325 new registrations for pesticide technicals approved in 2013

According to information released by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) on 31 Dec., 2013, there were 325 new registrations of pesticide technicals (including pesticide TK) approved in China in 2013 (excluding renewal registrations). Among these, 295 were formal registrations, and the other 30 were temporary registrations.

Figures from the ICAMA show that the number of new registrations approved in 2013 is higher than annual approvals from 2010 to 2012. In that period, the number of new technical registrations in China ranged from 240 to 280 each year.

Herbicides were the sub-category with the highest number of new registrations in 2013 —— 156 new herbicide technicals were registered. The 325 new registrations cover 164 types of pesticide ingredients, including 76 types of herbicides, 45 insecticides, 32 fungicides and 11 other pesticides (plant growth regulators and rodenticides).

Specifically, azoxystrobin had the most registrations, with 18 technicals registered. There were other three pesticides with more than 10 new technical registrations in 2013: thiamethoxam (15 registrations), glufosinate-ammonium(14) and indoxacarb (11). Five substances had over five new registrations: cyhalofop-butyl, bispyribac-sodium, mesotrione, pymetrozine and dicamba. There were totally 30 pesticides with more than 3 technical registrations, including 17 herbicides, 8 insecticides and 5 fungicides.

Along with pesticides with the highest number of registrations, those registered for the first time in China are also worth noticing. Out of 164 new pesticides registered in 2013, 16 were registered temporarily for the first time, and another 21 were granted formal registration for the first time in China. Some of the 37 new pesticides are patented newcomers, such as sulfoxaflor, methiadinil and fluxapyroxad.

Source: Crop Protection China Monthly Report issued by CCM in January.

Table of Contents of China Crop Protection Monthly Report 1401

Overview for new registrations of pesticide technicals in 2013

325 new registrations for pesticide technicals approved in 2013

158 enterprises registered pesticide technicals in 2013

New registrations of herbicide technicals in 2013: an overview

New registrations of insecticide technicals in 2013: an overview

New registrations of fungicide technicals in 2013: an overview

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Export growth to be the driving factor for China's TiO2 consumption in 2014

The overseas market became a significant part of the domestic TiO2 industry since 2010 due to the permanent shut down of some European TiO2 factories, causing a massive supply rift for the global TiO2 industry and stimulating domestic TiO2 exports. During 2007–2009, the export volume accounted for 13.84%, 9.50% and 9.89% of the domestic TiO2 output of the year. However, the proportion soared to 18.01% and 21.97% in 2010 and 2011. 2013 was a disappointing year for China TiO2 industry as the export volume kept flat while the domestic consumption was sluggish. The 2013 full year's export volume is expected to be about 440,000 tonnes, a lackluster YoY growth rate of approximately 2.70%, according to Titanium China Monthly Report issued by CCM in January.

Looking ahead, the domestic TiO2 consumption will continue to keep soft in 2014, which means that the export growth will be the main driving factor for 2014 China TiO2 consumption. Afterall, the export volume kept flat in 2013 and is expected to increase significantly in 2014. The International Monetary Fund predicts that the 2014 global GDP growth will reach 3.6%, higher than the 2.9% growth rate in 2013.

The steady and consolidated recovery of export destinations also supports the expectation that exports will drive growth for the consumption of Chinese-produced TiO2.

Asia-Pacific is the biggest export destination for Chinese TiO2, with its consumption accounts for about 44% of the total export volume. Apart from India, other Asian countries' latest HSBC PMI recorded rises in the output component, indicating that the regional manufacturing sectors are recovering steadily. The loose monetary policy and the strong external demand will consolidate the recovery. The Nikkei Stock Average rose about 57% in 2013, the biggest rise in 41 years. Confidence is increasing and investors are becoming more adventurous. All these signals favour the Asian economy, and consequentially will benefit China's TiO2 exports to Asia-Pacific.

