South Korea Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Cdmo Market Size & Outlook
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South Korea active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market highlights
- The South Korea active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market generated a revenue of USD 1,686.6 million in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 3,490.3 million by 2033.
- The South Korea market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2026 to 2033.
- In terms of segment, traditional active pharmaceutical ingredient (traditional api) was the largest revenue generating product in 2025.
- Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market data book summary
| Market revenue in 2025 | USD 1,686.6 million |
| Market revenue in 2033 | USD 3,490.3 million |
| Growth rate | 9.6% (CAGR from 2026 to 2033) |
| Largest segment | Traditional active pharmaceutical ingredient (traditional api) |
| Fastest growing segment | Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) |
| Historical data | 2021 - 2024 |
| Base year | 2025 |
| Forecast period | 2026 - 2033 |
| Quantitative units | Revenue in USD million |
| Market segmentation | Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC), Traditional Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (Traditional API), Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (HP-API) |
| Key market players worldwide | Recipharm, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Samsung BioLogics, Lonza Group Ltd, Catalent Inc, Siegfried Holding AG, Piramal Pharma Solutions, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cambrex, CordenPharma |
Other key industry trends
- In terms of revenue, South Korea accounted for 1.5% of the global active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market in 2025.
- Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2033.
- In Asia Pacific, China active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2033.
- India is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 20,807.4 million by 2033.
South Korea accounted for 5.4% of Asia Pacific’s market in 2020. There are nearly 80 contract service providers in South Korea. Of these, nearly 50% offer API chemical manufacturing, while the rest offer commercial solid dose manufacturing and commercial dose injectable manufacturing services.
Supportive government reforms are anticipated to propel the market over the forecast period. For instance, in 2020, the South Korean President announced an investment of nearly USD 1.7 billion in promoting biotechnology & biopharmaceutical industry and encouraging biopharmaceutical R&D & manufacturing.
The President mentioned an increase in tax credits for facility and R&D investments, thereby presenting economic benefits for investors and facilitating market growth. Such initiatives are expected to create lucrative growth opportunities in the market over the forecast period.
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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient CDMO Market Companies
| Name | Profile | # Employees | HQ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonza Group Ltd | View profile | 18,000 | Muenchensteinerstrasse 38, Basel, Switzerland, CH-4002 | www.lonza.com |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | View profile | 122,000 | 168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA, United States, 02451 | www.thermofisher.com |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | View profile | 10001+ | Ingelheim Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe | www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/ |
| Catalent Inc | View profile | 17,219 | 14 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ, United States, 08873 | www.catalent.com |
| Siegfried Holding AG | View profile | 4,180 | Untere Bruehlstrasse 4, Zofingen, Switzerland, CH-4800 | www.siegfried.ch |
| Recipharm | View profile | 1001-5000 | Jordbro, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Europe | www.recipharm.com |
| Samsung BioLogics | View profile | 1001-5000 | Incheon, Inch'on-jikhalsi, South Korea, Asia | www.samsungbiologics.com/ |
| Piramal Pharma Solutions | View profile | 1001-5000 | Riverview, Michigan, United States, North America | www.piramalpharmasolutions.com/ |
| CordenPharma | View profile | 5001-10000 | Plankstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe | cordenpharma.com |
| Cambrex | View profile | 1001-5000 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, North America | www.cambrex.com |
South Korea Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient CDMO Market Outlook
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Traditional Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (Traditional Api) was the largest segment with a revenue share of 45.62% in 2025.
Horizon Databook has segmented the South Korea active pharmaceutical ingredient cdmo market based on antibody drug conjugate (adc), traditional active pharmaceutical ingredient (traditional api), highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredient (hp-api) covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2021 to 2033.
South Korea accounted for 5.4% of Asia Pacific’s market in 2020. There are nearly 80 contract service providers in South Korea. Of these, nearly 50% offer API chemical manufacturing, while the rest offer commercial solid dose manufacturing and commercial dose injectable manufacturing services.
Supportive government reforms are anticipated to propel the market over the forecast period. For instance, in 2020, the South Korean President announced an investment of nearly USD 1.7 billion in promoting biotechnology & biopharmaceutical industry and encouraging biopharmaceutical R&D & manufacturing.
The President mentioned an increase in tax credits for facility and R&D investments, thereby presenting economic benefits for investors and facilitating market growth. Such initiatives are expected to create lucrative growth opportunities in the market over the forecast period.
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