Z-Trim Holdings, Inc. announced that the company has created an industrial ingredients division to address a broad range of new markets. As many of the ingredients, such as guar gum, CMC, xanthan gum and modified food starches, are used in both food and industrial applications, Z Trim Holdings, Inc. has developed a revolutionary line of industrial ingredients stemming from its patented and proprietary technologies. Specifically, Z Trim Holdings, Inc. believes that it can provide products to help alleviate the pressures caused by the global shortage of guar gum. Z Trim Holdings, Inc. industrial ingredients will provide superior functionality, improved supply chain reliability, and reduced environmental impact, compared to many of the ingredients on the market. Advantages include: Virtually inexhaustible domestic raw material sources; Reduced cost variability; Unparalleled water holding capacity; Environmentally friendly biodegradable materials; Improved finished product yields; Enhanced finished product quality. Specifically, Z Trim Holdings, Inc. has developed functional ingredients that are superior to many widely used ingredients that have the following characteristics: Binders/Adhesives: Industrial ingredients are superior in functionality to xanthan gum, starch, CMC and ligno-sulfinates; Viscofiers: Industrial ingredients have unique properties as well as very high water-holding capacity that could potentially replace guar gum; Emulsifiers: Industrial ingredients are superior in functionality to starch, CMC, xanthan gum, and are at parity with gum Arabic. Z Trim Holdings, Inc. has identified several new markets that it will seek to penetrate with its ground-breaking industrial ingredients. Key opportunities include: Oil drilling fluids; Hydraulic fracturing (Fracking) fluids and proppants; Petroleum coke production; Iron ore production; Charcoal briquetting; Paper and wood adhesive manufacturing.