Dropper Market Size, Share, Opportunities, COVID 19 Impact, And Trends By Type (Vertical, Horizontal), By Material (Glass, Plastic), By Application (Essential Oils, Medical, Research Purposes, Cosmetic Applications, Nutraceutical Applications), And By Geography- Forecasts From 2022 To 2027

The dropper market is estimated to augment at a CAGR of 3.09% from a market value of US$1,210.671 million in 2020 to achieve a market value of US$ 1,497.792 million by the end of 2027.

A dropper is an insert for a bottle closure system and is mostly utilized where small doses are required. The major applications include essential oils, cosmetic and personal care applications, medical remedies, research purposes, and nutraceutical applications. The growing importance of essential oils is augmenting the market demand in the forecast period. The rising prevalence of diseases that necessitate the administration of small amounts of drugs fuel market demand during the forecast period. The increasing prevalence of diseases requiring drug administration in small amounts is the further impetus in propelling the market demand in the forecast period. As per the FDA, Droppers are categorized under Class I medical devices and are exempted from GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations. These are also exempted from the premarket notification requirement. Hence, with the growing medical device industry, dropper manufacturing and sales also hold significant growth prospects during the forecast period.

The growing geriatric population suffering from age-associated diseases further contributes to increasing the market growth in the forecast period.

Furthermore, dropper bottles and assemblies provide primary packaging solutions for varied applications. , h Hence, with the growing packaging industry, the market will continue to grow significantly during the forecast period.

North America is projected to hold a significant market share in the global dropper market. On the other hand, the Asia Pacific and Europe are predicted to hold a substantial market share during the forecast period. High disease prevalence in these regions contributes to surging market growth in the forecast period. 

Advancements in drug delivery have come up with innovative dropper products with unique features, such as technological advancements that are providing an opportunity for the market to thrive in the forecast period.

In October 2018, Nemera’s electronic add-on for ophthalmic droppers won the prestigious CPhI award for the Best Drug Delivery Device category. e-Novelia, the Nemera company’s intelligent ophthalmic add-on, is designed to provide ease and convenience to patients. In addition, it also provides an optimized adherence to their treatments. The product works in conjunction with the company’s preservative-free multidose eye dropper, Novelia®.

The improved product, e-Novelia, consists of state-of-the-art technology and unique features. The product is well-designed with added functions that are not provided by the standard mechanical devices. With digitization entering the healthcare industry, the new product contains electronic benefits and upgraded ergonomics to help patients deliver eye drops accurately.

The novel technology is also poised to be of great assistance to healthcare professionals in customizing their treatments and researchers worldwide in efficiently conducting clinical research studies. The novel technology is further poised to be of great help to healthcare professionals to customize their treatments; also, researchers around the globe will be highly benefitted while efficiently performing their clinical research studies. e-Novelia was developed to improve a patient’s interaction with their drug and assist by offering digitized and interactive instructions for utilization via mobile application and on-device screen. It also provides patients with reminders to patients for taking their doses on time. In addition, there is a reminder for the device to reload with a new drug bottle. Additionally, information regarding the drug's regarding drug expiry date, dosage, and batch number is also provided. Furthermore, there is provision for feedback and guidance for using the device correctly., t This includes tilt and shaking indication, buzzer, and detection of the wrong usage.

The presence of companies offering dispensing systems further adds to the increase in market growth during the forecast period.

Adelphi Healthcare Packaging provides a range of drug dispensing systems. These include droppers as well. The complete product portfolio includes dropper assemblies, dispenser tubes, refillable polymer syringes, refillable glass syringes, oral dosing pipettes, applicator pipettes or syringes, intramammary injectors, short-form oral dosing pipettes, dosing cups, drop dispensing bottles, and REDIPAC single-use tubes. The dropper assemblies product category deals with providing integrated screw caps and dropper pipettes. The product description includes rubber bulbs sourced from the leading manufacturers around the globe, a selection of caps, including tamper-evident, is also available, a variety of pipette tip designs and drop sizes, Type I and Type II glass, plastic pipettes, and printed pipettes.

