Business: China's avant-garde agrarian policies boost biofuel market

China's avant-garde agrarian policies provide fresh impetus to its biofuel market

Beijing - China's quest for renewable energy options has opened new avenues for its biofuel market.

The country has been intensifying efforts to find suitable solutions to address its energy concerns, and biofuels have emerged as an obvious solution, as they do not exhibit the detrimental climate changing effects associated with fossil fuels.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, (http://www.chemicals.frost.com) Strategic Analysis of the Chinese Biofuel Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.26 billion in 2007 and estimates this to reach $4.02 billion in 2014.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the Chinese biofuel market, then send an e-mail to Amelia Wong, Corporate Communications, at amelia.wong@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

China is crafting an environmental-centric economy, sparing no efforts to progress in this direction. Since 2005, the government has formulated various plans, strategies, and guidelines pertaining to the biofuel industry, particularly feedstock.

"Under China's long-term development plans for renewable energy, tax exemption and financial subsidies were offered to encourage biofuel production, since the market is currently constrained by the shortage of feedstock and the lack of a complete regulatory system," says Frost & Sullivan Consulting Analyst Frank Xie.

China has revolutionized its biofuel market by picking up cues from the United States and Brazil, the world leaders in biofuel production.

For instance, a series of policies and regulations have been mapped out to support the development of bioethanol.
Meanwhile, China is also reviewing the first national biodiesel standard, which will streamline market conditions.

These measures emerged in the aftermath of the realization that biofuel is vital to secure the country's energy supply stability.

However, since the Chinese biofuel market took its shape only in 2000, biofuel feedstock cultivation is still in the experimental stage and large-scale supply of feedstock is not available at the moment.

Keeping in mind the security status of food in China, a ban has been imposed on the use of food crops for the manufacture of biofuels.

A fallout of this move is the reduction in the availability of land for biofuel cultivation, making feedstock supply fall short of production demand.

"The government is looking to remedy this situation by encouraging rural residents to cultivate biofuel energy crops by offering subsidies," observes Xie.

"Not only does it provide cleaner fuel, but also creates more job opportunities and increases income levels in the rural sector."

Factors such as the availability of land for energy crop and the status of food security in China will determine whether feedstock supply can meet the requirements of China's highly potent biofuel industry.

China is continuing to explore pragmatic solutions to scale up production in the short term and investing a great deal of effort on the implementation of tactical strategies, such as technological advancement, subsidies allocation, tax exemption, and reorientation of government policies.

Strategic Analysis of the Chinese Biofuel Market is part of the Chemicals and Materials Growth Partnership Service program, which also includes research in the following markets: biodiesel market and bioethanol market. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Mahaan Proteins Ltd. receives the 2007 Frost & Sullivan

Mahaan Proteins Ltd. receives the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Leadership Award for Indian Protein Ingredients Market

Mumbai, India (BUSINESS WIRE) - The 2007 Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Leadership Award in the Indian Protein Ingredient Market was conferred to Mahaan Proteins Limited at a recently held "2007 Frost & Sullivan India Chemicals Materials and Foods Awards Banquet"in Mumbai.

This award was in recognition of the outstanding work carried out by Mahaan towards introducing whey protein powders and concentrates in India, and gaining a significant market share in a traditionally dominated skimmed and whole milk powder industry.

According to Mamta Wadhwa, Director, Chemicals Materials and Foods Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia and Middle East, "Mahaan, has led to a major breakthrough in the value-added dairy food segments in the Indian market with its complete range of whey powders and concentrates, with other companies following suit. Mahaan commands 80 per cent plus market share in the Indian whey protein market. The Group has also set up Manufacturing Facilities in a 100 per cent Excise Free Zone, meeting international standards for Contract Research and Manufacturing services (CRAMS) for the manufacturing of wide range of Nutraceuticals."

On receiving the award, Mr R Goyal, Director, Mahaan Proteins Limited, said, "We are honoured to have received this recognition from Frost & Sullivan acknowledging the success achieved by Mahaan in the Indian Protein Ingredients market.
This award is a great reiteration of the value that Mahaan brings to the market, through partnering with customers, creating innovative end-use applications, technological developments, new product applications and research studies."

The recipient of this award is evaluated on specific pre-defined criteria which include market share gain, increase in sales, and brand awareness efforts within the industry. This is accomplished through interviews with market participants, end-user studies, and extensive secondary research.

In addition to the above methodology, there are specific criteria used to determine final competitor rankings within the industry. These include competitive pricing strategies, strong sales force strategy, ability to establish brand awareness through promotional activities and advertising, strategic alliances that expand customer base and finally product innovation which also includes developing new technologies.

