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Detergent raw material trends in western europe
Author(s) -
Carlotti R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02670808
Subject(s) - raw material , laundry , investment (military) , business , environmental science , agricultural economics , economics , waste management , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , politics , political science , law
Abstract Household detergent sales during 1975 in Western Europe totaled more than $4 billion and are expected to continue to grow at approximately 3 to 4 percent annual increments during next decade. There is a trend toward more uniform formulations, but factors affecting future market growth include washing practices and conditions that vary from nation to nation. Demand for surfactants is dominated by LAS, accounting for 80 percent of total synthetic actives used in laundry detergent, with increasing use of linear alcohol ethoxylates. Environmental considera‐tions, cost, and energy savings are factors in a trend toward less use of phosphate, compensated by greater use of LAS or ethoxylate or both to maintain clean‐ing performance. New investment in detergent raw materials is more likely for detergent alcohols and alpha olefin derivatives, and not in LAB.