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Vol.1 Issue 9, Sep. 8, 2009
Industrial Biotechnologies China News 0909
BIO-FUELS ...................................................................... 1 Ready reports related to
Lianhai Biotech to expand butanol with new technology...................... 1 industrial biotechnology:
SFB expands xanthoceras sorbifolia capacity........................................ 2 - Future of White Biotechnology in China
Guizhou launches 10,000t/a biodiesel production line .......................... 4 Edition (2)
- Biofuels Market in China – Edition (1)
BIO-PRODUCTS .............................................................. 6
- Production and Market of Monosodium
Donta Group enlarging yeast production ................................................ 6
Glutamate (MSG) in China Edition (1)
Continent Biotech expanding enzyme preparation ................................ 9
- Future of White Biotechnology in China-
CAS building largest lactase production base in China ...................... 10
Edition (1)
Novozymes expands enzyme production.............................................. 12
- Future of Enzyme in China – Edition (1)
Hunan Yuyuan expands in microbial fertilizer ...................................... 14
- Production & Market of Yeast Extract in
SK sells SCR enzyme technology to China........................................... 15
China - Edition (1)
BIO-BASED CHEMICALS ............................................. 16
China’s citric acid export volume up but price down........................... 16 Coming reports related to
VC export price rises ............................................................................... 17 industrial biotechnology:
Jianding Biotechnology established...................................................... 19 - Future of Green Biotechnology in
Baolingbao to develop FOS and dietary fiber ....................................... 21 China
- Future of Red Biotechnology in China
BIO-MATERIALS ........................................................... 23
- Lactic Acid Bacterium Industry in
Shenzhen Ecomann launches 5,000t/a PHA.......................................... 23
China
Tiancheng Corn to carry out PLA project.............................................. 24
- Future of Starch in China
NEWS IN BRIEF............................................................. 25 - Future of Enzyme in China – Edition
China holds 2009 summit forum on microbial fertilizer ....................... 25 (2)
Green Energy Group invests in biodiesel.............................................. 25 - Production and Market of Yeast in Asia
Laibin Tianren launches160,000t/a biofertilizer plant........................... 26 Pacific Rim
China to cultivate large-scale energy forests........................................ 26
Ministry of Health approves 26 food additives...................................... 26 CCM related newsletter:
Beijing founds biogas technology strategic alliance ........................... 26 - Corn Products China News
Guangzhou establishes biotechnology service alliance ..................... 26
Nanyang Tianrong builds 6,000t/a PPC catalyst ................................... 26
Sichuan Guanghe to build 100,000t/a sweet potatoes ethanol ........... 26 Contact us for more information
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Headlines of Industrial Biotechnologies China News 0909
■ Lianhai Biotech will expand butanol production Editor’s Word
based on its new technology.
Welcome to September Issue of Industrial Biotechnologies China News
■ Guizhou launched a 10,000t/a bio-diesel
published by CCM International, a professional consulting company who has
production line on Aug. 6th 2009.
been intently focusing on dynamics of China’s industrial biotechnologies industry.
■ Shuangfeng Forestry Bureau is expanding XS
production capacity in Yichun City.
Growing concerns on environmental protection and energy security have
■ Donta Group is to launch its yeast expansion
become key drivers for China’s fast growing industrial biotechnology. Successive
project by the end of Sep. 2009.
supporting policies are clear indicators showing China’s determination to develop
■ Continent Biotech is building a 15,000t/a enzyme
this industry----On June 2nd, 2009, China's State Council announced a policy
preparation plant.
package to accelerate bio-industry development; ---during Aug. 2009, some local
■ Novozymes will construct an enzyme production
governments like Shandong and Shenzhen issued their own plans; ----Also, in
base in Tianjin.
the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010), Chinese government has proclaimed to
■ CAS is building a lactase production base in
promote biodegradable materials.
Jiangxi, aiming to capture China’s huge lactase
market.
Attracted by its huge potential, enterprises both domestic and overseas have
■ Hunan Yuyuan signed a capital increase
displayed strong interests in bio-industry. For example, Shenzhen Ecomann’s
agreement with Shenzhen Fortune Venture in order
investment in PHA and Tiancheng Corn’s in PLA, the two promising materials
to expand.
from renewable resources, covered in this issue are both evidences
■ SK Holding sold SCR enzyme technology to China
demonstrating the trend. Besides, Novozymes’ global strategy on enzymes
Power in late July 2009.
expansion covered indicates a global trend for second-generation bio-ethanol.
■ In the first seven months of 2009, VC export price
has climbed and may keep growing.
Besides, under recovering global economy and growing environmental protection
■ Jianding Biotechnology plans to launch its
awareness worldwide, more players domestic and overseas are expected to
first-phase glucosamine and activated carbon
increase investment in China’s biotechnology sector.
production lines by the end of this year.
■ Baolingbao plans to enter FOS and dietary fiber
Main companies and institutes mentioned in this issue
market through getting listed on Shenzhen Stock
Exchange.
■ China’s citric acid export volume has climbed up
with price fall in the first seven months of 2009.
■ Shenzhen Ecomann launched a 5,000t/a PHA
production line in Shandong.
■ Tiancheng Corn is planning to construct 10,000t/a
PLA with several production lines.
