Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, spirits, or simply alcohol) is an organic chemical compound.

Industrial Ethanol is a type of ethanol used in industrial applications, and also implies ethanol produced for purposes other than consumption in beverage form.

Industrial ethanol has a wide variety of uses, including as an ingredient in food preservatives, fragrances and cosmetics, as well as in pharmaceutical ethanol when administering shots to patients. Industrial ethanol is also known as one of the ingredients used to make vinegar. Globally, fuel ethanol accounts for 73% of production, with beverage ethanol at 17% and industrial ethanol at 10%.

Industrial ethanol can further be separated into two types-fermented and synthetic. The difference between these two types is found in their manufacturing method and source ingredients. The primary ingredient for fermented ethanol is agricultural crops, such as sugarcane or corn, and alcohol fermentation is carried out courtesy of an organism called yeast, with the ensuing chemical process yielding fermented ethanol. This same naturally occurring yeast is also used when making ethanol for beverage use.

Pharmaceutical ethanol is used in the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing of products such as anesthetics, antiseptics, drugs, liniments, lotions, and also for cosmetics such as fragrances, deodorants and shampoos.

According to APO Research, The global Pharmaceutical Ethanol market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Pharmaceutical Ethanol is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Pharmaceutical Ethanol is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Pharmaceutical Ethanol is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Pharmaceutical Ethanol include Cargill, Greenfield, Euro-Alkohol, Cristal Union, CropEnergies, Wilmar BioEthanol, Manildra, ALCOGROUP and GPC, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Pharmaceutical Ethanol, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Pharmaceutical Ethanol.

The Pharmaceutical Ethanol market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Pharmaceutical Ethanol market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Pharmaceutical Ethanol Segment by Company

Cargill
Greenfield
Euro-Alkohol
Cristal Union
CropEnergies
Wilmar BioEthanol
Manildra
ALCOGROUP
GPC
Godavari
BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn
Crated Spirits
Bangkok Alcohol Industrial
Warner Graham
SDIC JILIN
Taicang Xintai Alcohol

Pharmaceutical Ethanol Segment by Type

Low Purity Pharmaceutical Grade Ethanol
High Purity Pharmaceutical Grade Ethanol

Pharmaceutical Ethanol Segment by Application

Pharmaceutical and Medical
Personal Care & Cosmetic

Pharmaceutical Ethanol 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 Pharmaceutical Ethanol 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 Pharmaceutical Ethanol 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 Pharmaceutical Ethanol.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: 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 3: Detailed analysis of Pharmaceutical Ethanol manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Pharmaceutical Ethanol in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market by Type
1.3.1 Low Purity Pharmaceutical Grade Ethanol
1.3.2 High Purity Pharmaceutical Grade Ethanol
1.4 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics

2.1 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Trends
2.2 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Drivers
2.3 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company

3.1 Global Top Players by Pharmaceutical Ethanol Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Pharmaceutical Ethanol Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Regional Status and Outlook

4.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Pharmaceutical Ethanol by Application

5.1 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market by Application
5.1.1 Pharmaceutical and Medical
5.1.2 Personal Care & Cosmetic
5.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Pharmaceutical Ethanol Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Cargill
6.1.1 Cargill Comapny Information
6.1.2 Cargill Business Overview
6.1.3 Cargill Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Cargill Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Cargill Recent Developments
6.2 Greenfield
6.2.1 Greenfield Comapny Information
6.2.2 Greenfield Business Overview
6.2.3 Greenfield Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Greenfield Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Greenfield Recent Developments
6.3 Euro-Alkohol
6.3.1 Euro-Alkohol Comapny Information
6.3.2 Euro-Alkohol Business Overview
6.3.3 Euro-Alkohol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Euro-Alkohol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Euro-Alkohol Recent Developments
6.4 Cristal Union
6.4.1 Cristal Union Comapny Information
6.4.2 Cristal Union Business Overview
6.4.3 Cristal Union Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Cristal Union Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Cristal Union Recent Developments
6.5 CropEnergies
6.5.1 CropEnergies Comapny Information
6.5.2 CropEnergies Business Overview
6.5.3 CropEnergies Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 CropEnergies Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.5.5 CropEnergies Recent Developments
6.6 Wilmar BioEthanol
6.6.1 Wilmar BioEthanol Comapny Information
6.6.2 Wilmar BioEthanol Business Overview
6.6.3 Wilmar BioEthanol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Wilmar BioEthanol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Wilmar BioEthanol Recent Developments
6.7 Manildra
6.7.1 Manildra Comapny Information
6.7.2 Manildra Business Overview
6.7.3 Manildra Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Manildra Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Manildra Recent Developments
6.8 ALCOGROUP
6.8.1 ALCOGROUP Comapny Information
6.8.2 ALCOGROUP Business Overview
6.8.3 ALCOGROUP Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 ALCOGROUP Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.8.5 ALCOGROUP Recent Developments
6.9 GPC
6.9.1 GPC Comapny Information
6.9.2 GPC Business Overview
6.9.3 GPC Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 GPC Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.9.5 GPC Recent Developments
6.10 Godavari
6.10.1 Godavari Comapny Information
6.10.2 Godavari Business Overview
6.10.3 Godavari Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Godavari Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Godavari Recent Developments
6.11 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn
6.11.1 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn Comapny Information
6.11.2 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn Business Overview
6.11.3 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.11.5 BruggemannAlcohol Heilbronn Recent Developments
6.12 Crated Spirits
6.12.1 Crated Spirits Comapny Information
6.12.2 Crated Spirits Business Overview
6.12.3 Crated Spirits Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Crated Spirits Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Crated Spirits Recent Developments
6.13 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial
6.13.1 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial Comapny Information
6.13.2 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial Business Overview
6.13.3 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Bangkok Alcohol Industrial Recent Developments
6.14 Warner Graham
6.14.1 Warner Graham Comapny Information
6.14.2 Warner Graham Business Overview
6.14.3 Warner Graham Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Warner Graham Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Warner Graham Recent Developments
6.15 SDIC JILIN
6.15.1 SDIC JILIN Comapny Information
6.15.2 SDIC JILIN Business Overview
6.15.3 SDIC JILIN Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 SDIC JILIN Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.15.5 SDIC JILIN Recent Developments
6.16 Taicang Xintai Alcohol
6.16.1 Taicang Xintai Alcohol Comapny Information
6.16.2 Taicang Xintai Alcohol Business Overview
6.16.3 Taicang Xintai Alcohol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Taicang Xintai Alcohol Pharmaceutical Ethanol Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Taicang Xintai Alcohol Recent Developments
7 North America by Country

7.1 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country

8.1 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country

9.1 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country

10.1 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country

11.1 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Pharmaceutical Ethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis

12.1 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Production Mode & Process
12.2 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Distributors
12.2.3 Pharmaceutical Ethanol Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix

14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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