Thursday, December 27, 2012

Success in pilot production would drive the process of Zhijin Project


Once the construction process of phosphate concentrates is sped up, the first phase of Zhijin Project may be completed soon. 

Zhijin Project, as one cooperation project between Guizhou Government and Wengfu Group and China National Offshore Oil Corporation launched in Oct. 2011, is supposed to be the biggest investment among China's current on-going phosphorus projects in recent years—amounting to USD2.16 billion. In addition to huge investment and projects about rare earth elements recovery from phosphorus ore, Zhijin Project also focuses on developing and making use of phosphorus resources in Zhijin County Guizhou Province.

Zhijin Region holds 1.49 billion tonnes of phosphorus ore reserves, approaching half the reserves of Guizhou Province. Furthermore, phosphorus mine in Zhijin Region is the last largest untapped phosphate metallogenetic belt in Guizhou Province up to now. With the advance of Zhijin Project, especially projects concerning the recovery of rare earth elements from phosphorus ore, the value of phosphorus ore in Zhijing Region will correspondingly grow.

For China's overall phosphorus industry, Zhijin Project means increasing supply in phosphorus ore and types of phosphorus intermediate chemicals. While for Wengfu Group - an investor and a technology supplier, the success of Zhijin Project can be seen as an opportunity to show its technical superiority in China to some extent.

Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Phosphorus market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include market dynamic, company dynamic, raw material supply, price update, import & export analysis, consumption trend & competitiveness.

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The top 500 of most competitive enterprises in domestic chemical industry


Liaoning Kelong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. (Liaoning Kelong) is a high and new technology enterprise. The company was ranked among the top ten of most competitive Chinese concrete admixture enterprises and the top 500 of most competitive enterprises in domestic chemical industry in 2010. Its poly carboxylic acid water reducing agent technology is awarded the National Building Materials Industry Technological Innovation by China Building Materials Association.
 
Liaoning Kelong was established in 2002. It was relocated to Liaoyang Aromatics and Chemical Fiber Raw Material Base, a national industrial park, in Oct. 2010. Production situation Liaoning Kelong specializes in the research, manufacture and distribution of surfactant.

Nowadays, its dominant product is HPWR-polycarboxylic of which the sales volume is 130,000 tonnes in China in 2011. Beisdes, it also produces solar cutting fluids, phenylate, textile auxiliaries, polyester elastomer, multi-functional finishing agent, paint additives and building auxiliary materials. The products of Liaoning Kelong are widely used in many areas, such as daily chemicals, pharmacy, textile printing, paint, printing ink, metal processing and construction. At the same time, its sales network covers all over the world. Liaoning Kelong adopts four advanced ethoxylation production lines from Germany, whose annual manufacturing capacity is more than 80,000 tonnes.

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.


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National high-tech enterprise and a concrete admixture industrialized


Xiamen Kezhijie New Materials Group Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Kezhijie), a subsidiary of Xiamen Academy of Building Research Group Co., Ltd., is the largest concrete admixture production enterprise in Fujian Province and one of the biggest concrete admixture producers in China.  Fujian Kezhijie New Materials Group Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Xiamen Kezhijie, was established by Xiamen Academy of Building Research Group Co., Ltd. in 2004. And it is renamed as Xiamen Kezhijie New Materials Group Co., Ltd. in Sept. 2012. 
 
Now, Xiamen Kezhijie has seven production bases, respectively locating in Xiamen City and Zhangzhou City of Fujian Province, Chongqing City, Guizhou Province, Henan Province, Shaanxi Province and Guangdong Province. The total production capacity of synthetizing water-reducing admixture is 430,000t/a and the total production capacity of formulating water-reducing admixture is 700,000t/a in these bases.

Zhejiang Wulong Chemicals Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise and also a concrete admixture industrialized base of new products and new technologies accredited by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China. Major awards achieved by this company include China Top Brand, China Well-know Trademark and Key High-tech Enterprise of National Torch Plan.
 
- History
♦ 1989: Zhejiang Wulong Chemicals Company was established.
♦ 1998: Zhejiang Wulong Chemicals Co., Ltd., a collectively owned stock corporation, was established.
♦ 2004: It was developed from a collectively owned stock corporation into a private-owned stock corporation.
 
Zhejiang Wulong Chemicals Co., Ltd. specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of concrete admixtures with an annual capacity of 380,000 tonnes of S-naphthalene. Based in China, its products are also distributed to over 20 countries.

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.


