Multifunctionality Across Various Industries Driving the Growth of the Tartaric Acid Market

The global tartaric acid market is projected to reach USD 285.6 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 5.77%; in terms of volume, it is projected to reach 91.2 KT by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.50% during the forecast period. The major driver of the tartaric acid industry is its multifunctionality across different industries such as food & beverages, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. Tartaric acid, as an ingredient, has immense usage in the pharmaceutical industry, especially after technological innovations such as micro-encapsulation.

Tartaric acid is an odourless white crystalline powder, and can be extracted from fruits such as grapes, bananas, apricots, and tamarind. The major applications of tartaric acid include wine, fruit juices, baked food, pharmaceutical, which has garnered significant attention in the last few years. Tartaric acid is largely used in the wine industry to maintain the pH level in wines; and in bakery industry as a raw material for the manufacturing of food emulsifiers used for bread improvement. Tartaric acid also finds application as a food preservatives and flavor enhancer in the food & beverage industry.


The tartaric acid market, on the basis of application, is segmented into the food & beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and personal care, and others segments. In 2016, the food & beverages segment accounted for the largest share in terms of both value and volume, as tartaric acid is majorly used as preservatives and emulsifiers. The growing demand for packaged food in economies around the world is expected to boost market growth during the forecast period.


It is used in several medical applications, including the manufacture of solutions that are used to determine glucose levels. For the purpose of providing coatings in the manufacturing of capsules and pellets, tartaric acids are used as cores. It aids in providing better accuracy and consistency to drug layering and coating. The North American region is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This is due to the growth of the pharmaceutical industry in North America; and the application of tartaric acid in the US, mainly to manufacture the outer core of the drugs in the form of capsules.

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Key players are Caviro Group (Italy), ATP Group (US), Merck (Germany), Omkar Specialty Chemicals (India), Changmao Biochemical Engineering (China), Tarac Technologies (Australia), PAHI (Spain), Distillerie Mazzari (Italy), Distillerie Bonollo (Italy), Derivados Vinicos (Argentina), Industrias Vinicas (US), and Tártaros Gonzalo Castelló (Spain).

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