Increased functional and processed food – Health Awareness

Technological advancement in Softgel capsules

Increased healthcare spending

Higher disposable incomes

Falling prices of Gelatin Internationally

Deficient rainfall affecting production

Availability of RM, due to lower meat exports

Quality of Bones

Regulatory outreach

Ossein is a competing products

HPMC capsules

Religion / Cow slaughter ban

Import of poor quality of gelatine

Import of bovine bones is restricted

Pollution control norms

Environmental concern

10 – 15 % of FDA filings are for capsules

Exports give more price

Imported bones

Organised operation of slaughter houses

Negligible risk under BSE categorisation

Multiple Inudstry Usage : Food / Pharma / cosmetics / Industrial / Photographic / Explosives / Dyes

Costing :

Bones : 88 %

HCL : 5 %

Others 7 %

Lime 2 %