Global enzyme market to grow steadily and reach $7 bn by 2017
Transcript of Global enzyme market to grow steadily and reach $7 bn by 2017
for process developers, faced withglobal warming, energy shortages,waste mountains, air pollution, ozoneholes, and financial crises. They haverisen to the challenge.
Alan E. Comyns
*Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes inChemical Technology, Feb 2014, CRC Press, UK. ISBN 978-1466567764, 416 pp, £95
MARKETS ANDBUSINESS
Speciality companies in Europe investin bio-based chemicals production
At the European Forum for IndustrialBiotechnology & the BiobasedEconomy (EFIB) held in Brussels,Belgium, on 30 Sep- 2 Oct 2013,several companies discussed theirstrategies, initiatives, and progress inmoving towards a biobased economyin Europe. On 3 Dec 2013, EUMember States adopted the €80 bnHorizon 2020 research and innovationinitiative. Most company executivescited the need for funding andconsistent policy making in order forEurope to be competitive in industrialbiotechnology and to reap its benefitsto the fullest. The €2 trillionbiotechnology industry could mitigate1-2.5 M tonne/y of carbon dioxideequivalent in emissions by 2030.According to DSM’s biobasedchemicals VP, the company haspartnered with biobased companiessuch as Roquette and Poet toproduce biobased materials likerapeseed oil-based thermoplasticelastomer Arnitel Eco. The companyhas also been developing its ownbiotech products from renewablefeedstocks by fermentation andchemocatalysis. Clariant offersSunliquid platform technology whichuses enzyme fermentation to produceethanol, C2 chemicals, and cellulosicsugars. Its pilot plant has beenoperational for four years and isawaiting conversion into industrialscale. In the US, DuPont is about toconstruct a €160 M commercial scalefuel-grade ethanol plant in Nevada, IAusing corn stover as feedstock. Theplant with 114 M litre/y is expected tobe completed by mid-2014. Theprocess includes milling, pretreatmentwith ammonia, saccharification, and
fermentation using bacteria. After 20years, Novamont, a Mater-Bi starch-based bioplastics and vegetable oil-based polyester producer hasbecome a €160 M/y firm. It hasopened a €500 M integratedbiorefinery with 680 employees beforeend-2013.
Original Source: Speciality Chemicals Magazine, Jan 2014, 34 (1), 18-20 (Website:http://www.specchemonline.com) © Quartz Business Media Ltd 2014
Global enzyme market to grow steadilyand reach $7 bn by 2017
According to a new study byFreedonia Group Inc, global demandfor enzymes will rise by 6.3%/y toalmost $7 bn in 2017. The reportpredicts substantial improvements indeveloping countries with higherdemand for such consumer goods asfood and beverages, cleaningproducts and animal feed. The rapidgrowth of the middle class in suchcountries as China and India will be amain growth driver. The robusteconomic and industrial growth willalso positively affect a number ofindustrial enzyme markets. Thesetrends will lead to above-averageincreases in Central and SouthAmerica, Eastern Europe, Africa andthe Middle East. In speciality markets,demand would improve due to thelower costs of DNA sequencing,which will lead to increased use ofenzymes in research and biotech-nology and diagnostic applications.However, demand in North Americawill be limited by the rising oppositionto grain-based biofuels and delays incommercializing next-generationcellulosic biofuel technologies.According to Freedonia, it is expectingniche opportunities to emerge with thesupport of the positive environmentalprofile offered by enzymes. A tablepresents world enzyme demand byregion from 2007 to 2017.
Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 11 Feb 2014, 167(Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com) © SevakPublications & Chemical Weekly Database P Ltd 2014
Speciality enzymes market worth$4317 M by 2018
The report “Specialty EnzymesMarket by Source (Microorganism,Plant, Animal), Type (Carbohydrases,Protease, Lipase, Polymerases &Nucleases), Application
(Pharmaceutical, Research &biotechnology, Diagnostic, Bio-Catalyst), and Geography - GlobalTrends & Forecasts to 2018”, definesand segments the speciality enzymesmarket with an analysis and forecastof the global value for specialityenzymes. It also identifies the drivingand restraining factors for thespeciality enzymes market with ananalysis of trends, opportunities,burning issues, winning imperatives,and challenges. The market issegmented and its value is forecaston the basis of major regions such asNorth America, Europe, Asia-Pacific,and Rest of the World (ROW).
Original Source: MarketsandMarkets, 2014. Found on PR Newswire, 1 Mar 2014, (Website:http://www.prnewswire.com)
Oxo-biodegradable plastics:environment friend or foe
As reported by Freedonia, a 19%surge in annual global demand willpush bio-based plastics output to960,000 tonnes by 2017. Oxo-biodegradable plastics (OBPs) aremade from petroleum-derivedpolymers containing special additiveslike d2w to catalyze its oxidationprocess. OBP proponents like Symph-ony Environmental Technologies andBioplastics International have beensupported by independent studiesconducted by the South African-basedRoediger Agencies and UK-basedLoughborough University’s Depart-ment for Environment, Food andRural Affairs (DEFRA)-commissionedstudy. Organizations such asEuropean Bioplastics, theBiodegradable Products Institute, andthe SPI Bioplastics Council haveopposed the use of oxo-biodegradable plastics due to theiralleged negative effects on health andthe environment. A group of FrenchMPs has called for their suspension,while the Belgian trade associationEuPC has sought a Europe-wide ban.
Original Source: Plastics and Rubber Asia, Jan-Feb2014, 29 (203), 14-16 (Website:http://www.plasticsandrubberasia.com) © Plastics &Rubber Asia Ltd 2014
Strong growth prospects seen for bio-based materials and chemicals
A report published by Lux Researchrevealed strong growth for the bio-based material and chemical market
2 MAY 2014
F O C U S O N C A T A L Y S T S