And finally, the oil is also processed into "soap stock" that turns up in soaps and detergents of all kinds.

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Most of the current market for plant-based chemicals and polymers lies in specialty chemicals used in soaps and detergents, says consulting firm Nexant in White Plains, N.

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The company has been packaging its soaps, detergents and cleaners in post-consumer recycled plastic for years now, something it was told it would never be able to do.

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Economically, artificially-created fuel demand for corn, soybean oil, grease, and other inputs drives up the input prices for food and consumer products such like french fries, soaps, detergents, hair conditioners, eggs, dairy, and sweeteners.

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They dominate grocers' and shopkeepers' shelves, giving it market leadership in several categories: soaps, detergents, color cosmetics, ice cream and packaged tea.

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