Phosphate fertilizer market forecasts more imbalances in H2 2012

China’s phosphate fertilizer consumption seemed unlikely to catch up with the stable production growth in H2 2012, according to the forecast from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), according to CCM’s October issue of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report.

On Sept. 10th, MIIT released a notice regarding China’s fertilizer industry operation of H1 2012 and gave a forecast on the supply and demand market in H2 2012. China’s phosphate fertilizer industry would see more imbalances between supply and demand in H2 2012, compared to H1 2012.

The notice showed that China’s phosphate fertilizer industry witnessed the increasing output and decreasing profit in H1 2012. Coupled with nearly 3,000,000t/a new capacity of phosphate fertilizers entering into the market in 2011 and 2012 in succession, China’s total output of phosphate fertilizers grew to 9.80 million tonnes in H1 2012, increasing by 18.3% year on year.

 

Meanwhile, the rising prices of feedstock like phosphorus ore and sulfur greatly squeezed the margins of enterprises in H1 2012. China’s overall phosphate fertilizer industry generated USD6.04 billion revenue and USD190.85 million profits in H1 2012, respectively increasing by 18% and decreasing by 33.1% year on year.

 

Low operation rate drove up unit cost. According to the data from China Phosphate Fertilizer Association, the operation rate of DAP plants was 65% in H1 2012, versus 75% in H1 2011, while MAP and NPK fertilizers plants only operated facilities when receiving orders. Among China’s 34 MAP producers, two of them had suspended the production and 11 showed negative growth in production.

The notice also indicated that the development of China’s phosphate fertilizer industry would become tougher in H2 2012. China’s exports of phosphate fertilizers would draw to close in Sept. as low tariff period was about to end. Furthermore, although the demand for phosphate fertilizers would show seasonable uptrend in the coming autumn, it could still foresee the depression after autumn, especially when China’s exports of phosphate fertilizers dropped sharply and a massive supply glut would occur in H2 2012.

 

In general, China’s consumption volume in phosphate fertilizers was estimated to be around 8 million tonnes. The output of phosphate fertilizers in 2012 was expected to reach 17 million tonnes according to the conservative estimation. However, China’s exports of phosphate fertilizers won’t exceed 3 million tonnes in the whole year of 2012, indicating that domestic supply of phosphate fertilizers would approach 14 million tonnes, far more than the demand.

Source: Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1210

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Headlines of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1209

Editor's Note

Headlines of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1210

Phosphorus ore

Company Dynamics: Hubei Xingfa’s new beneficiation line to put into operation 

Industry Dynamics: Phosphorus accompanying resources shaped commercialization     

Yellow Phosphorus

Industry Dynamics: Yellow phosphorus producers to rid of price fear in Oct.

Phosphate Fertilizer

Industry Dynamics: Phosphate fertilizer market forecasts more imbalances in H2 2012 

Policy & Legislation: China to fine tune layout of phosphate industry  

Industry Dynamics: Phosphate fertilizer production keeps strong despite tough external environment     

Fine Phosphate Chemical

Company Dynamics: Sichuan Lomon expands phosphorus business in Hubei    

Company Dynamics: Yoke Technology expands sales to Europe

Global Insight

The Mosaic’s Q1 2013 fiscal result shows DAP price rebound in the US

Supply & Demand

Market review of prime phosphate chemicals in Sept. 2012

Import & Export

International trade situation of phosphate chemicals in Aug. 2012

Price Update

Price monitor of some phosphate chemicals in Sept. 2012

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Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report, a monthly publication issued by CCM on 15^th of every month, provides you the latest information on company dynamic, industry dynamic, factors impacting the price fluctuation, technology improvement, supply & demand of China's phosphorus industry.

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Find Hot News in Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1210

Published on the 15^th every month, 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.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report:

Hubei Xingfa's new beneficiation line to put into operation

Hubei Xingfa's new beneficiation was to increase its own supply capacity in feedstock.

Phosphorus accompanying resources shaped commercialization

Multiple phosphorus accompanying resources were commercialized or about to be commercialized by enterprises from home and abroad.

