Strategic Review of Corn Starch Industry & Markets - Starch, Sweeteners, Bioprocessing & Co-Products

This report is a comprehensive document with detail information and industry data along with description of how industry or plants are managed. Report includes detail review of several areas that cannot be found in other publications. It is also a very informative representation of production, markets, products, costs, capacity and the players in the US. The data sets of sweeteners, starch derivatives, co-products and the impact of trade regulations are provided. None of this is available in any currently marketed reports, as we have attempted to compile in this report. In the last section of report is a complete list of plants of small to large global players of this industry. We provide deep insights into how this industry operates its costs, products and markets; an insider’s view with almost 100+ yrs. of experience of our associates. Our expertise in technology and marketing includes several aspects of this industry, several assignments in the operations, research and development; marketing and technology transfer in the U.S. and Europe. A great tool for current and future processors, suppliers, customers and an excellent resource to train new professionals in various functional departments within an organization or those who desire to enter this industry.

1. This newly revised starch processing report has several improvements, new information, insights since we are now in a global economy. In 2012 report we have made major changes to this report to reflect several changes in the US and worldwide. Every chapter has been updated with much new information, insights and data. Some of the major changes and additions are:

• CWM (Corn wet milling) co-products technical and commercial perspective including potential markets for corn gluten feed (CGF), corn gluten meal (CGM) and corn germ.
• A new chapter focused on corn ethanol, Chapter IX
• Bioprocessing, bio-based chemicals and bioplastics chapter X has the most recent information with markets, capacities and opportunities for bio-based chemicals and polymers from starch and the sugars as feedstock. CWM players have entered arena of converging their facilities in to biorefineries with products such as ethanol, lactic acid, citric acid, amino acid lysine, and other monomers for new value added polymers to replace the petroleum based compounds.
• Each chapter also has major revisions to reflect most recent information on the business, markets and technologies as we continue to evolve in this global carbohydrates economy.
• Brand new list of starch and sweeteners manufacturers from corn, wheat, potato and tapioca primary starch crops in different regions of the world.
• A great addition to the library as reference, training tool and a strategy tool to starch processing industry members, customers and suppliers.
• Report also has excellent in-depth insights from our associates and I with combined experience of > 200 yrs in starch/sweetener and bioprocessing.
• New global list of starch processors is provided in Chapter XVI.
• Several updates to each chapter to reflect current situation and opportunities going forward
• As indicated, this report remains a comprehensive leading document that has industry data along with description of how industry or plants are managed. It provides in-depth review of several areas that cannot be found in other publications. There are many details of production, markets, products, costs, capacity, players in the US and data sets of sweeteners, starch derivatives, co-products including the impact of trade regulations. We remain closely connected to this industry maintaining good industry communications. None of this is available in a reports format as we have attempted to compile in this report. In the last section of report is a complete list of global players of this industry.
• For 2011 we estimate the total utilization of dried starch in the world was ~71 million tons (USDA, EU Commission). We previously estimated this would reach 70 million tons by 2010, China and some of the emerging markets added most to the growth. China had the biggest growth with ~ 19 million tons (including ethanol) production in 2011 with growth of 7 % over 2010. The US , EU and Japan has lower growth of ~2%/year, EU at ~2%, and Japan at 1-2% Going forward the growth in China and India will slow down to 6-7 %; the rest of the world grows at 2-4%. Most of the 4 % growth came from ethanol from the wet milling operations. We estimate that total starch production from major starch crops will be 81.3 million tons by 2015.

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