The global sugar spheres market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period (2021-2027). The major factor that is expected to boost the market growth includes an increased demand from the pharmaceutical industry. Sugar spheres are also known as neutral pellets, neutral cores, non-pareil seeds, micro granules, sugar beads, and microspheres, are white seeds, typically made up of sucrose (min. 62.5%) and starch, produced often by using a layered sugar-coating structure. Sugar spheres are first covered with the active agent and the sustained release of additives. Comprising the origin of the medication, the pellets are mixed with other ingredients of the medicine, such as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). It can be used as a neutral starter core for slow-release formulations filled in capsules or compressed in tablets. 

The use of sugar spheres is highly appropriate especially for combination drugs as they are most commonly found in the sustained-release tablets, other excipients can also be used in the mixture. The sugar spheres are mainly used as an inert core in capsules and tablet formulations. They form the base upon which a drug is coated, usually followed by a release-modifying polymer coating. Its spherical shape is perfect owing to its flowability, especially when poured in bulk. Further, after mixing the pellet with APIs and other excipients, the compression of the freshly produced tablet occurs; this method is simpler and more effective with the spherical pellet. The sugar spheres are not only used in oral pharmaceutical formulation, however, it also used in edible food products. Owing to the numerous benefits of sugar spheres, new applications are continuing to emerge, including compressing coated pellets to manufacture sustained-release tablets or multiple unit tablets. Sugar spheres are included in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Inactive Ingredients Guide for oral tablets and capsules.  

Market Coverage

• The market number available for – 2020-2027

• Base year- 2020

• Forecast period- 2021-2027

• Segment Covered- 

o By Product

o By Application 

• Regions covered-

o North America

o Europe

o Asia-Pacific

o Rest of the World

Competitive Landscape: Colorcon, Pharmatrans Sanaq AG, and Emilio Castelli s.a.s. di Fabrizio Emilio Castelli & C, among others.

Key questions addressed by the report

• What is the market growth rate?

• Which segment and region dominate the market in the base year?

• Which segment and region will project the fastest growth in the market?

• How has COVID-19 impacted the market?

o Deviation from the pre-COVID-19 forecast

o Most affected region and segment

• Who is the leader in the market?

• How are players addressing challenges to sustain growth?

• Where is the investment opportunity?

Global Sugar Spheres Market Report by Segment

By Product

• Standard Spheres

• Microspheres

By Application

• Tablets

• Capsules

Global Sugar Spheres Market Report by Region

North America       

• US

• Canada

Europe

• Germany

• UK

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific    

• China

• Japan

• India

• Rest of Asia-Pacific

Rest of the World

• Latin America

• Middle East and Africa