system as the company says it isanticipating active and increasingdemand for daily-use products in theIndonesian market on the back ofrapid economic growth in the country.This second plant will increase KaoIndonesia’s production capacity forlaundry detergent and sanitarynapkins. The new site covers about140,000 sq m, which is 1.6 timeslarger than the area of the existingplant. Construction will start in Oct2012 and operations are scheduled tobegin at the end of 2013.

Original Source: Kao Corp, 1-14-10 NihonbashiKayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8210, Japan, tel: +813 3660 7111, website: http://www.kao.co.jp/en/) (19& 26 Jul 2012) © Kao Corporation 2012. OriginalSource: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 30 Jul 2012, (602), 8(Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (inFrench) © ETAI Information 2012

Australian firm buys Oleovest

Australia’s Mission NewEnergy hasacquired an 85% interest in OleovestPte, a Singaporean firm that controls70% of the downstream assets of PTPerkebunan Nusantara III’s palm oilcomplex in Sumatra, Indonesia. Thecomplex houses a 600,000 tonne/yrefinery, a 250,000 tonne/y biodieselunit and a 100,000 tonne/y fattyalcohol plant.

Original Source: Oils and Fats International, Jul 2012,28 (6), 13 (Website:http://www.oilsandfatsinternational.com/) © QuartzBusiness Media Ltd 2012

Palm oil inventory set to jump for 2012

Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia, thesecond biggest producer in theworld, increased by 10% to 1.87 Mtonnes in Jul 2012 (1.7 M tonnes inJun 2012) because of increasedproduction and a decrease inexports, thereby lessening thesupply crisis caused by the droughtin the USA decreasing soybeanproduction. Production of palm oilincreased 9.5% to 1.61 M tonnesand exports decreased by 1.38 M forJul 2012. Inventories are predictedto touch as high as 2 M tonnesbefore falling, and prices areforecast to average Ringgit 3000 in2012.

Original Source: The Star, 7 Aug 2012, (Website:http://www.thestar.com.my/) © Star Publications (M)Bhd 2012

Ethoxylates/other

BASF increases prices forethanolamines in Europe

With immediate effect, or as existingcontracts permit, BASF is increasingits European ethanolamines salesprices (for monoethanolamine,diethanolamine and triethanolamine)by +€70/tonne or by the equivalentamounts in local currency. The priceincrease will also apply to currentsupply agreements as soon as and tothe extent permitted by their termsand conditions.

Original Source: BASF SE, D-67056 Ludwigshafen,Germany, tel: +49 (0) 621 600, website:http://www.basf.com (30 Jul 2012) © BASF 2012

Dyadic Netherlands to developenzymes for EU-funded researchconsortium

Dyadic International Inc, a globalbiotechnology company focused on thediscovery, development, manufactureand sale of enzymes and otherproteins for the industrial enzyme,bioenergy and biopharmaceuticalindustries, has announced that itsresearch and development centre inthe Netherlands is a member of theBio-Mimetic Project. This newmultidisciplinary research consortiumhas been awarded a €3.5 M grant fromthe European Community’s SeventhFramework Programme (FP7) of theEuropean Community for Research,Technological Development andDemonstration Activities. TheEuropean consortium is commencing athree-year research project entitled,‘New Bio-Inspired Processes andProducts from Renewable Feedstock’,which will employ environmentallyfriendly technologies to convert therenewable agricultural waste streamlignin into high-value sustainablecommercial products such asadhesives, detergents and cosmetics.As part of the Bio-Mimetic Project,Dyadic Netherlands will receiveapproximately €400,000 to developenzymes using Dyadic’s patented andproprietary C1 platform technology todegrade and modify lignin so that it canbe used to create these high-valuecommercial products. Procter &Gamble Technical Centres Ltd (P&GUK) will serve as the coordinator of thebio-mimetic consortium, which also

consists of: Fraunhofer Institute IFAM(Germany); The University of RomeTor Vergata (Italy); MAVI Sud srl(Italy); Gulgi BV (The Netherlands);Compagnie Industrielle de la MatiereVegetale (CIMV) (France); P&GEurocor NV (Belgium); CiaoTech srl(Italy); and The University ofManchester (UK).

Original source: Dyadic International Inc, 140Intracoastal Pointe Drive, Suite 404, Jupiter, FL33477-5094, USA, tel: +1 561 743 8333, website:http://dyadic.com (2 Jul 2012) © Dyadic International2012

SURFACTANTSBiosurfactants industry is expected toreach $2210.5 M globally in 2018

According to a new market reportpublished by Transparency MarketResearch, Biosurfactants Market -Global Scenario, Raw Material andConsumption Trends, IndustryAnalysis, Size, Share and Forecasts,2011-2018, the global biosurfactantsmarket was worth $1735.5 M in 2011and is expected to reach $2210.5 M in2018, growing at a CAGR of 3.5% from2011 to 2018. In volume terms, theglobal market is forecast to exceed476,500 tonnes by 2018, with 21% ofthat total consumed by developingregions. The European region isexpected to maintain its lead position inthe overall global market in terms ofboth volume and revenue till 2018.Europe is expected to enjoy 53.3% ofglobal biosurfactants market revenueshare in 2018, followed by NorthAmerica. Household detergents andpersonal care together are expected toaccount for more than 56% of theglobal biosurfactants market in 2018.BASF-Cognis is the current leadproducer of biosurfactants with a morethan 20% share of the market in 2011.Other major producers include Ecover(Belgium), Urumqi Unite (China),Saraya (Japan) and MG Intobio (SKorea). The report covers the followingproduct categories: rhamnolipids,sophorolipids, methyl ether sulfonates,alkyl polyglucosides, sorbitan andsucrose esters, fatty acid N-methylglucimides, methyl glucosideesters, anionic APG derivatives, alkylpolypentosides and others.

PR Newswire, 24 Jul 2012, (Website:http://www.prnewswire.com)

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