3rd Edition Lactic Acid & Polylactic Acid Benchmarking Report Comes Out

Lactic acid (LA) is one of the most important multifunctional organic acids. Its application fields have been expanding in recent years; more and more high-quality L-lactic acid is needed. In 2011, its total capacity in China reaches 385,000t/a and its output comes to 165,500 tonnes. What is the detailed production situation of lactic acid in the past two years?

Corn and glucose are the two major raw materials for domestic LA production. Being an important production country on corn and glucose, China's supply of the two raw materials for LA production is abundant by now. In 2011, the output of corn and glucose is 184,000,000 tonnes and 1,900,000 tonnes respectively in China. What is the latest information of the two kinds of raw materials in China?

Compared with ordinary plastic, polylactic acid (PLA) is featured by being environmentally friendly and biological degradation, which is attracting more and more attention both at home and abroad. Though China has achieved great progress in the development of PLA in the past ten years, its PLA industry still stays at the initial stage. Domestic PLA production still lags behind some developed countries such as the US. In 2011, there are six active PLA producers in China. The total capacity is 21,500t/a and the output can reach 7,300 tonnes. What are the details of PLA production in China in the past two years?

In terms of PLA consumption in China, the apparent consumption of PLA in 2011 is 11,050 tonnes, 33% more than that of 2010. The most important consumption is plastic commodity, accounting for over 60% of the total consumption of PLA in China in 2011. What is the precise consumption pattern of PLA in 2011?

Speaking of the production cost of LA and PLA in China, the manufacturing cost is the major part, accounting for about 90% of the total production cost. What is the precise analysis of domestic LA and PLA on leading producers in 2012? You can find the answers in CCM International’s 3^rd Edition Report of Benchmarking of Lactic Acid and Polylactic Acid in China, published in February 2012.

The report can offer you vital business intelligence of China's LA and PLA market so that you may grasp the potential commercial opportunities. It can also keep informed of your competitors and their activities in China. By the profound analysis providen in this report, readers can learn more about the key market drivers and factors so as to find out the future trend of Chinese LA and PLA market.

Highlights of this report are as follows:
- LA and PLA production situation in China
- LA and PLA production cost in major producers
- PLA technique analysis and PLA consumption pattern

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China’s Corn Starch is of Great Competitiveness

China’s starch industry has developed fast in recent years with strong governmental support. Owing to overcapacity in starch industry, starch producers have been facing intense competition in last few years.

There are two kinds of starches, native starch and modified starch. Major varieties of native starch include corn starch, potato starch, cassava starch and wheat starch. Native starch industry plays a key role in the development of the whole starch industry, as it is crucial in guaranteeing downstream production like modified starch and related derivatives.

Domestic raw material supply can meet the demand from native starch production except cassava, which is a strong support to improve the competitiveness of China’s native starch industry. Native starch deep processing industry is the most important end user of native starch in China, consuming 15.45 million tonnes of native starch in 2008. Besides, native starch is also used in other downstream industries such as food processing, papermaking and beverage.

With abundant raw material supply and low manufacturing cost, corn starch has become the most important native starch variety in China. The corn starch output had jumped to 14.50 million tonnes in 2008 from 9.00 million tonnes in 2004, with CAGR of 12.66%. With the requirement of  strict environmental protection, small scale manufacturers with little investment in environmental protection have been gradually phased out. Owing to low price and cheap transportation cost, China’s corn starch is quite competitive in Eastern Asia and Southeast Asia.

All findings are from CCM’s report Future of Starches in China. If you are interested in this report,  please feel free to contact us at econtact@cnchemicals.com.

(Guangzhou China, October 19, 2011)

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CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.

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