Food Safety Chemistry 13 FMC Corporation | 2010 Annual Report In the food business, being  first with proprietary technology  provides our customers with  a substantial competitive  advantage. That’s why we place  a high priority on innovation and  customer intimacy. We expect the $35 billion food  ingredient industry to continue  its stable growth rate, given  the steady rise in food demand  and ongoing improvements in  the global standard of living.  Our food ingredients business  accounts for almost half of our  Specialty Chemicals business,  with continuing, sustainable  growth projected through 2015. Just as Agricultural Products  and Specialty Chemicals will  be increasingly influenced  by rising demand from new  mouths to feed, the necessity  of food safety within these  rising markets also ensures an  attractive growth opportunity  for Industrial Chemicals in  antimicrobials and aseptic  packaging for years to come. In Industrial Chemicals, our  antimicrobial applications today  are primarily focused on food  safety, using our peracetic  acid-based chemistries. These  applications range from the  direct treatment of red meat and  poultry to aseptic packaging for  low-acid beverages. In fact, we work very closely  with customers around the  globe to help them launch  new products and reformulate  existing products to the unique  cultural tastes of their region.  A core part of the business  is helping customers extend  the lifecycles of their products  through continued innovation. Our chemistries are used to protect foods and beverages during processing and bottling. FMC’s texture ingredients, in products such as ice cream, improve the “feel” of foods in our mouth.