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BIO-FUELS
Lianhai Biotech to expand butanol with new technology
Jiangsu Lianhai Biological Technology from flour deep-processing as raw this expansion project is divided into
Co., Ltd. (Lianhai Biotech) will produce material. three phases (TABLE 1).
butanol on a large scale by adopting
fermentation method using wastewater With total investment of USD400 million,
TABLE 1: Information of the project
Item Investment (USD) Capacity (t/a) Launch time
First phase 60 million 35,000 Sep. 2008
Second phase N/A 100,000 Oct. 2009
Third phase N/A 200,000 Mar. 2011
Source: CCM International
The core technology adopted in this industry domestic market.
expansion project uses the patented To achieve energy conservation
strain technology from Shanghai and consumption reduction; At present, there are eight domestic
Institute for Biological Science (SIBS) of To achieve recycling and clean enterprises producing butanol by
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), production; fermentation, among which Jilin Ji’an
and is jointly developed b y Lianhai To promote Lianhai Biotech to be Biochemical Co., Ltd. (Jilin Ji’an) is the
Biotech and Jiangnan University. the largest butanol producer at biggest one with the capacity of
According to CAS and experts from home. 50,000t/a, and another three, namely
China's fermentation industry, the Jiangsu Jinmaoyuan Biochemical Co.,
technology has reached international The project has been declared as a Ltd. (Jiangsu Jinmaoyuan), Guangxi
advanced level. major provincial project of transferring Guiping Jinyuan Alcohol Co., Ltd.
scientific & technological achievements. (Guiping Jinyuan) and Jilin Cathay
By adopting this new technology, this And in early Aug., it has passed the Industrial Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Jilin
project will make the following major online assessment by the experts from Cathay) (FIGURE1), has capacity of
breakthroughs: Provincial Science and Technology 30,000t/a for each.
To achieve recovery of wastewater Department. Upon completion, butanol
from flour deep-processing supply will become relatively sufficient in
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FIGURE 1:Capacity of domestic butanol enterprises in 2008
60,000
50,000
50,000
40,000
(Unit: t/a)
30,000 30,000 30,000
30,000
20,000
10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
0
Jilin Ji'an Jiangsu Guiping Jilin Cathay Jilin Zhonghai Heilongjiang Tangshan Tongliao
Jinmaoyuan Jinyuan Haocheng Jidong Zhongke
Tianyuan
Source: CCM International
Note: Jilin Zhongha: Jilin Zhonghai Chemical Co., Ltd.
Heilongjiang Haocheng: Heilongjiang Haocheng Chemical Co., Ltd.
Tangshan Jidong: Tangshan Jidong Solvent Co., Ltd.
Tongliao Zhongke Tianyuan: Tongliao Zhongke Tianyuan Starch Chemical Co., Ltd.
Domestic butanol supply has been enterprises plan to expand their producers. However, butanol application
falling short of demand, with the output production capacity. And annual is expected to become an irreversible
50% less than the consumption. From increased capacity of the butanol trend, given the potential pressing
2000 to 2006, domestic butanol projects will reach 730,000 tonnes. situation of oil resources depletion and
consumption had increased year by Through continuous project expansion, the expected price rise of oil, so butanol
year, and in 2006, the consumption China will be able to reverse the fermentation industry is sure to become
reached 7,400,000 tonnes at home. dependence on imports. promising.
Meanwhile, the butanol prices have
risen from about USD1,318/t in Jan. in Although crude oil prices has dropped to
2006 to USD2,342/t at present. below USD50/barrel caused by financial
crisis since H2 2008, which had led to
Currently, some domestic butanol production suspension of many butanol
SFB expands xanthoceras sorbifolia capacity
Shuangfeng Forestry Bureau (SFB, biggest bio-energy production base in initiated since 2008, which is expected
located in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang upon completion. to be launched by the end of 2010. The
Province) is building a xanthoceras second phase with 266 hectares XS is
sorbifolia (XS) base in Yichun City, This XS base construction is divided being built at present and will be
which is expected to become the into two phases. The first-phase launched by the end of 2012. In fact,
construction with 133 hectares XS has SFB has planned to expand its XS
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capacity to 1,000 hectares in the next XS (PICTURE) is an ideal raw material no environmental pollution parameter
five years. for biodiesel and bioethanol production like sulfur and nitrogen, etc, which
with its high oil content, with seed oil conforms to the quality indexes of
Insider reveals that after the launch of content of about 30%-36% and kernel biodiesel. Since 2005, China has
this XS base, it will supply XS for China oil content of 50%-70%. Besides, it has successfully developed the technology
Nature Petroleum Company (CNPC) as high output of about 1,500-2,000kg/h. to produce biodiesel with XS as raw
the raw material for biodiesel or Moreover, it is said that biodiesel material.
bioethanol production. produced from XS has about 93.4%
hydrocarbons with 18 carbons and has
PICTURE: Cross-section of XS
Source: www.Yxsfz.cn
At present, there are about 5,300 for carbon content in biodiesel. Those However, raw material cost is too much
hectares XS in China, mainly distributed biodiesel producers using waste animal for producers using high oil content
in four provinces – Shanxi, Inner oil and vegetable oil as raw material plant to produce biodiesel (TABLE 2),
Mongolia, Liaoning and Shaanxi. And were seriously affected by this standard which is a bottleneck for their
some other provinces like Gansu are and some even went bankrupt. The development. For example, Sichuan
also trying to cultivate this plant, and quality of biodiesel produced from waste Gushan Oil Chemical Co. Ltd. (Sichuan
Chinese Academy of Forestry has animal oil and vegetable oil varies a lot, Gushan) produces biodiesel by using
provided great support to these areas which can do harm to machines. soybean or colza with capacity of
by popularizing the XS planting 240,000t/a, and the cost on raw material
technology, aiming to provide ample raw This standard has driven biodiesel has seen continuous increase, thus
material for biodiesel production in the producers to actively search for some hindering the development of biodiesel,
future. Currently, most of XS are used in high oil content plants as raw materials. according to Mr. Zhao, president of
edible oil, medicine, etc, in China. Guizhou, for instance, had launched a Sichuan Gushan.
