Global Caprolactone Market Growth 2025-2031

March 2025 | 83 pages | ID: GBE0E614F08EN
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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.

?-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. ?-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.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, 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?

Contents

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

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Caprolactone Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 2. Caprolactone Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 3. Major Players of 99.5% Purity
Table 4. Major Players of 99.9% Purity
Table 5. Global Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 6. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Table 7. Global Caprolactone Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & ($ million)
Table 8. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Table 9. Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Type (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 10. Global Caprolactone Sale by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 11. Global Caprolactone Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Table 12. Global Caprolactone Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & ($ million)
Table 13. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Table 14. Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Application (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 15. Global Caprolactone Sales by Company (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 16. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
Table 17. Global Caprolactone Revenue by Company (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 18. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
Table 19. Global Caprolactone Sale Price by Company (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 20. Key Manufacturers Caprolactone Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 21. Players Caprolactone Products Offered
Table 22. Caprolactone Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
Table 23. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 24. Market M&A Activity & Strategy
Table 25. Global Caprolactone Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 26. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Table 27. Global Caprolactone Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 28. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Table 29. Global Caprolactone Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 30. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2025)
Table 31. Global Caprolactone Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 32. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2025)
Table 33. Americas Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 34. Americas Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Table 35. Americas Caprolactone Revenue by Country (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 36. Americas Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 37. Americas Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 38. APAC Caprolactone Sales by Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 39. APAC Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
Table 40. APAC Caprolactone Revenue by Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 41. APAC Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 42. APAC Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 43. Europe Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 44. Europe Caprolactone Revenue by Country (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 45. Europe Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 46. Europe Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 47. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 48. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Table 49. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 50. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 51. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Caprolactone
Table 52. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Caprolactone
Table 53. Key Industry Trends of Caprolactone
Table 54. Caprolactone Raw Material
Table 55. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 56. Caprolactone Distributors List
Table 57. Caprolactone Customer List
Table 58. Global Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 59. Global Caprolactone Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 60. Americas Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 61. Americas Caprolactone Annual Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 62. APAC Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 63. APAC Caprolactone Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 64. Europe Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 65. Europe Caprolactone Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 66. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 67. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 68. Global Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 69. Global Caprolactone Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 70. Global Caprolactone Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 71. Global Caprolactone Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 72. Perstorp Basic Information, Caprolactone Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 73. Perstorp Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 74. Perstorp Caprolactone Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 75. Perstorp Main Business
Table 76. Perstorp Latest Developments
Table 77. Daicel Basic Information, Caprolactone Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 78. Daicel Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 79. Daicel Caprolactone Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 80. Daicel Main Business
Table 81. Daicel Latest Developments
Table 82. BASF Basic Information, Caprolactone Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 83. BASF Caprolactone Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 84. BASF Caprolactone Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 85. BASF Main Business
Table 86. BASF Latest Developments

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Picture of Caprolactone
Figure 2. Caprolactone Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Caprolactone Sales Growth Rate 2020-2031 (K MT)
Figure 7. Global Caprolactone Revenue Growth Rate 2020-2031 ($ millions)
Figure 8. Caprolactone Sales by Geographic Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Figure 9. Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2024)
Figure 10. Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
Figure 11. Product Picture of 99.5% Purity
Figure 12. Product Picture of 99.9% Purity
Figure 13. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type in 2025
Figure 14. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 15. Caprolactone Consumed in Polycaprolactone
Figure 16. Global Caprolactone Market: Polycaprolactone (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 17. Caprolactone Consumed in Acrylic Resin Modified
Figure 18. Global Caprolactone Market: Acrylic Resin Modified (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 19. Caprolactone Consumed in Polyesters Modified
Figure 20. Global Caprolactone Market: Polyesters Modified (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 21. Caprolactone Consumed in Epoxy Resin Modified
Figure 22. Global Caprolactone Market: Epoxy Resin Modified (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 23. Caprolactone Consumed in Others
Figure 24. Global Caprolactone Market: Others (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 25. Global Caprolactone Sale Market Share by Application (2024)
Figure 26. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Application in 2025
Figure 27. Caprolactone Sales by Company in 2025 (K MT)
Figure 28. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Company in 2025
Figure 29. Caprolactone Revenue by Company in 2025 ($ millions)
Figure 30. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Company in 2025
Figure 31. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Figure 32. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2025
Figure 33. Americas Caprolactone Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 34. Americas Caprolactone Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 35. APAC Caprolactone Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 36. APAC Caprolactone Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 37. Europe Caprolactone Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 38. Europe Caprolactone Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 39. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 40. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 41. Americas Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country in 2025
Figure 42. Americas Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 43. Americas Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 44. Americas Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 45. United States Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 46. Canada Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 47. Mexico Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 48. Brazil Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 49. APAC Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Region in 2025
Figure 50. APAC Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
Figure 51. APAC Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 52. APAC Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 53. China Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 54. Japan Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 55. South Korea Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 56. Southeast Asia Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 57. India Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 58. Australia Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 59. China Taiwan Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 60. Europe Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country in 2025
Figure 61. Europe Caprolactone Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 62. Europe Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 63. Europe Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 64. Germany Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 65. France Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 66. UK Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 67. Italy Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 68. Russia Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 69. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 70. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 71. Middle East & Africa Caprolactone Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 72. Egypt Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 73. South Africa Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 74. Israel Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 75. Turkey Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 76. GCC Countries Caprolactone Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 77. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Caprolactone in 2025
Figure 78. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Caprolactone
Figure 79. Industry Chain Structure of Caprolactone
Figure 80. Channels of Distribution
Figure 81. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
Figure 82. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
Figure 83. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
Figure 84. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
Figure 85. Global Caprolactone Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
Figure 86. Global Caprolactone Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2026-2031)