In this case study, an international ingredients company engaged CPL Business Consultants to assess the opportunity and commercial potential of entering the polyol market by manufacturing xylitol. CPL provided a detailed analysis with strategic recommendations to inform the company’s business planning process.
The client sought information about erythritol in respect of world market demand, applications, outlook on growth rates (CAGR) with trends to date and future trends, producers with current capacities and an estimate of cost structure, current prices and an outlook on price development, what competes with xylitol and the risk of substitution.
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Xylitol Market Dynamics
Executive Summary
- Objective
- Method
- Principal Findings
- Conclusions and Recommendations
Introduction
Market Volume, Value, Growth, Price & Trends
- Introduction
- Market Development
- Japanese Markets
- Chewing Gum
- Current Market
- Volume
- Value
- Region
- Growth (CAGR)
- Price
- Forecast
Players and Products
- 6 Manufacturers
- Specifics on Products
Properties and Uses
- Xylitol and Teeth
- Tooth Decay
- Preventing Tooth Decay
- Endorsement by the Dental Profession
- Use in Toothpaste
- Use in Chewing Gum
- Chewing Gum Consumption
- Healthy Confectionery
- World Market
- ‘Healthy’ Market
- Market Development
- Attitudes to ‘Healthy’ Confectionery
- Science Behind the Claims
- European Regulatory Environment
- Preventing Acute Ear Infection
- Diabetes
- Recalcification
- Other Uses
- Safety
Production Issues
Use of Bark
Technology, IPR and Process Availability
- Engineering of a Xylitol Facility
- the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Building a Xylitol Facility
- Organisations Offering ‘Xylitol’ Technology
Raw Materials
- Introduction
- By-Product or Waste Streams
- New Sources
- Conclusions
Release of Xylose
- Acid Hydrolysis
Recovery of Xylose
- Chromatography
- Concentration and Crystallisation
- Conclusions
Hydrogenation
- Catalytic Reduction
- Conclusions
Biological Route
- Enzymes and Fermentation
- Conclusions
Chemical Route
- Conclusions
Recovery of Xylitol
- Conclusions
Potential Substitutes
- Erythritol
- Isomalt
- Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysates
- Lactitol
- Maltitol
- Sorbitol
Patents & Intellectual Property (Ip)
- Overview
- Patents
12 News Articles
Contacts
- 18 Polyol Producers
- 16 End Users
- 18 Others
2 Figures
17 Tables
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