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Executive summary Introduction and methodology I Governmental regulations on white biotechnology I-1 Regulations on white biotechnology, feedstock and products I-2 Environmental regulations I-3 Subsidies and incentives I-4 Other regulations (industry standards, etc.) I-5 Entry barriers/regulations II Renewable feedstock supply in China II-1 Overview of renewable feedstock planting and supply II-2 Introduction to each renewable feedstock II-2.1 Food feedstock II-2.1.1 Corn II-2.1.2 Sugar II-2.1.3 Wheat II-2.1.4 Rice II-2.2 Non-food feedstock II-2.2.1 Cassava II-2.2.2 Molasses II-2.2.3 Sweet potato II-2.2.4 Sweet sorghum II-2.3 Vegetable & animal oils II-2.3.1 Soybean oil II-2.3.2 Rapeseed oil, II-2.3.3 Animal oil II-2.4 Lignocellulosic raw materials II-2.4.1 Corn cob II-2.4.2 Corn stover II-2.4.3 Wheat/rice straw II-2.4.4 Wood wastes III Overview of white biotechnology industry in China III-1 Market value estimation breakdown by category III-2 Cutting-edge technology development III-3 Development environment analysis III-4 SWOT analysis of China’s white biotechnology IV Key WB products IV-1 Existing commercial products IV-1.1 Bio-products IV-1.1.1 Yeast IV-1.1.2 Enzymes IV-1.1.2.1 a-Amylase IV-1.1.2.2 Gluco-amylase IV-1.1.2.3 Lipase IV-1.1.2.4 Pectinase IV-1.2 Bio-fuels IV-1.2.1 Fuel ethanol IV-1.2.2 Bio-diesel IV-1.3 Bio-based fine chemicals IV-1.3.1 Lactic acid IV-1.3.2 Amino acids IV-1.3.2.1 MSG IV-1.3.2.2 Lysine IV-1.3.3 Nucleic acid IV-1.3.4 Polysaccharides IV-1.3.5 Vitamins IV-1.3.5.1 Inositol IV-1.3.5.2 Vitamin C IV-1.3.5.3 Vitamin B IV-1.4 Bio-based chemicals IV-1.4.1 Acrylamide IV-1.4.2 Di-acids IV-1.4.3 Itaconic acid IV-1.4.4 Butanol IV-1.4.5 Acetone IV-1.5 Bio-materials IV-1.5.1 PHA IV-1.5.2 PLA IV-2 Emerging commercial products IV-2.1 Bio-products IV-2.1.1 C5/C6 yeast IV-2.1.2 Lignocellulosic enzyme IV-2.2 Bio-based chemicals IV-2.2.1 1,3-PDO IV-2.2.2 Succinic acid IV-3 Potential products IV-3.1 C3 platform IV-3.1.1 Acrylic acid IV-3.1.2 3-HPA IV-3.2 Caprolactam V Key WB players and researchers V-1 Top 5 SOC players V-2 Top 5 private companies V-3 Top 5 MNC players V-4 Startup players V-5 Key WB research groups, technical suppliers and top researchers VI Future prospects VI-1 Drivers and barriers VI-1.1 Drivers VI-1.2 Barriers VI-2 Future prospects VI-2.1 Supply & demand forecast breakdown by category to next 5~10 years VI-2.2 Prospects on the potential products to be commercialized in future VII Conclusion and recommendation (SWOT analysis for each recommendation) VII-1 Conclusion VII-2 Recommendation VIII Appendix VIII-1 Water, energy and labor cost in different areas of China VIII-1.1 Water cost in different areas of China VIII-1.2 Energy cost in different areas of China VIII-1.3 Labor cost in different areas of China LIST OF TABLES Table I-1.1 Major regulations on feedstock in WB industry Table I-1.2 Main regulations issued on bio-energy industry in China Table I-2.1 Major policies on environmental protection related with WB industry in China Table I-2.2 Newly approved CDM projects on WB industry in China, 2009 Table I-3.1 Major State Science and Technology Programs in China Table I-3.2 973 Program on WB industry, 2008-2010 Table I-3.3 863 Program on WB industry, 2008-2010 Table I-3.4 Subitems of ultra-low emissions of industrial sugar wastewater technology Table I-3.5 National Key Technology R&D Program on WB industry in the 11th Five year Plan Table I-3.6 Subitems of research on pilot production of biotechnology product and technology for large scale production Table I-3.7 Subitems of key technology on sharing and exchanging of public