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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Find Hot News in Corn Products China News 1312

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Corn Products China News:

2013 annual review of China's corn product industry

In 2013, the domestic corn products industry has faced great challenges, and most corn deep-processing industries even suffered losses under the background of high raw material costs, lower prices of products from downstream industries at both home and abroad, as well as governmental supervision. However, some corn deep-processing products still have opportunities to develop.

2013/2014 minimum sugarcane purchase price in Guangxi decreased

The government of Guangxi further decreased the 2013/2014 minimum sugarcane purchase price in Guangxi. It is predicted that the decrease in the minimum sugarcane purchase prices in other sugarcane growing regions will be a foregone conclusion in 2013/2014.

Applications of functional oligosaccharide in soybean products and collagen beverage

With several years' development of functional oligosaccharide, its good properties have been gradually accepted. In this paper, the authors mainly analyse applications of the product in soybean products and collagen beverage.

Meihua Group's annual net profit to increase in 2013

Meihua Group's annual net profit to increase in 2013

Meihua Group commits to product development recently

Recently, Meihua Group has been committed to develop its products like organic fertilizer, MSG and xanthan gum as well as expanding new business fields.

China's ex-works price of lysine shows overall decline, Jan.-Nov. 2013

According to data from CCM, the ex-works price of lysine in China underwent an overall downtrend during Jan.-Nov. 2013, mainly due to decreasing demand and increasing supply.

Changchun Dacheng cooperates with Itochu Corporation in feed business

Changchun Dacheng cooperates with Itochu Corporation in feed business

Guangji Pharmaceutical's net profit to increase significantly in 2013

Guangji Pharmaceutical's net profit to increase significantly in 2013

Price update of corn products, Dec. 2013

Price update of corn products, Dec. 2013

China returns 120,000 tonnes of GM corn to the US again

On Dec. 4, 2013, the AQSIQ reported that China has again returned 120,000 tonnes of corn to US exporters, as the domestic Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau found that the corn was unapproved GM corn containing the MIR162 ingredient.

North China Pharmaceutical to compensate USD153 million for VC price fixing

On Dec. 3, 2013, North China Pharmaceutical announced that its subsidiary Welcome Pharmaceutical was ruled by a US district court to pay compensation of USD153 million in a VC antitrust lawsuit, and that Welcome Pharmaceutical has decided to appeal again.

EU launches anti-dumping sunset review investigation on China's MSG 

EU launches anti-dumping sunset review investigation on China's MSG

China's ex-works price of citric acid undergoes downtrend, Sept.-Nov. 2013

According to data from CCM, the domestic ex-works price of citric acid underwent a downtrend during Sept.-Nov. 2013, due to weak demand and decreasing cost support.

China's inositol export value up but volume down, Jan.-Oct. 2013

According to data from China Customs, during Jan.-Oct. 2013, China's export value of inositol reached USD48.2 million, with a large year-on-year growth rate of 56.7%, while its export volume fell to 3,080 tonnes in this period, down 11.2% year on year.

Overview of new carbohydrate source—solid fructose-glucose

Solid fructose-glucose is a new carbohydrate source and its main ingredients are glucose and fructose. Solid fructose-glucose is generated after vacuum drying and crushing of the raw material——high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It has more advantages and can be more widely used than HFCS.

Northeast Pharmaceutical acquires the high-tech enterprise certificate

Northeast Pharmaceutical acquires the high-tech enterprise certificate

Nationwide government corn purchase for temporary reserve starts

On Nov. 25, 2013, Sinograin, the designated enterprise, started the government corn purchase for temporary reserve. The other enterprises commissioned to purchase will also start the corn purchase once they obtain approval and get funds from the government. The deadline of this purchase of corn for temporary reserve is on April 30, 2014.

Chinese corn products Imp. & Exp., Oct. 2013

In Oct. 2013, the total import value of corn products in China witnessed a significant MoM increase of 251% while the total export value declined slightly by 6% MoM.

