Two domestic erythritol producers have contradicting erythritol sales performance in H1 2013

According to CCM’s latest newsletter, Sweeteners China News 1310, Two Chinese erythritol producers, namely Baolingbao Biology Co., Ltd. (Baolingbao, whose production capacity of erythritol is 4,000t/a in China) and Shandong Binzhou Sanyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Binzhou Sanyuan, production capacity of erythritol is 5,000t/a in 2013), showed contradicting performance in erythritol sales in H1 2013. It is worth mentioning that Baolingbao is a leading functional sugar producer in China having several functional sugar products, while the erythritol business of Binzhou Sanyuan's contributed the total revenue for the company.

Data from the 2013 semi-annual report of Baolingbao revealed that its erythritol business performed poorly in H1 2013. The gross profit of Baolingbao's erythritol reached as high as USD0.81 million in H1 2012, but it decreased by 71% YoY to USD0.23 million in H1 2013. Baolingbao expressed that the poor performance of its erythritol was mainly attributed to the negative effect of the RMB appreciation and the demand decrease from several foreign countries. The appreciation of RMB caused the lower RMB export price (relative to the fixed dollar price for erythritol), reducing the gross profit margin. The gross profit margin of the company's sugar alcohol business decreased to 7.66% in H1 2013 from 15.87% in H1 2012. Besides, Baolingbao also indicated that some political factors caused decreases in its export volume. For example, the export volume to Japan and Philippines decreased in H1 2013 compared to H1 2012, due to the political disputes between China and these two countries.

Baolingbao could not explain well the poorer sales performance of its erythritol in comparison to that of Binzhou Sanyuan's. According to the 2013 semi-annual report of Binzhou Sanyuan, the revenue of the company's erythritol increased to USD1.37 million in H1 2013, with a YoY up of 36.10%. Binzhou Sanyuan was honest to express that the RMB appreciation also brought negative effects on its product's export price in H1 2013 but the company focused on cost reduction and product quality. For example, the company actively established a cooperation with the well known Chinese research institutions to improve its R&D ability and hence its revenue growth. The year-on-year increase rate of erythritol's cost of sales in H1 2013 was just 16.93%, far lower than the one of its revenue at the same time. And the gross profit margin of erythritol of Binzhou Sanyuan also increased to 17.89% in H1 2013.

It is crucial that Baolingbao invest in the R&D in line with Binzhou Sanyuan. As a producer exclusively engaging in the production of erythritol, Binzhou Sanyuan devotes its energy to the research and sales of its erythritol. On the contrary, due to its diverse product range, Baolingbao cannot focus entirely on erythritol's sales. As a result, under the adverse conditions such as the RMB appreciation in H1 2013, Binzhou Sanyuan could depend on product's high quality to attract more downstream customers from overseas market, enjoying more profit compared to the same period of 2012.

 

For domestic erythritol producers, the objective conditions are the same. Subjective factors, such as more investment in quality improvement and market exploration, will become the determinants to obtain good performance, especially under the bad objective conditions. As an export-oriented industry, the export volume of China's erythritol decreased sharply, from over 2,800 tonnes in the first five months of 2012 to just about 1,900 tonnes in the same period of 2013. Under the negative export conditions, domestic erythritol producers should have a positive attitude to solve their problems.

Table of Contents of Sweeteners China News 1310:

H1 2013 still tough for domestic crystalline glucose industry

Starch sugar producers selling more corn starch threatens domestic corn starch industry

Functional oligosaccharide business of three oligosaccharide giants: challenges hidden behind good performance

Two domestic erythritol producers have contradicting erythritol sales performance in H1 2013

Guilin Layn turns loss into gain in H1 2013

PureCircle: sales performance good while suffering continous losses in FY2013

Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, August 2013

YoY growth rate of export volume of China's sucralose drops sharply in H1 2013

China's aspartame export not as optimistic as it showed under independent HS code

China's mannitol export: both volume and price increase in Jan. -Aug. 2013

International and domestic factors together impact China's sucrose price in Q4 2013

Ex-factory prices of sweeteners in China in September 2013

Wanfu Biotechnology continues to suffer losses in H1 2013

Zhaoqing Coruscate's starch syrup project starts to build in Sept. 2013

Guangxi government introduces policies to promote health development of its sucrose industry

Sweeteners China News, issued by CCM on 5^th every month, offers timely update and close follow-up of market and company dynamics based on China’s sweeteners industry. It also releases the latest information on raw material supply, price update, import & export analysis as well as consumption trend & competitiveness.

