Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast upto 2023 The key players defining the competitive landscape of the global active pharmaceutical ingredient market as of 2015 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd and Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd., and North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp. (NCPC) and Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. A critical analysis of the market suggests, these players will expand their market presence through meaningful mergers and acquisitions. The intense competition in the overall market is also being fueled by the high fixed costs and exit costs. As these expenditures for companies continue to remain high, players will focus on increasing their research and development activities to deliver result-oriented drugs. API Sales Gain Momentum with Surging Healthcare Expenditure The increasing healthcare budgets in recent years have been the undercurrent for the revenues flowing into the active pharmaceutical ingredient market. With exponentially growing