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Of the estimated demand for 100-150 kilotonnes of food-grade lubricants over the course of 2020, Europe (mainly the European Union and the UK) is believed to have comprised the highest share. This is because Europe is the home to some of the world’s leading food and beverage manufacturing companies, as well as has one of the largest personal care industries (which also requires substances that are safe for incidental contact due to the manufacture of skin creams, hair products and other such substances which come into direct contact with human users).
Europe is followed by the United States, followed by Japan and South Korea.
other markets. However, it cannot be denied that low quality consciousness, price sensitivity and lack of enforcement of health and safety regulations are also contributing factors.
With all the above said, the Indian and Chinese markets also represent the areas of fastest and steepest growth in demand for FGLs, with demand potentially set to double over the next 4 to 5 years due to increased consumer awareness as well as greater stringency being employed in enforcing regulations. Meanwhile, the US and Japan are set to contribute the greatest overall volume increase in demand for FGLs.
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Figure 3: Demand for food-grade lubricants in select countries by application, 2020
Figure 2: Food-grade lubricants by region and NSF classification in 2020
India and China represent the smallest demand (of the larger economic areas) for FGLs. Though both prolific lubricant consumers, the lack of demand for FGLs in these countries is partly due to the smaller food processing industries when compared to the
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Note: All other applications include cleaning equipment, filling equipment, packaging equipment, food machinery manufacturing, and food-grade lubricant blending, among others. The all-other segment also includes animal feed manufacturing in all regions expect the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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