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Failed to develop lithium iron phosphate in succession


As China's two well-known phosphorus companies -Jiangsu Chengxing Phoshorus-Chemcials Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Chengxing) and Liuguo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Liuguo Chemical) failed to develop lithium iron phosphate in succession, competitors should be cautious about choosing their business for expansion.
                                                  
On Nov. 11th, Jiangsu Chengxing, known as China's top phosphate chemical producer, announced that it plans to withdraw capital from its holding subsidiary — Jiangyin Tiancheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Tiancheng New Energy), amounting to USD2.97 million investment. Jiangsu Chengxing's move is mainly affected by mediocre development of lithium iron phosphate since the establishment of Tiancheng New Energy.
  
With a registered capital of USD10.62 million, Tiancheng New Energy was formed by Jiangsu Chengxing in April 2010. Thereinto, Jiangsu Chengxing accounts for 28% stakes. In accordance with the initial scheme, Tiancheng New Energy should get into the mass production of lithium iron phosphate. 
 
In addition to Jiangsu Chengxing, Liuguo Chemical, as a listed company specializing in producing phosphate fertilizers (DAP, MAP and types of compound fertilizers), also takes a hit in extension of lithium iron phosphate.
 
On June 18th, 2010, Liuguo Chemical and Sichuan University signed a two-year technical service contract. According to the contract, Sichuan University should develop production technology of lithium iron phosphate to achieve mass production. However, the target of mass production was not realized till expiration of contract. Nonetheless, Liuguo Chemical expressed that they would not give up the development of lithium iron phosphate. The cooperation with Sichuan University is still in progress, as noted by one insider from the company.

Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Phosphorus market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include market dynamic, company dynamic, raw material supply, price update, import & export analysis, consumption trend & competitiveness.


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Forecast on Agricultural's performance


Forecast on Huaying Agricultural's performance in Q4 2012: Entering Q4 2012, with the demand increase of poultry products, coupled with the estimated price decrease of feed (corn and soybean meal), Huaying Agricultural's performance will be improved.
 
In the past few years, domestic poultry market has developed rapidly, especially in total consumption volume. And this trend will continue in the future few years, mainly driven by the per capita income increase of residents, urbanization process, people's consumption structure adjustment and favorable industrial policies.
  
Anhui Huilong Agricultural Means of Production Co., Ltd. (Huilong Agri), the only listed agricultural production means chain company in China, suffered a decline of 33.14% year on year in its net profit from Jan. to Sept. 2012 to USD11.67 million (RMB72.91 million), though the company's revenue increased by 19.67% year on year to USD1.36 billion (RMB8.51 billion) in the meantime.
  
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Tianjin Baoming Co., Ltd.


Tianjin Baoming Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Baoming) is committed to the research, production and sales of building materials. The company is one of the top 500 enterprises in national building materials industry and one of the top 10 enterprises in building materials industry in Tianjin City.
 
♦ 1972: Tianjin Wuqing Cement Factory was established. ♦ 1989: Tianjin Wuqing Cement Factory invented UEA with China Building Materials Academy. ♦ 1992: Tianjin Wuqing Cement Factory was reorganized as Tianjin YongYang New Building Materials Factory. ♦ 1995: Tianjin YongYang New Building Materials Factory was reorganized as Tianjin Baoming Group Company. ♦ 1999: Tianjin Baoming Group Company, a state-owned enterprise, became Tianjin Baoming Co., Ltd., a corporate enterprise. ♦ 2006: Its expansive agent production line was integrally relocated and redesigned.

Production situation
Product
Annual capacity
Expansion agent for concrete
400,000 tonnes
Superplasticizer
100,000 tonnes
Clay ceramsite
50,000 cubic metres
Lightweight aggregate concrete hollow block
400,000 cubic metres
High performance lightweight aggregate
50,000 cubic metres
Concrete reinforcing agent
100,000 tonnes
Dry mixing mortar
40,000 tonnes

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.

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Shandong Huawei Yinkai and Wanshan Co., Ltd.


Shandong Huawei Yinkai Building Material Technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong Huawei) has a strong research and development ability. It has cooperated with Tsinghua University and has three invention patents.
                                                                                    
Its superplasticizer products have been widely used in many large engineering projects, such as Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant, the Three Gorges Hydropower Station and so on. It strives to get listed on the GEM in Shenzhen in 2015.
 
