Industrial biotechnology: firms move to commercialize biobased fuels and chemicals
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 2010
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1351-4180
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✦ Synopsis
Industrial enzymes find applications mainly in the detergents and pharmaceutical sectors followed by the textile sector. Detergents and pharmaceuticals comprise 50% of the Indian enzymes market. Novozymes, a multinational biotechnology company, claims a lion's share of the Indian enzymes market with 50% in the international enzymes market. Advanced Enzymes, an Indian biotechnology company, enjoys 20% market share in India. The company also exports enzymes to USA, Europe, and China. The exports account for nearly 50% of the company's revenue. Rossari Biotech accounts for 13% and Maps India 6% of the Indian enzymes market. According to the survey, the Indian enzymes market was worth about $100 M in 2009. The market is expected to reach $163 M in 2015 with a projected CAGR growth of 7.2% through 2010-2015. The figure highlights the Indian market share for enzymes in 2008-2009.