Production volume mapping and capacity utilization analysis across sugar beet processing regions were used to determine the global market valuation. The following were part of the methodology:
Finding more than 35 important producers and extractors in the sugar beet belts of North America, the processing hubs of the European Union (especially France, Germany, and Poland), and the chemical synthesis corridors of China
Product bifurcation mapping between synthetic (petrochemically generated) and natural (molasses-extracted) betaine, which makes up around 65% of volume, with purity grading differentiation (anhydrous vs. monohydrate vs. hydrochloride forms)
Analysis of betaine product line-specific reported and estimated yearly revenues, compared to portfolios of glycine and amino acid derivatives
coverage of producers who will account for 75–80% of installed crystallization throughput and extraction capacity in 2024
To determine segment-specific valuations for feed additives, functional food osmolytes, cosmetic humectants, and pharmaceutical excipient applications, extrapolation employing bottom-up (sugar beet crush volumes × betaine yield coefficients × regional pricing) and top-down (validation against specialty chemical division revenues of major conglomerates) approaches is used.