The global Polycaprolactone market size was US$ 265 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 356 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
Polycaprolactone is a semi-crystalline polymer produced on the basis of ε-caprolactone, belonged to biodegradable polymer material. Polycaprolactone thermoplastics have unique physical properties for a large range of applications such as 3D printing, toys, master batches and for rapid prototyping. It could also be used for Medical devices, in Hot Melt adhesives, Shoe counters and Bioplastics.
Europe is the largest Polycaprolactone market with about 46% market share. Asia-Pacific is follower, accounting for about 29% market share.
The key players are Ingevity, Daicel, BASF, Esun, Juren etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 97% market share.
The global Polycaprolactone market is strategically segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. This report empowers stakeholders to capitalize on emerging opportunities, optimize product strategies, and outperform competitors through data-driven insights on sales, revenue, and forecasts across regions, by Type, and by Application for 2020-2031.
Market Segmentation
By Company:
Ingevity
Daicel
BASF
Esun
Juren
By Type: (Dominant Segment vs High-Margin Innovation)
Double Functional Caprolactone
Tri Functional Caprolactone
High Molar Mass PCL Polymers
Others
By Application: (Core Demand Driver vs Emerging Opportunity)
Resins & Coatings
Elastomers
Adhesives
Medical Devices
Others
By Region
Macro-Regional Analysis: Market Size & Growth Forecasts
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East & Africa
Micro-Local Market Deep Dive: Strategic Insights
- Competitive Landscape: Player dominance vs. disruptors (e.g., Ingevity in Europe)
- Emerging Product Trends: Double Functional Caprolactone adoption vs. Tri Functional Caprolactone premiumization
- Demand-Side Dynamics: Resins & Coatings growth in China vs. Elastomers potential in North America
- Localized Consumer Needs: Regulatory hurdles in EU vs. price sensitivity in India
Focus Markets:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Report scope, executive summary, and market evolution scenarios (short/mid/long term).
Chapter 2: Quantitative analysis of Polycaprolactone market size and growth potential at global, regional, and country levels.
Chapter 3: Competitive benchmarking of manufacturers (revenue, market share, M&A, R&D focus).
Chapter 4: Type-based segmentation analysis – Uncovering blue ocean markets (e.g., Tri Functional Caprolactone in China).
Chapter 5: Application-based segmentation analysis – High-growth downstream opportunities (e.g., Elastomers in India).
Chapter 6: Regional sales and revenue breakdown by company, type, application and customer.
Chapter 7: Key manufacturer profiles – Financials, product portfolios, and strategic developments.
Chapter 8: Market dynamics – Drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 9: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report?
Unlike generic global market reports, this study combines macro-level industry trends with hyper-local operational intelligence, empowering data-driven decisions across the Polycaprolactone value chain, addressing:
- Market entry risks/opportunities by region
- Product mix optimization based on local practices
- Competitor tactics in fragmented vs. consolidated markets
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1 Market Overview
1.1 Polycaprolactone Product Scope
1.2 Polycaprolactone by Type
1.2.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales by Type (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.2.2 Double Functional Caprolactone
1.2.3 Tri Functional Caprolactone
1.2.4 High Molar Mass PCL Polymers
1.2.5 Others
1.3 Polycaprolactone by Application
1.3.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales Comparison by Application (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.3.2 Resins & Coatings
1.3.3 Elastomers
1.3.4 Adhesives
1.3.5 Medical Devices
1.3.6 Others
1.4 Global Polycaprolactone Market Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Polycaprolactone Market Size in Value Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Polycaprolactone Market Size in Volume Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.3 Global Polycaprolactone Price Trends (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Market Size and Prospective by Region
2.1 Global Polycaprolactone Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2 Global Polycaprolactone Retrospective Market Scenario by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Polycaprolactone Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
2.4 Major Region and Emerging Market Analysis
2.4.1 North America Polycaprolactone Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Europe Polycaprolactone Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.3 China Polycaprolactone Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Japan Polycaprolactone Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
3 Global Market Size by Type
3.1 Global Polycaprolactone Historic Market Review by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.3 Global Polycaprolactone Price by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Polycaprolactone Market Estimates and Forecasts by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.3 Global Polycaprolactone Price Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.3 Different Types Polycaprolactone Representative Players
