Butyric acid is a 4-carbon oxychemical. It is a carboxylic acid, which is oily and colorless, and occurs in many dairy products like milk, cheese, and butter. Butyric acid has esters and salts known as butanoates and butyrates. It exhibits an unpleasant smell and also has an acrid taste. It is used in stink bombs for its pungent smell. Some of its derivative chemicals and esters are sweet smelling. The characteristics of the odor depend on precise chemical compositions of the derivatives and esters.

PART 01: Executive summary

Highlights

PART 02: Scope of the report

Market overview

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

Product definition

Production

Value chain

Market dynamics

Market outlook

PART 05: Market landscape

Market size and forecast

Five forces analysis

PART 06: Market segmentation by type

Market overview

Global synthetic butyric acid market

Global renewable butyric acid market

PART 07: Market segmentation by application

Market overview

Global butyric acid market in animal feed segment

Global butyric acid market in chemical intermediate

segment

Global butyric acid market in food and flavor segment

Global butyric acid market in others segment

PART 08: Market segmentation by geography

Market overview

Butyric acid market in APAC

Butyric acid market in North America

Butyric acid market in Europe

Butyric acid market in ROW

PART 09: Market drivers

Rising demand from end-user industries

Increased use of SCFAs as a substitute

Preference for renewable butyric acid in foods and

flavors

PART 10: Impact of drivers

PART 11: Market challenges

Higher production cost for renewable butyric acid

Barriers for butyrate fermentation

Adverse effects of butyric acid

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 13: Market trends

Butyric acid as precursor of biofuel

Advanced fermentation approaches for butyric acid

synthesis

High demand from animal feed sector from APAC

PART 14: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

Major market vendors

Buying criteria

Competitive landscape

Growth strategies for butyric acid manufacturers in

2015

Other prominent vendors

PART 15: Key vendor analysis

Blue Marble Biomaterials

Eastman

Thermo Fisher

OXEA

Perstorp

PART 16: Appendix

List of abbreviation

PART 17: Explore Technavio