INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; GLOSSARY; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; Overview and Principal Findings; Liquid Bio Fuels; Bio-based Chemicals; INTRODUCTION; BOX 1-1. CURRENT ISSUES REGARDING INDUSTRIALBIOTECHNOLOGY; PURPOSE; SCOPE; PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS; INDUSTRY COVERAGE; APPROACH; Information Collection; ANALYSIS; RESPONDENT PROFILE; REPORT ORGANIZATION; TRENDS IN BIO-BASED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES18; INDUSTRY CHARACTERIZATION; Liquid Biofuels; Ethanol; Biodiesel; BIO-BASED CHEMICALS; Pharmaceuticals.

Other Bio-based ChemicalsTRADE 45; U.S. IMPORTS; U.S. EXPORTS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; Feedstock Costs; RESULTS OF OPERATIONS; Liquid Fuel Industry; Chemical Industry; R & D EXPENDITURES AND EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT FUNDING; INVESTMENT; FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT ANDADOPTION OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST AND AVAILABILITY OF FEEDSTOCKS; AVAILABILITY OF CAPITAL; CAPITAL-RELATED IMPEDIMENTS; R & D AND INNOVATION; Cellulosic Ethanol; Other Technologies; R & D IMPEDIMENTS; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ALLIANCES.

FOREIGN SUPPLY CHAIN AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ALLIANCESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; PATENTING; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PATENTS GRANTED; TRADEMARKS; LICENSING AND PURCHASES AND SALES; IF-RELATED IMPEDIMENTS; U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT POLICIESAND PROGRAMS; RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMERCIALIZATION SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; Federal Initiatives; U.S. Department of Energy Biomass and Biorefinery R & D Systems Program; Biomass Research and Development Initiative; Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business TechnologyTransfer Programs; State Programs; Regional Programs; Foreign Country Comparison.

Tax IncentivesUnited States; Federal Programs; State Programs; FOREIGN COUNTRY COMPARISON; MANDATORY USE REGULATIONS; United States; Federal Programs; State Programs; FOREIGN COUNTRY COMPARISON; LOAN GUARANTEES; United States; FOREIGN COUNTRY COMPARISON; AGRICULTURAL FEEDSTOCK PROGRAMS; United States; Federal Programs; U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs; Farm bill provisions; Research and Development Programs; Bioenergy Program; Feedstock Program; U.S. Department of Energy Programs; FOREIGN COUNTRY COMPARISON; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX A:REQUEST LETTER FROM THE SENATEFINANCE COMMITTEE.

APPENDIX B: FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICEAPPENDIX C: LIQUID BIOFUEL AND BIO-BASEDCHEMICAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITYIN THE UNITED STATESAND SELECTED COUNTRIES; APPENDIX D: PROCESS ADVANTAGESOF BIO-BASED PRODUCTSVERSUS THEIRCONVENTIONAL COUNTERPARTS; INDEX.