The protein ingredients market globally has seen accelerated growth owing to its functionalities like emulsifying, water binding, viscosity enhancing, foaming properties apart from its usual nutritional profile.

The Indian Protein Ingredients Market is broadly classified into Soya protein, Whey protein and Wheat Gluten. Frost & Sullivan's comprehensive analysis indicates that the total market for Indian protein ingredients was valued at INR 279.2 million representing market volumes of 1650 MT in the year 2006. The soya protein market contributes 72.0 per cent of the total revenues generated, the whey protein market contributes 23.0 per cent and the wheat gluten market contributes only 5.0 per cent of the total revenues. The estimated growth rate was 5.6 per cent per annum in the year 2006.

The soya and whey proteins would witness good growth in nutritional and functional applications across various end use segments including pharma formulations, tube feeding formulas, infant formulas, functional beverages and fortified foodstuffs.

About Frost and Sullivan: Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Consulting Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's Growth Partnership Services, Growth Consulting and Career Best Practices empower clients to create a growth focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com.

About Mahaan

Mahaan Proteins Ltd. is the only composite dairy ingredient plant in India that manufactures edible casein, pharmaceutical and edible grade lactose, whey protein concentrate 70 per cent and pure ghee.

Mahaan Proteins Ltd. has been set up with foreign technical collaboration and has specialized in manufacturing dairy ingredients and is currently developing caseinates and functional WPCs.It has also added a brand new facility for spray drying specialized instantly soluble powders for its buyers engaged in the nutraceuctical industry.

http://www.mahaanfoods.com/mahaangroup.html

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PMA Aircraft parts market grows in Asia-Pacific region

Growing need to reduce aircraft operating costs drives growth of Asia Pacific PMA parts market

Singapore - While the growth of air travel in the Asia Pacific is encouraging airlines to expand their fleet, constant hikes in jet fuel prices are adversely impacting their operating costs.

Usage of parts manufacturer approval (PMA) parts in North America and Europe proved a significant amount of costs savings and this trend is accelerating the penetration of PMA parts in the region.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.aerospaceanddefense.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of Asia Pacific PMA Parts Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $0.95 billion in 2007 and estimates this to reach $1.60 billion in 2013.

"Although the penetration of PMA parts is still low when compared to other regions such as North America and Europe, rising aircraft operating costs are expected to ignite the penetration of PMA parts in the Asia Pacific region," notes Frost & Sullivan Consulting Analyst Syahril Shariff.

"Part of the reason why many airliners do not accept PMA parts is that they do not understand how these are developed and how Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations are ensuring their reliability and safety."

Due to the high cost of engine parts, material represents at least 60 per cent of the maintenance and overhaul costs.

As a result, many airlines are looking to make massive savings through the extensive use of PMA parts for their replacement instead of sourcing them to the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Moreover, PMA parts used in certain circumstances are found to be better than OEM parts, as normally PMA manufacturers use the latest technology to manufacture PMA parts, though not all manufacturers can produce the same quality.

However, customers in Asia Pacific are not as receptive to PMA parts as their North American and European counterparts.
The reason for this is the general perception that PMA parts are insufficiently regulated and can compromise the performance and safety.

"Airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies ? the main customers for PMA parts are still of the perception that PMA parts are not as good and trusted as OEM parts," says Shariff.

"Besides, regulatory policies and development cost have been the major obstacles for PMA parts adoption."

Given these challenges, PMA manufacturers will need to educate the region's aircraft operators about the proven reliability of PMA parts. They should also work directly with operators and maintain close cooperation with local aviation regulatory bodies.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the strategic analysis of Asia Pacific PMA parts market, then send an e-mail to Donna Jeremiah, Corporate Communications, at djeremiah@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

Strategic Analysis of Asia Pacific PMA Parts Market, is part of theAerospace and DefenseGrowth Partnership Service program, which also includes research in the following markets: Commercial Rotary MRO Market Assessment, which is due for publishing by December 2008.

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Growing need for secure travel documents creates demand for e-Pa

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - The need for a reliable solution to counter fraud, illegal immigration, and cross-border terrorism has created a case for e-Passports in the Asia Pacific region. The United States' Visa Waiver Program that necessitates e-Passports for select ountries further enhances this demand.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.smartcards.frost.com), Strategic Assessment of Asia Pacific e-Passport Markets- e-Passport, a machine-readable travel document containing smart card technology, comes in the form of a standard passport with the integrated circuit (IC) chip embedded in it. This technology is more secure and sophisticated than conventional passports.

e-Passports, require global cooperation and standard setting. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued protocols in this regard and tried to ensure a public key infrastructure (PKI) that can be shared by various countries.

