Oleoline Newsletter - February 2010

Impact of new Methyl Ester Sulphonate Plants on the LAB Market

Dear Madam/Sir,

LAB has long been a well-established product used in the manufacture of surfactants, (as LAS sodium salt). However, producers of LAB are now being faced with a new challenge, MES (Methyl Ester Sulphonate). Whereas LAB global capacities have stabilized at around 3.5 mt, new MES investments have taken root particularly in Asia, almost unnoticed.

Find out the reason for this, discover what MES plants exist and where, and what new factories are in planning. Brian Rossall’s knowledge of this market, absed on his experience as Unilever’s Chief Buyer in China, is unique. Oleoline® is pleased to be able to offer you Brian’s succinct (10 pages) “MES Plant Capacity Survey”, updated each 6 months at EUR 2000 pa.

Those of you who subscribe to Brian’s “Fatty Alcohol Capacity Survey” and “Fatty Acid Capacity Survey in China” already know the quality and accuracy of his surveys. Shold you wish to subscribe to his “MES Report”, please contact sophie.carle@hbint.com.

Yours faithfully
Mike Heming
CEO