Another company, Williamson Manufacturing, is a supplier of quality plastic caps and dropper assemblies for the pharmaceutical and wholesale packaging industries in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asian countries. The company offers dropper assemblies containing plastic stems with an option of printed graduations. It also offers dropper assemblies with glass stems. In addition, the products contain an option of child resistance or tamper resistance. 

The growing consumption of essential oils at the global level is augmenting the market demand in the forecast period.

 It has been noticed that essential oils are being rapidly utilized for various applications. For example, these are used extensively in aromatherapy owing to their antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, pain, anxiety, and depression-relieving properties. In cosmetics and personal care, essential oils are being realized on a wide scale in cosmetics and personal care products. Hence, this has further enhanced their role in several cosmetic and personal care products. Additionally, essential oils are used in food preservation and many other food items, further contributing to their high growth in the food industry. In herbal medicines, the utility of the fragrance of essential oils is gaining popularity. These help in improving mood and are utilized for releasing depression. Essential oils are volatile compounds and consist of an oily fragrance. These are derived from different plant parts and are extracted using different techniques., o One of the most preferred techniques includes hydro distillation. The method is quite cheap and affordable to use. Flowers, leaves, stems, bark, and roots are used to extract essential oils. Famous essential oils available in the market include lavender, rose, chamomile, and hyssop.

Hence, the increasing consumption of essential oils will strongly impact the market’s growth during the forecast period. Additionally, companies manufacturing droppers for essential oils further contribute to the market’s growth. This is because essential oils are utilized in small amounts; hence, droppers are suitable for their accurate release.

Covid-19 Impact on Dropper Market

Most businesses around the globe have been adversely affected by Covid-19.  This is due to the massive disruptions in their corresponding production and distribution operations due to multiple cautionary shutdowns and other limitations placed by governing authorities around the world. The same holds for the global Droppers market. Furthermore, consumer demand has subsequently decreased as people are now more focused on eradicating non-essential expenditures from their specific spending. These factors weigh the global Droppers market's revenue pathway over the forecast period. 

Major Development

May 2021, Virospack introduced 100% recyclable dropper composite materials PCR. Because all of the elements are recycled together, the dropper can be discarded in its entirety in the plastic recyclable bin, as a bonus, the bulb, collar, and pipette are all made from PCR materials.

May 2021, Carow Packaging announced that, in addition to Multi-Colored EuroDrop Caps,  Pipette Caps are now available in colour! User  Choose among 12 standard colours or create custom colour matches.

December 2021, Carow Packaging announced the launch of a new line of Child Resistant and Tamper Evident EuroDrop Caps. These high-quality delivering caps, manufactured in Germany, are now available in the United States, assembled to 1.0mm vertical dropper inserts.

December 2021, Comar announced the acquisition of Omega Packaging, a manufacturer of injection and blow moulded products for the nutraceutical, sports nutrition, pharmaceutical,  and skin care industries.

February 2022, Comar, a leading provider of personalised medical devices and assemblies, as well as specialised packaging solutions, announced the acquisition of Automatic Plastics Ltd., a contract manufacturer of injection moulded products mainly for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

March 2022, PYLOTE, a major player in industrial mineral chemistry, and BERRY GLOBAL, a leading supplier of innovative features and engineered products, confirmed a strategic commercial collaboration to identify the need for innovative antimicrobial packaging applications that are more feasible, cleaner, and safer for Consumers.

Dropper Market Scope:

Segmentation:

• By Type
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
• By Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
• By Application
  • Essential Oils
  • Medical
  • Research Purposes
  • Cosmetic Applications
  • Nutraceutical Applications
• By Geography
  • North America
    • USA
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Others
  • Europe
    • UK
    • Germany
    • France
    • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
    • UAE
    • Israel
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Others
  • Asia Pacific
    • Japan
    • China
    • India
    • Thailand
    • Indonesia
    • Taiwan
    • Others