10,000t/a biodiesel production line with
Chinese government enacted a jatropha as raw material this month.
‘National standards for biodiesel ‘in
2008, which requires a higher demand
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TABLE 2: Main biodiesel producers in China and their raw materials
Company Raw material
Sichuan Gushan Soybean or colza.
Liuzhou Minghui Biofuels Co., Ltd. Jatropha, tung, tea plant
Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Development Co. Ltd Waste animal oil and vegetable oil
Source: CCM International
XS can be planted in a barren land, production capacity has reached
which is easy for mass production. As As estimated, the demand for biodiesel 3,000,000 tonnes in 2008, while actual
non-staple food, XS price is expected in China will increase a lot in the near output was only 300,000 tonnes,
be less influenced by price fluctuation of future due to global energy shortage. indicating a huge development
other products like agricultural products, The prices of petroleum products have potential.
industrial products, etc, which will increased for 24 times in 2009, driving
contribute to development of XS-based the government to make more efforts to
biodiesel. seek new energies. Besides, biodiesel
Guizhou launches 10,000t/a biodiesel production line
Guizhou has launched the first-phase Academy of Sciences, and all indexes biodiesel project takes Jatropha as raw
10,000t/a biodiesel production line in of the samples have reached the material and is divided into three phases.
New Material Industrial Park (Guiyang National Biodiesel BD100 standards. Upon completion of the three phases
City, Guizhou Province) on Aug. 6th (TABLE 3), the total capacity will reach
2009. Invested by the No.061 Base of China 160,000t/a.
Aerospace Science & Industry
Currently, the first biodiesel samples of Corporation (located in Guizhou), a
this project have been sent for test by large scientific research and production
Guangzhou Energy Institute of Chinese center for aerospace products, this
TABLE 3: Information of the biodiesel project
Phase Investment (USD) Planned capacity (t/a) Launch time
First phase 4,390,000 10,000 2009
Second phase 7,320,000 50,000 2010
Third phase N/A 100,000 2012
Source: CCM International
The successful launch of Guizhou’s Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan in cultivation, and through scientific
10,000t/a biodiesel line is based on the southwest Guizhou, as well as the cultivation, the average per- hectare
following advantages. valleys of Nanpan River, Beipan River, yield of fruit can reach 4,500 kilograms,
Red River and Duliu River. which can produce about 100 to 200
First of all, Guizhou is rich in biological kilograms biodiesel. Using Jatropha as
resources. There are abundant wild What’s more, there are many barren the main raw material for biodiesel
Jatropha resources in Bouyei-Miao mountains suitable for Jatropha production can not only reduce
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production cost, but also increase the At present, some domestic and foreign Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will invest in
local peasants’ income and prevent land energy companies also concern about Hainan and Sichuan, and British
desertification. the potential development of Jatropha in Sunshine Technology Group, a
China, and have invested in Jatropha commercial forestry plantation company,
Besides, local market prospect of cultivation. For example, PetroChina cooperates with the Honghe Prefecture
biodiesel is expected to be bright, as Limited (Petrol China), the biggest Forestry Bureau of Yunnan Province to
there are many mining companies in controlled subsidiary of China National jointly develop Jatropha base.
Guizhou and diesel is greatly needed in Petroleum Corporation(CNPC), plans
mining operation. to invest in Jatropha production base in
Yunnan, and China National Offshore
PICTURE: Distribution of Jatropha bases
Main Jatropha planting regions
Minor Jatropha planting regions
Source: CCM International
At present, there are dozens of biodiesel capacity has reached demand is estimated to reach
biodiesel enterprises including private, 3,000,000t/a in 2008, the actual annual 20,000,000 tonnes by 2010 in China. In
join stock and state-owned enterprises. output is only 300,000 tonnes, indicating view of the huge gap between the
Hebei Zhenghe Co., Ltd., Sichuan a huge development potential. supply and the demand, related
Gushan Group Co., Ltd. and Fujian enterprises are expected to seize the
Zhuoyue Co., Ltd. are relatively larger By 2010, China’s annual biodiesel market opportunity and speed up the
enterprises with annual output of above output will reach 1,000,000 tonnes, and biodiesel investment (FIGURE 2).
