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LAB Growth: Slow but Steady to 2025

Colin A. Houston publishes new research

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Driven nearly exclusively by household products, the 3.2 million ton global market for linear alkylbenzene (LAB) is projected to grow 2.5% a year during the 2013-2025 period, according to Colin A. Houston & Associates, Inc. (CAHA), an Aiken, SC consulting company. LAB use in surfactants represented $6.3 billion in value in 2013. Demand in Asia accounts for 50% of worldwide LAB consumption and is expected to increase 3.2% a year through 2025. CAHA published a new multiclient study, Detergent...

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