expected that the sales will reach 880 million dollars in 2028. In the market, all vegetarian capsules manufacturers mainly produce two types , capsule with gels or capsule without gels. Vegetarian capsules are mainly used in pharmaceutical, health-care and other field. It is mainly popular in North America Market (USA, Canada and Mexico) Europe Market (Germany, France, UK, Russia, Italy and Rest of Europe) Asia-Pacific market (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia and Australia, etc.) South America Market (Brazil and Argentina, etc.) Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Turkey, etc.). Asia Pacific is currently the world’s largest market for vegetarian capsules with a market share of around 35%, followed by the US and Europe with a combined share of close to 58%. As for China, The Chinese market has changed rapidly in the past few years. In 2021, the market size of China is 150 million dollars, accounting for about 28.84% of the global market, and it is expected to reach 300 million dollars in 2028, when the global share will reach 35.6%.
Recently, as people’s understanding of gelatin empty capsules continues to accelerate, more and more attention has been paid to the research of safe and stable bio-based( Plant origin ) empty capsules. With more understanding of bio-based green materials and the advantages of bio-based green materials, bio-based empty capsules have a very broad market application prospect.
To develop unified testing standards for biobased empty capsules; It is necessary to accelerate the research and development of the preparation technology of bio-based empty capsules, so that the industrialization of the production technology of bio-based empty capsules; To further explore the combination of bio-based empty capsules and other high-performance materials, research and development of empty capsules with wider adaptability and better performance, to promote the healthy and sustainable development of bio-based capsule suppliers and manufacturers. So vegetarian capsule production, research and development will gradually upgrade, market coverage will be more and more high.
Post time: Mar-03-2023