4 Global Market Size by Application
4.1 Global Polycaprolactone Historic Market Review by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global Polycaprolactone Price by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Polycaprolactone Market Estimates and Forecasts by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.2 Global Polycaprolactone Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global Polycaprolactone Price Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.3 New Sources of Growth in Polycaprolactone Application
5 Competition Landscape by Players
5.1 Global Polycaprolactone Sales by Players (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Top Polycaprolactone Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
5.3 Global Polycaprolactone Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Polycaprolactone as of 2024)
5.4 Global Polycaprolactone Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
5.5 Global Key Manufacturers of Polycaprolactone, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Key Manufacturers of Polycaprolactone, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Key Manufacturers of Polycaprolactone, Date of Enter into This Industry
5.8 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
6 Region Analysis
6.1 North America Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.1.1 North America Polycaprolactone Sales by Company
6.1.1.1 North America Polycaprolactone Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.1.2 North America Polycaprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.2 North America Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.1.3 North America Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.1.4 North America Polycaprolactone Major Customer
6.1.5 North America Market Trend and Opportunities
6.2 Europe Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.2.1 Europe Polycaprolactone Sales by Company
6.2.1.1 Europe Polycaprolactone Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.1.2 Europe Polycaprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.2 Europe Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.2.3 Europe Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Europe Polycaprolactone Major Customer
6.2.5 Europe Market Trend and Opportunities
6.3 China Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.3.1 China Polycaprolactone Sales by Company
6.3.1.1 China Polycaprolactone Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.1.2 China Polycaprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.2 China Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.3.3 China Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.3.4 China Polycaprolactone Major Customer
6.3.5 China Market Trend and Opportunities
6.4 Japan Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.4.1 Japan Polycaprolactone Sales by Company
6.4.1.1 Japan Polycaprolactone Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.1.2 Japan Polycaprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.2 Japan Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.4.3 Japan Polycaprolactone Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Japan Polycaprolactone Major Customer
6.4.5 Japan Market Trend and Opportunities
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures
7.1 Ingevity
7.1.1 Ingevity Company Information
7.1.2 Ingevity Business Overview
7.1.3 Ingevity Polycaprolactone Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Ingevity Polycaprolactone Products Offered
7.1.5 Ingevity Recent Development
7.2 Daicel
7.2.1 Daicel Company Information
7.2.2 Daicel Business Overview
7.2.3 Daicel Polycaprolactone Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 Daicel Polycaprolactone Products Offered
7.2.5 Daicel Recent Development
7.3 BASF
7.3.1 BASF Company Information
7.3.2 BASF Business Overview
7.3.3 BASF Polycaprolactone Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 BASF Polycaprolactone Products Offered
7.3.5 BASF Recent Development
7.4 Esun
7.4.1 Esun Company Information
7.4.2 Esun Business Overview
7.4.3 Esun Polycaprolactone Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 Esun Polycaprolactone Products Offered
7.4.5 Esun Recent Development
7.5 Juren
7.5.1 Juren Company Information
7.5.2 Juren Business Overview
7.5.3 Juren Polycaprolactone Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Juren Polycaprolactone Products Offered
7.5.5 Juren Recent Development
8 Polycaprolactone Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Polycaprolactone Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Polycaprolactone
8.4 Polycaprolactone Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 Polycaprolactone Distributors List
9.3 Polycaprolactone Customers
10 Polycaprolactone Market Dynamics
10.1 Polycaprolactone Industry Trends
10.2 Polycaprolactone Market Drivers
10.3 Polycaprolactone Market Challenges
10.4 Polycaprolactone Market Restraints
11 Research Findings and Conclusion
12 Appendix
12.1 Research Methodology
12.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.1.2 Data Source
12.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.1.2.2 Primary Sources
12.2 Author Details
12.3 Disclaimer
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