The Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organization Market size is estimated at USD 55.15 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 83.85 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.74% during the forecast period (2024-2029).
China is a country with low labor wages, which alone can lower the manufacturing costs of the pharmaceutical companies by as much as 30%. Along with it, low capital and overhead costs (compared to that of the United States and Europe), tax incentives, and undervalued currency combine to provide a significant cost advantage for pharmaceutical companies outsourcing to China.
The Asia Pacific pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization market is moving towards highly fragmented market. The large pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing their production of drugs to CMOs, in order to reduce the cost of production, working capital requirement, and time to market, or to obtain a specific expertize not available in-house. This is increasing competition between vendors. Vendors are expanding across regions and are forming strategic and collaborative initiatives with companies to increase their market share and their profitability. Some of the recent developments in the market are:
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