Fuji Keizai Releases Report on Natural Raw Material Market in Japan.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 9, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Japanese market researcher Fuji Keizai has published a report on the natural raw material market in Japan. The report estimates that the market for processed products based on natural raw materials reached 1,784.4 billion yen ($15.9 bil) in 2004, and it is expected to reach 2,620 billion yen ($23.4 bil) in 2010, up 12% from 2004. The report refers to several natural raw materials that have growth potential. Specifically, among animal-derived and biotechnology-based materials, R&D on coenzyme Q10, alpha-lipoic acid, BCAA (branched-chain amino acid), nucleic acid, chondroitin chondroitin (k  n·droiˑ·tin),n and glucosamine will progress. Meanwhile, demands for turmeric turmeric: see ginger. turmeric Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an , mulberry leaves, astaxanthin, catechin catechin /cat·e·chin/ (kat´e-kin) an astringent principle from the heartwood of Acacia catechu (catechu) and Uncaria gambier (gambir). , gamma-aminobutyric acid and peptide are expected to grow. Entitled Future Outlook and Research & Development of Natural Raw Materials Forming Next Generation Market, 2005 Version, the 289-page report sells for 105,000 yen ($935) in hardcopy and 115,500 yen ($1,030) in CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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