Yellow phosphorus producers to rid of price fear in Oct.

With the announcement of date for the convocation of China's 18th Party Congress, the fears were eased about the drop in the price of yellow phosphorus in Oct.

Phosphate fertilizer market forecasts more imbalances in H2 2012

Increasing production and weak demand would intensify the imbalance of China's phosphate fertilizers in H2 2012.

China to fine tune layout of phosphate industry

China's newly-released Guiding Catalog of Industry Migration depicted a macroscopic profile of domestic phosphorus industry.

Phosphate fertilizer production keeps strong despite tough external environment

China's phosphate fertilizer productions continuously climb up in August despite gloomy economic environment and tough phosphate fertilizer status.

Sichuan Lomon expands phosphorus business in Hubei

Sichuan Lomon holds the ground breaking ceremony for its phosphate chemical production line in Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province in Sept. 2012.

Yoke Technology expands sales to Europe

Yoke Technology's sales to Europe increased sharply in H1 2012.

The Mosaic's Q1 2013 fiscal result shows DAP price rebound in the US

Though the price of DAP rebounds during the Mosaic's Q1 2013 fiscal period, its Q1 2013 fiscal results still show falling gross profits.

Market review of prime phosphate chemicals in Sept. 2012

With the advent of high tariff period, domestic consumption of DAP seemed unlikely to outpace the production of DAP, which may lead to the mismatch between supply and demand.

International trade situation of phosphate chemicals in Aug. 2012

Excluding POCl3, other phosphorus products we concern generally remained a downside in cumulative volumes of the year to date in Aug. 2012.

Price monitor of some phosphate chemicals in Sept. 2012

The prices of phosphorus products we concerned generally maintained stable in Sept. 2012.

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China's demand for titanium feedstock had an effect on the global supply

China is the largest titanium dioxide supplier in the world. China's TiO2 industry exerts more and more influence on the world's TiO2 market. Titanium dioxide is considered to be a white pigment with the best performance, which is widely used in paints, plastics, paper, rubber, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and other industries.

Titanium dioxide has reinforcing, aging, and filling effect, and is used as a coloring agent in the rubber industry.  White and colored rubber products added titanium dioxide to make it sun-resistant, anti-cracking, anti-discoloration, scales better and acid. In cosmetics applications, titanium dioxide white is better than lead because of non-toxic .Almost all kinds of powder use titanium dioxide instead of lead white and zinc white. Powder only need an addition of 5% to 8% of titanium dioxide to be permanently white, creamier spice, adhesion, absorption, strength and hiding power.

As the protagonist in the pigment market, the recent price trend of titanium dioxide fall and rise, becoming a "Person of the Year" in the paint on the raw materials market. Its latest price trend is more concerned by people. It becomes a hot topic that how the Titanium market trend will be. There is considerable room for growth of Titanium dioxide demand in China. China's titanium dioxide industry will continue the twists growth trends and production capacity, production, prices, exports, demand, etc, will have varying degrees of growth.

According to the latest statistics of the National Chemical Productivity Center titanium dioxide sub-center in the first half of this year ,it is showed that China imported a total of titanium dioxide 82,000 tons, down 37.8%; total exports in the first half of titanium dioxide 228,000 tons, with a year-on-year growth of 8.4%. Foreign titanium dioxide giant price good Chinese titanium dioxide enterprises, China's export volume has been rising. How titanium dioxide will trend? How to import and export analysis and price?

The China TiO2 Monthly Report is mainly divided into five parts referred to Supply & Demand, Company Dynamics, Upstream, Downstream and Price Update, including information of new launch, company expansion, value chain analysis, price fluctuation, etc. If your business is connected with TiO2, the report will be very attractive to you while the report will facilitate your search for commercial opportunities in this promising market.

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Layout of Legend Holdings' investment in agricultural business

Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. (Legend Holdings), the parent company of best-known PC maker Lenovo Group, is expanding business in agricultural industry, one of its five investment fields, according to CCM’s September issue of AgriChina Investor.

