North America Chitosan Market
North America Chitosan Market By Source (Shrimp, Crab, Others), Application (Water Treatment, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals & Biomedical, Food & Beverages) & Region - Forecast 2021-2031
Market Insights on North America Chitosan covering sales outlook, demand forecast & up-to-date key trends
About the Report
The North America market for Chitosan is anticipated to witness a substantial growth over the forecast period owing to its growing demand from several end use industries including pharmaceuticals and biomedicals, personal care, water and waste water treatment, agricultural chemicals, and others. Besides this, the rising demand for biocompatible and biodegradable substances are expected to drive the market of Chitosan in the coming years. Moreover, the growing research for the development of biopolymers to cater the growing demand from various end use industries to use less hazardous materials for their processing is anticipated to boost the demand for Chitosan in near future.
In this report, ESOMAR-certified consulting and Market Research Company Future Market Insights (FMI) provides insights about key factors driving Chitosan demand in North America. Furthermore, the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Chitosan market has also been studied. The research report further monitors North America Chitosan sales in both the countries i.e., U.S. and Canada and addresses Chitosan’s application.
How the Historical and Future Outlook for North America Chitosan Market Match Up?
The chitosan market is expected to grow with a significant growth rate in the Unites States of America during the assessment period. The consumption of Chitosan is further estimated to grow by approximately 3.8 times over the forecast period in North America.
The growth of the Chitosan market has been contributed by the growing demand for biodegradable and biocompatible substances in various end use industries including, pharmaceuticals and biomedical, personal care and cosmetics, water and waste water treatment, food and beverages, and others. This is due to manufacturers’ preference for the use of products with low carbon footprint along with the products which are associated with low waste generation which will decrease the cost of waste disposal and treatment to increase the profit margin.
On the basis of sources used for the production of chitosan, shrimp is anticipated to remain most preferred. Other sources includes lobsters, crabs, and fungi. Furthermore, there are several trends which are shaping the market of Chitosan in North America, which includes growing competition between the market participants, sustainable development, increasing investment in research for the development of the innovative and advance products and many others.
According to FMI’s analysis, chitosan market will grow at 14.3% CAGR between 2021 and 2031. Chitosan is used in various end-use industries such as, pharmaceuticals and biomedical, water treatment, in personal care and cosmetics, agrochemicals, surgery and many others for several applications. Significantly growing end use segments is expected to benefit the market of chitosan. Moreover the growing demand for biodegradable and biocompatible materials in these end use industries is anticipated to boost the market of chitosan. Due to biocompatible nature, chitosan can be used in tissue engineering, for drug delivery, further the compound is used as coagulating and flocculating agent for water treatment, chitosan is further used as preservatives and as an ingredient if food and beverages and in nutraceuticals.
However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the economy of the region and the performance of the industrial as well as commercial sectors have been immensely impacted due to the disruption in the supply chain and reducing demand. The same trend has also been observed to be true in the case of chitosan, wherein reduce in the demand from water treatment, pulp and paper industry, from agrochemical and from personal care and cosmetics industry has impacted the growth rate of chitosan in North America to considerable extent in the year 2020.
However, with the initiatives taken by the government to recover the economic growth and revive the performance of the industrial as well as commercial sector, chitosan market is expected to get the desirable growth from the year 2021.
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Why is Research & Development Considered Key to Chitosan Market Growth?
Investment in research and development (R&D) for the development of advance and innovative products to meet the growing demand and challenges faced by the end-use industries plays a crucial role for the market growth of a product.
Some of the key participants are investing in R&D to introduce advance and innovative chitosan product to cater the growing demand from the end-use application sectors. Their efforts also are intended to increasing their market footprint. Further, the investment is being done for process development to manufacture chitosan by consuming less energy and emitting minimum Greenhouse gas.
A significant amount is also been invested in nanotechnology, to utilize chitosan nanoparticles for drug delivery system to treat cancer and also to utilize chitosan in tissue engineering.
Does High Price For Chitosan Production Affect The Market?
Extracting chitin from various living organisms and transforming it to chitosan and other chitosan-based products is an energy-intensive and expensive process. The process further generates a huge amount of waste and to neutralize this waste, a large amount of energy and cost are consumed. Chitosan and its derivatives are generally imported from Asia Pacific, including China, Japan, India and other Southeast Asian countries owing to low cost and the limited production capacity of the manufacturers of North America.
Several chitosan manufacturers of North America produce chitosan by Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) process. GMP is a system that ensures the product being produced is consistent and controlled as per the quality standards set for that particular product. This type of practices is being done in the field of pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, cosmetics, food and beverages and others. All these factors contribute to the high cost of chitosan. High cost of chitosan affects the growth of chitosan for its bulk usage in several end use applications.
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Why the U.S. Dominates the North America Chitosan Market?