Shandong Huawei is mainly engaged in high-performance water-reducing polycarboxylates agent, low-carbon-high- performance synergistic concrete agent, etc. Its total capacity of all kinds of concrete admixtures is 300,000t/a.

Shandong Wanshan Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shandong Wanshan) is one of the largest and professional S-naphthalene producers in China. The most important products of Shandong Wanshan are S-naphthalene and S-sulfamate, with the functions of set retarder or hardening accelerating. Shandong Wanshan has the rights of import and export by itself since 2008.

Shandong Wanshan is one of the subsidiaries of Shandong Wanshan Group Co., Ltd. Other subsidiaries are Shandong Wanshan Glaze Co., Ltd., Shandong Wanshan Logistics Co., Ltd., Weifang Wanshan Coal Co., Ltd., Weifang Wanshan Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.

Shandong Wanshan Chemical Co., Ltd. mainly produces S-naphthalene and S-sulfamate. The capacity of S-naphthalene is about 500,000t/a in 2011. Shandong Wanshan captures a large domestic market share of water reducing admixture and many of its products are exported to overseas market such as Malaysia and India.

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.


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CCM Conducts Panel Data Research on Hunan Rice Planting


Aiming to establish key market indicators of China's rice industry, CCM has carried out a syndicated research project, namely Syndicated Research Project of Hunan Rice Panel Data & Analysis Model, on rice production in Hunan Province, one of the largest rice production provinces in China, by conducting panel data investigations around the basic information which includes pesticides, seeds, fertilizers, diseases, pests and weeds, meteorology and agricultural produce.

Focused on Panel Data Theory, the project narrows to county or city level and targets all crop related projects, sorting out relationships between different market factors in crop market. In addition, this project is centered by crop data, farmers’ habits and behavior of using fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and other products will be researched deeply.

What’s more, CCM will go further into the countryside and the local dealer for investigation and adopt unique interview methods to make survey into the real rice planting situation in Hunan province.

In fact, the panel data research covers three main rice-planting fields in Hunan Province — Hengyang, Changde and Yueyang, as well as rice planting area of different counties, brands and costs of seed, dosage, ratio, cost, pest and pest diseases control degree of pesticide/fertilizer in different growth stage of rice, pest and pest diseases occurrence in recent years, etc.

Through this project, readers can understand relevant crop planting information around each province/ city/ county by focusing on region and learn relevant crop planting information around nationwide / province / city/ county by focusing on certain crop.

With all the data and information refined from the results of the research, CCM will finally set up a multiple analysis model of the rice production dynamic in Hunan Province which can also be applied to any crop in any areas in China. Actually, the project is just one of the experimental field plans of China Agricultural Information Platform Project - a project of CCM's long-term planning.

CCM will keep conducting similar projects on main crops in different provinces in the future so as to build an overall China Agricultural Information Data Platform. Please keep focus on CCM.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Foreign investment to offer more opportunities for China’s sweetener industry


New investments of foreign food producers in China could bring more opportunities for domestic sweetener industry in the near future, according to CCM’s December issue of Sweeteners China News.

On Nov. 22, 2012, one new production factory of Wrigley, which is located in Guangzhou Yonghe Economic & Technological Development District, was put into operation, as reported by Guangzhou Daily. This factory has the most advanced technology among all of Wrigley's factories in the world, and its investment in the first phase has reached about USD172.52 million. It is believed that candy products such as chewing gum will be produced in this factory, which will improve domestic sales volume of some sweeteners, including aspartame, acesulfame-K and many sugar alcohol products. Now the factory has already completed the first phase of the factory, and it is predicted that after finishing the second and third phases of the factory, the total capacity of Wrigley in China will increase by 60% in 2016 compared with its capacity at present.
 
Besides, a new joint-venture factory of beverage, which belongs to PepsiCo and Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (Tingyi), one of the leading food and beverage companies in China, was opened in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province on Oct. 25, 2012, which means the beverage output of PepsiCo will improve in the near future. Half a month later, PepsiCo announced the opening of a new food and beverage innovation center with total investment of more than USD40 million in Shanghai. The state-of-the-art facility, which is PepsiCo's largest research and development center outside of North America, will serve as a hub of new product, packaging and equipment innovation for PepsiCo's businesses throughout Asia. The new R&D Center will significantly increase the pace of PepsiCo's innovation and put new ideas into use in Asia market, as well as strengthen the company's ability to develop products suited to the local markets.

