Global Chitosan Market 2023-2027

Global Chitosan Market 2023-2027


The chitosan market is forecasted to grow by USD 11153.78 mn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 18.07% during the forecast period. The report on the chitosan market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by emerging applications from end-user industries, increase in demand for chitosan from cosmetics industry, and high demand for chitosan from APAC.

Technavio's chitosan market is segmented as below:

By End-user
  • Water treatment
  • Food and beverage
  • Cosmetics
  • Pharmaceutical and biomedical
  • Others
By Source
  • Shrimps
  • Prawns
  • Crabs
  • Others
By Geography
  • APAC
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the potential uses of chitosan nanoparticles as one of the prime reasons driving the chitosan market growth during the next few years. Also, rising use of chitosan in tissue engineering and increasing preference for bio-based products will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the chitosan market covers the following areas:
  • Chitosan market sizing
  • Chitosan market forecast
  • Chitosan market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading chitosan market vendors that include Advanced Biopolymers AS, Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd., Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd., Golden Shell Pharmaceutical, Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH, KIMICA Corp., KitoZyme LLC, Kraeber Co GmbH, Marshall Marine Products, Meron Group, Nitta Gelatin India Ltd., Panvo Organics Pvt. Ltd., Qingdao Yunzhou Biochemistry Co. Ltd., Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Tagrow Co. Ltd., Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Novamatrix, Primex ehf, and Xianju Tengwang Chitosan Factory. Also, the chitosan market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Source
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global chitosan market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on global chitosan market 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Source Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Source Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Water treatment - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Water treatment - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Water treatment - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Water treatment - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Water treatment - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Food and beverage - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverage - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Cosmetics - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Cosmetics - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Cosmetics - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Cosmetics - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Cosmetics - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Pharmaceutical and biomedical - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Pharmaceutical and biomedical - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Pharmaceutical and biomedical - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Pharmaceutical and biomedical - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Pharmaceutical and biomedical - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Source
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Source - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Source - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Source
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Source
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Source
    • Shrimps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Shrimps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Shrimps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Shrimps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Shrimps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Prawns - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Prawns - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Prawns - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Prawns - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Prawns - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Crabs - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Crabs - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Crabs - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Crabs - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Crabs - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Source
      • Table Market opportunity by Source ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Source ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Emerging applications from end-user industries
      • Increase in demand for chitosan from cosmetics industry
      • High demand for chitosan from APAC
    • Market challenges
      • Limitations of chitosan affecting its demand
      • Availability of substitutes
      • Inconsistent quality of commercial chitosan
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Potential uses of chitosan nanoparticles
      • Rising use of chitosan in tissue engineering
      • Increasing preference for bio-based products
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Advanced Biopolymers AS
      • Table Advanced Biopolymers AS - Overview
      • Table Advanced Biopolymers AS - Product / Service
      • Table Advanced Biopolymers AS - Key offerings
    • Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
      • Table Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd.
      • Table Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Golden Shell Pharmaceutical
      • Table Golden Shell Pharmaceutical - Overview
      • Table Golden Shell Pharmaceutical - Product / Service
      • Table Golden Shell Pharmaceutical - Key offerings
    • Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH
      • Table Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH - Overview
      • Table Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH - Business segments
      • Table Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH - Key offerings
      • Table Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH - Segment focus
    • KitoZyme LLC
      • Table KitoZyme LLC - Overview
      • Table KitoZyme LLC - Product / Service
      • Table KitoZyme LLC - Key offerings
    • Kraeber Co GmbH
      • Table Kraeber Co GmbH - Overview
      • Table Kraeber Co GmbH - Product / Service
      • Table Kraeber Co GmbH - Key offerings
    • Marshall Marine Products
      • Table Marshall Marine Products - Overview
      • Table Marshall Marine Products - Product / Service
      • Table Marshall Marine Products - Key offerings
    • Meron Group
      • Table Meron Group - Overview
      • Table Meron Group - Product / Service
      • Table Meron Group - Key offerings
    • Nitta Gelatin India Ltd.
      • Table Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Panvo Organics Pvt. Ltd.
      • Table Panvo Organics Pvt. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Panvo Organics Pvt. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Panvo Organics Pvt. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Qingdao Yunzhou Biochemistry Co. Ltd.
      • Table Qingdao Yunzhou Biochemistry Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Qingdao Yunzhou Biochemistry Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Qingdao Yunzhou Biochemistry Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.
      • Table Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Tagrow Co. Ltd.
      • Table Tagrow Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Tagrow Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Tagrow Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
      • Table Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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