Chapter1

ExecutiveSummary

Introduction1-1

OverviewandDefinitions1-1

SummaryofMajorFindings1-3

MarketGrowthandUnitShipmentForecasts1-3

MarketDrivers1-6

MarketRestraints1-7

MarketChallenges1-8

CompetitiveAnalysis1-9

CompetitiveStructure1-9

CriticalSuccessFactors1-9

Conclusions1-10

ResearchProposition1-11

Chapter2

Introduction

MarketDefinitions2-1

IndustryDevelopment2-3

LubricantsMarketOverview2-4

LubricantsMarket2-4

CollectionofWasteOil2-6

BaseOils2-7

Additives2-10

RenewableRawMaterials2-11

ProductionofOilseedCropsinEurope2-11

ChemicalStructureofPlantOils2-12

KeyDevelopments2-13

EvolutionoftheBiolubricantsMarket2-14

MarketProgress2-14

CompetitiveStructureofBiodegradableBaseOilManufacturers2-16

EnvironmentalAssessmentofLubricants2-17

Biodegradability2-17

PrimaryBiodegradation2-18

UltimateBiodegradation2-18

RateofBiodegradation2-19

ReadilyBiodegradable2-19

InherentlyBiodegradable2-19

EffectsofaLubricantonDifferentOrganisms2-19

Bioaccumulation2-20

EcologicalToxicity2-20

Fish2-20

Daphnia2-21

Algae2-21

Bacteria2-21

Plants2-21

Mammals2-21

EnvironmentalQuality-water2-22

EnvironmentalQuality-soil2-23

IndustryIssues2-24

Regulations2-24

REACH2-25

EuropeanLegislationforFuels2-26

EuropeanMarineProtection2-27

Standards2-27

Germany2-27

AlpineRegion(Austria，Switzerland)2-28

Scandinavia(Denmark，Finland，Norway，Sweden)2-28

Benelux(Belgium，theNetherlands，Luxembourg)2-28

France2-29

UnitedKingdom2-29

Italy2-29

Iberia(Portugal，Spain)2-29

InternationalStandardOrganisation2-29

EuropeanEco-label2-30

IncentivesandInitiatives2-31

Incentives2-32

Initiatives2-32

KeyProjectsinFP62-34

ForecastAssumptionsandExhangeRates2-35

ForecastAssumptions2-35

ExhangeRates2-36

GlossaryofTerms2-36

ListofAcronyms2-36

Chapter3

IndustryChallenges

IdentificationofChallenges3-1

IdentificationofChallengesFacingtheEuropeanBiolubricantsMarket3-1

IncreasedInfluenceofEuropeanFarmersasKeyStakeholdersonthe

SupplyChainWillExpandUseofRenewableRawMaterialsasBaseStocks3-2

REACHLegislationCouldAssisttheGrowthofVegetableOil-basedLubricants3-3

EUEco-labelforLubricantsIncreasestheProfileofBiolubricants3-4

OEMsareSlowinSupportingBiolubricantsImpairingtheTransitiontoSuchProducts3-5

IndustryConsolidationRestrictsPriceCompetitiveness3-6

IncreasedEnvironmentalConcerninCertainEuropeanCountriesAssistsBiolubricantsMarketGrowth3-6

PartnershipsandJointVenturesAccelerateImprovementsinTechnologyandProductPerformance3-7

BiotechnologywillAccommodateFurtherTechnologicalInnovationandSelectiveBreedinginCrops3-8

GrowingDemandforCropsforNon-foodApplicationsRequiresGovernmentalSupportandPlanning3-9

TechnologyImprovementsSuggestNovelBiolubricantApplications3-10

HigherUnitPricesofBiolubricantsPreventSwitchingfromMineralOil-basedLubricants3-12