"The PKI is significant in ensuring that the electronic data in the e-Passport can be trusted," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Michelle Foong.

However, it will be many years before countries install readers that are interoperable at most borders and agree on the distribution of digital certificates issued by the various member countries.

The infrastructure needed to use e-Passport effectively to police borders involves manufacturing and binding of the books, issuance and personalization systems, software for enrolment, capturing, and digitizing data and border control systems such as autogate. Some major manufacturers of smart cards offer turnkey solutions for e-Passport systems.

As more countries move toward ICAO compliance, the use of smart cards in this application is only bound to grow. International mandates such as those by the United States and the European Union, which waive visas for travelers from specified countries that issue e-Passports, will also help increase the use of e-Passports.

Market participants will have to find a way to deal with the possible political concerns regarding the costs of migrating the current infrastructure ? especially the proportion borne by the traveler.

"In creating a secure document such as the e-Passport, it is not only the travel document itself that needs to be scrutinized, but rather, the entire system and processes at issuance, immigration points, and back-end systems need to be considered from a security and efficiency perspective," says Foong.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the strategic assessment of Asia Pacific e-passport markets, then send an e-mail to Sarah Lourdes, Corporate Communications, at sarah.lourdes@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

Strategic Assessment of Asia Pacific e-Passport Markets is part of the Smart Cards Growth Partnership Service program, which also includes research in the following markets: World Smart Card Markets, World Smart Card IC Market, and World Contactless Smart Card Market. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants. Interviews with the press are available.

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Industries' demand for clean and stable process heat energy fuel

Industries' demand for clean and stable process heat energy fuels adoption of industrial boilers

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - Commercial establishments and industries across verticals have been increasingly demanding captive power to improve their production process and expand their facilities. This demand for process heat and electricity could encourage industries to invest in industrial boilers instead of depending on utility grids, which could be unstable in some Southeast Asian countries.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.energy.frost.com), Southeast Asian Industrial Boilers Markets, finds that the market earned revenues of $252.2 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $382.6 million in 2013.

Market growth in each country in Southeast Asia may vary depending on the country's industrial policy, existing tariff structure, maturity of technology, power availability, and fuel resources. However, the keen focus of industries such as food and beverages, manufacturing, plastics, rubber, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and petrochemicals on improving energy efficiency strategies has significantly benefited the industrial boilers market.

The market is highly competitive because of the presence of numerous multinational and local equipment suppliers. Most local manufacturers enjoy immense popularity, especially among the price-sensitive small- and medium-sized companies.

Although some local companies also import low-cost equipment from China, end users prefer companies with local manufacturingbases, since it eliminates red tape. The strong presence of local suppliers even curtails the expansion plans of multinationals, which are preferred only by companies with critical applications.

"Most local manufacturers partner with or license the technology of industrial boilers from well-known European and U.S.-based multinational equipment suppliers," says Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Suchitra Sriram.
"Market participants will also gain from strong support for cogeneration power plants and by selling the surplus power generated to the local utility grid at attractive prices."

Meanwhile, rising concerns about the environment have created a demand for environment-friendly power generation technologies in the industrial boiler market. This trend is expected to trigger wider adoption of diverse, clean fuels such as biomass and biogas.

The increasing prices of oil and gas are also causing a shift in focus from conventional fuels to greener ones. The abundance of biomass in agro-based countries such as the Philippines only enhances the demand for biomass boilers.

"Industries' move to retrofit coal and oil-fired boilers with biomass boilers and replace old packaged boilers with new ones have given a huge boost to the market," notes Sriram. "These changes are in line with the governments' visions of environmental awareness and promotion of green energy technology."

The governments' favorable import laws have also gone a long way in driving uptake of industrial boilers, despite the slowdown in industrial development in Southeast Asia. For instance, the import laws for industrial equipment in Malaysia are simple, and this facilitates the expansion of the market, while in Thailand, the import tariff on boilers and boiler parts is only 5.0 percent.

These laws also enable local manufacturers to import technologically advanced machinery from suppliers in Japan, Germany, and Belgium. They can also collaborate with multinational companies to gain technical expertise, thereby offer boilers with higher efficiencies and better output.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the Southeast Asian industrial boilers markets, then send an e-mail to Donna Jeremiah, Corporate Communications, at djeremiah@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

Southeast Asian Industrial Boilers Markets is part of the Energy & Power Growth Partnership Service program, which also includes research in the following markets: Malaysia industrial boilers market, Thailand industrial boilers market, and the Philippines industrial boilers market. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Chinese producers must improve profile of good preservatives

Producers Need to Dispel Misconceptions Regarding Safety Profiles of Synthetic Food Preservatives

Beijing (BUSINESS WIRE) - - Rising environmental consciousness and safety concerns are driving Chinese consumers to increasingly prefer natural food preservatives to synthetic ones. With greater technological advances, natural preservatives' sales will increase further.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.foodingredients.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of Chinese Food Preservatives Markets, finds that the market earned revenues of $370.0 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach $829.4 million in 2014.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the Chinese food preservatives markets, then send an e-mail to Amelia Wong, Corporate Communications, at amelia.wong@frost.com, your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

Despite the success of natural preservatives, the food preservatives market should work toward dispelling the misapprehensions among consumers regarding the benefits and safety issues of synthetic preservatives. Negative press has swayed consumer opinion.