For the other export destinations, industrialisation in South America, which accounts for 16% of China's total TiO2 export volume, will support its economic growth sustainably. China's TiO2 export volume to South America has been increasing. Europe's economy seems to have turned the corner. If the export volume to Europe returns to the same level in 2011, China's TiO2 export volume will increase by about 40,000 tonnes. For years, the export volume to the Middle East has been around 60,000 tonnes, and this figure is expected to sustain in 2014. At last, benefiting from the recovery of the US, the export volume to North America is expected to grow.

Brazil, the US and India are the biggest three importers of China TiO2, with their combined volume accounting for 30% of China's total TiO2 export volume. The HSBC PMI in Brazil returned to 50.5 in Dec. from 49.7 in Nov. Brazil Central Bank predicted that Brazil's economic growth rate in 2014 will be around 1.95%. There are still a few headwinds and uncertainty for Brazil economy. Conditions in India are a little disappointing as there is weak domestic demand, but orders from abroad picked up according to the HSBC's report. Good news came from the US with manufacturing activity growing in Dec. at its fastest pace in 11 months, and the rate of job growth was the strongest since March, according to Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index. The world's biggest economy will help to promote a recovery in the global economy in 2014, which will promote China's TiO2 exports.

Table of Contents of Titanium China Monthly Report 1401:

TiO2 import volume soared while export volume increased moderately in Nov.

Titanium feedstock imports increased while domestic output fell in Nov.

Domestic TiO2 market becomes quieter before the Spring Festival

Export growth to be the driving factor for China's TiO2 consumption in 2014

China produced around 1.90 million tonnes of TiO2 in 2013

It's wise for Shandong Dongjia to halt its IPO application

SRL attains massive growth in production but suffers massive drop in profit in 2013

Comparison of TiO2 properties indicators and requirements of end users

Increasing domestic auto output and lower raw material cost increase KNT's profit

Aroused public concern over pipeline safety to bring opportunities for anti-corrosion coating

Titanium Dioxide China Monthly Report, issued by CCM on 25^th, is mainly comprised of five columns of news and reports related to TiO2 market, including “Supply & Demand”, “Company Dynamics”, “Upstream”, “Downstream” and “Price Update”. You can find out more business opportunities through the latest and helpful information provided in the report.

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Production and consumption of sodium chlorate in China during 2010-2013

Global annual demand of sodium chlorate is estimated to over 3,500,000 tonnes, while the output of sodium chlorate in China in 2013 was about 430,000 tonnes, accounting for 12.29% of the global demand. Understanding the supply and consumption situation of sodium chlorate in China is very important for suppliers, purchasers and investors, especially those who intend to enter China’s sodium chlorate market.

In Jan. 2014, CCM compiled an in-depth report named Sodium Chlorate Market in China Edition (1), which reveals the production and consumption of sodium chlorate in China during 2010-2013 through the following key aspects: 

- China’s production of sodium chlorate in 2013

- China’s consumption of sodium chlorate in 2013

- Brief introduction to production technology

- End use segmentation of sodium chlorate

- Historical production and consumption data of sodium chlorate during 2010-2013

- Forecast of sodium chlorate production and consumption by end use segment during 2014-2018

Sodium chlorate has a wide range of end use segments. It is primarily used to produce potassium perchlorate, which accounts for over 80% of perchlorate’s total output. The sodium chlorate is also used to produce chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite. The former is a strong oxidizing agent in paper making, sewage treatment, disinfection of drinking water, and treatment of water cycle, and the latter is mainly consumed in such industries as fireworks and crackers, pulp & paper, water treatment and metal smelting, etc.

Mainly applied in the production of fireworks and crackers, potassium perchlorate ranks top among sodium chlorate consumption segments in China. Pulp & paper is the second largest end use segment of sodium chlorate. Water treatment industry is also a promising market for sodium chlorate. In the report, CCM will discover more details about the sodium chlorate consumption in the relevant end use segments.

The report is the 1^st edition of CCM’s series surveys covering China’s sodium chlorate industry. For more information, please visit: http://www.cnchemicals.com/Product/Report/2358/Sodium-Chlorate-Market-in-China-Edition(1)

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Supply of sodium borohydride in China appears superfluous at present

In China, sodium borohydride is widely used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, intermediates, fine chemicals, electronic products, paper making, water treatment and perfume. Among them, pharmaceuticals industry is the largest application field, taking up 73% of consumption volume of sodium borohydride in 2013, which is different from overseas markets where paper making is the dominant field. Its consumption in electronic products, paper making, water treatment and perfume is quite small.

