Bio-based monomer business studied

ERJ staff report (DS)

Menlo Park, California -- IHS has published a new report titled, Chemical Building Blocks from Renewables - SRI Consulting Safe & Sustainable Chemicals Report,. The report was first published in September 2011 and is available from IHS.

“The bio-based chemicals sector is evolving rapidly and is poised to transform the production of industrial chemicals,” said Marifaith Hackett, chemical analyst at IHS and author of the report. “Like the bio-fuels industry, the bio-based chemicals industry seeks to replace fossil-fuel-based feedstocks with plant-based starting materials. What is different here is that demand for bio-fuels is driven by regulation, while demand for bio-based industrial chemicals depends on economic factors and customer interest in renewably sourced materials, particularly in the packaging area.”

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