Elemental Formula Market

Leading Players Hold a Significant Market Share

The elemental formula market remains highly consolidated on the top, with leading players accounting for more than half market share. Burgeoning demand for infant nutrition food to overcome nutritional deficiencies in babies has intensified the competition among leading players in elemental formula market.

To capitalize on growing demand for infant nutrition formula, industry leaders are extending their production facilities, while acquiring regional or local companies to gain a competitive edge. Further, leading market players are also introducing novel product lines as they strive to extend their customer base through frequent and innovative infant nutrition variants.

The continuous tussle to improve nutritional value, while offering safe products that comply with stringent regulations, has been helping emerging market players to attract a wider consumer base, which is persistently seeking safe nutrition formula for infants. Notable developments in the elemental formula market have been listed below.

• Anticipating bullish prospects of elemental formula market, Nestlé has recently announced its decision of focus on infant nutrition product development in its Irish R&D center. The company will focus on scientific research to back innovations in the development of milk-based infant nutrition products for global market.
• Infant formula manufacturers in the UK, such as the world food company, Danone, have committed to a new code of practice which is aimed at bringing a uniformity of standards around infant nutrition industry.
• In 2017, Mead Johnson Nutrition, inked a deal with a pharmaceutical and nutritional products distributor in Central Eastern Europe, Ewopharma, to introduce Nutramigen PURAMINO in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Nutramigen PURAMINO is a non-allergic elemental formula claimed to be a fully alimentary solution for babies and young infants who are severely allergic to proteins found in cow’s milk.

Key players operating in elemental formula market include Nestle S.A., Mead Johnson & Company, LLC, Danone, Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd., Abbott Laboratories, Beingmate, Yili and Biostime, Royal FrieslandCampina, Fonterra, and Sodiamino acid.

Sales Underpinned by Growing Consumer Awareness about Infant Nutrition Needs

Nutritional deficiency in infants coupled with infant deaths caused due to lack of vitamins are among the most widespread health concerns in end-users worldwide.

According to a WHO report on infant mortality, more than 4 million infant deaths occurred in 2016. Though, this number has declined considerably in the past 15 years, main regulatory organizations across the globe are spreading awareness pertaining to infant health fundamentals among the end-users.

With infant survival gaining traction as one of the most important aspects of infant health programs, governments are increasingly taking initiatives to make end-users aware of infant nutritional needs.

Even the leading players in elemental formula market have been conducting consumer awareness programs targeting women specifically to make them aware of the importance of balanced diet for infants.

Owing to the burgeoning awareness programs about nutritional requirements of infants being conducted by governments, global elemental formula market is likely to witness impressive growth in the forthcoming years.

Surging Incidences of Hypoallergenic Disorders in Infants

Increasing incidences of hypoallergenic disorders among infants and young infants, coupled with the growing birth rates in recent past, has fuelled demand for elemental formula from end-users seeking safe nutritional supplements for their new-born babies.

According to the WHO and UNICEF estimations, more than 2-3% of new-born babies and young infants across the world are suffering from hypoallergenic disorders, and are intolerant to cow milk proteins.

Owing to the growing health concerns of infants allergic to cow milk nutrients, end-users are seeking effective infant formulas, such as elemental formula, which in turn is likely to underpin gains in elemental formula market.

Furthermore, with several governments and health organizations worldwide taking initiatives for improving outcomes of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and hypoallergenic disorders, the adoption of elemental formulas is likely to increase even more.

Nutritional Modifications in Infant Food - Key Growth Strategy of Players

Burgeoning demand for highly effective infant nutritional formulas has led elemental formula manufacturers to focus on enhancing the quality of infant nutrition food.

Introduction of cutting-edge technologies and significant investment in research, leading market players are creating nutrition-rich supplements for babies to expand their foothold in elemental formula market. Manufacturers are adopting novel ingredients to attain better metabolic outcomes and lure wider consumer base.

For instance, Similac® recently got recognized as the first leading infant formula brand labeled with no artificial growth hormones.

Manufacturers are increasingly leveraging advanced neonatal care researches to achieve long-term developmental outputs of infant nutritional products which are likely to bring tremendous changes in elemental formula market.

Growing Premature Birth Rates Necessitating Adoption

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 15 million babies born annually are premature. Preterm birth is considered to be one of the leading causes of infant mortality.

In a bid to boost the survival rate of premature infants, key players in the elemental formula market continue to focus on effective, nutrition-rich infant food supplement offerings. These efforts of players are further backed by initiatives of governments and authoritative organizations to enhance the outcomes of preterm births

For instance, Johnson & Johnson joined hands with Plan International Canada, the government of Canada, non-profit organizations World Vision and Save the Children to create a novel initiative Born On Time.

Through Born on Time, they have been making efforts to improve newborn survival.

Elemental formula Market- Definition

Elemental formula, also called elemental formula is a kind of hypoallergenic infant formula composed of different amino acids.

Elemental formulas are highly preferred for new born babies and young infants with allergies to cow milk nutrients. Elemental formula can be fed to babies intolerant to casein hydrolysates, cow milk proteins and soy protein isolates.

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• What will be the elemental formula market size in 2024?
• Which are top five players in elemental formula market, and what will be their y-o-y growth during the study period?
• Which formula type of elemental formula market holds maximum gains for market players?
• Which country will create most lucrative opportunities for elemental formula market players during the forecast period?
• Which end product form type is witnessing monopoly in elemental formula market, and what will be its market size in 2022?
• What will be y-o-y growth rate of elemental formula market in North America in next three years?

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