10,000 tonnes. Although China’s 9,000,000 tonnes by 2020. And the
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FIGURE 2: Capacity of major biodiesel producers in 2008
250,000
240,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
(Unit: t/a)
100,000
50,000 50,000
50,000
30,000
12,000 10,000 10,000 6,000
0
Sichuan Liuzhou Longyan Xiamen Hebei Heibei Jiangsu Guizhou Shanxi
Gushan Minghui Zhuoyue Zhuoyue Zhenghe Fukuan Keyuan Jiangnan Huashuo
Hangtian
Source: CCM International
As an emerging industry in China, to promote its development. National Taxation Supporting Policy for
biodiesel is characterized by both great People's Congress has implemented Bioenergy and Biochemical Industry’
development potential and various the ‘Renewable Energy Law’ since 2006, and so on. These policies are expected
restrictions in the early stage. Chinese and the Ministry of Finance, National to provide a strong support for domestic
government has attached great Development and Reform Commission biodiesel development.
importance to the development of and other departments jointly issued
biofuels and released relevant policies ‘Advices on Implementing Fiscal and
BIO-PRODUCTS
Donta Group enlarging yeast production
Dongguan Donta Group Co., Ltd. Ltd. (Guangxi Yipinxian) in Laibin City, Donta Group’s yeast expansion project
(Donta Group, headquartered in Guangxi Province for its yeast capacity is based on the following advantages.
Dongguan City, Guangdong Province) is expansion.
expanding yeast production and is Firstly, this project can take the
expected to launch its 48,000t/a dried Actually, these two subsidiaries were advantage of adequate raw material
yeast and 10,000t/a yeast extract jointly invested by Donta Group, supply in local areas. As the biggest
facilities by the end of Sep. 2009. Guangxi Laibin Donta group Co., Ltd. sugar cane production region in China,
(Laibin, a local subsidiary of Donta Guangxi has taken up more than 70% of
Early in May 2006, Donta Group had Group, established in 2003) and China’s total sugar cane output these
established two subsidiaries, Guangxi Lesaffre Group (the world’s biggest years. And Laibin took up 18% of
Danbaoli Yeast Co., Ltd. (Guangxi yeast producer), with investment of Guangxi’s total with 8.3 million tonnes in
Danbaoli) and Guangxi Yipinxian USD102 million. 2008. Besides, Donta Group has 7
Biochemical Science & Technology Co., sugar processing bases supplying
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treacle as common raw materials of exports its products to Southeast Asia,
yeast for the new project. Besides, local Middle East, South America, Africa, etc., With fast growth of some local
government has been paying much which will provide mature sales companies, China’s yeast market has
attention to developing yeast industry by networks for these two new companies. seen intense competitions in recent
releasing tax preferential policies for years, thus Lesaffre Group prefer to
yeast companies. In addition, there are few yeast seek some cooperators to enlarge its
producers in Guangxi, but the market share in China. As the biggest
Secondly, this project is equipped with consumption volume is estimated at yeast producer in the world, Lesaffre
advanced production technology and 50,000 tonnes per year, indicating a big Group launched a yeast production
equipments sourced from Lesaffre market opportunity. base with capacity of 3,000t/a in Anhui
Group, who has been producing yeast Province of China in 1999, and then it
for 150 years. With the strong technical This cooperation can achieve a win-win built a sales company in Shanghai in
support from Lesaffre Group, the new situation. Donta Group wants to bring in 2002.
facilities are expected to make the best new advanced technology for deeper
use of the advanced equipments. development in yeast field, and Lesaffre In 2008, China’s total yeast production
Group intends to expand its market capacity reached 190,000t/a,
Besides, Donta Group has a subsidiary share in China and cut down the accounting for nearly 20% of the world’s
named as Guangdong Danbaoli Group production cost with local rich raw total capacity, and the actual total output
Co., Ltd. (Guangdong Danbaoli) with material supply and large sales network reached 100,000 tonnes. It is expected
current dried yeast capacity of 16,000t/a, of Donta Group, according to Mr. Guo, that, as some producers are expanding
which has strong sales network technical engineer of Guangdong production, the total yeast capacity will
throughout China and extensively Danbaoli. reach 210,000t/a in 2009 (FIGURE 3).
FIGURE 3: China’s total yeast capacity, 2005 ~ 2009est.
250,000
210,000
200,000 190,000
170,000
150,000
150,000
(Unit: t/a)
120,000
100,000
50,000
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009est.
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Besides, yeast industry is becoming accounting for over 70% of China total put great efforts to expand their
more and more concentrated in China capacity. In recent years, the top 2 have capacity.
with the top 3 players (TABLE 4)
TABLE 4: Major yeast producers in China, 2009
Manufacturer Location Capacity ’08
Hubei Angel Yeast Co., Ltd. Xinjiang, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Guangxi and Hubei 91,000
Mauri Yeast Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shandong, Guangdong, Xinjiang 30,000
Guangdong Danbaoli Yeast Co., Ltd. Guangdong 16,000
Guangdong Zhuhai Aoli Yeast Co., Ltd. Guangdong 2,000
Anhui Lesaffre (Mingguang) Anhui 3,000
Shandong Yantai Hongde Food Industry Co., Ltd. Shandong 2,000
Guangdong Jiangmen Center for Biotech. Co., Ltd. Guangdong 4,000
Shandong Xiwang Leavening Co., Ltd. Shandong 1,500
Qiqiha’er Longtai Food Co., Ltd. Heilongjiang 1,500
Source: CCM International
PICTURE: Distribution of major yeast production regions in China
Source: CCM International
In addition, in recent years, China’s estimated, the major potential market dry yeasts, showing a huge market
demand for yeast and yeast extract has for yeast in China is rural areas, where potential.
been increasing year by year attributed about 90% of homemade flour products
to the development of related industries except sour dough do not apply active Donta Group is a state-owned
like feedstuff and flour products, etc. As enterprise established in 1935, and has
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a raw sugar processing base with conglomerate with 21 factories and series of products, namely sugar,
processing capacity of 700,000t/a, companies located in 4 provinces - biological engineering, thermal-electric
which provides part of molasses for Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Yunnan, power and paper-making.