2nd China's Corn Industry Executive Summit to held in Liaoning 

2th China's Corn Industry Executive Summit to held in Liaoning 

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

China's ex-works price of citric acid undergoes downtrend, Sept.-Nov. 2013


As early as June-Aug. 2013, manufacturers increased the ex-works price of citric acid several times due to the increasing product cost and the peak season of the drinks industry, which increases demand for citric acid after suffering losses due to the low price of citric acid in the first five months of 2013.

The decrease in the ex-works price of citric acid during Sept.-Nov. 2013 could be attributed to the following aspects:
First and most important, weak demand for citric acid. Compared with H1 2013, the ex-works price of citric acid remained high during Sept.-Oct. 2013 so that dealers had weak desire to purchase large amounts of this product. Besides, as entering the off season of drinks, the demand for citric acid from the beverage industry atrophied accordingly.

Additionally, China is the largest citric acid producer in the world, and the consumption of this product depends on the overseas market to a great extent. However, citric acid exports remained weak in this period. According to data from China Customs, the export volumes of citric acid were 51,425 tonnes in Sept. and 52,501 tonnes in Oct., 7,155 tonnes and 6,079 tonnes less than that in Aug. respectively.

Second, the decrease in the cost. As the supply of corn has been increasing since Oct. 2013, the market price of corn declined in Oct., and it fluctuated at a low level in Nov. 2013.

Moreover, under the current circumstance of citric acid overcapacity, in order to occupy more market share, manufacturers have carried out low price tactics during this period. Also, towards the end of 2013, manufactures have a strong desire to sell their stock of citric acid to get funds.
It is estimated that the ex-works price of citric acid will remain stable in Dec. 2013. Generally, the profitability of citric acid has been very low due to the decreasing sales price of this product. Plus, with downstream dealers willing to purchase citric acid for stock at its current lower price, it is unlikely that citric acid producers will decrease the price. However, winter is the traditional slack season of citric acid, so demand for it will still be limited, which will hardly drive up its price.

In the long term, citric acid will still face challenges in China, as its export volume may be affected by the European Union (EU)'s sunset review and midterm review investigations on China's citric acid, which started on Nov. 30, 2013 by the European Commission, in response to applications from SA Citrique Belge and Jungbunzlauer Austria AG. The midterm review investigation is mainly to survey the damage form in the anti-dumping measure. The Hs Codes of correlated products are 29181400 and ex29181500.

In Sept. 2007, the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into China's citric acid, and in Dec. 2008, the EU issued its final ruling.

The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain are the main EU destinations of China's citric acid. In 2012, China had exported 117,620 tonnes of citric acid to these four countries, accounting for 16% of the total export volume of domestic citric acid. 

If the EU rules to continue anti-dumping measures against China's citric acid during the implementation term of anti-dumping measures, it may have a negative influence on China's export of citric acid in the near future

Furthermore, the demand for citrate will also have a certain impact on the demand for citric acid, as it is a direct downstream product of citric acid and its consumption relies on the overseas market as well.

Similarly, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Poland are also the main EU export destinations of China's citrate. Data from China Customs shows that in 2012, China had exported a total of 42,700 tonnes of citrate to these six countries, accounting for around 33% of China's total export volume of citrate.

Source: Corn Products China News issued by CCM in December.

Table of Contents of Corn Products China News 1312:
2013 annual review of China's corn products industry
China returns 120,000 tonnes of GM corn to the US again
Chinese corn products Imp. & Exp., Oct. 2013
China's inositol export value up but volume down, Jan.-Oct. 2013
Price update of corn products, Dec. 2013
China's ex-works price of citric acid undergoes downtrend, Sept.-Nov. 2013
China's ex-works price of lysine shows overall decline, Jan.-Nov. 2013
North China Pharmaceutical to compensate USD153 million for VC price fixing
Meihua Group commits to product development recently
Overview of new carbohydrate source—solid fructose-glucose
Applications of functional oligosaccharide in soybean products and collagen beverage
Nationwide government corn purchase for temporary reserve starts
2013/2014 minimum sugarcane purchase price in Guangxi decreased

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Sucrose Supply Rise May Slow down Fast Development of Starch Sugar

According to Mr. Ma, Vice Chairman of the China Sugar Association (CSA), China's output of sucrose may reach 12 million tonnes in the extraction season of 2011/2012 (from October 2011 to April 2012), which may slow down the fast development of starch sugar, such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and glucose, according to CCM’s December issue of Sweeteners China News.

