The global Ibuprofen API Market surpassed US$ 626.2 Mn in 2022 and is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 3% to reach US$ 772.2 Mn by 2029. as per the findings of a new Future Market Insights (FMI) study. The primary factors for the growth of the Ibuprofen API market include continuous demand for low-cost non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and the scale and age of manufacturing facilities.

Increasing API drug shortages and assembling a task force to overcome these problems, the emergence of cost-effective drug manufacturers in various countries and the supply of API drugs, primarily in developing countries, are further driving ibuprofen API market growth.

The pharmaceutical API industry is witnessing a substantial crunch in supply and demand of Ibuprofen API, halted production from major ibuprofen API manufacturers, and supply chain disruption in China further led by declining sales in India.

The volatility in Ibuprofen API is due to factors such as a lower number of competitors, reduced utilization ratio, lower margin level, new higher-value opportunities in complex combinations and high-grade API, the pace of facility inspection by FDA, and ramping up production capacity of through mergers and consolidation.

The diverse range of diseases, primarily cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, diabetes, and kidney-related complications, has a high prevalence, globally. Thus, the increasing prevalence of a diverse range of diseases among all age groups and its burden, globally, drives the demand for drug development and its market.

There has been an upsurge in the usage of advanced technologies, such as high throughput, bioinformatics and combinatorial chemistry for better drug candidate identification. Drug discovery has evolved significantly with emerging technologies, helping the process to become more refined, accurate, and less time-consuming. Due to automation, multi-detector readers, imaging hardware and software, high-throughput screening is one of the most widely used drug discovery technologies.

Leading Companies Profiled in Ibuprofen API Market are

• BASF SE
• BIOCAUSE Inc.
• IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited
• SI Group, Inc.
• Sino-US Zibo Xinhua-Perrigo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited
• Granules India Limited

FMI Analyses the COVID-19 Impact on Market

FMI's analysis suggests that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having adverse impacts on market growth. Wuhan, China is the hub of API supplies. The region is the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, as such, it has temporarily halted its manufacturing facilities.

Further, China is the prominent or the sole supplier of APIs including, penicillin and erythromycin, in the world. Manufacturers and distributors in the country are blaming logistical barriers and labour scarcity due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the delay in production and transportation.

Key Takeaways of Ibuprofen API Market Study

• Greater focus on relieving the pressure on the supply chain due to the demand gap is being tackled by ramping up production capacity, up-scaling is the fundamental strategy outlined for meeting demand in the Ibuprofen API space.
• Majority of the anti-inflammatory drugs are manufactured in Asia, especially in China and India. Approximately 80% of the total anti-inflammatory APIs are manufactured in India and China and most of the APIs manufactured in these countries are outsourced to other developed regions – North America and Europe.