
The global Caprolactone market size is predicted to grow from US$ 254 million in 2025 to US$ 279 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.6% from 2025 to 2031.
ε-Caprolactone or simply caprolactone is a lactone (a cyclic ester) possessing a seven-membered ring. Its name is derived from caproic acid. This colorless liquid is miscible with most organic solvents and water and is produced on a large scale as a precursor to caprolactam and polycaprolactone polymers. ε-Caprolactone is a colourless liquid with a melting point of -1.3 °C and a boiling point of 237 °C.
Europe is the main market for caprolactone, accounting for about 50%, followed by Japan, accounting for about 20%.
Perstorp, Daicel and BASF are the major producers. Perstorp is the world"s largest, accounting for about 60% of the market.
The “Caprolactone Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Caprolactone sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Caprolactone sales for 2025 through 2031. With Caprolactone sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Caprolactone industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Caprolactone landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Caprolactone portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Caprolactone market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Caprolactone and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Caprolactone.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Caprolactone market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
99.5% Purity
99.9% Purity
Segmentation by Application:
Polycaprolactone
Acrylic Resin Modified
Polyesters Modified
Epoxy Resin Modified
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Perstorp
Daicel
BASF
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Caprolactone market?
What factors are driving Caprolactone market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Caprolactone market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Caprolactone break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Caprolactone Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Caprolactone by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Caprolactone by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Caprolactone Segment by Type
2.2.1 99.5% Purity
2.2.2 99.9% Purity
2.3 Caprolactone Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Caprolactone Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Caprolactone Segment by Application
2.4.1 Polycaprolactone
2.4.2 Acrylic Resin Modified
2.4.3 Polyesters Modified
2.4.4 Epoxy Resin Modified
2.4.5 Others
2.5 Caprolactone Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Caprolactone Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Caprolactone Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Caprolactone Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Caprolactone Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Caprolactone Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Caprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Caprolactone Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Caprolactone Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Caprolactone Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Caprolactone by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Caprolactone Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Caprolactone Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Caprolactone Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Caprolactone Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Caprolactone Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Caprolactone Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Caprolactone Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Caprolactone Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Caprolactone Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Caprolactone Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Caprolactone Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Caprolactone Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Caprolactone Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Caprolactone Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Caprolactone by Country
7.1.1 Europe Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Caprolactone Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Caprolactone
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Caprolactone
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Caprolactone
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Caprolactone Distributors
11.3 Caprolactone Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Caprolactone by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Caprolactone Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Caprolactone Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Caprolactone Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Caprolactone Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Caprolactone Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Perstorp
13.1.1 Perstorp Company Information
13.1.2 Perstorp Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Perstorp Caprolactone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Perstorp Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Perstorp Latest Developments
13.2 Daicel
13.2.1 Daicel Company Information
13.2.2 Daicel Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Daicel Caprolactone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Daicel Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Daicel Latest Developments
13.3 BASF
13.3.1 BASF Company Information
13.3.2 BASF Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 BASF Caprolactone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 BASF Main Business Overview
13.3.5 BASF Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
