Carbohydrate Feedstocks for the Fermentation Industry - Current Status and Outlook by 2015

Carbohydrate feedstocks play a key role in the economics of the fermentation process. Some processes require a specific feedstock, but where a choice is possible, availability and price are the deciding factors. The EU now offers production refunds for sugar and glucose syrups [from maize and wheat] when used in fermentation.

The report analyses the total consumption of carbohydrate raw materials [i.e. molasses, glucose syrups, sugar, starch] for fermentation products, including: organic acids, amino acids, enzymes, antibiotics, polysaccharides and yeast. The prices of feedstocks in the U.S. and EU are compared on a fermentability basis. The cost contribution of feedstocks to the price of the fermentation product is determined. Finally we estimate the 2015 demand for specific feedstocks

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