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Nanocatalysts are finding increased adoption in wide range of industries, thanks to their extremely small size and increased surface area of action, which allows them to exhibit superior catalytic activity than the traditional catalysts. Refinery, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, chemical, food processing and environmental applications are the major beneficiaries of nanocatalyst adoption.

Nanocatalysts offer superior selectivity control at molecular level in petrochemical processes. Their capability to increase the gasoline octane number, thereby offering premium quality fuel, is also proving to be the reason for their growing demand in this industry. Food processing industry is also one of the major markets for nanocatalysts.

Nanocatalysts in chemical industry represents a key end-use segment. Nanocatalysts, which can offer 100% selectivity to the desired product, are encouraging the chemical industry to control the production of their toxic wastage, and therefore finding an increased adoption in this industry. Chemical industry can also benefit from the enhanced rate of chemical reaction that nanocatalysts can offer.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Nanocatalysts: International Technology & Market Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

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CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OUTLOOK 3

3. MARKET TRENDS 4

Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes to Grow Significantly 4

Industrial Demand for Gold Seen Rising 4

Global Zeolite Consumption on the Rise 4

Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Witness an Increased

Adoption of Nanocatalysts 5

Global Nanotechnology Market to Register Over US$20 billion

Revenue by 2011 5

Increased Preference of Nanocatalysts Over Conventional

Catalysts 6

Processed Foods Drive the Growth of Food Enzymes Market in China 6

4. PRODUCT FACTS 7

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 8

PQ Corporation Merges with INEOS Silicas 8

Catalytic Solutions to Setup Joint Venture with Tanaka

Kikinzoku Kogyo KK 8

Toyota Tsusho and Bayer MaterialScience Enter Distribution

Agreement 9

Clariant Masterbatches and Bayer MaterialScience Enter

Partnership Agreement 9

Arrowhead Announces Formation of a New Subsidiary "Agonn" 10

Energenics Appoints Nanotrade as Distributor for Enercat in

Eastern Europe 10

Catalytic Solutions Streamlines its Catalyst Business 10

Novozymes to Construct New Production Unit in Nebraska 11

Zeolyst Adds New Plants to Existing Manufacturing Capacity 11

Umicore to Construct Automotive Catalyst Manufacturing Unit in

India 12

Genencor Inaugurates Blending Plant in India 12

CSI's Czech Republic Plant Construction Begins 13

BASF Expands Polypropylene Production Facility in Spain 13

Süd-Chemie Becomes First Catalyst Production Company in Qatar 13

Albemarle Introduces Latest Ketjenfine® 770 Hydro-

Desulphurization Catalyst 14

Johnson Matthey Acquires Argillon 14

Umicore Concludes Takeover of Delphi's Automotive Catalyst

Operations 15

Novozymes Takes Over Biocon's Enzyme Activities 15

Altair and Sherwin-Williams Form AlSher Titania JV for Pigment

Production 16

Nanocyl Partners with Velox for Distribution of Carbon

Nanotube Products 16

Royal Dutch Shell and Codexis Collaborate for Conversion of

Biomass to Fuel 16

Bayer Enters into Distribution Pact with Brenntag

Schweizerhall for Carbon Nanotubes 17

Konarka and Toppan Sign Agreement for Commercialization of

Power Plastic® 17

DIREVO-Danisco A/S Team Delivers Significantly Enhanced

Phytase Enzyme 18

VeruTEK and QSI Enter into Partnership for Ecosystem

Rectification 18

Albemarle Inaugurates Regional Sales Office in Dubai 19

BASF Announces Expansion Plans for Automobile Catalyst Plants 19

PQ Corporation Expands Production Capacity of Silica-Chrome

Catalysts 20

Süd-Chemie Expands Zeolite Production 20

Danisco's Genencor Introduces First Commercial Biomass Enzyme 20

Genencor Introduces New Maxaliq Enzyme 21

Genencor Introduces New MannaStar(TM) Enzyme for Detergents 21

US Department of Energy Develops New Nanoscale Catalyst

Engineering Concept 21

Nissan's New Exhaust System Technology Reduces Consumption of

Precious Metals 22

Nanostellar Uses Gold as Oxidation Catalyst 22

QuantumSphere Announces Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance with

Nanocatalyst 22

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 23

Argonide Corporation (US) 23

BASF SE (Germany) 23

BASF Catalyst LLC (US) 23

Bayer Ag (Germany) 23

Catalytic Solution, Inc (US) 24

Evonik Degussa GmbH (Germany) 24

Genencor International, Inc (US) 24

Headwaters Nanokinetix, Inc (US) 24

Hyperion Catalysis International (US) 24

Johnson Matthey Plc (UK) 24

Mach I, Inc (US) 25

Nanophase Technologies Corporation (US) 25

NanoScale Corporation (US) 25

NexTech Materials Ltd. (US) 25

Oxonica (UK) 26

PQ Corporation (US) 26

Sachtleben Chemie Gmbh. (Germany) 26

Süd-Chemie AG (Germany) 26

Umicore (Belgium) 26

Zeolyst International (US) 27

7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 27

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Global Nanocatalyts Market by End-Use Application for

the Period 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Global Nanocatalyts Market by

End-Use Application for the Years 2009 & 2012

COMPANIES PROFILED

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