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China's phosphate fertilizer industry to usher in integration period

Owing to over capacity, China's phosphate fertilizer industry is about to see a period of consolidation full of industry structure adjustment and enterprises’ merger activities in the next three or five years, according to Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report issued by CCM in February.

 

According to Li Shousheng, vice-chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), China's phosphate fertilizer industry should tackle over capacity as a priority in 2013.

 

At present, the capacity expansion of phosphate fertilizer industry generally comes to an end in China. By the end of 2012, the capacity of phosphate fertilizer reached 23,600,000t/a in China, outstripping domestic demand by 10,000,000 tonnes.

 

In 2012, China's phosphate fertilizer production further concentrated in four prime provinces—79% of the phosphate fertilizer was produced in Hubei, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, compared to 73.48% in 2011. Nonetheless, the market concentration of phosphate fertilizer was still low. According to data from China Phosphate Fertilizer Association, top ten phosphate fertilizer producers account for only 50% of the total output in 2012, far below the government’s 70% target.

No doubt those leading phosphate fertilizer producers would be the first batch of survivor during the industry shake-out period. While those small-scale phosphate fertilizer producers with certain upstream phosphorus resources would be likely to be the biggest potential takeover targets. As for those phosphate fertilizer producers without phosphate resources, they may be eliminated ultimately as a result of fierce competition.

 

Nevertheless, China’s phosphate fertilizer industry might experience a long period of consolidation. After all, the loss hasn’t spread throughout the industry under the current phosphate fertilizer market status and thus enterprises are lack of restructuring motivation.

 

However, it is believed that certain phosphate fertilizer players would be bound to seize the opportunity to consolidate. For instance, Hubei Yihua Group Limited Liability Company (Yihua Group), the biggest phosphate fertilizer producer in Hubei Province, is most likely to merge some phosphate fertilizer firms. According to the develop scheme of Yihua Group, it plans to expand its production capacity of phosphate fertilizer from 3,500,000t/a to 5,000,000t/a by the end of 2015. From the beginning of 2012, the construction of new phosphate fertilizer project has been forbidden in China within five years according to government plan, so Yihua Group has to rely on merger activities.

Table Contents of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1302:

Editor's Note

Headlines of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1302

Phosphorus Ore

Company Dynamics: Hubei kicks off a reform on phosphorus resource tax

Company Dynamics: Kailin Group shows an ever-increasing capacity in phosphorus ore production     

Policy & Legislation: China makes efforts to get phosphorus resources replenishment 

Yellow Phosphorus   

Company Dynamics: Tianyi Chemcial completes acquisition of SHJPC      

Phosphate Fertilizer   

Industry Dynamics: China’s phosphate fertilizer industry to usher in integration period

Global Insight

Agriculture downturn in Japan drives down its phosphate demand

Supply & Demand  

Market review of prime phosphate chemicals in Jan. 2013  

Import & Export

International trade of phosphate chemicals in 2012   

Price Update

Price monitoring of some phosphate chemicals in Jan. 2013

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Baotashan makes progress in study of fluorocarbon resin polymerization

In Jan. 2013, the research project on fluorine resin polymerization and innovative fluorocarbon coating production technology jointly conducted by Shaanxi Baotashan Paint Co., Ltd. (Baotashan) and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Fluorosilicone Chemical Co., Ltd. (Yanchang Fluorosilicone) passed the acceptance check by the China Coating Industry Association, which marks Baotashan takes the lead in researching the production technology of fluorocarbon resin and it’s major technological index has reached domestic advanced level, filling the technology gaps in the field of polymerization of fluorocarbon resin in Shaanxi Province, according to China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report issued by CCM in January. 

This project is a new research investigation with high technological content approved. It was initiated by Baotashan and Yanchang Fluorosilicone in early 2011 and was listed as one of the key projects for new products in Shaanxi Province in 2011. 

