The market for industrial enzymes is to expand significantly with the cosmetics industry being one of the principal drivers. Industrial demand for enzymes is being driven by new enzyme technologies, and increasing use of organic compounds.
In the cosmetics and personal care sector the increasing use of enzymes can be partially attributed to the move towards organic compounds in place of petrochemical-based ingredients, which is being highlighted by one of the sector’s fastest growth trends, natural and organic products.
Product composition alone is no longer the only important factor driving purchases. With growing environmental awareness among consumers, the desire to know that the products they buy have been produced in a sustainable manner has also increased.
ChiralVision has technology to produce cosmetic ingredients with the aid of enzymes, using renewable resources.
Larger scale API production processes tend to move from chemo to biocatalytic methods for reasons of cost effectiveness.
The food industry utilizes a variety of enzymes for processing of foods. For example immobilized lipases can act on a variety of substrates including natural oils, synthetic triglycerides and esters of fatty acids.
The use of enzymatic technologies for removing contaminants from water provides a safe and economic alternative to commonly used physical-chemical treatment.
Enzymes can replace traditional chemicals or additives and help to save water and energy in a variety of production processes.