The investments of foreign beverage and candy producers in China are based on the good prospect of China's beverage and candy market, which means the consumption volume of sweeteners in China would improve in the future. For example, PepsiCo pointed out that China and other Asian countries are key components of PepsiCo's overall plan to drive growth in emerging and developing markets globally, which could be shown from its revenue in emerging and developing markets, from USD8 billion in 2006 to USD22 billion in 2011. Meanwhile, Wrigley also expressed that it has confidence in its futural market in China, which is the second largest candy consumption market in the world. "Currently, we have more than 848 million consumers in China, and Yonghe Factory is playing an important role in our strategy in China, which can bring more powerful supports to ensure our development in China," said Martin Radvan, the global CEO of Wrigley.

It is also believed that the investments of foreign beverage and candy producers in China will benefit domestic sweetener industry. Though China has the large consumption volume of beverage and candy now, per capita consumption of sweeteners in China is far lower than the internatioanl average, which means that there is much room for improvement in the future. With consumers' rapidly enhancing health attention and the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for sweeteners will increase in the future.
 
Moreover, production technology of domestic sweetener industry may also get benefit from the investments of foreign food producers. These foreign food producers will have more and higher requirements on sweetener products, and sweetener producers in China who want to acquire more orders should improve their production technology. It is believed that more and more domestic sweetener producers are willing to improve their production technology.


Source: Sweeteners China News 1212

Content of Sweeteners China News 1212:
National General Standard for Starch Sugar Classification launched
Chenguang invests 1,000t/a stevia sweetener project
Import and export of Chinese sucrose in Jan.- Oct. 2012
Shandong Longlive's XOS, L-arabinose and xylose project passes review
Nanning City plans to build national sucrose reserve base
Baolingbao awarded science & technology progress prize in Shandong
Current situation and development trend of stevia sweetener in China
Baolingbao shows some solutions of some sweeteners to downstream products
Domestic HIS industry may continue to develop under governmental pressure
Overview of regulations of Ministry of Health on sweeteners in Jan.–Nov. 2012
Foreign investment to offer more opportunities for China’s sweetener industry
Overview of domestic saccharin industry in Q3 2012
Xiwang Sugar invests in real estate for low profit of starch sugar business
Net profit of Shandong Longlive may decrease in 2012
Guangdong Huahai starts its crystalline fructose project
Domestic minimum acquisition price of sugarcane may decrease in 2012/2013
AN0C relaunches beverages in supermarket
Domestic consumption of HFCS enters dull season
Ex-factory prices of Chinese sweeteners in Nov. 2012
Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, Oct. 2012
… …

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Find Hot News in Biomaterials China News 1212


Published on the 8th every month, Biomaterials China News is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Biomaterials market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Biomaterials China News including 12 to 14 topics in one issue per month, will bring you the latest information on the latest market dynamics, company dynamics, new biomaterials products, new biomaterials technology development, new legislations and policies and raw material supply dynamics that are shaping the market.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Biomaterials China News:
An interview with Dr. Ma on biological SA pilot production line of Yangzi Petrochemical Research Institute
CCM's exclusive interview with Dr. Ma on the biological succinic acid pilot production line of Yangzi Petrochemical Research Institute.
Great demand attracts kinds of ethylene glycol producers
Great domestic demand for ethylene glycol attracts kinds of producers.
Overview of bio-plastics in China during 2012
In 2012, most bio-plastic producers have started or planned to expand their capacity, and it is a good signal that biodegradable plastics industry will have a bright future, but it also indicates that the overcapacity may appear in this industry in the future since the market is still small.
First domestic bio-PVA production line comes on stream
On Oct. 23, 2012, China's first bio-PVA program with capacity of 50,000t/a owned by Guangwei Chemical was officially put into production.
Hunan Tuopu receives subsidy USD4.96 million
On Nov. 21, 2012, Hunan Tuopu received a subsidy of USD4.96 million from local government for raw material purchase.
Judian Environmental's completely biodegradable tableware program comes online
On Nov. 17, 2012, the first phase of Judian Environmental's completely biodegradable tableware program was put into production, which can produce 32 million sets of tableware annually.
Baling Petrochemical finishes design of 10,000t/a ε-caprolactone production engineering
On Dec. 5, 2012, the design of 10,000t/a ε-caprolactone production engineering was finished jointly by Baling Petrochemical and Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology.
Notice on National Temporary Purchase of Corn as Reserves in 2012 published
On Nov. 15, 2012, China's State Administration of Grain and related departments published the Notice on National Temporary Purchase of Corn as Reserves in 2012.
Xing Cypress Group launches construction of 20,000t/a LDA program
On Oct. 1, 2012, Xing Cypress Group launched the construction of long-chain dicarboxylic acids (LDA) program with the capacity of 20,000t/a.
Great change occurs in China's PLA import and export trade in Oct. 2012
In Oct. 2012, China's import and export volume of PLA decreased a lot, while the import price of PLA increased by 162.9% compared with that in Sept. 2012.
China's import volume of fresh cassava soars in Oct. 2012
In Oct. 2012, China's import volume of fresh cassava increased by 102% to 16,688.663 tonnes, while the import volume of dry cassava decreased by about 42.3% to 319,780.414 tonnes.
China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increases 31.2% in Oct. 2012
In Oct. 2012, China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increased by 31.2% month on month.
Shuangxin Group accelerating construction of its PVA base
Shuangxin Group accelerating construction of its PVA base
Huali Environmental selected into provincial leading biological enterprises developing plan
Huali Environmental selected into provincial leading biological enterprises developing plan
Global green package market value to reach USD178 billion in 2018
Global green package market value to reach USD178 billion in 2018
Kingfa performs flat in Q3 2012
Kingfa performs flat in Q3 2012
NIMTE develops new thermosetting biological resin
NIMTE develops new thermosetting biological resin