In North America, the U.S. holds for a prominent share in the market, accounting for about fourth fifth of the chitosan consumption in the region. Owing to the strong industrialization and rapidly growing end-use application sectors the demand of chitosan has increased in the country. Further, thanks to strong trade relationship with the Asian players, import of chitosan based products from various Asian countries like China, India, Japan and others remain easy for the country, as Asian players provides chitosan at a low cost. Further, the growing research for the use of biopolymers in various end use industries is expected to benefit the market of chitosan in the country.
What is Driving Chitosan Sales in Canada?
In the North America Chitosan market Canada holds about one fifth of the market share and the market is estimated to witness a significant growth rate over the forecast period. Pharmaceuticals and biomedical and personal care application segments are expected to remain the prominent end users of for chitosan in Canada. Moreover, the growing demand of biopolymers in various end use industries is estimated to boost the market of Chitosan in the coming years in the country.
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What Is The Market Share Of Water Treatment In North America Chitosan Market?
Chitosan is used as coagulating and flocculating agent for the treatment of water and waste water. It is because the compound helps to remove metal ions, bacteria, fungi and other microbes, dust particles, and other impurities from water and reduces odor from water. Water treatment application segment accounts for about fifteen percent of the overall chitosan consumption in North America. Moreover, the growing demand for water and waste water treatment in the region is expected to boost the market of Chitosan in the coming years.
What is the Preferred Source for Deriving Chitosan?
A number of sources are used for the extraction of chitin for the production chitosan such as, lobsters, fungi, crabs, shrimps and many others. Of all the sources, shrimp is anticipated to remain the prominent source utilized for the manufacturing chitosan in the region owing to the easy processing. The source is further anticipated to grow with a substantial growth rate during the assessment period.
Opportunities in Chitosan market:
It is being anticipated that nanotechnology will gradually make inroads in several sectors including medical, surgery, electronics, defense, water treatment, and others. Functional groups present in chitosan (hydroxyl and amino group) make chitosan an excellent adsorbing substance. Chitosan zinc oxide nanoparticles are efficient in removing 99% of colors from the effluent stream of the textile industry.
Chitosan nanoparticles can further be used as antibacterial and antimicrobial agents and gene delivery agents. These nanoparticles can also be used in antimicrobial textiles for the production of clothes for doctors, surgeons and other healthcare professionals. Chitosan nanoparticles can further be utilized for skin regeneration. This type of nanoparticles can further be used for drug delivery systems, to treat cancer cells. Since chitosan is positively charged, it can attract negatively charged mucus and act as an excellent carrier for mucoadhesive drugs.

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Competitive Landscape
The key market participants are continuously looking for ways to provide higher quality products at efficient costs, and stable supply for long durations, which will help them to run their business smoothly. Many of the small market participants are entering into long-term contracts with contract manufacturers to supply customized products at cost-competitive prices for the end use applications. The chitosan market is a fragmented market in which about one third of the market value share is owned by the main players.
Some of the prominent market participants operating in the Chitosan market are:
- KitoZyme S.A.
- Tidal Vision Inc.
- Chitolytic
- CarboMer, Inc.
- Spectrum Chemical MFG Corp.
- Foodchem International Corporation
- Meron Group
- Mycodev Group
- Toronto research Chemicals
- MP Biomedicals
*The list is not exhaustive, and only for representational purposes. Full competitive intelligence with SWOT analysis available in the report.
Scope of the Report
Attribute |
Details |
Forecast Period |
2021-2031 |
Historical Data Available for |
2016-2020 |
Market Analysis |
USD Million for value and Tons for Volume |
Region Covered |
North America |
Countries Covered |
U.S. and Canada |
Key Segments Covered |
Source, Application and Country |
Key Companies Profiled |
|
Report Coverage |
Market Forecast, brand share analysis, competition intelligence, DROT analysis, Market Dynamics and Challenges, Strategic Growth Initiatives |
Customization & Pricing |
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Chitosan Market by Category
Source
- Shrimp
- Crab
- Others
Application
- Water Treatment
- Personal Care
- Pharmaceuticals & Biomedical
- Food & Beverages
- Agrochemicals
- Others
Region
- North America
Country
- U.S.
- Canada
Frequently Asked Questions
The U.S. is estimated to remain the dominant in the North America chitosan market owing to strong presence of various end-use industries and some of the leading manufacturers.
Shrimp is expected to remain the most preferred source for the production of Chitosan due to its easy processing. Shrimp can be easily broken down, easily solubility and it requires less processing.
Chitosan is extensively used in pharmaceuticals and biomedicals segment for various applications. Chitosan also is used for the treatment of several diseases such as, arthritis and tuberculosis, for healing wounds, controlling obesity by absorbing fat, controlling cholesterol levels in the body, and to implant fat.