CCM recently finished a report named Sodium Borohydride Market in China, which reveals the production and consumption of sodium borohydride in China during 2010-2013 through the following key aspects:
- Key findings and market dynamics in the sodium borohydride industry
- Production situation of sodium borohydride (mainly during 2009-2013), including capacity, output, price, technology and competition among producers
- Consumption situation of sodium borohydride during 2010-2013 and introduction to major end-use segments
- Forecast on production and consumption of sodium borohydride during 2014-2018

The supply of sodium borohydride in China is superfluous at present, with just a 42.0% operating rate in 2013. Despite a steady increase in the past few years, the consumption volume of sodium borohydride in China is still small. As a result, there were no new entrants in the industry during 2010-2013.

Compared with 2003-2009, the production situation of sodium borohydride in 2010-2013 showed some differences. During 2010-2013, the capacity kept relatively stable at about 6,000 t/a with a CAGR of about 0.3%, while the corresponding growth rate in 2003-2009 was as high as 39.2%. In terms of output, it posted a CAGR of 25.9% in 2003-2009, which became merely about 8.8% in the past four years.

Currently, China is basically self-sufficient in sodium borohydride. Compared with its domestic output, the import volume is small. Many end-users in China claimed that they use homemade sodium borohydride, which is able to meet their demand both in quality and price. Besides, China exports a small quantity of the product to overseas markets.

The report is the 2^rd edition of CCM’s series surveys covering China’s sodium borohydride industry. If you want to know more details of the report, please visit: http://www.cnchemicals.com/Product/Report/2359/Sodium-Borohydride-Market-in-China-Edition(2)

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Kailin's wet-process PA industrial-grade MAP plant officially meets output and quality standards

After eight months of trial production, Guizhou Kailin (Group) Co., Ltd. (Kailin Group) officially achieved output and quality standards in its wet-process phosphoric acid industrial-grade MAP plant in Jan. 2014，according to CCM’s Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1402.

Industrial-grade MAP is widely applied as an industrial flame retardant and fire extinguishing agent, in additives for the food and feed industry, in dispersants for the textile industry, and as a high-quality fertilizer in drip irrigation.

Kailin Group's MAP plant uses purified wet process PA. Using wet-process instead of thermal PA as feedstock reduces costs by USD655.7 (RMB4,000, March 2013 prices) per tonne. The industrial grade MAP reached 98.5% purity, above the national standard. The device has a designed capacity of 30,000t/a. During the trial production, the average daily output of industrial-grade MAP was 125 tonnes, exceeding the designed daily output of 82.2 tonnes. As of Jan. 2014, eight thousand tonnes of wet process PA industrial grade MAP have been transported to Xinjiang Province, with good market reception.

The plant is located at Xifeng County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. Total investments amounted to USD6.56 million (RMB40.0 million). The project, initially designed for a 10,000t/a capacity, started in April 2012, and produced adequate industrial-grade MAP for the first time in Oct. 2012. Since then, the project was expanded and streamlined.

Kailin Group is not the first company to commercially produce industrial-grade MAP using wet process PA. As early as 2004, Guizhou Hongfu Industry and Commerce Development Co., Ltd. (the former name of Wengfu Group Co., Ltd., abbr. Wengfu Group) and Sichuan Yingfeng Industry Co., Ltd. tried to produce industrial-grade MAP from purified wet process PA, but failed because of inadequate PA purifying technology. After years of continuous research, China's wet process PA purifying technology developed dramatically.