Fluorocarbon resin is a kind of anti-corrosive coating made from key materials and is regarded as the "king of coating" because of its excellent weathering, corrosion and chemical resistance. The synthesis technology for making fluorocarbon resin was controlled by Japan and the Occident until the beginning of the 21st century, at which time China's enterprises started to introduce related technology and develop independently the technology the polymerization of fluorocarbon resin. But the lack of fluorite (its downstream fluoro-olefins are the key materials for fluorocarbon resin synthesis) restricts the promotion and application of fluorocarbon resin.

Yanchang Fluorosilicone, with its advantage of abundant fluorite and silica resources in Shangluo City (a city in the southeastern part of Shaanxi Province), vertically integrates its processing of mineral products to extend the industry chain and improve its share of the added value of mineral resources. Baotashan has a history of more than 50 years in the research of polymer materials resin and coating. Therefore, it has a solid foundation in technology research and a perfect market operating system. 

 

The project proposed and implemented by Baotashan and Yanchang Fluorosilicone has a huge market potential and high application value, by which the companies aim to take full advantage of talent, technology, resources, products, markets and services to master the key technology of fluorocarbon resin and coatings in a short time. After the initial research work, the project has entered a planning and development phase for mass production. It is expected that an automatic production line will be completed by the end of 2013 with capacities of 500t/a of fluorocarbon resin and 1,000t/a of fluorocarbon coatings.

                                                                                                                                                                                                Baotashan was founded in 1985. It is located in Xingping city, Shaanxi Province, China, with a capacity of 50,000t/a for paints and coatings. It has the right to import and export, with more than 200 market outlets and 60 specialty stores in China. In recent years, Baotashan has developed rapidly in marketing, eco-friendly product production and financing. The sales volume and value of its paints have ranked first in Northwest China’s coatings industry for more than 10 years. Total sales value in 2012 was about USD650 million, an increase of 13% on 2011.

Yanchang Fluorosilicone is a member company of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Corp. Ltd. The latter is directly attached to the Shaanxi People's Provincial Government. About USD300 million in total will be invested to construct Yanchan Fluorosilicone. The project has been divided into two stages. In the first stage, about USD120 million was invested to construct six sub-projects: a hydrogen fluoride line with a capacity of 40,000t/a, a sulfuric acid line with a capacity of 100,000t/a, a dry aluminum fluoride line with a capacity of 30,000t/a, a cryolite line with a capacity of 5,000t/a, a fluoride salt line with a capacity of 6,000t/a and a fluorite line with a capacity of 270,000t/a. It is expected that the annual sales value will reach USD71 million when all the projects are put into production.

Table contents of China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report 1301:

China removes export tariffs on fluorite in 2013

Domestic price of R22 decreases by 1.14% month on month

3F terminates plans to acquire Zhongrun Fluorine Chemical 

Guizhou Kailin to produce anhydrous hydrogen fluoride with fluorine-containing exhaust

The first phase of Yinyi Mining's fluorine chemical project to be launched in 2013

Domestic price of aluminum fluoride shows uptrend in Oct.–Dec. 2012

Fengzhen City to be one of the largest industrial bases of fluorine chemicals in 2015

Baotashan makes progress in study of fluorocarbon resin polymerization

Domestic market price of PTFE shows downtrend in 2012

Domestic LiPF6 to meet the domestic market in 2015

Import and Export analysis of fluoride chemicals in China in Nov. 2012

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China Restricts Inorganic Fluoride Development by Rising Entry Criteria

China's government raised the entry criteria to guide the development of inorganic fluoride industry, according to CCM’s January Issue of China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report.

On February 14th, 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the P.R.C. (MIIT) promulgated the Entry Criteria for Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Industry (the Entry Criteria) which aims to restrict the blind expansion of HF.

The Entry Criteria sets up regulations in industry distribution, scale, technology& equipment, energy saving and comprehensive utilization of resources, environmental protection, product quality, etc.

According to the Entry Criteria, in principle, it is not allowed to set up new plant or expand the existing scale, except the development and production of specialty high grade products for high purity and ultra-clean electronics industry and the raw material for the utilization of enterprises themselves. Regarding to the new plants, the production capacity shall not be less than 50,000t/a and the single set device capacity shall not be less than 20,000t/a.

Besides, the new plants must have matching devices for waste treatment.