Guangdong Danbaoli. As a Donta Group is mainly engaged in four
Continent Biotech expanding enzyme preparation
Continent Biotech Group Co., Ltd. xylanase will remain the company’s key Continent Biotech has been paying
(Continent Biotech, headquartered in products. great attention to after-sales service for
Qingdao City, Shandong Province) is clients both at home and abroad. It built
now constructing a 7,000t/a solid Actually, Continent Biotech is the first a biotech research institute in Shandong
enzyme preparation production line, the enzyme producer at home to in 2005, for the sake of developing
second phase of its 15,000t/a enzyme industrialize liquid enzyme spraying market-target and high-quality feed
preparation plant, in Weifang City, uniformity technology which is enzyme and supply technology support
Shandong Province. developed independently in 2001. By for various clients in clients.
applying this technology in its enzyme
Continent Biotech’s 15,000t/a enzyme preparation production, reaction In 2008, there were over one hundred
preparation plant consists of the temperature can keep below 60℃ thus feed enzyme producers in China with
first-phase 8,000t/a for liquid enzyme maintaining high enzyme activity, as in relatively small production capacity and
preparation, which was completed on normal reaction temperature would low-quality products, except
Jul. 20th 2009 with investment of surpass 60℃ with enzyme activity Novozymes (China) Biotechnology Co.,
USD12 million, and the second-phase losing largely. Ltd, the largest enzyme producer in the
7,000t/a for solid enzyme preparation world. Owing to lack of strong market
with investment of USD22 million. Upon Besides, with this technology, Continent competitiveness, in terms of technology
completion of this plant, Continent Biotech has built another two liquid feed and capitals, many domestic
Biotech will expand its total enzyme enzyme production bases respectively small-scale feed enzyme producers
preparation capacity to 20,000t/a, and is in Binzhou City with 3,000t/a complex choose to stop or suspend expansion,
expected to become the largest enzyme enzyme and Linyi City with 1,000t/a except Continent Biotech and
preparation producer in Shandong. phytase and 1,000t/a xylanase in recent Guangdong VTR Bio-tech Co., Ltd.,
years. both of which continue capacity
Early in Aug. 2008, Continent Biotech expansion. The latter in July launched a
has begun to construct this 15,000t/a According to Mr. Duan, technical 20,000t/a feed enzyme base in Inner
enzyme preparation plant in Weifang. At engineer of Continent Biotech, enzyme Mongolia.
present, the company has constructed products produced by this technology
one major workshop with 240 m3 have been accepted by users because The demand for feed enzyme will
fermentation capacity, one distilling of its high quality and short supply. In continue to rise in the future in China, as
workshop and two power workshops. In 2008, Continent Biotech’s sales network more and more feedstuff producers
this plant, Continent Biotech will has spread throughout China, even to realize that feed enzyme can greatly
produce various enzyme preparations some other countries in Asia like Japan, enhance utilization rate of nutrition in
like feed enzyme, edible enzyme and Philippines, etc. , and its sales value feed, which can efficiently decrease
industrial enzyme etc. But feed reached about USD44 million. production cost. Given this trend, feed
enzymes like phytase, alkaline pectase, enzyme is expected to be widely used in
liquid complex enzyme and alkaline animal feedstuff. Moreover, increasing
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feedstuff output in China year on year is feed enzyme preparation (FIGURE 4).
another key driver for increasing use of
FIGURE 4: Feedstuff output in China, 2005~2009
160
140
(Unit: million tonnes)
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 est
Source: CCM International
Meanwhile, increasing numbers of feed enterprises. Actually, feed enzyme enzyme, probiotics, protein, bio-fertilizer,
enterprises expect to cooperate with producers should develop new allicin and so forth. The company is
feed enzyme producers, based on technology to improve the quality of equipped with the most advanced liquid
high-quality feed enzyme and good products, thus increasing and solid-state fermentation facilities in
after-sales service. In this situation, feed competitiveness in the future. the world and ascends into the leading
enzyme producers taking advantage of large-scale biological preparation and
high-quality products and good Established in 2001, Continent Biotech manufacturing enterprises.
after-sales performance can resolve is composed of six manufacturing
various production difficulties for feed enterprises and mainly engaged in
CAS building largest lactase production base in China
Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Jiangxi Province, aiming to capture stages, consisting of seven production
established a subsidiary Chinese China’s huge lactase market. lines. Upon completion, CASL will
Academy of Science Lactase Co., Ltd. achieve 3,000t/a lactase capacity
th
(CASL) on Aug.18 , 2009, and started With total investment of USD19.02 (TABLE 5).
