Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2023 Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are bulk drug products that are used as raw materials for formulations. APIs of good quality are essential for the manufacture of effective and safe medicines. However, not all pharmaceutical companies possess in-house API manufacturing capabilities. Furthermore, a single company cannot produce all the APIs required for their formulation offerings. The global active pharmaceutical ingredients market has been broadly segmented on the basis of manufacturing process, type of active pharmaceutical ingredient, types of drugs, therapeutic areas and geography. This report analyzes the current scenario as well as future market potential for active pharmaceutical ingredients market globally. This report comprises an elaborate executive summary, demonstrating a snapshot on market dynamics of various segments and sub-segments in a precise manner. Moreover, executive summary also comprises a waterfall chart, which reflects the market size of various segments in descending order. The report provides detailed qualitative analysis of the market dynamics that affect the growth of the global active pharmaceutical ingredients market. Factors responsible for driving and restraining the growth of the global active pharmaceutical ingredients market and future opportunities has been provided in the market overview section.