In September 2012, Legend Holdings' two investments in agricultural industry have been contracted, stimulating the market of agricultural investment. On 15 September, 2012, Legend Holdings completed the acquisition of 100% shares of Qufu Confucius Family Wine Co., Ltd. with dealing value of USD63.32 million (RMB400 million). On 16 September, 2012, Legend Holdings signed an strategic cooperation agreement with Qingdao Municipal Government for an investment program in blueberry industry with a value of over USD316.61 million (RMB2 billion) in the future five years.

The investment in Qufu Confucius Family Wine Co., Ltd. is Legend Holding's third direct acquisition in China's white wine industry. And the strategic investment in blueberry industry in Qingdao is Legend Holdings' second action in fruit industry. In May 2011, Legend Holdings founded Beijing Huaxia Liancheng Fruit Trading Co., Ltd. (Huaxia Liancheng) to develop the market of high-quality kiwi fruit products, and now the company has five kiwi fruit planting bases in Shaanxi, Henan and Sichuan.

According to the investment agreement achieved by Legend Holdings and Qingdao Municipal Government, Legend Holdings will establish Legend Modern Agriculture (Qingdao) Headquarters and invest in a series of projects in blueberry industry including new variety development, planting and processing in the future five years. Legend Holdings expects that these projects related to blueberry industry in Qingdao City could achieve profit before the holistic listing of Legend Holdings in 2014-2016.

Legend Holdings, aiming to be a leading company in modern agriculture, has made great achievement in agricultural investment since it set foot in agricultural business in 2010. In July 2010, Legend Holdings set up an agricultural department, which focuses on investment and resource integration in agricultural industry. And a series of investments have been made in fields covering white wine, aquatic feed, aquaculture as well as livestock and poultry breeding. On 9 August, 2012, Joyvio Co., Ltd. (Joyvio), reformed from Legend Holdings' agricultural department, was founded to operate agriculture-related business. And the foundation of Joyvio follows the projection schedule of Legend Holdings' medium-term development strategy made in 2010.

According to Legend Holdings' official website, Legend Holdings aims to provide consumers with safe agricultural produces/foods by integrating global resources, operating in the whole industrial chain, carrying out whole-course cold chain logistics and adopting traceable strategy. The mission of Legend Holdings' business in agriculture is to lead and drive the development of modern agricultural industry in China.

According to Legend Holdings, the company's investment in agricultural business is based on the increasing demand for agricultural produces and foods with high quality and safety in China. "With the development of economy and society of China, consumers' demand for agricultural produces/foods with high quality and safety is increasing, while the market supply is seriously insufficient. The key solution to this problem is modern agriculture, which drives China's agriculture to develop into a large-scale, standardized and branded industry.

Source: AgriChina Investor

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Content of AgriChina Investor 1209:

Legend Holdings expands investment in white wine business

Yiqiao Marine Seeds: operating margin hits 53.87% in H1 2012

Three agricultural investment funds founded in Aug. 2012

Beijing DQY to build world's largest raising base for egg-laying chickens in Chuzhou

Monsod Drought-Resistance listed in Growth Enterprise Board

Medium and large-scale banks extend rural financial business

Innovation: Key word in 12th Five-Year Plan for National Rural Economic Development

12th Five-Year Plan for Domestic Trade Development released

Low market price results in low achievement in cotton stockpile in Sept. 2012

China's largest spot cotton exchange center to open in Dec. 2012

Layout of Legend Holdings' investment in agricultural business

China encounters low profitability in rice growing

ASEAN becomes China’s 2nd largest trading partner of agricultural produces

China becomes world's largest importer of agricultural produces

China to invest USD1.14 billion in agriculture produces' quality inspection and testing system

Wholesale and retail markets of agricultural produces to enjoy two tax exemption

MOA: China to ensure wheat planting area over 22.60 million ha. in 2012/2013 season

China's soybean import volume in the first eight months ups 17.4% YoY

Jilin Province promotes integrated culture in paddy field

Chuying Agro-Pastoral explores pork sales business

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Find Hot News in AgriChina Investor 1209

Published on the 31^th every month, AgriChina Investor is a monthly publication released by CCM’s. It is covering sections of investment environment, investment dynamics, market watch, industry discovery, expert view and market review etc.AgriChina Investor will focus on the economic situation, governmental policy, financial capital flow, key players' dynamics, big events and hot issues etc. in agriculture industry. Providing the most comprehensive information about the capital investment dynamics and market dynamics, this newsletter can make you clear about the investment environments in China's agriculture industry.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of AgriChina Investor 1209:

Legend Holdings expands investment in white wine business

Legend Holdings Ltd. has completed a takeover of Qufu Confucius Family Liquor Co., Ltd. at a cost of USD63.32 million (RMB400 million), expanding its white wine business.