At the moment, Hubei Xiangyun (Group) Chemical Co., Ltd. (Xiangyun Group) also produces industrial-grade MAP by wet process PA.  Xiangyun Group's plant was put into production in Aug. 2013 and has operated on an even keel. Its daily output can reach 200 tonnes, and nearly 20,000 tonnes of industrial-grade MAP was sold to Shandong, Zhjiang and Xinjiang Provinces from Aug. to Dec. 2013, making Xiangyun Group the largest industrial-grade MAP producer in China. Also in Hubei Province, Zhongxiang Chunxiang Chemical Co., Ltd. and Hubei E-Zhong Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. are separately constructing two wet process PA industrial-grade MAP plants with capacity of 50,000t/a each.

Especially for Wengfu Group, whose wet process PA purifying technology is the most advanced in China, it currently has no plan to develop industrial-grade MAP by wet process PA.   Because Wengfu Group's wet process PA after extraction     has relatively higher purity and is capable to compete directly with hot process PA on the market, so it has no need to develop industrial-grade MAP by wet process PA . 

China's wet-process industrial-grade MAP has been increasing dramatically over recent years, and wet-process PA is taking over market from traditional hot process PA in the phosphorus chemical industry.

Table of Contents of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1402：

Newyangfeng Fertilizer approved to be listed by back door listing

Tianjin Tanyi develops a new technology to produce MKP by using yellow phosphorus tail gas

CPCIF compiles thematic report to ease the overcapacity in eight chemical industries

Phosphate fertilizer export tariff to be sharply reduced in 2014

New standard to regulate domestic single superphosphate market in 2014

Batian to invest in a giant synthesis ammonia project in Weng'an County, Guizhou Province

Kainlin Group to start the integration project of phosphorus and coal chemical industry in H2 2014

The first phosphate complex in South East Asia to be built in Malaysia

Yidu Dajiang to upgrade its phosphate compound fertilizer production devices

Iodine recycling item of Kailin Mining & Ferilizer to be put into operation in Feb. 2014

International trade of phosphate chemicals in Nov. 2013

Market review of prime phosphate chemicals in Dec. 2013

Price monitoring of phosphate chemicals in Dec. 2013

Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report, issued by CCM on 15^th, keeps providing the latest company dynamics related to China’s phosphorus industry, and market analysis on supply and demand, import and export as well as global insight.

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State Council announces reforms to stimulate seed industry

On 25 Dec. 2013, the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued an announcement on its portal, titled "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Crop Seed System to Increase Innovation Capability" (the Opinions). The statement is expected to mature into specific guidelines for the future development of China's seed industry.

The Opinions emphasize the following aspects: allowing complete market determination in resource allocation; providing support to seed enterprises by introducing talented workforce, technology and resources; protecting the legitimate interests and rights of scientists over their inventions and creations; improving companies' innovation capabilities; and establishing a commercial breeding system.

Six measures proposed by the Opinions

To strengthen seed enterprises' leadership in technological innovation

Seed enterprises are encouraged to increase investments in R&D and establish joint-stock R&D institutes; scientific research institutes and institutions of higher learning (including universities and colleges) deemed of public interest shall be separated from seed enterprises established by them by the end of 2015, and other scientific research institutes shall be gradually transformed into enterprises (after reforms, the researchers' years of work in their original institutes shall be counted towards their pensions); new innovation platforms of seed industrial technology, such as national and provincial technical research centers, enterprise technical centers, and key laboratories, will be preferentially established in seed enterprises qualified for operating in the breeding, production and promotion fronts; among others.

To stimulate researchers' enthusiasm

Breeding materials, techniques, new varieties, and technological achievements in general developed by research centers and other institutions of public interest (including universities and colleges) with the use of national funds, are eligible to apply for intellectual property rights, and may be assigned monetary value and count as investment shares in seed enterprises; public trading platforms for technological achievements in the industry will be established; regulations for the transactions will be enacted, with private deals prohibited; cooperation between research institutes and enterprises is to receive full support; and researchers are encouraged to join enterprises and engage in commercial breeding; among others.

To intensify efforts to tackle problems in national crop breeding

Five-year plans for the breeding of major crops, such as rice, corn, rapeseed, soybean and vegetables will be designed. The aim is to improve the industry's scientific and technological innovation capabilities, by achieving core breakthroughs in key areas, such as germplasm, new varieties and the efficient propagation of seeds; the country shall help further companies' commercial breeding through various research programs and special projects, and attract social capital to participate in and emphatically foster seed enterprises that incorporate the three levels, breeding, production and promotion; research and breeding platforms shall be created, cooperation between enterprises and research institutes shall be closely established; and so on.