LifeCycleAssessmentMethodologyNeededtoEvaluateImpact3-13

AdditivesTechnologyandDevelopmentwillPlayanIncreasingRole3-13

EUEmissionsLegislationWillAffectEngineLubricants3-14

TimeFrameAnalysisofIndustryChallenges3-15

Chapter4

MarketEngineeringResearchSystemfortheTotalBiolubricantsMarket

StrategicAnalysisandForecastsoftheTotalMarket4-1

MarketOverviewandDefinitions4-1

Regulations；Standards；IncentivesandInitiatives4-3

Regulations4-4

Standards4-5

IncentivesandInitiatives4-5

TheGermanMarketIntroductionProgramme(MIP)4-6

MarketEngineeringMeasurements4-6

MarketAge4-8

MarketSizeinDollars4-8

MarketSizeinUnits4-8

BaseYearMarketGrowthRate4-8

PriceRange4-8

AveragePrice4-9

PotentialRevenues4-9

ForecastPeriodMarketRevenueGrowthRate(CAGR)4-9

PriceSensitivity4-9

Competitors4-10

DegreeofCompetition4-10

MarketConcentration4-10

MarketEngineeringUnitandRevenueForecasts4-10

MarketDrivers4-10

LegislationAssiststheGrowthofBiolubricants4-11

Biodegradability，LowEnvironmentalToxicityandRenewabilityHelpBiolubricantsinPenetratingtheMarket4-12

WasteDisposalRegulationsPromotetheAdoptionofBiolubricants4-12

RelationofBiolubricantstoEUSixthEnvironmentActionPlanWillHelptheirMarketProfile4-12

EUandNationalGreenProcurementPoliciesPromoteUseofBiobasedProducts4-13

MarketIntroductionProgrammeforBiolubricantsSupportsTheirGrowth4-13

ResearchandDevelopmentonCropTechnologyImprovesFeedstock4-13

IncreasedCrudeOilPricesCouldSpeed-uptheTransitiontoBiolubricants4-14

EUEco-labelRaisestheProfileofBiolubricants4-14

ConsolidationofCertainSectorsChangesNichesintoFullMarketSegments4-15

CropSeedProducersLobbytheUseofBiolubricants4-15

MarketRestraints4-15

HigherPriceRestrainsUnitGrowth4-16

TechnicalPerformanceRestrictsMarketShare4-16

LowInvolvementofMajorOilCompaniesDiscouragesUseofBiolubricants4-16

DifferentLubricantCharacteristicsRequiredbyOEMs4-16

CustomerHabitsPreventSwitch-over4-16

LackofPublicAwarenessImpedesFurtherGrowth4-17

MarketForecasts4-17

DemandAnalysis4-19

TrendAnalysis4-21

PricingAnalysis4-21

TrendsbyProductType4-23

TrendsbyGeographicRegion4-26

Germany4-28

Scandinavia4-30

Alpine4-32

Benelux4-34

France4-36

UnitedKingdom4-38

Italy4-40

Iberia4-42

CompetitiveAnalysis4-43

CompetitiveStructure4-43

HighlightsofSelectedCompanies4-47

Chapter5

MarketEngineeringResearchfortheHydraulicFluidsMarket

StrategicAnalysisandForecastsoftheTotalMarket5-1

MarketOverviewandDefinitions5-1

Regulations；Standards；IncentivesandInitiatives5-3

Standards5-4

IncentivesandInitiatives5-4

MarketEngineeringMeasurements5-5

MarketAge5-7

MarketSizeinDollars5-7

MarketSizeinUnits5-7

BaseYearMarketGrowthRate5-7

PriceRange5-7

AveragePrice5-8

PotentialRevenues5-8

PotentialVolume5-8

ForecastPeriodMarketRevenueGrowthRate(CAGR)5-8

PriceSensitivity5-9

Competitors5-9

DegreeofCompetition5-9

MarketConcentration5-9

MarketEngineeringUnitandRevenueForecasts5-9

MarketDrivers5-9

LegislationAssistsBiolubricantHydraulicFluidsinGrowingTheirMarketShare5-10

NeedforEnvironmentalProtectionHighlightsEnvironmentallyFriendlyProducts5-10

WasteDisposalRegulationsCouldHelpinAdoptingBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-11

MarketIntroductionProgrammeAssistsinSwitchingOvertoBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-11

PublicDemonstrationsRaisetheProfileofBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-11

CooperationbetweenOEMsandHydraulicFluidsProducersResultsin

RecommendedBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-11

MarketRestraints5-12

HighPricesImpedeaDramaticGrowthofBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-12

ConsumerHabitsandConservatismRestrainTransitionToBiolubricantHydraulicFluids5-13

LackofDisseminationofTechnicalInformationFuelsConsumerConservatism5-13

PublicMisconceptionsaboutActualBenefitsofSuchProductsRestrictMarketGrowth5-13

DifferencesinNationalEnvironmentalCultureareResponsibleforDifferentAdoptionDegrees5-13