Some of the leading companies manufacturing Chitosan are Tidal Vision Inc., Chitolytic, CarboMer, Inc., Spectrum Chemical MFG Corp. and others.
Pharmaceuticals and biomedical, personal care and cosmetics, and other application segments are expected to exhibit high demand for chitosan in North America. /p>
1. Executive Summary
1.1. North America Market Outlook
1.2. Demand Side Trends
1.3. Supply Side Trends
1.4. Technology Roadmap
1.5. Analysis and Recommendations
2. Market Overview
2.1. Market Coverage / Taxonomy
2.2. Market Definition / Scope / Limitations
3. Key Market Trends
3.1. Key Trends Impacting the Market
3.2. Innovation / Development Trends
4. Key Success Factors
4.1. Product Adoption / Usage Analysis
4.2. Pricing and Distribution Strategies
4.3. Long Term Supply Management with Direct End User
4.4. Sales and Distribution Strategies
5. North America Chitosan Market Demand Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast, 2021-2031
5.1. Historical Market Volume (Tons) Analysis, 2016-2020
5.2. Current and Future Market Volume (Tons) Projections, 2021-2031
5.3. Y-o-Y Growth Trend Analysis
6. North America Chitosan Market - Pricing Analysis
6.1. Regional Pricing Analysis By Application
6.2. Pricing Break-up
7. North America Chitosan Market Demand (in Value or Size in US$ Mn) Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast, 2021-2031
7.1. Historical Market Value (US$ Mn) Analysis, 2016-2020
7.2. Current and Future Market Value (US$ Mn) Projections, 2021-2031
7.2.1. Y-o-Y Growth Trend Analysis
7.2.2. Absolute $ Opportunity Analysis
8. Market Background
8.1. Macro-Economic Factors
8.1.1. North America Specialty Chemicals Market Outlook
8.1.2. Chitin Market Overview
8.2. Forecast Factors - Relevance & Impact
8.2.1. Historic Growth Rate of Companies
8.2.2. Demand from Water Treatment Chemicals
8.2.3. Demand from Nutraceuticals
8.2.4. Demand from Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
8.2.5. Demand from Agrochemicals
8.2.6. Impact of Regulations related to Product usage
8.3. Demand Supply Scenario
8.3.1. Production vs. Consumption Outlook
8.3.2. Import Export Statistics By Country
8.4. Value Chain Analysis
8.5. Market Dynamics
8.5.1. Drivers
8.5.2. Restraints
8.5.3. Opportunity Analysis
8.6. Impact of COVID – 19 Crisis
8.6.1. Current Statistics
8.6.2. Expected Recovery and Comparison with Sub-Prime Crisis
8.6.3. World Economy / Cluster Projections
8.6.4. Potential of Impact by Taxonomy
8.6.5. 2020 Market Size
8.6.5.1. Recovery by Quarters
8.6.5.2. Recovery Scenario (Short, Mid and Long term)
8.6.6. Long Term Projections
9. North America Chitosan Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2031, by Source
9.1. Introduction / Key Findings
9.2. Historical Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis By Source, 2016 - 2020
9.3. Current and Future Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis and Forecast By Application, 2021 – 2031
9.3.1. Shrimp
9.3.2. Crab
9.3.3. Others
9.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Source
10. North America Chitosan Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2031, by Application
10.1. Introduction / Key Findings
10.2. Historical Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis Application, 2016 - 2020
10.3. Current and Future Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis and Forecast By Application, 2021 – 2031
10.3.1. Water Treatment
10.3.2. Personal Care
10.3.3. Pharmaceuticals & Biomedical
10.3.4. Food & Beverages
10.3.5. Agrochemicals
10.3.6. Others
10.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Application
11. North America Chitosan Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2031, by Country
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Historical Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis By Region, 2016 - 2020
11.3. Current Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Analysis and Forecast By Region, 2020 - 2030
11.3.1. U.S.
11.3.2. Canada
11.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Region
12. U.S. Chitosan Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2031
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Historical Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Trend Analysis By Market Taxonomy, 2016 - 2020
12.3. Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Forecast By Market Taxonomy, 2021 - 2031
12.3.1. By Source
12.3.2. By Application
12.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis
12.4.1. By Source
12.4.2. By Application
12.5. Market Trends
12.6. Key Market Participants - Intensity Mapping
12.7. Drivers and Restraints - Impact Analysis
13. Canada Chitosan Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2031
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Historical Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Trend Analysis By Market Taxonomy, 2016 - 2020
13.3. Market Size (US$ Mn) and Volume Forecast By Market Taxonomy, 2021 - 2031
13.3.1. By Source
13.3.2. By Application
13.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis
13.4.1. By Source
13.4.2. By Application
13.5. Market Trends
13.6. Key Market Participants - Intensity Mapping
13.7. Drivers and Restraints - Impact Analysis
14. Market Structure Analysis
14.1. Market Analysis by Tier of Companies (Chitosan)
14.2. Market Concentration
14.3. Market Share Analysis of Top Players
14.4. Market Presence Analysis
14.4.1. By Regional footprint of Players
14.4.2. Product foot print by Players
15. Competition Analysis
15.1. Competition Dashboard
15.2. Competition Benchmarking
15.3. Competition Deep Dive
15.3.1. KitoZyme S.A.
15.3.1.1. Overview
15.3.1.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.1.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.1.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.1.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.1.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.2. Tidal Vision Inc.
