Simethicone is a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane and hydrated silica gel. It is an orally administered anti-foaming agent used to reduce bloating, discomfort or pain caused by excessive gas-mainly swallowed air, with small amounts of hydrogen and methane-in the stomach or intestines.
Simethicone is produced by polydimethylsiloxane and silicon dioxide at proper temperature and pressure. So, production process of simethicone is relatively simple.
We tend to believe this industry is an emerging industry, and the consumption increasing degree will show a smooth growth curve. For product prices, the slow downward trend in recent years will maintain in the future as competition intensifies. Besides, prices gap between different brands will go narrowing gradually. Also, there will be fluctuation in gross margin.
Over the next five years, LPI(LP Information) projects that Simethicone will register a 1.5% CAGR in terms of revenue, reach US$ 30 million by 2023, from US$ 28 million in 2017.
This report studies the global market, especially in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa, focuses on the top 5 players in each region, with sales, price, revenue and market share from 2013 to 2018, the top players:
- Wacker
- Dow Corning
- KCC Basildon
- NuSil
- Shin-Etsu
- RioCare India
- Resil
- Biomax
Market Segment by Regions, this report splits Global into several key Regions, with sales, revenue, market share of top players in these regions, from 2013 to 2018 (forecast), like
- North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Korea)
- Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy and Russia etc.)
- South America (Brazil, Chile, Peru and Argentina)
- Middle East and Africa (Egypt, South Africa, Saudi Arabia)
Split by Product Types, with sales, revenue, price, market share of each type, can be divided into
- Simethicone (100%)
- Simethicone Emulsion (30%)
Split by applications, this report focuses on sales, market share and growth rate in each application, can be divided into
- Pharmaceutically active ingredient
- Pharmaceutical excipient
- Other