The scope of the opportunity for chemicals and fuels from lignin is directly comparable to the production of chemicals from the petroleum refining industry.   Petro-chemicals produced via petroleum refining account for markets exceeding $1 trillion. The transformational technology being developed by SEA will produce renewable chemicals more cost effectively and as direct replacements for petrochemicals, feeding into the global market and into a renewable chemical market estimated to be ~$60 B+ by 2015.