To improve basic and public interest research

Study fields related to the seed industry shall be strengthened; research centers and institutions of higher learning shall receive support to engage in basic and public interest research in areas such as breeding theory, general technology, and innovation of seeds, with the aim of developing modern molecular breeding technologies and methods, and creating new cultivars featuring high resistance, quality and yield; national research funds for these objectives shall be increased, while investments in the commercial breeding of hybrid rice, hybrid corn, hybrid rapeseed, hybrid cotton and vegetables conducted by research institutes and universities shall be gradually decreased; the preparation for and conduction of a national medium-to-long term plan for germplasm conservation and utilization of crops and forests shall be accelerated; and so on.

To accelerate the construction of seed production facilities

Policy support to major seed production facilities shall be increased and infrastructure for the construction of seed and seedling production facilities shall be laid down; a series of policies shall be implemented, such as insurance on seed production, subsidies on fine wood seeds and seedlings, and awards for major grain crop seed producing counties; the transfer of land-use rights to large seed producers and farmer cooperatives through land shares and land lease shall be promoted; among others.

The news sourced from Seed China News released by CCM in January.

Table of Contents of Seed China News 1401:

Key events in China's seed industry in 2013, part 1

State Council announces reforms to stimulate seed industry

Five changes in the Examination and Approval Measures for Main Crop

Origin reports profit growth in FY2013

Heilongjiang tomato seed market improving

Oversupply of hybrid rice seeds to continue in 2014

Terminal sales: new marketing trend for corn seeds

Beijing Shenzhou: space mutation breeding to boost agricultural development

Heilongjiang soybean market still depressed in 2013

Autumn planting of rapeseed in Anhui in 2013/2014

Seed China News, a monthly publication issued by CCM at the end of every month, mainly covers a diversity of topics, including market dynamic, company dynamic, crops, seed market, etc. With the latest news in seed industry and in-depth analysis on government direction and market competition, Seed China News can provide you with valid information which would help you make rational decisions in investment, production, marketing, etc.

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Potato seed treatment product has broad development prospects

On Nov. 24, 2013, the Third Seed Treatment and Pest Control High-level Seminar was held in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. According to the seminar, the number of seed treatment registrations reached 375 as of November, 2013, up by 11.3% over last year. There are some experts predicting that the number of registered seed treatment products in China may double to more than 900 in the next two to three years, according to Fungicides China News, issued by CCM in January.

However, at present, domestic seed treatment products are mainly registered for only a few crops, such as corn, wheat, soybean and rice. The number of seed treatment products registered for potato, the fourth largest food crop in China, is very small. With farmers' increasing knowledge of potato seed treatment and the improvement of potato seed treatment equipment, the market for potato seed treatment products has great development potential.

At present, the number of domestic potato seed treatments is too few to meet needs of the market. As of 18 Dec. 2013, there are three companies obtaining the registrations for potato seed treatment products in China, including Syngenta, Bayer and Gansu Huashi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

Moreover, there are only six potato treatment products that have been registered, including two fludioxonil products (25g/L FS), one metalaxyl product (25% FS), two thiamethoxam products (70% ZF) and one imidacloprid product (600g/L FS). These products are used to control black scurf disease (caused by rhizoctonia solani), late blight disease, aphids and grubs.

After years of development, more companies have paid attention to the domestic potato seed treatment market. Therefore, there are some domestic experts predicting that the application of potato seed treatment products will enter a new stage in the next five years and this will promote the rapid and steady development of the potato industry.

China's potato planting area and fresh potato output are the biggest in the world. China's 2012 potato planting area is more than 5.20 million ha. while China's annual fresh potato output is more than 81.54 million tonnes. Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing and Heilongjiang are the major potato producing areas in China, and the total planting area of these seven regions accounts for more than 70% of China's potato planting area.