MarketForecasts5-13

PricingAnalysis5-15

TrendAnalysis5-16

TrendsbyGeographicRegion5-16

Germany5-18

Scandinavia5-20

AlpineRegion5-22

Benelux5-23

France5-25

UnitedKingdom5-26

Italy5-28

Iberia5-29

CompetitiveAnalysis5-31

CompetitiveStructure5-31

Chapter6

MarketEngineeringResearchfortheChainsawOilsMarket

StrategicAnalysisandForecastsoftheTotalMarket6-1

MarketOverviewandDefinitions6-1

Regulations；Standards；IncentivesandInitiatives6-2

MarketEngineeringMeasurements6-2

MarketAge6-4

MarketSizeinDollars6-4

MarketSizeinUnits6-4

BaseYearMarketGrowthRate6-4

PriceRange6-4

AveragePrice6-5

PotentialRevenues6-5

PotentialVolume6-5

ForecastPeriodMarketRevenueGrowthRate(CAGR)6-5

PriceSensitivity6-5

Competitors6-6

DegreeofCompetition6-6

MarketConcentration6-6

MarketEngineeringUnitandRevenueForecasts6-6

MarketDrivers6-6

NationalLegislationEnsuresDramaticMarketGrowth6-7

RegulationsandStandardsinMainEuropeanMarketsSupporttheGrowthofBiolubricantChainsawOils6-7

EUForestActionPlanWillAssistinExpandingtheUseofBiolubricantChainsawOils6-8

IncreasedEnvironmentalCompliancebyCompaniesAssistsintheFurtherAdoptionofSuchProducts6-8

NationalForestryCommissionsPromotetheUseofBiolubricantChainsawOils6-8

GreenPublicProcurementDrivesGrowthofBiolubricantChainsawOils6-9

MarketRestraints6-9

SaturationandMaturityinCertainMarketsImpedesFurtherGrowth6-9

HigherProductPriceDetersEndUsersfromUtilisingSuchProductsinUnderdevelopedMarkets6-10

TechnicalLimitationsofBiolubricantsCreateMisconceptionsaboutBio-Chainsaw

OilsAffectingSwitchingOverfromTraditionalMineralChainsawOils6-10

LowTechnicalSpecificationsofBiodegradableChainsawOilsAffecttheirMarket

PenetrationtoParallelMarkets6-10

MarketForecasts6-10

PricingAnalysis6-12

TrendAnalysis6-13

TrendsbyGeographicRegion6-13

Germany6-16

Scandinavia6-17

AlpineRegion6-19

Benelux6-20

France6-22

UnitedKingdom6-24

Italy6-26

Iberia6-27

CompetitiveAnalysis6-29

CompetitiveStructure6-29

Chapter7

MarketEngineeringResearchfortheConcreteReleaseAgentsMarket

StrategicAnalysisandForecastsoftheTotalMarket7-1

MarketOverviewandDefinitions7-1

Regulations；Standards；IncentivesandInitiatives7-3

MarketEngineeringMeasurements7-4

MarketAge7-6

MarketSizeinDollars7-6

MarketSizeinUnits7-6

BaseYearMarketGrowthRate7-6

PriceRange7-6

AveragePrice7-7

PotentialRevenues7-7

PotentialVolume7-7

ForecastPeriodMarketRevenueGrowthRate(CAGR)7-7

PriceSensitivity7-8

Competitors7-8

DegreeofCompetition7-8

MarketConcentration7-8

MarketEngineeringUnitandRevenueForecasts7-9

MarketDrivers7-9

EuropeanSoilFrameworkDirectiveWillAssistintheWiderUseofBiolubricantConcreteReleaseAgents7-9

AsphaltIndustryLegislationandStandardsIncreasetheMarketPenetrationofVERAs7-10

ImprovementofEnvironmentalandWorkplacePracticesDrivesGrowthofVERAs7-10

BiolubricantConcreteReleaseAgentsImprovetheImageoftheConstructionIndustry7-11

MarketDevelopmentthroughOpportunitiesforParallelGrowthfromOtherBiolubricants7-11

MarketRestraints7-11

HigherProductPriceRestrictsGrowth7-12

TechnicalLimitationsofBiolubricantsCreateMisconceptionsaboutConcreteReleaseAgents7-12

