Xanthan Gum Profile

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The third quarter 2007 issue of The Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids incorporates a special profile on xanthan gum. Included is a worldwide list of suppliers and capacities, historical and current prices, consumption data, strategic and competitive analysis, and summary by grade. For pricing information, please contact IMR International by phone at 858-451-6080, by fax at 858-451-0428, or by e-mail at dseisun@hydrocolloid.com

3rd Quarter 2007 Table of Contents

OBJECTIVES AND SERVICE OVERVIEW

• NEWS AND EVENTS IN FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
• IMR Hydrocolloid Conference, 2008 – San Francisco, Calif.
• IFT Chicago, July 28 to August 1, 2007
• Alginates Import Duty in U.S.
• Cellulose Pulp Price Hikes
• Chinese Tainted Foods and Ingredients
• Chinese Subsidy Roll-Back
• Citrico Liquidation Ongoing
• CP Kelco Shuts Down Xanthan Plant
• Danisco Discontinues Xanthan Plan
• Danisco Launches Depolymerised Guar
• Fenugreek Gum Now Gras
• Guar Gum Contamination
• Indonesian Seaweed Symposium
• Intercompany Hydrocolloid Sales
• MCC Class Action Settlement
• National Starch Sold
• Philippine Carrageenan Producers in a Bind
• Share Buy-back by Hydrocolloid Giants
• Unipektin Splits Up

• NEW SOURCES OF HYDROCOLLOID SUPPLY
• Ceamsa Pectin
• Emerald Seed Products
• Lubrizol Advanced Materials
• Tragalloid

• XANTHAN GUM PROFILE
• History
• Overall Market
• Xanthan Producers
• Xanthan Production by Country
• Xanthan Grades and Tradenames
• Price
• Production Process
• Replacement Potential
• Distribution
• Regulatory and Consumer Issues
• Forecast

• HYDROCOLLOID PRICES AND TRENDS
• Agar
• Alginates
• Gum Arabic
• Carrageenan – Refined and Semi-refined
• Carboxymethyl Cellulose
• Cassia Gum
• Gelatin
• Guar Gum
• Locust Bean Gum
• MC/HPMC
• Microcrystalline Cellulose
• Pectin
• Starch
• Tara Gum
• Xanthan Gum

• APPENDIX A
• Hydrocolloid Price Tables and Charts – Last Five Quarters

• APPENDIX B
• Xanthan Gum Profile Tables and Charts
  1. Plant Listing and Estimated Capacity
  2. Plant Listing, Estimated Utilization and Production
  3. Estimated Production Split – Food, Oilfield, Industrial
  4. Estimated Production Food
  5. Estimated Production Oilfield
  6. Estimated Production Industrial
  7. Summary Chart by Grade
  8. Production by Country
  9. Summary Chart by Country
  10. Replacement Potential Xanthan in Total Hydrocolloid Market

• APPENDIX C
• National Starch Sold

• APPENDIX D
• Fenugreek Gum GRAS Affirmation