Glycerine (sometimes called ‘‘glycerin’’) is the name of the commercial product consisting of glycerol and a small amount of water. . At low temperatures, glycerine tends to supercool, rather than crystallize. Water solutions of glycerine resist freezing, a property responsible for glycerine's use as permanent antifreeze in cooling, systems. Among its most valuable attributes are hygroscopicity, or the ability to absorb moisture from the atmosphere, and low vapor pressure, a combination that produces outstanding permanent humectancy and plasticity. A prominent source of glycerine is from the sweetwaters of fat splitting. Applications in which glycerine's versatility as a chemical is exploited account for approximately half of the glycerine consumed by industry. The most important industrial class of derivatives is esters, which are formed by reacting glycerine with acids, usually at high temperatures. Among these are alkyd resins of long chain fatty acids. Uses and Applications Glycerine is a very good solvent for organic and inorganic substances e.g. phenols, borates, etc. Its strong hydrogen bonding properties have been suggested as an explanation for its very good solvent activity. Glycerine's chief role in a glue composition is that it acts as a plasticizer. Glycerine is used too in vegetable adhesives for labeling or as office pastes. In starch pastes, it is added as a plasticizer to give a more flexible bond, and should be incorporated as glycerite of starch. Glycerine is widely used in dextrin adhesives which are employed for bottle labeling, gumming envelope flaps and labels, book binding and carton sealing. . After the green plants are cut or picked, glycerine will help retain the bright appearance of decorative leaves or foliage. Market Survey As stated by the new market research report on Glycerin, Asia Pacific constitutes the largest regional market. Increased applications of glycerin in various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, personal care and food & beverages, coupled with lower import duties in the Chinese market is expected to boost demand for glycerin in the Asia Pacific region. Latin America is projected to register the fastest compounded annual growth rate of 6.75% over the analysis period. Worldwide consumption of refined glycerin is forecast to grow healthily in the coming few years. Global value demand for natural glycerine will grow 9.8% annually from the current manufacturing value of $7.7 billion in 2011 to $13.5 billion through 2017. Few Indian Major Players are as under: Adi Finechem Ltd. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. Godrej Industries Ltd. Golden Agro Tech Inds. Ltd. Gujarat Godrej Innovative Chemicals Ltd. [Erstwhile] Jocil Ltd. Micron Chemicals Ltd. Nirma Ltd. Organic Chemoils Ltd. Raj Agro Mills Ltd. Ritesh International Ltd. Ruchi Soya Inds. Ltd. Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd. Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies & Allied Chemicals Ltd. Tata Oil Mills Co. Ltd. Wipro Ltd.