Fermentation Chemicals - A Global Market Report

Fermentation Chemicals - A Global Market Report published by BizAcumen, Inc. in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 252 and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

The outlook for the fermentation chemicals industry remains bright, amidst increasing concerns about excess capacity, sliding prices - particularly in organic acid and vitamin segments - and limited demand. The eco-friendly nature of fermentation chemicals is also likely to be the key growth driver. Lesser consumption of solvents, reagents and power for manufacturing chemicals and the scope for utilizing renewable sources such as corn are considered as the key factors that advocate the usage of fermentation process than any other processes.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Fermentation Chemicals: A Global Market Report" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

Table of Contents

1. METHODOLOGY 1

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
• Disclaimers 2
• Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4

• The Rise of Ethanol 4
• Lactic Acid - Clearing Production Bottlenecks 4
• Knowledge of End-Use Markets is the Way to Success 5
• Market Trends 5
  • Shift in Pricing Strategy Becomes Inevitable 5
  • Feed-Grade Amino Acids Market Recovers 6
  • Amino Acids - Price Trends 7
  • US Energy Independence and Security Act to Increase Ethanol Prices 8
  • Antibiotics - Western Players Falter at Supremacy of their Asian Counterparts? 8
  • Monstrous China - The Exploding Fermentation Chemicals Market 9
  • Vitamin Market Scenario 10
    • Challenges - Innumerable 10
      • It' s Roller Coaster Ride for Xanthan Gum Manufacturers 11
• Industry Structure 11

3. PRODUCT FACTS 12

• Fermentation Defined 12
  • Alcohol 12
    • Ethanol 12
  • Fermented Organic Acids 12
    • Fermented Lactic Acid 12
    • Fermented Amino Acids 13
    • Fermented Citric Acid 13
  • Enzymes 13
    • Fermented Enzymes 14
  • Fermented Vitamins 14
  • Xanthan Gum 14

4. END-USE MARKET ANALYSIS 15

• Fermentation Chemicals in Cosmetics and Personal Care Applications 15
• Fermentation Chemicals in Chemical Industry 15
• Enzymes in F&B 15
• Enzymes in Animal Feed 16
• Enzymes in Detergents 16
• Amino Acids in F&B 16
• Ethanol in Gasoline 16
• Citric Acid in F&B Industry 16
• Other Application Areas 16
  • Pulp & Paper 16
  • Textile 16

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 17

• Foster Wheeler Takes Over Biokinetics 17
• AB Vista and AB Enzymes Take Over Quantum Phytase Business 17
• DSM Partners with Arch Pharmalabs 18
• CleanTech Signs Research Agreement with Green Tech America 18
• DuPont and Genencor Enter into Joint Venture 19
• Cargill and Novozymes Sign Agreement for Developing a Technology 19
• US Department of Energy Selects Pacific Ethanol for Ethanol Plant Construction 20
• PURAC Inaugurates Lactic Acid Plant 20
• Tata Chemicals to Manufacture Ethanol 20
• Cargill Expands Ethanol Line in Poland 21
• BASF to Increase Amines Production Capacity 21
• Evonik to Construct New Methyl Mercaptan Facility in the US 21
• AMINO Expands Product Portfolio with the Addition of L-phenylalanine 21
• Chr. Hansen Introduces Dairy Free Fermentation Cultures and Probiotics 21
• AB Enzymes Introduces ECOSTONE F5 and F7 for Denim Garments Washing 22
• Zukay Live Foods(tm) Releases Probiotic Lacto Fermented Condiments 22
• Danisco Offers Chymostar(r) Supreme 22
• AB Enzymes Introduces VERON(r) HF 22
• Strides Arcolab Acquires Fermentation Facility of Diaspa 22
• Novozymes Acquires Biocon 23
• Diversa Merges with Celunol 23
• Gadot Enters into a Joint Venture with Jiangsu Nuobei Biochemical 24
• Praj Industries Enters into Joint Venture with Brazilian Firm 24
• Syngenta Enters into Partnership Agreement with Diversa 25
• BaroFold and Avecia Agree to Develop and Manufacture Therapeutic Drugs 25
• DSM Inks an Enzyme Supply Agreement with IEP 26
• Johnson Matthey and X-Zyme Enter Licensing Agreement 26
• Cargill to Increase Ethanol Production 27
• BASF to Expand Propionic Acid Production at Two of its Facilities 27
• Sigma-Aldrich to Enhance Capacity of Fermentation Plant in Jerusalem 27
• Degussa Expands Threonine Production Capacity in Hungary 28
• Emerald Renewable to Establish Four Ethanol Plants in the US 28
• Tata Chemicals to Expand New Plants 28
• DuPont Tate & Lyle Inaugurates a Bio-PDO (tm) Manufacturing Facility 28
• Nutraferma to Establish Innovative Soy Fermentation Facility 29
• ADM Establishes an Industrial Chemicals Group 29
• Tate and Lyle Closes Citric Acid Production 30
• DSM' s PreventASe(tm) Receives GRAS Notification from FDA 30
• AMINO GmbH Obtains License to Make Amino Acids by Fermentation 30
• Genencor Develops New Biological Enzyme to Improve Ethanol Production 30
• Genencor Develops MannaStar(tm), a New Enzyme for Detergents 31
• AB Enzymes Introduces ROHALASE Barley 31
• Improved Bread Formulations with VERON Hyperbake Solution 31
• Chr. Hansen Introduces a Natural Wine Concept - Viniflora LS 31
• Genencor Unveils Accellerase(tm) 1000 for 2nd Generation Biorefineries 32
• AB Enzymes to Unveil ROHAMENT Pulpex for White Pepper Production 32
• DSM Develops New Enzyme for Citrus Products 32
• DSM Launches New Baking Enzyme, BakeZyme(r) X-pan 32
• DSM Launches CakeZyme(tm) for Cake and Pastry Industry 33
• AB Enzymes Introduces ROHALASE OS for Vegetable Oils Processing 33
• Chr. Hansen Introduces New Dairy Culture 33