TraditionalConstructionIndustryisConservativeinAdoptingAlternativeProducts7-12

RoguePracticesinSomeIndustriesImpedesMarketPenetration7-12

MarketForecasts7-13

PricingAnalysis7-15

TrendAnalysis7-16

TrendsbyGeographicRegion7-16

Germany7-18

Scandinavia7-20

Alpine7-22

Benelux7-23

France7-25

UnitedKingdom7-27

Italy7-28

Iberia7-30

CompetitiveAnalysis7-32

CompetitiveStructure7-32

Chapter8

MarketEngineeringResearchfortheNicheOilsMarket

StrategicAnalysisandForecastsoftheTotalMarket8-1

MarketOverviewandDefinitions8-1

CuttingOils8-2

GearOils8-4

Two-strokeEngineOils8-4

Greases8-5

Transformeroils8-6

Regulations；Standards；IncentivesandInitiatives8-7

MarketEngineeringMeasurements8-8

MarketAge8-10

MarketSizeinDollars8-10

MarketSizeinUnits8-10

BaseYearMarketGrowthRate8-10

PriceRange8-10

AveragePrice8-10

PotentialRevenues8-11

PotentialVolume8-11

ForecastPeriodMarketRevenueGrowthRate(CAGR)8-11

PriceSensitivity8-11

Competitors8-11

DegreeofCompetition8-11

MarketConcentration8-12

MarketEngineeringUnitandRevenueForecasts8-12

MarketDrivers8-12

LegislationSupportsMarketGrowth8-13

NeedforEnvironmentalProtectionHelpsAdoptionofSuchProducts8-13

MarketIntroductionProgrammesCouldIncreaseFurthertheMarketShareofNicheOils8-14

TheVolitionforImprovementoftheQualityofLifeinEuropeanUnionWillPhaseinBiolubricantNicheOils8-14

ActiveInvolvementofPrivatelyOwnedCompaniesProvidingPublicServices

HelpsSwitchOverfromTraditionalLubricants8-14

IncreasinglyStrictHealthRegulationsinWorkplacesCouldAssistinMarketGrowth8-14

WasteDisposalRegulationsCouldHelptoIncreasetheMarketShareofNicheOils8-15

CooperationBetweenOEMsandNicheOilsProducersAssistsinMarketGrowth8-15

MarketRestraints8-16

HigherPriceRestraintsUnitGrowth8-16

TechnicalPerformanceRestrictsMarketShare8-16

DiversionofEnvironmentalFocusinSomeCountriesImpedestheGrowthofNicheOils8-17

MarketForecasts8-17

PricingAnalysis8-18

TrendAnalysis8-19

TrendsbyProductType8-19

CuttingOils8-21

GearOils8-22

Two-strokeEngineOils8-24

Greases8-26

TransformerOils8-28

TrendsbyGeographicRegion8-30

Germany8-31

Scandinavia8-34

Alpine8-37

Benelux8-40

France8-44

UnitedKingdom8-47

Italy8-50

Iberia8-53

CompetitiveAnalysis8-56

CompetitiveStructure8-56

Chapter9

MarketEngineeringStrategies

CriticalSuccessFactors9-1

CriticalSuccessFactorsoftheBiolubricantsMarket9-1

CompetitivePricingThroughEconomiesofScale，TechnologyandFavourableCostPosition9-2

MonitoringIegislationandRegulationsRelevanttoBiolubricantProducts9-2

OfferofaCompleteProductPortfolioinKeyMarketSegments9-2

StrongPresenceinKeyEuropeanGeographicMarketsandRegions9-3

StrategicAlliancesandPartnershipswithOEMs9-3

EnvironmentalChampioningThroughProductStewardship9-3

MarketingStrategiestoIncreasetheProfileofTheseProductsThrough

PublicDemonstrationsandPromotionsinExhibitions9-4

OperationalExcellenceAchievedThroughAdvancedSystemandPeopleManagement9-4

AbilitytoEducateCustomersandOfferTechnicalandAfter-salesSupport9-4

ControloftheSupplyChainCanEnsureHighProductVolumesinaStableandReliableManner9-5

BiolubricantsMarketingMix9-5

StrategicRecommendations9-6

RecommendationsforReducingHighPrices9-6

RecommendationsforMinimisingtheThreatfromNewMarketEntrants9-7

RecommendationsforReducingtheEffectofInternalRivalry9-7

RecommendationsforReducingtheImpactofSuppliers9-8

RecommendationsforCompaniesLookingtoEntertheMarket9-9

Chapter10

CompetitiveDatabase

DatabaseofKeyIndustryParticipants10-1

MarketParticipants10-1