The number of potato diseases is more than one hundred, and there are mainly 15 kinds of common potato diseases in China, including late blight, wart disease, scab, early blight, ring rot, bacterial wilt, blackleg, viral disease, bacterial soft rot, dry rot, verticillium wilt, black scurf etc. The late blight, ring rot and viral disease are known as the three major diseases. The main pests to potato are ladybugs, tuber moths, aphids and underground pests such as grubs, mole crickets and cutworms.

Table of Contents of Fungicides China News 1401:

Fourteen pesticides allowed to register for ginseng

Sale and use of asomate and urbacide to be banned from Dec. 31, 2015

Results of Reliable Eco-friendly Products for Prevention and Control in 2013 published in Beijing

China’s ecological agriculture development plan will benefit bio-pesticide industry

Large-scale planting expansion gives rise to modern pesticide sprayers

Potato seed treatment product has broad development prospects

China's export volume of azoxystrobin TC soars in Jan.-Oct. 2013

Foreign-funded enterprises frequently release patent protection statements

ABACHEM acquires 63.5% shareholding in Jiannong Plant Protection

All streptomycin registrations in China to expire in 2016

Rudong Zhongyi: fifth domestic company to obtain cyproconazole TC registration

Lanfeng Import and Export obtains its commercial registration on Dec. 16, 2013

Registered product announcement system to be implemented from Jan. 1, 2014

Bayer, CITIC Trust to jointly establish land transfer platform

Bayer releases fluopyram trifloxystrobin

Hentin Chem-tech marches into bio-pesticide industry

China's output of fungicide TC up 2.99% YoY in Nov. 2013

China's export volume of pesticide formulations up 18.20% YoY, Jan.-Oct. 2013

First phase of Jiangu Repont's relocation project to be completed soon

China's total profit of pesticide industry soars by 39.1% YoY, Jan.-Oct. 2013

Fungicides China News, a monthly publication issued by CCM on 10^th, releases a wealth of exclusive analysis on market dynamics, company dynamics, import and export data, and other more brief news inside the industry. You may find cooperative opportunities with domestic and international manufacturers, supplier and exporters.

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Ex-works price of xanthan gum decreases sharply in 2013

The ex-works price of xanthan gum witnessed an obvious downtrend in 2013, especially during H2 2013. For example, the ex-works price of xanthan gum of Fufeng Group Co., Ltd. (Fufeng Group), a leading xanthan gum manufacturer with a capacity of around 50,000t/a, fluctuated at a relatively low level during H1 2013, according to data from CCM. The average ex-works price decreased from USD5,190/t during H2 2012 to USD5,149/t during H1 2013. Since then, Fufeng Group continued to decrease the price of xanthan gum to USD4,275/t in Dec. 2013, down a significant 17% compared with that in June 2013, due to the downturn in the market for xanthan gum.

The following factors forced producers to decrease the price of xanthan gum in 2013:

First of all, the increasing supply of xanthan gum. Tight supply caused higher prices in 2012, but expanding capacity led to oversupply in 2013. Deosen Biochemical Ltd. (Deosen Biochemical), Fufeng Group, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd. and Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd. all put xanthan gum production lines into operation this year. Each of these production lines has a capacity of around 10,000 t/a.  And it is estimated that the new capacities of xanthan gum in 2013 totalled around 60,000 tonnes. The expansion intensified the competition in the xanthan gum market, so manufacturers had to decrease their prices to take up more market share.

Second, the slow growth in demand from overseas markets. Generally, China's xanthan gum is an export-oriented product. While, the demand growth of xanthan gum from overseas was not satisfied. The export volume of xanthan gum was around 102,000 tonnes during Jan.-Nov. 2013, just at the same level as that in 2012. Moreover, in May 2013, the US Department of Commerce imposed dumping margins on Chinese xanthan gum, ranging from 15.09% to 154.07%. The high anti-dumping margins negatively impacted the xanthan gum export.