information about biotechnology industry Table I-4.1 Industry standards for main WB products Table I-5.1 Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment WB Industry (Amended in 2007). Table II-2.1.1.1 Geographical distribution of corn yield in China, 2005-2008, million tonnes Table II-2.1.3.1 Flour consumption in China, 2008 Table II-2.2.1.1 Unit raw material consumption of cassava starch production Table II-2.2.1.2 Comparison of alcohol production with different raw materials Table II-2.4.1.1 Producers of corn cobs powder, 2006 Table II-2.4.4.1 Wood wastes in lumber mill Table III-1.1 Market value of WB industry broken down by category in China, billion USD, 2004-2008 Table IV-1.1.1.1 Major yeast producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.1.2 Potential market for active dry yeast in China Table IV-1.1.1.3 Production cost analysis for active dry yeast (4,000 t/a line, facility investment: USD17 million) Table IV-1.1.1.4 Hubei Angel’s super yeast for fuel ethanol Table IV-1.1.2.1.1 Major producers of a-amylase in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.2.1.2 a-Amylase preparations and related characteristics Table IV-1.1.2.1.3 Specification of thermal stable amylase preparation Table IV-1.1.2.1.4 Demand for a-amylase based on applications, ‘000 tonnes, 2007-2016 Table IV-1.1.2.1.5 Situation of a-amylase end use segments Table IV-1.1.2.2.1 Major producers of gluco-amylase in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.2.2.2 Production cost and profit margin of gluco-amylase in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.2.2.3 Demand for Gluco-amylase based on applications in China, ‘000 tonnes, 2007-2016 Table IV-1.1.2.2.4 Situation of gluco-amylase end use segments Table IV-1.1.2.3.1 Major Producers of lipase in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.2.3.2 Demand for lipase based on applications, 2008-2016, tonne Table IV-1.1.2.4.1 Major producers of pectinase in China, 2009 Table IV-1.1.2.4.2 Demand for pectinase based on applications, 2007-2016, tonne Table IV-1.2.1.1 Basic information of main fuel ethanol producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.2.1.2 Potential fuel ethanol producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.2.2.1 Basic information of bio-diesel producers in China, June 2009 Table IV-1.2.2.2 Basic information of main potential biodiesel producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.2.2.3 Comparison of different raw materials for biodiesel production in China Table IV-1.2.2.4 Bio-diesel profit analysis for a 50,000 t/a bio-diesel plant Table IV-1.3.1.1 Major producers of lactic acid in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.1.2 Key items of lactic acid technology for major producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.1.3 Breakdown of COGS for L-lactic acid production (Pharmaceutical grade) Table IV-1.3.2.1.1 Active MSG producers in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.2.2.1 Major producers of lysine in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.3.1 Major suppliers of RNA medicines for fatty liver in China Table IV-1.3.4.1 Major HA producers with fermentation route in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.4.2 Major xanthan gum producers with fermentation route in China, 2009 Table IV-1.3.4.3 Major producers of fungi polysaccharides, 2009 Table IV-1.3.5.1.1 Major inositol producers in China, 2009

Companies Mentioned

- COFCO Limited - Novozymes (China) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. - Genencor (Wuxi) Bio-Products Co., Ltd. - Harbin Mauri Yeast Company Ltd. - Hubei Angle Biology Co., Ltd.