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Definitions&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Definitions&nbsp;2-2</P> <P>Legislation and Standards&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>European Directive 94/62/EC and European Directive 2004/12/EC&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Implementation at National Level&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>European Standard, EN 13432&nbsp;2-4</P> <P>Unilateral Industry Self-Commitment&nbsp;2-5</P> <P>Industry Challenges&nbsp;2-5</P> <P>Creating Brand Awareness&nbsp;2-6</P> <P>Implementation of Global Standards to Prove Environmental Credentials&nbsp;2-7</P> <P>Higher Percentage of Renewable Material&nbsp;2-7</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;3 </P> <P><BR>Total European Market for Bioplastics</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Introduction and Life Cycle Analysis&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Life Cycle Analysis&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>PHAs&nbsp;3-3</P> <P>Starch Based Materials&nbsp;3-3</P> <P>PLA&nbsp;3-4</P> <P>Pricing Trends&nbsp;3-4</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Huge Potential for Further Market Penetration&nbsp;3-6</P> <P>Oil Price Increase Means Bioplastics are more Competitive&nbsp;3-9</P> <P>New Legislation Pushes the Market Forward&nbsp;3-9</P> <P>High Market Awareness Increases Bioplastics' Demand&nbsp;3-10</P> <P>Environmental Credentials are Worth Paying&nbsp;3-10</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;3-11</P> <P>Price Resistance from End Users&nbsp;3-11</P> <P>Being a Developing Market Can be Difficult Too&nbsp;3-12</P> <P>Competition from Other "Green" Materials&nbsp;3-12</P> <P>Unresolved Issues in the Processing&nbsp;3-13</P> <P>Recycling, Industrial and Home Composting: Too Many Options?&nbsp;3-14</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;3-14</P> <P>Analysis by Polymer Type&nbsp;3-17</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;3-19</P> <P>Raw Materials Suppliers&nbsp;3-19</P> <P>Biopolymer Producers&nbsp;3-21</P> <P>Converters&nbsp;3-25</P> <P>Conclusions&nbsp;3-26</P> <P>End Users&nbsp;3-26</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;4 </P> <P><BR>European PLA Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>Introduction to the PLA Market&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;4-3</P> <P>NatureWorks&nbsp;4-4</P> <P>Bio-on&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Galactic&nbsp;4-6</P> <P>Hycail&nbsp;4-6</P> <P>Purac&nbsp;4-7</P> <P>Market and Technology Trends&nbsp;4-7</P> <P>New Processing Methods and More Converters Involved&nbsp;4-7</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;4-8</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;4-8</P> <P>A Versatile Material that Can Easily be Processed&nbsp;4-9</P> <P>A Well Established Market and Brand&nbsp;4-9</P> <P>Marketing Machine&nbsp;4-9</P> <P>European End Users Would Choose GM Free PLA&nbsp;4-10</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;4-10</P> <P>Supply Issues Worry End Users&nbsp;4-11</P> <P>Competing Materials Can Achieve Similar Properties&nbsp;4-11</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;4-12</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;4-13</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;5 </P> <P><BR>European Starch Based Polymers Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Introduction to the Starch Based Polymers Market&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Novamont&nbsp;5-2</P> <P>Biotec&nbsp;5-3</P> <P>Rodenburg Biopolymers&nbsp;5-3</P> <P>Plantic&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Vegeplast&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Market and Technology Trends&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>New Properties Can be Obtained through New Blends&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Specialised Applications will be Developed&nbsp;5-6</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;5-7</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;5-7</P> <P>A Developed Market with Strong Competition&nbsp;5-7</P> <P>Several Feedstocks are Available&nbsp;5-8</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;5-8</P> <P>Directly Competing with Polyolefins Makes it Hard to Justify Prices&nbsp;5-8</P> <P>Dependence on Synthetic Polyesters and PLA Could Restrain Growth&nbsp;5-9</P> <P>Producers Need to Keep Up with Market Pace&nbsp;5-9</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;5-10</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;5-11</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;6 </P> <P><BR>European PHAs Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Introduction to the PHAs Market&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;6-2</P> <P>Metabolix&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Tianan&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>PHB Industrial&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>Biomer&nbsp;6-5</P> <P>Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company&nbsp;6-5</P> <P>Meredian&nbsp;6-5</P> <P>Market and Technology Trends&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>The Biggest Challenge: Scaling Up&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;6-6</P> <P>Increasing Performance Requirements Favour PHAs&nbsp;6-7</P> <P>The Market is Entering the Growth Stage in its Business Cycle&nbsp;6-7</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;6-7</P> <P>High Prices and Low Volumes Restrain PHAs' Growth&nbsp;6-8</P> <P>No Commercial Plant Running Yet Means Too Much Uncertainty&nbsp;6-8</P> <P>Practically All Markets Have Yet to be Developed&nbsp;6-9</P> <P>Market Forecast&nbsp;6-9</P> <P>Market Share Analysis&nbsp;6-11</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>C h a p t e r&nbsp;7 </P> <P><BR>European Market for Other Bioplastics</P> <P>Novel Materials&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>BASF Products&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>DuPont Products&nbsp;7-2</P> <P>Cellulosics&nbsp;7-3</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;7-3</P> <P>Cellulose&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Cellulose Acetates&nbsp;7-5</P> <P>Conventional Plastics from Natural Sources&nbsp;7-8</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;7-8</P> <P>Natural Oil Polyols&nbsp;7-8</P> <P>Bayer MaterialScience&nbsp;7-10</P> <P>Cargill BiOH&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Dow Polyurethanes&nbsp;7-11</P> <P>Genesis Research and Development Corporation Ltd&nbsp;7-12</P> <P>Vertellus Specialties Inc&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Polyolefins from Renewable Sources&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Braskem&nbsp;7-13</P> <P>Dow and Crystalsev&nbsp;7-14</P> <P>Cereplast&nbsp;7-14</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;8 </P> <P><BR>Conclusions</P> <P>Strategic Recommendations&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Five Forces Analysis of the Market&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Threat from New Entrants&nbsp;8-2</P> <P>Threat from Substitutes&nbsp;8-2</P> <P>Bargaining Power of Suppliers&nbsp;8-3</P> <P>Bargaining Power of Buyers&nbsp;8-3</P> <P>Industry Rivalry&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Growth Opportunities&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Market Penetration&nbsp;8-5</P> <P>Market Development&nbsp;8-6</P> <P>Product Development&nbsp;8-7</P> <P>Diversification&nbsp;8-8</P> <P>Competitor Database&nbsp;8-8</P> <P>Biopolymer Producers&nbsp;8-8</P> <P>Convertors&nbsp;8-12</P> <P>End Users&nbsp;8-12</P> <P>Other Companies and Associations&nbsp;8-14</P></font><br /> </p></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="1" align="left" valign="top"></td> <td width="250" align="right" valign="top"> <table width="250" height="73" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="kuang3"> <tr> <td width="250" height="71" align="left" valign="top" background="images/jian3.gif"> <form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="/search.asp"> <table width="240" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="219" height="27"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="19%"></td> <td 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