to construct China’s biggest lactase million, the construction of this
production base in Dean County, production base is divided into two
TABLE 5: Information of CASL’s new project
Item First phase Second phase
Capacity 1,500t/a 1,500t/a
Investment USD11.7 million USD7.32 million
Start time Aug. 2009 Oct. 2010
Launch time 2010 2011
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Lactase, also named as lactase, which can rapidly and efficiently and inefficient technology, thus leading
beta-galactosidase (β-galactosidase), hydrolyze lactose to glucose and to small profit, given the adverse
normally exists in human body in galactose with 6,000u/g, compared with situation of economic downturn at that
intestinal epithelial cells, thereby 3,000u/g or 5,000u/g for existing time. Owing to domestic insufficient
contributing to digestion of lactose products. supply but huge demand, 98% of
present in dairy foods. However, large China’s lactase is imported from other
numbers of people in Asia and Africa, At present, China has few lactase countries like US and Japan, etc., as
accounting for 70% of Asia and Africa’s producers, and most of them have small estimated.
total as estimated, have a genetic capacity. As reported, the total lactase
deficiency of this enzyme and are production capacity in China was only Thanks to increasing demand for low
unable to digest lactose. 20t/a in 2008. For example, Harbin lactose milk products, the demand for
Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Meihua lactase in China has been increasing in
The new base will adopt the technology Biotechnology), the only active producer recent years. It was estimated that
of using thalli Mutated Aspergillus Niger in China currently, has lactase capacity Chinese demand for lactase was about
to produce lactase developed by CAS in of only 8t/a. 2,700 tonnes in 2008, most of which
2006, which can enhance lactose was imported from overseas at price of
hydrolysis efficiency and cut down the According to Mr. Zhang, salesman of about USD59,000/t, higher than that of
production cost compared to using the Meihua Biotechnology, some USD43,000/t in domestic market
other thalli under the same condition. companies stopped lactase production (FIGURE 5).
Besides, it will mainly produce a new in 2008 due to its high production cost
FIGURE 5: Output of lactose milk products and demand for lactase in China, 2005~2008
3,500,000 3,000
2700 3,000,000
3,000,000 2300 2,500
2,500,000 2000 2,500,000
1800 2,000
Unit: tonne
2,000,000
2,000,000 1,850,000
1,500
1,500,000
1,000
1,000,000
500,000 500
0 0
2005 2006 2007 2008
Lactose milk products Lactase
Source: CCM International
For the sake of better lactose absorption Yang, Deputy Secretary General of 92%, implying promising market for low
when consuming dairy products, many Chinese Nutrition Society, the lactose milk, as well as a huge demand
countries add lactase to dairy foods or proportion of Chinese adults suffering for lactase to decompose lactose for
other dairy meals. According to Ms. from lactose intolerance is as high as reasonable nutrition absorption.
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Novozymes expands enzyme production
Novozymes, the world’s biggest Area and expects to launch it by 2010. After the launch of this new base, with
industrial enzymes producer, Through this expansion, Tianjin total investment of about USD53 million
announced on Aug. 3rd 2009 that it will Novozymes will become Novozymes’ and coverage area of 5,599m2,
construct an enzyme preparation third global enzyme production base. Novozymes is predicted to double its
production base in Tianjin enzyme preparation capacity in China
Economic-Technological Development (FIGURE 6).
FIGURE 6: Main enzyme producers’ market share in the world
22%
47%
6%
21%
4%
Novozymes BASF Danisco DSM Others
Source: Novozymes’ annual report, 2007
According to Mr. Ren, senior manager agro-forestry wastes as a large fields since 1998 (FIGURE 7). And after
from Asia Bioenergy Department of agricultural country. Also, Novozymes nearly 10 years’ research and
Novozymes, the company is very predicts that the second generation development, it has solved some major
optimistic about China’s future bioethanol consumption will explosively technical obstacles in
development of the second generation grow in 2012. second-generation bioethanol
bioethanol, namely using crop wastes production process, and is expected to
as raw materials, as China highly Novozymes has been producing various produce second bioethanol enzymes on
concerns about energy supply and enzymes that are widely used in food, a large scale in 2010.
security and has abundant supply of brewing, washing and other industrial
FIGURE 7: Novozymes enzyme annual sales, 2004~2008
1,600
1,200
(Unit: million USD)
800
400
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Enzymes production cost is an crop wastes to produce fuel ethanol on more and more attention to
important factor influencing the a large scale. second-generation bioethanol. On July
development of second-generation 9th 2009, the enzyme preparation
bioethanol production. At present, The second-generation bioethanol has branch of China Fermentation Industry
enzyme preparation cost accounts for a long value chain, including raw Association held a discussion in
35% of total production cost for material collection, transport and Qingdao. Over twenty domestic large
second-generation bioethanol storage, as well as cellulosic ethanol biotechnology enterprises and research
production, and after large-scale production, sales and so on, among institutes attended the meeting
industrialization, the cost proportion will which the cellulose technology can (FIGURE 8). The branch president
be reduced to 20-25%. According to reduce production cost largely. And the announced the development plan of the
Novozymes’ estimation, the breakthrough of this technology needs enzyme preparation industry. Although
second-generation bioethanol multilateral collaboration to achieve a domestic biotechnology enterprises
production cost in China will be mutual development. Novozymes and have made rapid progress in recent
USD2.59 per gallon in 2010, and can be COFCO in early 2009 reached a new years, their enzyme annual output is still
reduced to USD1.5 per gallon by 2015, cooperation agreement with Sinopec to much less than multinational
which will be very competitive compared initiate large-scale commercial enterprises’.
with gasoline price (USD2 per gallon). production by using crop wastes as raw
materials to produce second-generation
According to Mr. Steen Riisgaard, CEO bioethanol.
of Novozymes, there is only one step
away for the company to make use of Chinese government has been paying
FIGURE 8: Major enzyme producers’ capacity in 2008
10,000
8,000
8,000
6,500
6,000
6,000
(Unit: t/a)
4,000
4,000
2,000
0
Hunan Jinshi Zhengzhou Jiangyin Henan Yangshao
Fuyuan Baishenglong
Source: CCM International
Note: Hunan Jinshi Group Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Fuyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Baishenglong Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
Henan Yangshao living to turn the engineering Co., Ltd.
