Europe High Pressure Processing Equipment Market

Europe High Pressure Processing Equipment market size was approx. USD 91.36 million in 2018. It is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.7% to reach USD 158.86 million by 2023. It captures 25% of the global market share.

High pressure processing (HPP) is a ‘non-thermal’ food preservation and sterilization technique that has been developed to avoid thermal and chemical preservation of food. High pressure processing is also called as bridgmanization or Pascalization or high hydrostatic pressure (HHP), or ultra-high pressure (UHP). It is a natural and eco-friendly process that doesn’t change foods original properties such as colour, flavour or texture. It is proved as a safe and successful alternative for traditional chemical and thermal preservation techniques.

Growing natural and safe food demand from rapidly augmenting global population is primary factor driving market demand for HPP for rice & grains. Since HPP breaks down the allergic protein content of rice and grains and renders it safe for consumption, food processing industries are focussing on High pressure processing of rice and grains. Not just the allergens removal properties, but other preservation advantages for example shelf life extension, destroyed pathogens, greater quality etc. are other factors attracting producers and driving market demand for HPP technique for rice and grains.

However, relatively heavy cost coupled with budget restraints is the primary restraint of this market. To combat these odds few of the leading manufacturers are innovating to cut down costs at a considerable rate. Also, HPP is majorly preferred for foods containing high acids.

The Europe High Pressure Processing Equipment market can be categorized into four categories: by Orientation Type, by Vessel Volume, Application and by end user. If we go by Orientation Type, High Pressure Processing Equipment market is segmented into Horizontal HPP Equipment and Vertical HPP Equipment. The horizontal category is the fastest-growing orientation type segment in the HPP Equipment market because of the growing demand for such equipments to package and process food products. These equipments have advantages such as reassembling, disassembling, easy installation, and more throughput capacity. It is less heavy as the weight of the equipment components is distributed along the orientation. In addition, it requires less time and maintenance for food processing. On the basis of Vessel Volume the market is categorized into less than 100l, 100l to 250l, 250l to 500l and More Than 500l. Furthermore, by application the market is segregated into Fruits & Vegetables, Meat, Juices & Beverages, Seafood and others. Fruits & vegetables commanded the largest share in the application of high pressure processing equipment as per the data of 2016. Guacamole, jams, and jellies, are processes under high pressure for retaining fresh taste and better quality. Last but not the least, on the basis of end user the market has is segmented into Large Production Plants, Small & Medium Enterprises and Groups.

By geography, the Europe High Pressure Processing Equipment market has been categorized into UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and others. It is second in terms of market share. UK is the leading market in this region. Europe has also widely adopted HPP techniques for rice and grain, and for many other food products such as bakery products, juices, jams, jellies etc. It has the highest CAGR in the aforementioned forecast period.

Major companies in the High Pressure Processing Equipment market are The Avure Technologies Inc. (U.S.), Hiperbaric Espana (Spain), Bao Tou KeFa High Pressure Technology, Co., Ltd. (China), CHIC FresherTech (China), Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Japan), Multivac Sepp Haggenmuller Se & Co. KG (Germany), Stansted Fluid Power Ltd (U.K.), Universal Pasteurization Co. (U.S.), Next HPP (U.S.) and ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany).