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The chemical and technological aspects of using renewable (plant) sources of raw materials for the production of medium-tonnage and bulk chemical products are considered. Starch- and sugar-containing crop, as well as oilseeds are used as a source of raw materials. Starch and sugar, with high efficiency can be biotechnically converted into carboxylic acids (lactic, succinic, etc.) and bioethanol. The above listed bio-products can be used as raw materials for resource-saving chemical technologies for producing various chemical products, such as polylactic acid (biodegradable plastic), propylene glycol, “green” solvents, environmentally friendly plasticizers, ethyl acetate, etc.1-3. Seed oils serve as a source of higher carboxylic acids, which can be efficiently processed into fuel hydrocarbons (including “bio jet fuel”)4, higher fatty alcohols5, and environmentally friendly plasticizers for PVC6.