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Hunan Yuyuan expands in microbial fertilizer
Hunan Yuyuan Bio-technological Co., opportunities for microbial fertilizer potassium and phosphate and fix
Ltd. (Hunan Yuyuan, located in Hunan manufacturers. nitrogen, but also can greatly increase
national bio-industry base Changsha fertilizer utilization rate, so it is
City, Hunan Province), a leading Compared with common fertilizer, increasingly favored by farmers.
enterprise of microbial fertilizer industry, microbial fertilizer has advantages in
signed an agreement with Shenzhen ecological protection, crop quality Fourthly, microbial fertilizer has a large
Fortune Venture Capital Co., Ltd. improvement and fertilizer efficiency profit margin, compared with common
(Shenzhen Fortune Venture) to obtain enhancement, as microbial fertilizer can fertilizer. And currently, only a few have
capital for capacity expansion and R&D increase beneficial bacteria in soil to been engaged in microbial fertilizer
strengthening on Aug. 21st 2009. help crops use nutrients. According to production, and thus they have huge
Fertilizer Testing Center of Ministry of development potential to capture market
Actually, after establishment, Hunan Agriculture, farm products output can share amid this less intense market
Yuyuan had invested about USD15 increase 12% ~20% by using microbial competition. The large formal
million to build a 10,000 t/a.microbial fertilizer. So in vegetable growing manufacturers, in particular, like Hunan
fertilizer production line. This production regions like Shouguang, farms use Yuyuan, are expected to work hard and
line has the largest investment and microbial fertilizer more and more make great progress on this field,
largest production capacity, and its widely. depending on their sufficient funds and
technical level and equipment are the strong scientific and technological
most advanced in China. And currently, Furthermore, the average utilization rate background. As for other small
it has putt high concentrations of of common fertilizer is only 20%~30%, companies, like family workshops, they
bacteria powder into commercial mass while that of microbial fertilizer is more are running on a small scale and weak
production. higher , for example, the nitrogen fixed in competitiveness.
in rhizobia can almost all be absorbed
Hunan Yuyuan’s expansion of microbial by plants. Currently, there are more 500 microbial
fertilizer is attributed to at least four fertilizer companies in China (TABLE 6),
reasons. More and more farmers realize annual output is about 5 million tonnes,
important role of microbial fertilizer in and the application areas are nearly 6
Firstly, Chinese government has practical production, so microbial million hectares. Microbial fertilizer
formulated some policies to promote the fertilizers have become more and more product categories continue to increase,
extensive use of microbial fertilizer. For popular than common fertilizers with so far, the products registered in the
example, the first document release by farmers. Ministry of Agriculture are divided into
Chinese government this year stipulate two major categories of antimicrobial
to strengthen the protection and Thirdly, the current status of the soil and microbial fertilizer including 11
improvement of soil, and to promote and gives business opportunities to varieties. In the next five years, China's
the use of microbial fertilizer in the microbial fertilizer manufacturers. The microbial fertilizer annual output is
whole country. soil compaction and salinization have expected to reach 8 million ~ 10 million
become widespread, as farmers have tones. And it is expected that microbial
Secondly, some farmers have begun to been using nitrogen fertilizer for a long fertilizer industries will play a more
accept and use microbial fertilizer, time. Compared with common fertilizer, important role in agricultural production.
which has brought tremendous microbial fertilizer not only can break
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TABLE 6: Some domestic microbial fertilizer companies in 2008
Company Capacity (t/a) in Location
Hebei Fuhua Kangtute Environmental Co., Ltd. 100,000 Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Hebei Juwei Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. 100,000 Baoding, Hebei
Dezhou Sunshine Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 100,000 Dezhou, Shandong
Dalian Shibeide Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 100,000 Dalian, Liaoning
Shenyang Shennongren Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd. 30,000 Shenyang, Liaoning
Liaoning Yuanheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 30,000 Chaoyang, Liaoning
Beijing Wlong Technology Co., Ltd. 30,000 Beijing, Beijing
Heilongjiang Suihua Nongken Chenhuan Biology Science & Technology Co., Ltd. 20,000 Suihua, Heilongjiang
Shanxi Yi’an Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. 5,000 Yuncheng, Shanxi
Beijing First Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. 5,000 Beijing
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Although, due to the financial crisis in economy see rapid development and will increase the demand for microbial
2008, market demand for microbial increase in per capita income, Chinese fertilizer. Meanwhile, the new industry
fertilizer production has experienced government will increase the system will also prompt domestic
weak growth. In the long run, with the investments in microbial fertilizer, which microbial fertilizer industry to reshuffle.
