EXCIPIENTS

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Economic Factors
• Demographic Patterns
• Health Care Trends
  • Health Insurance
  • Medical Conditions
    • Acute Conditions
    • Chronic Conditions
  • National Health Expenditures
  • Medical Providers
    • Hospitals
    • Outpatient Facilities
    • Other Health Care Establishments
    • Physicians
    • Dentists
  • Patient Activity
    • Hospital Activity
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Outpatient Episodes
• Pharmaceutical Industry Trends
  • Regulation
  • Research & Development
  • Product Shipments
    • Therapeutic Classes
    • Dosage Formulations
    • Regulatory Status
• Pharmaceutical Excipient Market Overview
  • Historical Demand Patterns
  • US Trade
  • International Markets

III. PRODUCTS

• General
• Product Groups
• Gelatin
  • Gelatin Types & Properties
  • Pharmaceutical Excipient Applications
    • Hard Gelatin Capsules
    • Soft Gelatin Capsules
    • Gelatin Binders
    • Other Gelatin Excipients
  • Suppliers
• Cellulose Derivatives
  • Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC)
  • Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC)
  • Ethyl Cellulose
  • Methyl Cellulose
  • Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
  • Croscarmellose Sodium
  • Other Cellulose Excipients
    • Cellulose Acetate
    • Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC)
    • Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (HPC)
    • Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Acetate Succinate (HPMCAS)
    • Low-Substituted Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (LSHPC)
    • Powdered Cellulose
• Synthetic Polymers
  • Povidone
  • Acrylic Polymers
    • Carbomers
    • Methacrylates
  • Polyethylene Glycol
  • Other Synthetic Polymers
    • Polyethylene Oxide
    • Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate
    • Polyvinyl Alcohol
    • Propylene Glycol
• Minerals
  • Calcium Phosphate
  • Mineral Hydrocarbons
    • Petrolatum
    • Mineral Oil
    • Mineral Hydrocarbon Waxes
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Titanium Dioxide
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Other Mineral Fillers/Diluents
    • Calcium Sulfate
    • Kaolin
  • Other Mineral Excipients
    • Attapulgite
    • Bentonite
    • Calcium Silicate
    • Ceresin Wax
    • Talc
• Starch Compounds
  • Pregelatinized Starch
  • Sodium Starch Glycolate
  • Other Starch Excipients
    • Native Starches
    • Cyclodextrins
    • Maltodextrin
    • All Other Starch Compounds
• Sugars
  • Lactose
  • Sucrose
  • Other Sugar Excipients
  • Compressible Sugar
    • Confectioner' s Sugar
    • Fructose
    • Galactose & Liquid Glucose
    • Glycerin
    • Maltose
    • Tagatose
    • Xanthan Gum
• Polyols
  • Sorbitol
  • Mannitol
  • Other Polyol Excipients
    • Isomalt
    • Lactitol
    • Maltitol
    • Xylitol
• Other Pharmaceutical Excipients
  • Sterile & Purified Waters
    • Types of Sterile & Purified Pharmaceutical Waters
    • Applications
  • Surfactants
    • Anionic Surfactants
    • Cationic Surfactants
    • Nonionic Surfactants
  • Dyes & Pigments
  • Acidulants
  • Stearate Salts
    • Calcium Stearate
    • Magnesium Stearate
    • Sodium Stearyl Fumarate
    • Stearic Acid
    • Zinc Stearate
  • Antioxidants
  • Natural Gums
    • Agar
    • Alginic Acid
    • Carrageenan
    • Gellan Gum
    • Guar Gum
    • Gum Acacia
    • Tragacanth
  • Electrolytes & Related Compounds
  • Chemical Plasticizers
  • All Other Compounds
    • Artificial Sweeteners
    • Cocoa Butter
    • Glyceryl Behenate
    • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
    • Lanolin
    • Natural Waxes
    • Pectin
    • Simethicone
• Other Pharmaceutical Excipient Demand by Application

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Fillers/Diluents
• Capsules
• Binders
• Drug Delivery Agents
• Suspension/Viscosity Agents
• Coatings
• Flavoring Agents
• Disintegrants
• Colorants
• Preservatives
• Lubricants
• Glidants