Yiqiao Marine Seeds: operating margin hits 53.87% in H1 2012

Yiqiao Marine Seeds enjoys an operating profit margin of 53.87% in H1 2012, much higher over other listed companies in agricultural industry.

Three agricultural investment funds founded in Aug. 2012

Three agricultural investment funds were founded in China in August 2012, with total fund planned to be raised amounting to USD1.27 billion (RMB8 billion).

Beijing DQY to build world's largest raising base for egg-laying chickens in Chuzhou

Beijing DQY is to build the world's largest raising base of egg-laying chickens, with a capacity of 7 billion chickens per year.

Monsod Drought-Resistance listed in Growth Enterprise Board

Monsod Drought-Resistance, a company principally engaged in ecological environment construction with Inner Mongolia plants, landed on China Growth Enterprise Board on 17 September, 2012.

Medium and large-scale banks extend rural financial business

Medium and large-scale banks are extending rural financial business.

Innovation: Key word in 12th Five-Year Plan for National Rural Economic Development

Innovation is a key word in the 12th Five-Year Plan for National Rural Economic Development.

12th Five-Year Plan for Domestic Trade Development released

The 12th Five-Year Plan for Domestic Trade Development was released on 1 September, 2012, which emphasized the development of construction of modern market system and modern agricultural produces circulation system in rural regions.

Low market price results in low achievement in cotton stockpile in Sept. 2012

China suffers low achievement in cotton purchasing and stockpiling in Sept. 2012.

China's largest spot cotton exchange center to open in Dec. 2012

China's largest spot cotton exchange center is to open in Tianmen City (Hubei Province) in December 2012.

Layout of Legend Holdings' investment in agricultural business

Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. (Legend Holdings), is expanding business in agricultural industry, one of its five investment fields.

China encounters low profitability in rice growing

Profit in rice growing is relatively low and China should accelerate the circulation and integration of farmland.

ASEAN becomes China’s 2nd largest trading partner of agricultural produces

ASEAN becomes China's 2nd largest trading partner of agricultural produces.

China becomes world's largest importer of agricultural produces

China has become world's largest importer of agricultural produces since 2011

Wholesale and retail markets of agricultural produces to enjoy two tax exemptions

Wholesale and retail markets of agricultural produces is enjoy land use tax and house property tax in 2013-2015.

China's soybean import volume in the first eight months ups 17.4% YoY

China's soybean import volume in the first eight months of 2012 ups 17.4% YoY, hitting 39.34 million tonnes.

MOA: China to ensure wheat planting area over 22.60 million ha. in 2012/2013 season

MOA Minister said that China should ensure wheat planting area over 22.60 million ha. in 2012/2013 season.

China to invest USD1.14 billion in agriculture produces' quality inspection and testing system

China will invest USD1.14 billion in agriculture produces' quality inspection and testing system.

Chuying Agro-Pastoral explores pork sales business

Chuying Agro-Pastoral has been exploring high-end pork sales business.

Jilin Province promotes integrated culture in paddy field

Jilin Province promotes new integrated culture mode ——raising aquatic products in paddy field, with total area of 13,000 hectares in 2011.

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Qixiang Tengda to raise USD316 million to produce PBS

On Sep. 25, 2012, Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co., Ltd. (Qixiang Tengda) publishes a notice that it plans to raise USD316 million (RMB2 billion) by non-public offering shares to step into China's biodegradable industry. The company tries to invest USD618 million (RMB3.91 billion) to construct PBS (poly butylenes succinate) program with capacity of 150,000t/a, according to CCM International’s October issue of Biomaterials China News.