Third, the less competitive advantage. In 2013, the price of guar gum, a substitute of xanthan gum, declined in the overseas market, especially since July. According to data from China Customs, the average import price of guar gum from India (China's major import origin of this product) was around USD4,993/t during Jan.-Nov. 2013, down from around USD6,533/t in 2012. The low price of imported guar gum attracted more downstream enterprises to use this product. China imported around 4,472 tonnes of guar gum from India in the first eleven months of this year, 1,074 tonnes more than that in 2012.

Fourth, the weak cost support. In 2013, the price of corn starch in China remained low and it has undergone a downtrend since Aug., due to the increasing supply of corn. In detail, the average ex-works price of corn starch in North China was around USD469/t in 2013, USD8/t lower than that in 2012.

It is predicted that the price downtrend of domestic xanthan gum will persist in 2014, due to further capacity expansion. Specifically, the third phase of the xanthan gum capacity expansion of Deosen Biochemical will be finished in early 2014. Then, the company's xanthan gum capacity will increase to around 90,000 t/a from present 78,000 t/a, becoming the largest producer of this product in China. Similarly, Fufeng Group also has a desire to enlarge the market share of xanthan gum.

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

Table of Contents of Corn Products China News 1401

China returns 2,000 tonnes of GM DDGS to the US

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

Export volume of China's furfural rebounds, Oct.-Nov. 2013

Price update of corn products, Jan. 2014

Review of the ex-works price of corn germ meal, H2 2013

Ex-works price of xanthan gum decreases sharply in 2013

Guangji Pharmaceutical suspends partial VB2 production line

Shandong Longlive opens online flagship shop at Tmall

Frequent outbreaks of avian influenza challenges poultry industry again

Edible ethanol industry undergoes downturn in 2013

Market price of wheat in China enjoys marked uptrend, June-Nov. 2013

Corn Products China News, a monthly publication issued by CCM on 20^th, features “Supply and Demand”, “Import and Export Analysis”, “Price Update”, “Market & Company Dynamics”, “Policy”, “Corn Supply” and other more information researched and reported by CCM’s professional journalists. It is a reliable intermediate for you to know more about the corn industry in China even in the globe.

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China's sucralose export: export share of top two exporters increases in Jan.-Nov. 2013

According to data from China Customs, export share of top two sucralose producers in China, named JK Sucralose Inc. (JK Sucralose) and Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd. (Changzhou Niutang) respectively, witnessed an obvious increase in Jan.-Nov. 2013. In detail, the export volume of sucralose by top two sucralose producers was over 1,000 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2013, accounting for 58% of the total export volume in China. The export share was higher than that of 53% in Jan.-Nov. 2012, showing that export concentration saw an increase in 2013.

In fact, compared with most sucralose producers in China, sucralose's price advantage is a key reason for JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang capturing more export share. JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang were the only two sucralose producers in China with capacity of over 1,000t/a in 2013. In general, larger capacity means lower production cost, as a result, both of JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang have the ability to keep export price of their products lower than the other producers' and improve its products' competitiveness.

In addition, it is estimated that there is a strict quality control mangement at JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang compared to other domestic producers'. For example, according to Ji'an Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, five batches of sucralose products by a main sucralose producer in Ji'an city, Jiangxi province were returned in 2013 due to quality problem. Based on this, it is not hard to estimate the difference in quality between the two top producers and other producers in China.

Product with high-quality and low-price is beneficial for JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang to attract more attentions from overseas downstream enterprises. Export volume of China's sucralose increased by 360 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2013 compared with the same period of 2012, therefore, the increase of 273 tonnes was produced by the top two producers. Naturally, large increase in export volume of top two producers resulted in their export share increase in China's sucralose export.

Export share increase of top two sucralose producers in China may be a negative message for the existing sucralose producers at present and new sucralose entrants in the near future. Because of the good prospect of China's sucralose, investment in domestic sucralose industry became overheating in recent years, with a sharp increase in national capacity of sucralose at the same time. And it is predicted that total capacity of sucralose in China will continue to show a significant increase in following years. However, the more export share the top two producers enjoy, the less export share the remaining sucralose producers in China can share. As an export-oriented industry, less export share means that the competition among the remaining sucralose producers in China will become more fierce in the near future.

The news above was sourced from Sweeteners China News issued by CCM in February.

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