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• Competitive Strategies
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Licensing & Related Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution
• Research & Development
• Manufacturing
• Company Profiles
  • Akzo Nobel NV
  • Aqualon, see Hercules Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
  • Associated British Foods plc
  • BASF AG
  • Berwind Group
  • Cabot Corporation
  • Cargill Incorporated
  • Celanese Corporation
  • Chr. Hansen A/S
  • Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Company KG
  • Colorcon, see Berwind Group
  • Covidien Limited
  • Croda International plc
  • CyDex Incorporated
  • Danisco A/S
  • Degussa AG, see RAG
  • Delta Biotechnology Limited, see Novozymes Dow Chemical Company
  • Eastman Chemical Company
  • EMD Chemicals Incorporated, see Merck Ferro Corporation
  • FibroGen Incorporated
  • Flavorx Incorporated
  • FMC Corporation
  • GELITA AG
  • Generichem Corporation
  • Hercules Incorporated
  • Huber (JM) Corporation
  • Huntsman Corporation
  • Imperial Chemical Industries plc
  • Innophos Incorporated
  • International Specialty Products Incorporated
  • Kelco (CP), see Huber (JM) Lubrizol Corporation
  • Lyondell Chemical Company
  • Mallinckrodt Baker Incorporated, see Covidien Merck KGaA
  • Mutchler Incorporated
  • National Starch and Chemical Company, see Imperial Chemical Industries
  • Nitta Gelatin Incorporated
  • Noveon Incorporated, see Lubrizol
  • Noviant Incorporated, see Huber (JM)
  • NutraSweet Company
  • Nutrinova Incorporated, see Celanese
  • Procter & Gamble Company
  • RAG AG
  • Rohm and Haas Company
  • Röhm Pharma Polymers, see RAG
  • Roquette Freres SA
  • Royal Dutch Shell plc
  • Sasol Limited
  • Solvay SA
  • SPI Pharma Incorporated, see Associated British Foods
  • Stepan Company
  • Tate & Lyle plc
  • Tyco Healthcare Limited, see Covidien
  • Uniqema North America Incorporated, see Croda
  • USG Corporation
  • Wacker-Chemie AG

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Population by Age Group
• 3 Acute Conditions by Type
• 4 Selected Chronic Conditions by Type
• 5 National Health Expenditures by Type
• 6 Medical Providers by Type
• 7 Patient Activity by Type
• 8 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Therapeutic Class
• 9 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Dosage Formulation
• 10 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Regulatory Classification
• 11 Excipient Demand Patterns, 1996-2006
• 12 US Trade in Excipients
• 13 World Excipient Demand by Market

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Pharmaceutical Excipient Demand by Product Group
• 2 Gelatin Excipient Demand by Application
• 3 Cellulose Excipient Demand by Type
• 4 Microcrystalline Cellulose Excipient Demand by Application
• 5 Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) Excipient Demand by Application
• 6 Ethyl Cellulose Excipient Demand by Application
• 7 Methyl Cellulose Excipient Demand by Application
• 8 Carboxymethylcellulose Excipient Demand by Application
• 9 Croscarmellose Sodium Excipient Demand by Application
• 10 Other Cellulose Excipient Demand by Application
• 11 Synthetic Polymer Excipient Demand by Type
• 12 Povidone Excipient Demand by Application
• 13 Acrylic Polymer Excipient Demand by Application
• 14 Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Excipient Demand by Application
• 15 Other Synthetic Polymer Demand by Application
• 16 Mineral Excipient Demand by Type
• 17 Calcium Phosphate Diluent/Filler Demand
• 18 Mineral Hydrocarbon Excipient Demand by Application
• 19 Calcium Carbonate Filler/Diluent Demand
• 20 Titanium Dioxide Coating Demand
• 21 Silicon Dioxide Excipient Demand by Application
• 22 Other Mineral Filler/Diluent Demand
• 23 Other Mineral Excipient Demand by Application
• 24 Starch Excipient Demand by Type
• 25 Pregelatinized Starch Excipient Demand by Application
• 26 Sodium Starch Glycolate Excipient Demand by Application
• 27 Other Starch Excipient Demand by Application
• 28 Sugar Excipient Demand by Type
• 29 Lactose Filler/Diluent Demand
• 30 Sucrose Excipient Demand by Application
• 31 Other Sugar Excipient Demand by Application
• 32 Polyol Excipient Demand by Type
• 33 Sorbitol Excipient Demand by Application
• 34 Mannitol Excipient Demand by Application
• 35 Other Polyol Excipient Demand by Application
• 36 Other Pharmaceutical Excipient Demand by Type
• 37 Other Pharmaceutical Excipient Demand by Application

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Pharmaceutical Excipient Demand by Application
• 2 Filler/Diluent Excipient Demand by Type
• 3 Capsule Excipient Demand by Type
• 4 Binder Excipient Demand by Type
• 5 Drug Delivery Excipient Demand by Type
• 6 Suspension/Viscosity Excipient Demand by Type
• 7 Coating Excipient Demand by Type
• 8 Flavoring Agent Excipient Demand by Type
• 9 Disintegrant Excipient Demand by Type
• 10 Colorant Excipient Demand by Type
• 11 Preservative Excipient Demand by Type
• 12 Lubricant Excipient Demand by Type
• 13 Glidant Excipient Demand by Type

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Excipient Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Excipient Demand by Product Group, 2006
• 2 Cellulose Excipient Demand by Compound, 2006
• 3 Synthetic Polymer Excipient Demand by Compound, 2006

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Excipient Demand by Application, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Excipients - US Market Share by Company, 2006