Regarding to energy saving and comprehensive utilization of resources, it requests that in producing one tonne of HF, fluorite (CaF2>97%) shall be no more than 2.25 tonnes; integrated water consumption shall not exceed one tonne; the average annual overall energy consumption of coal shall not be more than 450 kg. Meanwhile, HF production enterprises shall develop circular economy, improving the comprehensive utilization of energy, echelon fluorite and fluorine gypsum slag. The content of calcium sulfate in gypsum slag containing fluoride shall not be less than 90%, with the calcium fluoride content of no more than 2%, and the sulfuric acid content shall not exceed 0.5%, with the comprehensive utilization rate of over 90% (including commission processing and utilization of long-term contracts). The existing manufacturers which can not meet these requirements must be shut down.

Moreover, the Entry Criteria also regulates that fluorite enterprises can not sell fluorite to the HF producers which can not meet the Entry Criteria. Meanwhile, the HF producers can not purchase fluorite from the fluorite enterprises which can not meet the Entry Criteria for Fluorite which came into effective in Mar. 2010.

Apart from the Entry Criteria, the Guided Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011)(Guidance Catalog), which was promulgated by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in March 2011, also restricts the development of inorganic fluoride chemicals, including HF and AlF3.

According to the Guidance Catalog, new HF plant and AlF3 production lines with single line production capacity of lower than 20,000t/a are restricted. And HF and AlF3 with the production capacity of lower than 5,000t/a shall be shut down.

China is the biggest producer of HF in the world. There are about 50 HF manufacturers in China. Among these producers, 40 have the production capacity of over 10,000t/a, and 10 have capacity of over 30,000t/a. The total domestic capacity of hydrogen fluoride is about 1,253,000t/a in 2010.

Source: China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report 1201

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Main content of China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report 1201:

Fluorite resource attracts more investment

China continues to revoke export quota system for fluorite ore in 2012

Phosphorus-fluorine integrated industry to benefit fluorine industry

China to completely eliminate HCFCs by 2030

Shanghai 3F benefits from capacity expansion and price raising

China's global market share for AlF3 shrinks in 2010-2011

China restricts inorganic fluoride development by rising entry criteria

India extends anti-dumping duty on China's PTFE for five years

China's fluoropolymer industry attracts more foreign investment

Zhejiang Juhua to extend fluoride product portfolio

Fluoride fine chemical production booming in Fuxin, Liaoning

LiPF6 production to boom in China

China still a net exporter of fluoride chemicals

Prices of fluoride materials drop in November

China Fluoride Materials Monthly Report, a monthly publication issued by CCM International on 20th of every month, covers the sectors on policy & legislation, company dynamic, supply & demand, price update, etc. of China’s fluoride material market. It will help you follow the dynamic throughout the whole value chain immediately.

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Explosive Registrations of Solid Glyphosate Ammonium Salt in 2011

In 2011, China has achieved 92 registrations of glyphosate products, completed by 70 companies. Solid glyphosate ammonium salt is the most popular product registered in 2011, a sign of its growth potential in China's glyphosate market, according to CCM International’s January Issue of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report.

 

The 92 registrations, which accounts for 13.77% of the total active registrations as of 10 January 2012, include 7 registrations of glyphosate technical, 82 glyphosate single formulations and 3 mixed glyphosate formulations.

 

Among the seven glyphosate technical registrations, it is noted that Guang'an Chengxin Chemical Co., Ltd. who owns IDAN production capacity of 50,000t/a newly registered 95% glyphosate technical in 2011, indicating that the company intended to extend its IDAN manufacture to the downstream glyphosate. The company completed the construction of the new 95% glyphosate technical production line in early 2011, but it hasn't launched it up to now due to the dire market of glyphosate and IDAN.

 

It is also noteworthy that Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., China's top manufacturer of glyphosate technical, registered two new glyphosate technical products—77.6% glyphosate potassium salt and 70.5% glyphosate IPA salt in 2011. It's also the first time for glyphosate potassium technical and glyphosate IPA technical to be registered in China.

 

Among the 82 registrations of glyphosate single formulations, 43 registrations are for solid formulations, including 24 registrations for SG (soluble granule) and 19 registrations for SP (soluble powder), while the other 39 registrations are for SL (soluble liquid). 

