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During the formulation of an oil, blending of all these components gives an extremely wide variety of products described in the classification. Nevertheless, the lubricating greases make up a special product category among them. 

Specifications, Standards, Quality Control, and Health and Safety Factors. The hardboard industry is represented by the American Hardboard Association (AHA). Specifications and standards are contained in several ANSI standards (8—11). These standards define the various hardboard product categories as well as specific product qualities required for each group. 

The aerosol container has enjoyed commercial success ia a wide variety of product categories. Insecticide aerosols were iatroduced ia the late 1940s. Additional commodities, including shave foams, hair sprays, antiperspirants, deodorants, paints, spray starch, colognes, perfumes, whipped cream, and automotive products, followed ia the 1950s. Mediciaal metered-dose aerosol products have also been developed for use ia the treatment of asthma, migraine headaches, and angiaa. 

Medical aerosols are included ia the personal products category and ia 1989 amounted to approximately 60 million units. 

Although a tremendous number of fermentation processes have been researched and developed to various extents, only a couple of hundred ate used commercially. Fermentation industries have continued to expand in terms of the number of new products on the market, the total volume (capacity), and the total sales value of the products. The early 1990s U.S. market for fermentation products was estimated to be in the 9-10 x 10 range. The total world market is probably three times that figure, and antibiotics continue to comprise a primary share of the industry. Other principal product categories are enzymes, several organic acids, baker s yeast, ethanol (qv), vitamins (qv), and steroid hormones (qv). 

Consumption of nonwoven roU goods is often reported in two broad areas, according to product appHcation disposables and durables. In general, disposable products account for 85% of the volume and 60% of the value of nonwoven roU goods consumption (19). Items within each disposable or durable product category reflect the diversity of appHcations which utilize nonwovens. 

In South America, Vene2uela continues to dominate in the proved reserve and the production categories. Since 1978, reserves of cmde petroleum in Vene2uela have increased from 2.9 x 10 (18.2 x 10 bbl) to 10.0 x 10 (62.6 x 10 bbl), neady doubling its share of the wodd s proved reserves... 

U.S. consumption of industrial-grade phosphoric acid and phosphates in 1993 according to product categories (34) was phosphoric acid, at 29% sodium phosphate, 52% calcium phosphate, 7% potassium phosphate, 3% ammonium phosphate, 5% and others, 4%. Consumption according to market is given in Table 12. 

An overview of the various product categories is given in Table 16. 

Economic summaries of the cosmetic industry, commonly documented by sales volume, are sometimes based on unit sales, sometimes on manufacturers sales in monetary units, and sometimes on consumer spending. Figures normally include contributions by private labeling operations but do not necessarily reflect the value of the industry service sector, which includes suppHers of raw materials, beauticians, testing laboratories, and other speciaHsts. Moreover, product categories caimot be rigidly defined. For example, the differentiation between a deodorant (a cosmetic) and an antiperspirant (an OTC dmg) is often obscured by its trade name. 

Any forecast of income requires a prediction of future output volumes by product category and their prices. With the withdrawal of so many guaranteed prices with the free market economy, the forecasting of prices is particularly difficult. It may be relatively easy for milk, and possibly wheat, but is much harder for volatile enterprises such as beef, pigs (which have never had a guaranteed price) and turkeys. 

Fantozzi et al. [73] presents the study of the carbon footprint of a typical food product in Central Italy truffle sauce. This is a mixture of vegetable oil and truffle in proportions of 33% and 67% respectively and minor components and spices (garlic, salt, pepper, etc.). Both truffles and olives are cultivated and harvested in a farm in Umbria (Italy). Olives are crushed in a mill that is situated few kilometers from the farm. Once it has been produced, the extra virgin oil, together with the truffle, is transported to another facility to produce bottled truffle sauce. The carbon footprint calculation is based on ISO 14076 technical standard. Product Category Rules (PCR) have been developed (see Table 7). 

Table 7. Product Category Rules of truffle sauce [73]...

Currently in 2012, the Blue Angel has around 80 product categories, and more than 10,000 products have been awarded the Blue Angel. The Blue Angel has developed two product categories that are relevant for the leather sector. These are low-emission upholstery leather and footwear. 

In Japan, the standard Eco Mark Product Category No. 102 Printing Ink Version 2.6 [26] sets on a voluntary basis standards for an environmentally friendly composition of printing inks. Since introduction of this standard in 1997, more than 90% of all offset inks in Japan were reformulated to inks free from aromatic compounds ( white oil ). To fulfil the above-mentioned standard, the inks should be based on vegetable oils. They should not contain more than 1 vol.% of aromatic hydrocarbons ( white oils ). Additionally, sheet-fed offset inks should not contain more than 30% of crude oil-based solvents and not more than 3% VOC. Web offset inks should contain no more than 45% crude oil solvents (which seems not really to be a progress in comparison to typical standard inks). By the way, it is expected from vegetable oil-based inks that the print products are as deinkable as conventional mineral oil-based offset inks. 

At least 1000 potential biopharmaceuticals are currently being evaluated in clinical trials, although the majority of these are in early stage trials. Vaccines and monoclonal antibody-based products represent the two biggest product categories. Regulatory factors (e.g. hormones and... 

Product category Specific products (by trade name)... 

Table 4.6 The main product categories (and annual sales value) that the FDA regulate...

Laundry detergents currently on the market in various parts of the world can be classified into the following product categories ... 

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