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Soft Gelatin Capsules
Soft Gelatin Capsules, also called softgels, are manufactured as single piece capsule shell. It is a type of capsule with a solid outer shell and inner surrounding a liquid or semi-solid (inner fill) active ingredient that can be incorporated into the outer shell, the inner fill, or both.
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Soft Gelatin Capsules, also called softgels, are manufactured as single piece capsule shell. It is a type of capsule with a solid outer shell and inner surrounding a liquid or semi-solid (inner fill) active ingredient that can be incorporated into the outer shell, the inner fill, or both.
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Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Soft Gelatin Capsules, also called softgels, are manufactured as single piece capsule shell. It is a type of capsule with a solid outer shell and inner surrounding a liquid or semi-solid (inner fill) active ingredient that can be incorporated into the outer shell, the inner fill, or both.
Global Soft Gelatin Capsules (Softgels) key players include Catalent, Aenova, Nature’s Bounty, Procaps, Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific), etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a Sales Market Share over 40%. Asia-Pacific accounts for the most Sales Market Share, which have a share over 30%, followed by Europe. In terms of product, Gelatin Type is the largest segment, with a Sales Market Share over 85%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Health Supplements, followed by Pharmaceutical.
Report Scope
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This report quantifies the global Soft Gelatin Capsules market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (Billion Capsules), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/Billion Capsules) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Soft Gelatin Capsules Market by Company
Catalent
Aenova
Nature’s Bounty
Procaps
Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Aland
EuroCaps
Captek
Strides Pharma Science
Lonza (Capsugel)
Soft Gel Technologies
Amway
Sirio Pharma
Baihe Biotech
Ziguang Group
Shineway
Donghai Pharm
By-Health
Yuwang Group
Guangdong Yichao
Soft Gelatin Capsules Segment by Type
Gelatin Type
Non-animal Type
Soft Gelatin Capsules Segment by Application
Health Supplements
Pharmaceutical
Others
Soft Gelatin Capsules Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Soft Gelatin Capsules market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Soft Gelatin Capsules and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Soft Gelatin Capsules.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Soft Gelatin Capsules manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Soft Gelatin Capsules by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Soft Gelatin Capsules in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Gelatin Type
- Non-animal Type
Applications
- Health Supplements
- Pharmaceutical
- Others
Companies covered
- Catalent
- Aenova
- Nature’s Bounty
- Procaps
- Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
- Aland
- EuroCaps
- Captek
- Strides Pharma Science
- Lonza (Capsugel)
- Soft Gel Technologies
- Amway
- Sirio Pharma
- Baihe Biotech
- Ziguang Group
- Shineway
- Donghai Pharm
- By-Health
- Yuwang Group
- Guangdong Yichao
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Soft Gelatin Capsules by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Gelatin Type
- 2.3.3 Non-animal Type
- 2.4 Soft Gelatin Capsules by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Health Supplements
- 2.4.3 Pharmaceutical
- 2.4.4 Others
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales (Billion Capsules) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Soft Gelatin Capsules, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Soft Gelatin Capsules, Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Soft Gelatin Capsules, Established Date
- 3.9 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Catalent
- 4.1.1 Catalent Company Information
- 4.1.2 Catalent Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Catalent Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Catalent Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Catalent Recent Developments
- 4.2 Aenova
- 4.2.1 Aenova Company Information
- 4.2.2 Aenova Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Aenova Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Aenova Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Aenova Recent Developments
- 4.3 Nature’s Bounty
- 4.3.1 Nature’s Bounty Company Information
- 4.3.2 Nature’s Bounty Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Nature’s Bounty Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Nature’s Bounty Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Nature’s Bounty Recent Developments
- 4.4 Procaps
- 4.4.1 Procaps Company Information
- 4.4.2 Procaps Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Procaps Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Procaps Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Procaps Recent Developments
- 4.5 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
- 4.5.1 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Company Information
- 4.5.2 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Recent Developments
- 4.6 Aland
- 4.6.1 Aland Company Information
- 4.6.2 Aland Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Aland Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Aland Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Aland Recent Developments
- 4.7 EuroCaps
- 4.7.1 EuroCaps Company Information
- 4.7.2 EuroCaps Business Overview
- 4.7.3 EuroCaps Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 EuroCaps Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 EuroCaps Recent Developments
- 4.8 Captek
- 4.8.1 Captek Company Information
- 4.8.2 Captek Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Captek Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Captek Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Captek Recent Developments
- 4.9 Strides Pharma Science
- 4.9.1 Strides Pharma Science Company Information
- 4.9.2 Strides Pharma Science Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Strides Pharma Science Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Strides Pharma Science Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Strides Pharma Science Recent Developments
- 4.10 Lonza (Capsugel)
- 4.10.1 Lonza (Capsugel) Company Information
- 4.10.2 Lonza (Capsugel) Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Lonza (Capsugel) Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Lonza (Capsugel) Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Lonza (Capsugel) Recent Developments
- 4.11 Soft Gel Technologies
- 4.11.1 Soft Gel Technologies Company Information
- 4.11.2 Soft Gel Technologies Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Soft Gel Technologies Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Soft Gel Technologies Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Soft Gel Technologies Recent Developments
- 4.12 Amway
- 4.12.1 Amway Company Information
- 4.12.2 Amway Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Amway Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Amway Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Amway Recent Developments
- 4.13 Sirio Pharma
- 4.13.1 Sirio Pharma Company Information
- 4.13.2 Sirio Pharma Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Sirio Pharma Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Sirio Pharma Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Sirio Pharma Recent Developments
- 4.14 Baihe Biotech
- 4.14.1 Baihe Biotech Company Information
- 4.14.2 Baihe Biotech Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Baihe Biotech Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Baihe Biotech Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Baihe Biotech Recent Developments
- 4.15 Ziguang Group
- 4.15.1 Ziguang Group Company Information
- 4.15.2 Ziguang Group Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Ziguang Group Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Ziguang Group Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Ziguang Group Recent Developments
- 4.16 Shineway
- 4.16.1 Shineway Company Information
- 4.16.2 Shineway Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Shineway Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Shineway Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Shineway Recent Developments
- 4.17 Donghai Pharm
- 4.17.1 Donghai Pharm Company Information
- 4.17.2 Donghai Pharm Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Donghai Pharm Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Donghai Pharm Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Donghai Pharm Recent Developments
- 4.18 By-Health
- 4.18.1 By-Health Company Information
- 4.18.2 By-Health Business Overview
- 4.18.3 By-Health Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 By-Health Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 By-Health Recent Developments
- 4.19 Yuwang Group
- 4.19.1 Yuwang Group Company Information
- 4.19.2 Yuwang Group Business Overview
- 4.19.3 Yuwang Group Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.19.4 Yuwang Group Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.19.5 Yuwang Group Recent Developments
- 4.20 Guangdong Yichao
- 4.20.1 Guangdong Yichao Company Information
- 4.20.2 Guangdong Yichao Business Overview
- 4.20.3 Guangdong Yichao Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.20.4 Guangdong Yichao Soft Gelatin Capsules Product Portfolio
- 4.20.5 Guangdong Yichao Recent Developments
5 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Soft Gelatin Capsules Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (Billion Capsules)
- 6.1.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (Billion Capsules)
- 7.1.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Soft Gelatin Capsules Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Soft Gelatin Capsules Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Soft Gelatin Capsules Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Soft Gelatin Capsules Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Soft Gelatin Capsules Distributors
- 8.2.3 Soft Gelatin Capsules Customers
9 Global Soft Gelatin Capsules Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Trends
- 9.2 Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Soft Gelatin Capsules Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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