 

18 of the 19 newly registered glyphosate SP formulations are glyphosate ammonium salt, and the last one is glyphosate potassium salt. 23 of the 24 new glyphosate registrations are glyphosate ammonium salt, and the last one is glyphosate IPA salt of SG form, registered by Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. That's to say, 50% (41 of the 82 registrations) of glyphosate single formulations registered in 2011 is solid form of glyphosate ammonium.

 

The total number of solid glyphosate ammonium formulations newly registered in 2011 accounts for 35.04% of total active registrations of solid single glyphosate products as of Dec. 31, 2011.

The explosive registration of solid glyphosate ammonium in 2011 indicates market expectation of future growth in solid formulations in China's glyphosate market. Now glyphosate formulations with SL form dominate the overwhelming market and the market competition is relatively stiff. But comparatively, glyphosate solid formulations are not very popular at present and the competition is relative loose. So, the market players aim to seize more market share in the solid glyphosate formulation market, which is expected to be promoted in the future.

Source: Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1201

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Content of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1201:

Wynca's stock price drops 57.67% in 2011

Kochia confirmed to resist glyphosate in Canada

Explosive registrations of solid glyphosate ammonium salt in 2011

Glyphosate residual found in groundwater

Forecast on glyphosate techncial supply in 2012

China's glyphosate market to witness fiercer competition in 2012

DEA no longer attracts EA producers

China develops glyphosate-containing fertilizer

Glyphosate price slightly decreases in January 2012

Glyphosate export kept growing in November 2011

Glyphosate China Monthly Report, a monthly publication issued by CCM International on 20^th of every month, will keep track of latest dynamics, hotspots and competitiveness analysis, and forecasts on market trends of China’s glyphosate industry.

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Pangang to Recapitalize Dongfang Titanium for Absolute Holding

On 23 Dec. 2011, Pangang Group Steel Vanadium and Titanium Co., Ltd. (PGVT) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Titanium Industrial Corporation of Pangang Group (Pangang Titanium) will add capital and expand shares in Panzhihua Dongfang Titanium Co., Ltd. (Dongfang Titanium) , according to CCM’s January issue of TiO2 China Monthly Report.

The expansion of capital and stocks aims to support Dongfang Titanium's new sulfate rutile TiO2 project, which will expand the company's TiO2 production capacity from 40,000t/a to 100,000t/a. The new project needs an investment of USD71.4 million in an estimate. (Please refer to TiO2 China Monthly Report Vol.4 Issue 06.11).

By 31 March 2011, Pangang Titanium held 49% of Dongfang Titanium's total shares with an investment of USD15.6million, and Miyi County An'ning Iron & Titanium Co., Ltd. (the An'ning Company) held the left 51% with an investment of USD16.2 millon.

After discussion with Dongfang Titanium, Pangang Titanium decides to acquire another 97 million shares with capital increase (no more than USD27.0 million), and the An'ning Company wants to acquire another 3 million shares. After the completion of the expansion of capital and stocks, Pangang is expected to hold 65% of Dongfang Titanium's total shares, while the An'ning Company will hold the left 35%. As a result, Dongfang Titanium will be absolutely held by Pangang Titanium.

Pangang Titanium's move is in line with its purpose of strengthening its TiO2 business. By 2011, PGVT owns three subsidiaries for TiO2 production, namely Pangang Titanium, Dongfang Titanium and Chongqing Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (Chongqing Titanium), with a total TiO2 production capacity of 100,000t/a rutile TiO2 and 20,000t/a anatase TiO2. In H1 2011, the rutile TiO2 output of the three companies are 11,000 tonnes,19,000 tonnes and 18,000 tonnes, respectively.

Source: TiO2 China Monthly Report 1201

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Content of TiO2 China Monthly Report 1201:

China's sluggish international trade of TiO2 continues in Nov. 2011

Pangang to recapitalize Dongfang Titanium for absolute holding

CNNC Huayuan under bankruptcy reorganization

Crimea Titan set a record in TiO2 output in 2011

China's titanium feedstock import weakens in Nov.

