Lecithin is a word which is used to designate a group of yellow to brownish fatty substances which naturally form in plant and animal bodies. They are amphiphilic in nature, they attract both water and oil. They are actually a group of glycerophospholipids. It’s extraction can be done by using solvents like hexane, petroleum ether and acetone.
Asia Pacific Lecithin Market was worth USD 153.47 million in 2017 and estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 6.54%, to reach USD 210.66 million by 2023.
As Lecithin is not toxic in nature for use in food, its finds its application as an emulsifier and or lubricant in foods. It is approved for usage in food by many government food agencies. In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used as a stabilising and a wetting agent as well as a choline enrichment carrier. It is a good dispersing agent which helps in emulsifications and encapsulation. It finds its applications in the animal feed as a protein and fat enricher and enhances pelletization. In the paint industry, it is used as a paint and ink protector on the surface of walls. It is a rust inhibitor and has antioxidant properties. It has the ability to remove foam from water based paints. It is used as a release agent in plastics an anti-sludge agent in motor vehicle lubricants.
The Asia Pacific Lecithin market is driven by factors like growing health awareness among consumers, rising demand for natural foods, increasing demand for convenience foods due to rise in working population worldwide and health benefits from its consumption among others. However, the market is constrained by factors like instability in cost of raw material and religious restrictions in consuming lecithin in religions like Islam and Judaism.
The Asia Pacific Lecithin market is divided on the basis of application into food, pharmaceuticals, feed, nutritional supplements and others. Food segment makes up the largest share in the segment. By source type, the market is divided into soy, sunflower, egg and others. Soy is the largest segment since consumers perceive soy to be healthy and it is easily available. Sunflower based lecithin is growing in popularity and seed based segment is the fastest growing segment.
The Asia Pacific Lecithin market is divided based on geography into India, China, Thailand, Australia and other parts of the region. Asia Pacific region has the fastest growing market worldwide and is the third largest by share followed by North America and Europe regions. Factors like rising health awareness among consumers and growing demand for convenience foods is expected to propel the market growth in the region.
Some of the major players in the market include Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, Soya International, Lipoid GmbH, Stern-Wywiol Gruppe Pvt. Ltd., DuPont, The Lechitin Company and Asia Pacific River Food Ingredients.
1.Introduction
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Study Deliverables
1.3 Base Currency, Base Year and Forecast Periods
1.4 General Study Assumptions
2. Research Methodology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Research Phases
2.2.1 Secondary Research
2.2.2 Primary Research
2.2.3 Econometric Modelling
2.2.4 Expert Validation
2.3 Analysis Design
2.4 Study Timeline
3. Overview
3.1 Executive Summary
3.2 Key Inferences
3.3 Epidemology
4. Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges Analysis (DROC)
4.1 Market Drivers
4.2 Market Restraints
4.3 Key Challenges
4.4 Current Opportunities in the Market
5. Market Segmentation
5.1 Application
5.1.1 Food
5.1.2 Pharmaceuticals
5.1.3 Feed
5.1.4 Nutritional Supplements
5.1.5 Other Applications
5.1.6 Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, By Application
5.1.7 Market Attractiveness Analysis, By Application
5.1.8 Market Share Analysis, By Application
5.2 Source Type
5.2.1 Soy
5.2.2 Sunflower
5.2.3 Egg
5.2.4 Other Source Types
5.2.5 Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, By Source Type
5.2.6 Market Attractiveness Analysis, By Source Type
5.2.7 Market Share Analysis, By Source Type
6. Geographical Analysis
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Regional Trends
6.1.2 Impact Analysis
6.1.3 Y-o-Y Growth Analysis
6.1.3.1 By Application
6.1.3.2 By Source Type
6.1.4 Market Attractiveness Analysis
6.1.4.1 By Application
6.1.4.2 By Source Type
6.1.5 Market Share Analysis
6.1.5.1 By Application
6.1.5.2 By Source Type
6.2 China
6.3 India
6.4 Japan
6.5 South Korea
6.6 Australia
7.Strategic Analysis
7.1 PESTLE analysis
7.1.1 Political
7.1.2 Economic
7.1.3 Social
7.1.4 Technological
7.1.5 Legal
7.1.6 Environmental
7.2 Porter’s Five analysis
7.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
7.2.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
7.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
7.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
7.2.5 Competitive Rivalry within the Industry
8.Market Leaders' Analysis
8.1 Cargill
8.1.1 Overview
8.1.2 Product Analysis
8.1.3 Financial analysis
8.1.4 Recent Developments
8.1.5 SWOT analysis
8.1.6 Analyst View
8.2 Archer Daniels Midland
8.3 Soya International
8.4 Lipoid GmbH
8.5 Stern-Wywiol Gruppe Pvt. Ltd.
8.6 DuPont
8.7 The Lechitin Company
8.8 Global River Food Ingredients
9.Competitive Landscape
9.1 Market share analysis
9.2 Merger and Acquisition Analysis
9.3 Agreements, collaborations and Joint Ventures
9.4 New Product Launches
10.Market Outlook and Investment Opportunities
Appendix
a) List of Tables
b) List of Figures