On 1 November, China's Production and Sales Meeting of Sucrose in Extraction Season of 2011/2012 was held in Haikou City, Hainan Province. In accordance with the meeting, the continuous diminished output of sucrose in recent three years is likely to be ended, and the output of sucrose may increase by about 14.83% in extraction season of 2011/2012 over that in 2010/2011. However, the expected increase in sucrose supply may slow down the fast development of starch sugar through reducing the replacement demand for starch sugar.

Compared with other sweeteners such as high intensity sweeteners and functional oligosaccharides, the sweetness, properties and application ranges of starch sugar are much closer to those of sucrose. And domestic starch sugar industry is benefited from the inadequate supply and price increase of sucrose; thus the improvement in sucrose industry can impact the starch sugar industry obviously.

The demand growth of starch sugar may decrease due to the increase in sucrose supply in 2012. In recent three years, inadequate sucrose supply in the past three extraction seasons of sucrose has given a boost to starch sugar's development. For example, both the outputs of sucrose in the extraction seasons of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 were four million tonnes less than the sucrose consumption (TABLE), which has offered more potential market shares to other sweeteners, especially starch sugar. Meanwhile, starch sugar has developed well since 2009. For instance, the total output of starch sugar is expected to reach about 10 million tonnes in 2011 with a yearly growth rate of 8.7%. According to the CSA, the consumption of sucrose may continue to be about 14 million tonnes in 2012, in consideration of which, the replacement demand for starch sugar may reduce in 2012 due to the output increase of sucrose, which may reduce the total demand growth of starch sugar in 2012.

Besides, the increase in sucrose supply may further drive down the sucrose price, which may influence the gross margin of starch sugar producers. Caused by an inadequate sucrose supply, sucrose price has mainly shown a rising trend from October 2008 to August 2011. Chinese government has released sucrose stock for eight times with a total volume of 1.66 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2011, aided by which, the sucrose price has begun to decrease since August 2011. The increase in sucrose supply in the extraction season of 2011/2012 may further impel the sucrose price decrease in 2012, which may weaken the main advantage of starch sugar—competitive price—and suppress the price of starch sugar in 2012. In fact, though prices of starch sugar's raw materials—corn and corn starch—have deceased in recent few months due to the corn harvest, it is estimated that they may increase again in 2012. Therefore, the gross margin of starch sugar may decrease in the future.

Starch sugar producers admit the influence of the expected sucrose supply, but they also believe that the starch sugar industry will develop in 2012. For example, a sales manager of Zhucheng Dongxiao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., one main glucose producer with capacity of 300,000t/a, expressed that the demand for starch sugar will increase in 2012 thanks to its lower price than sucrose, but its growth rate may be lower than that of 2011 due to the increase in sucrose supply. In general, the starch sugar industry will keep on developing in 2012, but the speed may be slower.
Source: Sweeteners China News 1112

Content of Sweeteners China News 1112:
Chinese government carries out environmental verification of starch and starch sugar producers
EU's final approval of stevia sweetener to drive Chinese stevia sweetener industry forward
Stachyose: opportunities and challenges co-exist
Jiangsu Lianwei to launch cyclamate project in Q1 2012
Overcapacity in China's erythritol industry may exacerbate in near future
Hebei Shengxue transfers 93.181% share
Layn cooperates with Health & Nutrition Business Unit of Cargill
Baolingbao's profits of FOS and erythritol may increase in 2012
JK Sucralose starts to construct the third phase of sucralose project
Three L-phenylalanine projects to be launched in H1 2012
Mannitol price increases obviously in Jan.-Nov. 2011
Domestic price of FOS has a downtrend since July 2011……

If you are interested in CCM’s December issue of Sweeteners China News, please do not hesitate to contact us by +86-20-37616606, or email us at econtact@cnchemicals.com.

(Guangzhou China, December 6, 2011)

Sweeteners China News is a monthly newsletter published by CCM International Limited. Based on China market, CCM 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.

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