Vietnam upset by titanium ore export

SRL optimistic about titanium feedstock market in 2012

Iluka got high ilmenite revenue growth in 2011

Globe expands ilmenite production in Mozambique

Maydos starts coating e-commerce in Dec. 2011

Carpoly recognized as National Enterprise Technology Center

Zhanchen Coatings need to redo EPV report for IPO

Valspar opens research and development center in China

China's TiO2 prices continue to increase in Jan. 2012

Wrap-up China's TiO2 price trends in 2011

Policies of China's TiO2 industry in 2012

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Demand of Glucono-delta-lactone GDL to be Increasing in the Future

CCM International has published the third edition report of Production and Market of Glucono-delta-lactone in China in November 2011. The report reveals that the demand of glucono-delta-lactone will be increasing in the future.

China is one of the important producers of glucono-delta-lactone (GDL) in the world. The total output of GDL in 2010 reached about 16,000 tonnes. From 2007 to 2011, the production capacity of GDL has increased a lot, while the output has been dragged down by the impact of the global financial crisis and the rising production cost during this period.

At present, there are about ten GDL producers in China. Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Co., Ltd. (Anhui Xingzhou) ranks No.1 among producers nationwide.

The production technology is mature, which is the fermentation method with using glucose or corn starch as raw material. Meanwhile, two major different fermentation methods are applied in this industry in China. One is calcium salt method; the other is sodium salt method. Although fermentation method is relatively more eco-friendly than chemical method, fermentation method still causes some pollutant to environment. Attributed to the stricter environmental policy, the production cost is expected to increase.

In general, China is an important GDL export country in the world. Egypt, Germany and South Korea are the top three export destinations of China's GDL in 2010.

Foods and pharmaceuticals are the main consumption fields of GDL in China. In food industry, bean curd is the biggest consumption field of GDL. Thanks to the fast recovery of domestic food industry, as an innocuous food additive, the demand for GDL will be increasing in the future.

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Phosphorus Ore Resource Draws Wide Attention

China Agriculture Investment Bimonthly Report is a bimonthly newsletter that CCM newly-released recently. The newsletter indicates that phosphorus ore resource draws phosphate fertilizer producers' wide attention.

With the exhausting phosphorus ore resource, phosphate fertilizer producers are to acquire phosphorus ore resource to sustain long-term development, driven by the strict entry criteria for phosphate and ammonium production.

China is the second largest phosphorus ore reserves country in the world, only next to Morocco. Among the proven phosphorus ore reserves of 16.786 billion tonnes, only about 4.1 billion tonnes with actual economic value can be exploited technically in China, capturing 24% of the total reserves. In addition, only 52% of China's phosphorus ore reserves with actual economic value can be exploited under current technology.

China exploited 68.07 million tonnes of phosphorus ore in 2010, increasing by 18.5% over last year, but China totally consumed 67.17 million tonnes of phosphorus ore in the same year, soaring by 17.2% year on year.

Driven by the soaring demand and exhausting resource, phosphorus ore price has seen an uptrend with fluctuation during 2008 to 2010, which brought many risks to phosphate fertilizer producers. And only the phosphate fertilizer producers holding ample phosphorus ore resource can avoid the risk of phosphorus ore price fluctuation.

Besides being beneficial for long-term development, phosphorus ore resource is essential for factory removal and new entrants. On March 25, 2011, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) promulgated the exposure draft of the Entry Criteria for Phosphate and Ammonium Production (the Entry Criteria), which requires that the factories to remove and new entrants should have their own phosphorus ore and sulfur ore resources. According to the Entry

Criteria, in principle, the factories to remove and new entrants are not allowed to build new wet process phosphoric acid (WPA), monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and diammonium phosphate (DAP) projects or expansions within three years.

Besides, if the existing compound fertilizer production plants are located in county-level ecological protection areas, scenic areas, nature reserves, cultural heritage protection areas, etc., they have to relocate. By the end of 2010, there were 466 phosphate fertilizer producers in China, with the total production capacity of over 21.00 million tonnes per year and the output of 17.01 million tonnes (100%P2O5) in 2010; while the apparent consumption volume was only 14.75 million tonnes (100%P2O5). That is to say, China's phosphate fertilizer industry is facing overcapacity. The most important is that many phosphate fertilizer producers that have to relocate their plants have no phosphorus ore resource of their own. To sustain long-term development, phosphate fertilizer producers will pay more attention to phosphorus ore resource.

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 (Guangzhou China, September 27, 2011)

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