ABSTRACT
Introduction Surfactants are basic components of washing, dishwashing, and cleaning agents. Worldwide trends in the production of surfactants are a function of the size and growth of world population; level and direction of economic development of particular regions of our planet; raw material basis, availability and cost of raw materials, in each region of our planet; income level of the population; and level of hygiene and technical culture of the population on each continent and in each region of the globe.