15.3.2.1. Overview
15.3.2.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.2.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.2.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.2.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.2.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.3. Chitolytic
15.3.3.1. Overview
15.3.3.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.3.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.3.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.3.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.3.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.4. CarboMer, Inc.
15.3.4.1. Overview
15.3.4.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.4.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.4.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.4.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.4.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.5. Spectrum Chemical MFG Corp.
15.3.5.1. Overview
15.3.5.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.5.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.5.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.5.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.5.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.6. Foodchem International Corporation
15.3.6.1. Overview
15.3.6.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.6.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.6.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.6.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.6.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.7. Meron Group
15.3.7.1. Overview
15.3.7.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.7.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.7.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.7.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.7.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.8. Mycodev Group
15.3.8.1. Overview
15.3.8.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.8.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.8.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.8.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.8.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.9. Toronto Research Chemicals
15.3.9.1. Overview
15.3.9.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.9.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.9.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.9.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.9.4.2. Product Strategy
15.3.10. MP Biomedicals
15.3.10.1. Overview
15.3.10.2. Product Portfolio
15.3.10.3. Sales Footprint
15.3.10.4. Strategy Overview
15.3.10.4.1. Marketing Strategy
15.3.10.4.2. Product Strategy
16. Assumptions and Acronyms Used
17. Research Methodology
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Table 01: North America Chitosan Market Size Volume (Tons) and Value ((US$ Mn) Forecast by Source, 2016–2031
Table 02: North America Chitosan Market Size Volume (Tons) and Value ((US$ Mn) Forecast by Application, 2016–2031
Table 03: North America Chitosan Market Size Volume (Tons) and Value ((US$ Mn) Forecast by Country, 2016–2031
Table 04: U.S. Chitosan Market Size Volume (Tons) and Value ((US$ Mn) Forecast by Source, 2016–2031
Table 05: U.S. Chitosan Market Volume (Tons) and Value (US$ Mn) Forecast by Application, 2016–2031
Table 06: Canada Chitosan Market Size Volume (Tons) and Value (US$ Mn) Forecast by Source, 2016–2031
Table 07: Canada Chitosan Market Volume (Tons) and Value (US$ Mn) Forecast by Application, 2016–2031
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Talk to AnalystFigure 01: North America Chitosan Market Historical, Current and Forecast Volume (Tons), 2020 - 2031
Figure 02: North America Chitosan Market Historical, Current and Forecast Value (US$ Mn), 2020 - 2031
Figure 03: North America Chitosan Market Incremental $ Opportunity (US$ Mn), 2020 - 2030
Figure 04: North America Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Source– 2021 & 2031
Figure 05: North America Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Source, 2020 - 2031
Figure 06: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Shrimp Segment, 2016-2031
Figure 07: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Crab Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 08: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Others Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 09: North America Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Source, 2021-2031
Figure 10: North America Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Application – 2021 & 2031
Figure 11: North America Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Application, 2020 - 2031
Figure 12: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Water Treatment Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 13: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Personal Care Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 14: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Pharmaceuticals & Biomedical, 2016-2031
Figure 15: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Food & Beverages Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 16: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Agrochemicals Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 17: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Others Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 18: North America Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Application, 2021-2031
Figure 19: North America Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Country– 2021 & 2031
Figure 20: North America Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Country, 2020 - 2031
Figure 21: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by U.S. Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 22: North America Chitosan Market Absolute $ Opportunity by Canada Segment , 2016-2031
Figure 23: North America Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Country, 2021-2031
Figure 24: U.S. Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Source– 2021 & 2031
Figure 25: U.S. Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Source, 2020 - 2031
Figure 26: U.S. Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Source, 2021-2031
Figure 27: U.S. Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Application– 2021 & 2031
Figure 28: U.S. Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Application, 2020 - 2031
Figure 29: U.S. Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Application, 2021-2031
Figure 30: Canada Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Source– 2021 & 2031
Figure 31: Canada Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Source, 2020 - 2031
Figure 32: Canada Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Source, 2021-2031
Figure 33: Canada Chitosan Market Share and BPS Analysis by Application– 2021 & 2031
Figure 34: Canada Chitosan Market Y-o-Y Growth Projections by Application, 2020 - 2031
Figure 35: Canada Chitosan Market Attractiveness Analysis by Application, 2021-2031
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