 

The company tries to offer no more than 120 million shares with price of no less than USD2.212 (RMB14) per share. At present, the company's holding company—Zibo Qixiang Petrochemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Qixiang Group) will input no less than USD15.8 million (RMB100 million). The company will satisfy the balance between the total investment and raised fund by self-financing.

Qixiang Tengda will divide the program into two phases, and construct a whole work flow of PBS including the raw material succinic acid (SA) and butanediol (BDO).

 

It will spend one year on the first phase. At first, Qixiang Tengda will make use of its abundant by-product—butane to produce maleic anhydride (MA) with capacity of 100,000t/a. MA can be used to produce SA and BDO. During the first phase, the production facilities of MA and BDO with capacity of 100,000t/a and 55,000t/a respectively should be completed.

 

It will spend one and a half years on the second phase to construct production facilities of MA, BDO and SA with capacity of 100,000t/a, 55,000t/a and 75,000t/a respectively. At last, it will construct the PBS facilities with capacity of 150,000t/a.

Qixiang Tengda is entirely optimistic about the prospects of PBS though its current market is not so good. It thinks that domestic potential demand for PBS can exceed 500,000 tonnes per year.

 

Qixiang Tengda thinks that PBS is the most excellent biodegradable materials in mechanical performance such as tensile strength, elongation at break, and toughness, and it also has an outstanding processing property. The biodegradable plastic industry has also been encouraged by the government. In H2 2007, PBS, PLA and PCL were listed in the 11th Five-Year Plan as products to be encouraged, and in the 12th Five-Year Plan, their position hasn't changed. 

 

In fact, the current market of PBS is not so good, and its capacity of 150,000t/a may not be digested. Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Xinfu Pharmaceutical) is also a listed company that produces PBS for more than 6 years with capacity of 13,000t/a. However, according to the 2012 semiannual report of Xinfu Pharmaceutical, the sale volume of this company’s PBS is less than 1,000 tonnes (Please refer to Biomaterial China News 1209, Xinfu Pharmaceutical remains cautious with PBS business). Besides, Xinfu Pharmaceutical has operated overseas market for a long period, and its understanding of the PBS market may be better than Qixiang Tengda. Mr. Liu, Secretary of the Board of Qixiang Tengda, said that compared to Xinfu Pharmaceutical, they don't have any special measures to expand market, so it may be a difficult task to make a breakthrough in sales volume.

 

Even though, Mr. Liu still insists that the future of PBS is good, as Qixiang Tengda owns the whole processing chain, and the cost may be smaller than that of other producers. On the other hand, more countries start to care about the environment, which will promote the growth of the industry.

 

It's no doubt that PBS is a promising industry, but all commercial production should be led by consume market. As the growth of the new market is slow, it is estimated that Qixiang Tengda will have a tough road to expand its market after it finishes the construction.

Source: Biomaterials China News 1210

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Main content of Biomaterials China News 1210:

Domestic lyocell fiber starts to sprout

Main barriers for China's PLA industry: unstable quality and market imbalance

New environmental protection measures help biodegradable materials grow faster

Qixiang Tengda to raise USD316 million to produce PBS

Longlive Bio-technology: enzymatic hydrolysis lignin program to replace a corn deep processing one

Tianrui Technology received capital support from Anhui Provincial Government

Chemical enterprises to beach biological succinic acid market

Thailand government plans to release its national dry cassava stocks to China

Biological alcohol business of Global Bio-Chem Technology may be better in H2 2012

Domestic demands led to increasing import and decreasing export of China's PLA

Import analysis of cassava upon new extracting season in Aug. 2012

Import volume of China's castor oil and its derivatives decreases significantly in Aug. 2012

Wuhan Boiler manufactures boiler for bio chemical alcohols waste burning

Green Process and Collaborative Innovation of Chemical Resources Center establishes

Output of agricultural film increases by 3.72 percentage point in Q1 2012

Potato production may reduce in 2012 due to potato late blight

Corn production may suffer decrease due to typhoon

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Biomaterials China News, with 12 to 14 topics in one issue, published on the 8th every 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.

