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.
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