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First domestic bio-PVA production line comes on stream


On Oct. 23, 2012, China's first bio-PVA program with capacity of 50,000t/a owned by Guangxi Guangwei Chemical Co., Ltd. (Guangwei Chemical) was officially put into production, according to CCM’s December issue of Biomaterials China News.

This program represents the capacity of 50,000t/a vinyl ethylene from bio-alcohol, 100,000t/a vinyl acetate (VAC) and 50,000t/a PVA.
 
The difference between this production line and domestic major PVA production lines is that Guangwei Chemical uses sugarcane or other biomasses as raw material while other producers use coal or nature gas. Guangwei Chemical is located in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region where biomass is abundant, and it can make use of cheap biomass to produce alcohol through fermentation, then generating PVA from bio-alcohol.
 
While the mainstream production process in China is producing PVA from calcium carbide or acetylene.

This production line is designed by Professor Zhang Minhua and his R&D team from Tianjin University. According to Mr. Zhang, the change of feedstock can decrease PVA producers' dependence on coal and expand the distribution scope of PVA plants.
 
Now, PVA is mainly produced through ethylene method and acetylene method. Acetylene can be made from coal, while ethylene is mainly produced from natural gas. Restricted by resources and technology, China’s PVA is mainly produced from coal-made acetylene, since China is abundant in coal but short of petroleum and Chinese enterprises have not mastered the technology of ethylene method. So most PVA producers construct PVA plants in the coal-rich areas to cut production cost. For example, the parent company of Guangwei Chemical—Anhui Wanwei Updated High-tech Material Industry Co., Ltd. (Wanwei Updated High-tech)—has constructed a new plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region because of local rich coal resources.
 
However, if PVA can be produced from biomass, the location of PVA plants will not be limited, since China's biomass resources are abundant, cheap and widely distributed. For example, China can generate more than 700 million tonnes of straw resources annually. Therefore, more regions are suitable for constructing PVA plants, such as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a province short of coal but rich in biomass.
 
Besides renewable raw material, safety and energy-saving are also great advantages of biological method. Without producing calcium carbide (calcium carbide production is restricted by many countries and regions because it is energy-intensive), biological method can greatly reduce energy consumption and cut the production cost. Meanwhile, this method is safer. In 2009, an explosion accident occurred in Guangwei Chemical, forcing the company to draw a plan to develop biological PVA. Before the explosion accident, the company is a coal-based PVA producer. Mr. Zhang also introduced that there are other advantages of bio-PVA technology in addition to the above-mentioned ones, such as few by-products, high purity, low investment and small carbon dioxide emission.

Though the completion of domestic first bio-PVA production line is an encouraging event, the company may have to face the problem of marketing, and whether this production line can bring great benefit is also uncertain, since domestic PVA industry has already experienced serious overcapacity. For example, Wanwei Updated High-tech is domestic largest PVA producer with the capacity of 250,000t/a (including Guangwei Chemical's 50,000t/a). According to its Q3 2012 earnings report, the company suffered a net loss of USD12.4 million in Q3 2012, decreasing by about 431.68% compared with that in the same period of 2011. 
 