"In many instances, misperceptions persist despite findings of little or no safety threat from synthetic preservatives, when used in small quantities," says Frost & Sullivan Research Manager Alina Sun.

Consumers are not adequately educated about the need for food preservatives. To offset this challenge and stimulate market growth, companies should invest in promotion campaigns that include the mass media or seminars to explain the necessity of food preservatives in food products.

Market participants should also extend these campaigns to include food producers and other constituents of the supply chain. Once these campaigns succeed, food processors will be more willing to label preservatives on their products.

Currently, the food preservatives market is riding the success wave of heat-and-eat foods, which are greatly preferred by urbanites leading increasingly busy lifestyles. Preservatives not only help retain the food's color and flavor, but also extend their shelf life by inhibiting the activity of microorganisms.

There has been sustained demand from food processing companies for a variety of commonly used food preservatives including organic, inorganic, and biological preservatives. There are also other kinds of preservatives that are used extensively as bactericide to preserve fruits and vegetables.

The most frequently used organic preservatives, benzoates, sorbates, and propionates, are witnessing impressive demand from international markets, as local manufacturers have proven their competitiveness. They also enjoy a significant price advantage over their substitutes.

"Inorganic preservatives such as nitrites are preferred for their efficiency in preserving meat from bacterium clostridium botulinum as well as their ability to impart a pink, fresh look to cured meat, functioning as color fixatives," notes Sun. "Meanwhile, biological preservatives are also finding considerable uptake, since they are generated by antiseptic microorganisms."Strategic Analysis of Chinese Food Preservatives Markets is part of the Food & Beverage Ingredients Growth Partnership Service program. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Frost & Sullivan, eTelecare to share best practices

Frost & Sullivan Analyst and Leading Philippine Outsourcer, eTelecare to Share Best Practices for Maximizing Performance in Contact Centers at NICE Systems' 'Insight for High Performance 2008' Seminar

Hong Kong (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - NICE Systems organized the "Insight for High Performance 2008" seminar today at Sheraton Towers Hotel in Singapore, a half-day event to feature keynote presentations from Frost & Sullivan industry analyst, Shivaru Shukla and Rick Pusag, Vice President, eTelecare.

Mr Pusag shared best practices for improving overall business performance by deploying advanced contact center solutions.

In addition, seminar attendees also learned the NICE SmartCenter solution for high performance, and NICE's offering for advanced quality management, and other key contact center needs.

Targeting attendees including CEOs, business executives, contact center managers, sales and marketing executives, operations executives, CIOs, CTOs, and technology strategists, the seminar enabled attendees to gain insights into how leading companies tap the overall value of their contact centers, how they align people, processes and technologies around business strategies and goals, how they optimize operational efficiencies, and extract insights from customer interactions to achieve better results.

Using NICE SmartCenter, contact centers are able to gain a single view of their business, improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of customer service, while better aligning their objectives with the enterprise. Leveraging the synergies of the NICE SmartCenter solutions, including liability recording, quality management, interaction analytics, customer feedback, and workforce and performance management, unified in open SOA-based (Service Oriented Architecture) framework enables contact centers to improve performance at three key levels -- agent, operational, and enterprise.

Furthermore, NICE SmartCenter provides offshore outsourcers a competitive edge in ensuring the highest quality of service to their clients' customers.

Since the NICE solution is web-based, outsourcers can enable their clients with cost and time efficient capabilities in monitoring agent skills sets, e.g. courtesy and communication skills, while improving the quality of service their customers are receiving, without actually having to come to the off-shore site.

"We are delighted that senior contact centre executives such as eTelecare's Mr Pusag took the time to speak at our seminar and shared with us how they are leveraging the latest contact center technologies and solutions to address their organization's most critical needs," commented Doron Ben-Sira, President NICE APAC.

"Our seminar was all about empowering organizations and their contact centers with the ability to drive performance, improve operational efficiencies, and drive strategic initiatives -- such improving customer retention and marketing effectiveness."

More information is available at: http://www.nice.com/eventsinsights2008/ .

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