Global Caprolactone Market Insights, Forecast to 2025

ε-Caprolactone or simply caprolactone is a lactone (a cyclic ester) possessing a seven-membered ring. Its name is derived from caproic acid. This colorless liquid is miscible with most organic solvents and water and is produced on a large scale as a precursor to caprolactam and polycaprolactone polymers. ε-Caprolactone is a colourless liquid with a melting point of -1.3 °C and a boiling point of 237 °C.
In 2017, the global caprolactone market is led by Europe. Japan is the second-largest region-wise market. At present, the major manufacturers of caprolactone are concentrated in Europe, USA and Japan. Caprolactone is a specialist business. Only three companies produce the cyclic ester globally: BASF in the USA, Daicel in Japan and Perstorp in the UK. Perstorp is the number one supplier of caprolactone-based products worldwide.Perstorp is the world leader, holding 58.6% sale market share in 2017. The global caprolactone market that was valued at US$ 242 million in 2017 and is estimated to be worth US$ 335 million by the end of 2024, registering growth at an impressive CAGR of 4.72%.
Global Caprolactone market size will increase to 350 Million US$ by 2025, from 240 Million US$ in 2018, at a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period. In this study, 2018 has been considered as the base year and 2019 to 2025 as the forecast period to estimate the market size for Caprolactone.

This report researches the worldwide Caprolactone market size (value, capacity, production and consumption) in key regions like United States, Europe, Asia Pacific (China, Japan) and other regions.
This study categorizes the global Caprolactone breakdown data by manufacturers, region, type and application, also analyzes the market status, market share, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, risks and entry barriers, sales channels, distributors and Porter's Five Forces Analysis.

The following manufacturers are covered in this report:
Perstorp
Daicel
BASF

Caprolactone Breakdown Data by Type
99.5 % Purity
99.9% Purity
Caprolactone Breakdown Data by Application
Polycaprolactone
Acrylic Resin Modified
Polyesters Modified
Epoxy Resin Modified
Others

Caprolactone Production Breakdown Data by Region
United States
Europe
China
Japan
Other Regions

Caprolactone Consumption Breakdown Data by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Rest of Europe
Central & South America
Brazil
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
GCC Countries
Turkey
Egypt
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa

The study objectives are:
To analyze and research the global Caprolactone capacity, production, value, consumption, status and forecast;
To focus on the key Caprolactone manufacturers and study the capacity, production, value, market share and development plans in next few years.
To focuses on the global key manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the market competition landscape, SWOT analysis.
To define, describe and forecast the market by type, application and region.
To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints and risks.
To identify significant trends and factors driving or inhibiting the market growth.
To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high growth segments.
To strategically analyze each submarket with respect to individual growth trend and their contribution to the market.
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Caprolactone :
History Year: 2014-2018
Base Year: 2018
Estimated Year: 2019
Forecast Year 2019 to 2025
For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2018 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

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