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 33

• AB Enzymes (Germany) 33
• Ajinomoto Company Inc. (Japan) 34
• Amano Enzyme Inc. (Japan) 34
• Amino GmbH (Germany) 34
• Asahi Kasei Corporation (Japan) 34
• Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (USA) 35
• Avecia Biologics Limited (UK) 35
• BASF SE (Germany) 35
• Boehringer Ingelheim Austria GmbH (Austria) 35
• Cargill, Inc. (USA) 35
  • Cargill Europe BVBA (Belgium) 36
• Chr. Hansen A/S (Denmark) 36
• Danisco A/S (Denmark) 36
• Dow Chemical Company (USA) 36
• Evonik Degussa GmbH (Germany) 36
  • Evonik Rexim S.A.S (France) 37
• Gadot Biochemical Industries Ltd. (Israel) 37
• Genencor International, Inc. (USA) 37
• Hovione FarmaCiencia SA (Portugal) 37
• International Specialty Products (USA) 37
• Johnson Matthey Catalysts (UK) 38
• Jungbunzlauer AG (Switzerland) 38
• Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Japan) 38
  • BioKyowa Inc. (USA) 38
• Lonza (Switzerland) 39
• MGP Ingredients Inc. (USA) 39
• Novozymes A/S (Denmark) 39
• PURAC biochem (The Netherlands) 39
• Rhodia Organics (France) 39
• Roquette Freres SA (France) 40
• Royal DSM (The Netherlands) 40
• Tate & Lyle plc (UK) 40
• Wacker-Chemie GmbH (Germany) 40

7. MARKET ANALYTICS 41

8. THE UNITED STATES 57

• Ethanol - The Major Market Driver 57
• Competition in Food Enzymes Market 57
• Trade Statistics 58
  • Imports 58
  • Exports 59

9. CANADA 61

• Amino Acid Derivatives - Imports & Exports Scenario 61

10. JAPAN 63

• Amino Acids Market Overview 63

11. EUROPE 65

• a. France 68
• b. Germany 69
• c. The United Kingdom 70
• d. Italy 71
• e. Spain 72
• f. Russia 73
• g. Rest of Europe 74

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 75

• Production of Fermentation Products Increases in China 75
• Mergers and Acquisitions to Boost Amino Acids Production 76
• Chinese Citric Acid Exports Dwindle 76

13. THE MIDDLE EAST 78

14. LATIN AMERICA 79

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