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Healthcare products will promote functional sugar industry

It is believed that domestic healthcare product industry (including nutrition and health food) will provide great platform and opportunities for domestic functional sugar industry in future, according to CCM’s October issue of Sweeteners China News.

  

On 11 September 2012, the Nanfang Daily reported that the sales value of domestic healthcare product industry reached about USD102.5 billion in 2011. Besides, domestic healthcare product industry is at a stage of rapid development now with the annual growth rate of sales volume of 20% before 2015. Meanwhile, the Chinese government pays more attention to drive the development of domestic healthcare product industry. For example, in the 12th Five-Year Plan of Food Industry of the Chinese government, the production value of domestic healthcare product industry will reach about USD157.2 billion before 2015. Besides, Chinese government plans to launch a series of regulatory measures to ensure the healthy and rapid development of healthcare product industry; such as Health food supervision and management regulations to be launched in coming months by State Food and Drug Administration. Healthcare product is one main downstream product of functional sugars, thus the demand of functional sugars from domestic healthcare product industry will increase in coming years.

  

The rapid development of domestic healthcare product industry will lead to the rapid output increase of functional sugar in future. In fact, the output volume of some functional sugars had increased with different degrees in the past years (FIGURE), mainly attributed to the increasing demand from domestic healthcare product industry and food industry. In detail, these functional sugars include malto oligosaccharide, isomalto oligosaccharide, fructo oligosaccharide, erythritol, crystalline fructose, xylitol, isomaltitol, etc. 

According to CCM's survey, three leading functional sugar producers in China (TABLE), namely Baolingbao Biology Co., Ltd. (Baolingbao), Shandong Futaste Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Shandong Futaste), Shandong Longlive Bio-technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong Longlive), agree that domestic healthcare product industry will promote the domestic functional sugar industry.

  

It is predicted that healthcare product industry will be a very important downstream for functional sugar industry in future. The three companies show great confidence in the development of domestic healthcare product industry. They all expressed that with consumers' rapidly increasing health attention and the improvement of people's living standards, the demand of healthcare products will also increase and the healthcare products will become popularized in every age group. Moreover, they revealed that they will pay more attention to develop clients from healthcare product industry. For example, Baolingbao has a planned function sugar project to meet various needs from healthcare product producers in future: a new production line of galacto oligosaccharide with the capacity of 5,000 t/a.

 

Since the three companies have different products, they don't worry about that competition will be more intense. In fact, healthcare product producers will give priority to the functionality of functional sugars when they select the appropriate functional sugars, which is helpful for the rapid and healthy development of domestic functional sugar industry. In the meantime, domestic functional sugar producers will focus on their current own product in future to avoid  the homogenization of competition. For example, Shandong Longlive said that the company will focus on the development of its current oligosaccharide products.

Source: Sweeteners China News 1210

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Content of Sweeteners China News 1210:

Output of foods containing sugar increases slightly in Aug. 2012

China imports 0.58 million tonnes of sucrose in Aug. 2012

Sun Paper to explore xylitol market

Chinese saccharin output reaches 12,375 tonnes in Jan.-July 2012

Export HS Code Classification of Sucralose Products Seminar held in Beijing

Wanfu Biotechnology's net profit decreases in H1 2012

GLG optimistic about prospects for stevia sweetener

Chinese sucralose industry may exert more pressure on Tate & Lyle

Cyclamate meets pessimistic prospect

Chinese GOS industry will develop smoothly in 2012

Healthcare products will promote functional sugar industry

HIS producers not excited about export policy adjustments

H1 2012: Xiwang Sugar and Global Sweeteners perform poorly in starch sugar

Shangdong Longlive performs bad in H1 but may do well in H2 2012

Guilin Layn suffers loss since 2010

Changzhou Niutang still depends on imported L-phe

Corn starch industry may undergo centralization in near future

Ex-factory prices of Chinese sweeteners in Sept. 2012

Temporary purchasing plan may have little positive effect on stabilizing sucrose price

Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, Aug. 2012

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