For Guangwei Chemical, low cost and its special geographic location may be its strong advantages, as Guangxi adjoins the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Source: Biomaterials China News 1212

Main content of Biomaterials China News 1212:
Great demand attracts kinds of ethylene glycol producers
Overview of bio-plastics in China during 2012
First domestic bio-PVA production line comes on stream
Hunan Tuopu receives subsidy USD4.96 million
Judian Environmental's completely biodegradable tableware program comes online
Baling Petrochemical finishes design of 10,000t/a ε-caprolactone production engineering
Notice on National Temporary Purchase of Corn as Reserves in 2012 published
Xing Cypress Group launches construction of 20,000t/a LDA program
Great change occurs in China's PLA import and export trade in Oct. 2012
China's import volume of fresh cassava soars in Oct. 2012
China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increases 31.2% in Oct. 2012
Shuangxin Group accelerating construction of its PVA base
Huali Environmental selected into provincial leading biological enterprises developing plan
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Published on the 5th every month, Sweeteners China News is a monthly publication released by CCM International. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of sweeteners market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include market dynamic, company dynamic, raw material supply, price update, import & export analysis, consumption trend & competitiveness.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Sweeteners China News:
Editor's Note 1212
Editor's Note 1212
Current situation and development trend of stevia sweetener in China
Mr. Hu, Secretary-General of CFAA, indicated that China owns large output but small domestic consumption volume of stevia sweetener, and the key research direction is beverage and tabletop sweetener in the future.
Baolingbao shows downstream solutions of some functional sugars
Baolingbao showed its latest research results on downstream application of some functional sugars in FIC-Autumn 2012.
Domestic HIS industry may continue to develop under governmental pressure
Though domestic sucrose industry wished the government to limit the development of HIS, the uptrend of consumption volume of HIS may not have a significant change in the near future.
Overview of regulations of Ministry of Health on sweeteners in Jan.–Nov. 2012
It is predicted that domestic sweetener industry will enjoy more opportunities in 2013, because of the governmental regulations on sweeteners that released in Jan. – Nov. of 2012.
Foreign investment to offer more opportunities for China’s sweetener industry
New investments of foreign food producers in China could bring more opportunities for domestic sweetener industry in the near future.
Overview of domestic saccharin industry in Q3 2012
Export volume and domestic sales volume of saccharin increased in Q3 2012 over Q3 2011, but the inventory volume of saccharin was still large in China at the meantime.
Xiwang Sugar invests in real estate for low profit of starch sugar business
Because of the pressure from high cost and low profit of its corn further processing business, Xiwang Sugar begins to enter domestic real estate industry.
Net profit of Shandong Longlive may decrease in 2012
Though it was predicted that Shandong Longlive would perform well in H2 2012, net profit of the company continued to decrease in Q3 2012 compared with that in Q3 2011.
Guangdong Huahai starts its crystalline fructose project
Guangdong Huahai started the first phase of its crystalline fructose project with the capacity of 10,000t/a on Nov. 5, 2012.
Domestic minimum acquisition price of sugarcane may decrease in 2012/2013
It is predicted that domestic minimum acquisition price of sugarcane will decrease in 2012/2013, which may decrease sucrose price in China next year, and further exert a negative influence on domestic consumption of starch sugar.
AN0C relaunches beverages in supermarket
AN0C relaunched its beverages containing stevia sweetener in the supermarket in Nov. 2012.
Domestic consumption of HFCS enters dull season
In Nov. 2012, domestic consumption of HFCS has entered a dull season, which can be tracked from the low average operating rate of domestic HFCS industry.
Ex-factory prices of Chinese sweeteners in Nov. 2012
Ex-factory prices of Chinese sweeteners in Nov. 2012
Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, Oct. 2012
Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, Oct. 2012
National General Standard for Starch Sugar Classification launched
National General Standard for Starch Sugar Classification was launched.
Chenguang invests 1,000t/a stevia sweetener project
Chenguang invested in an 1,000t/a stevia sweetener project.
Import and export of Chinese sucrose in Jan.- Oct. 2012
Import and export of Chinese sucrose in Jan.- Oct. 2012
Shandong Longlive's XOS, L-arabinose and xylose project passes review
Shandong Longlive's XOS, L-arabinose and xylose project passed review.
Nanning City plans to build national sucrose reserve base
Nanning City plans to build a national sucrose reserve base.
Baolingbao awarded science & technology progress prize in Shandong
Baolingbao was awarded science & technology progress prize in Shandong. 


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