This report is an effort to identify factors, which will be the driving force behind the chromatography market and sub-markets in the next few years. The report provides extensive analysis of the industry, current market trends, industry drivers and challenges for better understanding of the market structure. The report has segregated the chromatography industry in terms of product and geography. We have used a combination of primary and secondary research to arrive at the market estimates, market shares and trends. We have adopted bottom up model to derive market size of the global chromatography industry and further validated numbers with the key market participants and C-level executives. 

• Definition, estimates and forecast of chromatography market from 2011 to 2017
• Analysis of product segments for chromatography industry with historical data and forecast
• Trends and forecast for four geographic markets, namely U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific and RoW based on segments of chromatography industry
• Profiles of major market participants for better understanding of their contributions

This research is specially designed to estimate and analyze the demand and performance of chromatography in a global scenario. This research provides in-depth analysis of chromatographic machines manufacturers, product sales, trend analysis by segments and demand by geography. The report covers all the major product segments of the global chromatography and provides in-depth analysis, historical data and statistically refined forecast for the segments covered. The study presents a comprehensive assessment of the stakeholder strategies and winning imperatives for them by segmenting the global chromatography as below:

• Adsorption Chromatography
• Partition Chromatography
• Ion-Exchange Chromatography
• Exclusion chromatography
• Affinity Chromatography

In this type of chromatography, liquid or gas is used as mobile phase and adsorbent solid as stationary phase. The types of adsorption chromatography are:

• Adsorption column chromatography
• Thin layer chromatography
• Gas-solid chromatography

Partition Chromatography: 

This involves liquid or gas as mobile phase and another liquid or solid as a stationary phase. It is classified into the following sub segments:

• Partition column chromatography
• Paper chromatography.
• Thin layer chromatography.
• Gas-liquid chromatography.
• High performance liquid chromatography.

• U.S.
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Rest of the World (RoW)

The in-depth research and high level analysis will allow chromatography manufacturers, lawmakers, large retailers, medical companies and research and development agencies to make informed decisions about chromatography manufacturing, designing marketing, growth strategies and gaining competitive advantage.

Chromatography is a versatile methodology involved in the separation of complex mixtures. It is a method that functions on the variations in partitioning behavior between a stationary phase and a flowing mobile phase to segregate the constituents in a mixture. One of the columns holds the stationary phase and the sample are carried through the mobile phase which results in the segregation of those constituents due to adsorption.

The global chromatography market comprises mainly of LC (Liquid Chromatography) and GC (Gas Chromatography). LC is used for commercial applications such as drug development and quality assessment of pharmacy and bio-pharmacy products. Apart from that, the greater efficiency level offered by LC is another driving factor for this market. The U.S holds majority of the share of LC followed by Europe in this market. In contrast, GC is ruled by the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector and forms a major growth driver in this market. 

The chromatography market in Asia is growing with a CAGR of 4.4%. The employment of qualitative and quantitative techniques unlike HPLC is proving beneficial to maintain the quality of TCHM thereby increasing its demand more quickly. There is a rise in demand for chromatographic machines in Asia as compared to the US, Europe and RoW. The reason being the popularity achieved by the traditional Chinese herbal medicines (TCHM) used worldwide produced in Asia. 

Liquid Chromatography (LC) is proving to be a boon for the pharmaceuticals industry and life sciences industry. The LC method is capable of separating a number of complex mixtures as a result of which it is experiencing an improved market growth. However, recent advancements in Gas Chromatography (GC) techniques has taken it ahead of LC and opened new horizons. The CAGR of GC is 4.6% and it depicts the global rise in market growth. A rise in demand for GC machines has been experienced due to continuous shrinking size of the GC machines, enabling their portability. Singapore is a major region for chromatography instruments, as many companies are establishing a manufacturing base here, due to tax incentives.

The global chromatography market is largely consolidated with top five players accounted for more than 55% of the market revenue. xxxx substantially led the overall global surfactant market with about xx.x% revenue share in 2011, followed by xxxx with xx.x% revenue share in the same year. Shimadzu was the third largest player with about xx.x% market share, closely followed by Dionex at xx.x%.