SK sells SCR enzyme technology to China
SK Holding Co., Ltd. (SK Holding, agreement with Germany-based EnBW chemistry catalysts technology
headquartered in Seoul, South Korea) Group in July 2007 and began to commonly adopted in China, which
sold its Selective Catalytic Reduction explore the overseas markets. uses chemicals like vanadium pentoxide
(SCR) enzyme technology to Qingdao and titanium dioxide as raw materials to
Huatuo Technology Co., Ltd., a Insider reveals that SK Holding will deal with pollutants of nitrogen oxide
subsidiary of China Power Investment cooperate with more companies to and sulphur dioxide, etc, SCR enzyme
Company (China Power) in late July promote this enzyme technology in technology has higher catalysis
2009, which will enable China Power to power plants and chemical plants and efficiency and lower temperature, and
be the first Chinese company to apply enhance its application in China in the can reclaim more kinds of exhaust
enzyme technology into industrial near future. emissions, even solid waste.
exhaust emissions treatment at home.
Based on varieties of Bacillus, SCR At present, there are several kinds of
SCR enzyme technology can be used to enzyme technology uses enzyme as exhaust emissions treatment
clean up the exhaust emissions like catalysts, which enjoys higher technologies in China, (TABLE 7), such
carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon purification efficiency, simpler operation as carbon dioxide reclaiming technology,
monoxide, etc. Researched by SK and lower cost compared with the other which has played a growingly important
Holding since 1996, this technology has exhaust emission treatment role in recent years due to the
been successfully used in South technologies in China, thus it’s expected greenhouse effect caused by rising
Korea’s power plants after 2003, to be applied in a variety of recycling carbon dioxide emission. But it can only
accounting for 20% of the country’s total and waste treatment enterprises. treat one or two kinds of waste gases,
market share currently. Besides, SK thus restricting its wider application.
Holding signed a cooperation For instance, compared with SCR
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TABLE 7: Major exhaust emission technologies in China
Technology Main adopters Launch time
ZH active carbon adsorbing organic exhaust gases Hangzhou South Environment Protective Coating Equipment
1993
purifying & recycling treatment technology Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Zhongke Energy-Saving Environmental Protection
SCR chemistry catalysts technology 2006
Technology Co., Ltd.
Carbon dioxide reclaiming technology Chengdu Demei Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. 2001
High-voltage electrostatic trapping technology Gansu Kejin Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. 2002
Phosphorus emission reclaiming technology Yunnan Nanlin Group Co., Ltd. 2008
Source: CCM International
With the rising awareness of standard of ‘Absorption Gas Cleaner for which satisfies China’s demand for
environmental protection, more and Industrial Emission’, which clearly environmental technologies, is expected
more Chinese countries intend to seek stipulates the technical standards for to be accepted by more enterprises.
new technologies to reduce pollution. In popular waste treatment devices.
2008, Chinese government issued a Therefore, SCR enzyme technology,
BIO-BASED CHEMICALS
China’s citric acid export volume up but price down
Despite US and EU’s anti-dumping year to 393,616 tonnes in the first seven the same period of 2008 since early
duties on Chinese citric acid in 2009, months of 2009 (FIGURE 9). Except to 2009.
China’s citric acid export volume has EU and US, export price of citric acid to
still kept increasing, up 1.2% year on other countries has slipped largely over
FIGURE 9: China’s citric acid export volume, Jan. ~Jul. 2009
80,000
68,707
70,000
62,089 60,624 62,905
60,000
53,910
48,181
50,000
(Unit: tonne)
37,200
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09
Source: China Customs
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Respectively since Jun. 2008 and Sep. importer of Chinese citric acid currently. remained similar to that in H1 2008, but
2008, EU and US have begun to levy sulphuric acid price has plummeted to
high anti-dumping duties on China’s key Prices of homemade citric acid exported around USD30/t from USD245/t since
citric acid producers like Anhui BBCA to EU and US have stayed at relatively the breakout of global financial crisis. At
Biochemical Co., Ltd. and Shandong high level of around USD1,000/t, due to present, sulphuric acid price is still at
TTCA etc., which erodes Chinese anti-dumping duties during this period, low level of USD36/t and corn price
players’ price advantage in these but export prices to other countries like keeps stable at around USD234/t in
markets. Southeast Asia, Africa and South Northeast China.
America saw a big drop, ranging from
As an export-oriented product, USD680/t and USD820/t, Citric acid export price has kept stable
homemade citric acid’s encountering USD100~200/t lower than that in the currently, and it is hard to raise the price
anti-dumping sanction from EU and first seven months of 2008. due to current citric acid surplus supply
USA has seriously impacted domestic in China. Once both sulphuric acid and
citric acid export, because nearly 40% Although Ministry of Commerce corn price rise in the following months,
of China’s citric acid export was to EU Administration has executed Export citric acid price may also be pushed up
and US before. According to statistics License Administration on domestic slightly in the market.
from China Customs, in the first seven citric acid exporters since early 2009,
months of 2009, US citric acid import this Export License Administration with China has been the largest citric acid
volume from China has decreased by relatively low requirements for domestic producer with total output of around
87.6% and EU import down 28%. citric acid producers couldn’t efficiently 750,000 tonnes per year in the world,
restrain pernicious price competition and has exported around 80% of its total
However, domestic citric acid producers among them. In order to enlarge market output on average in recent years.
have been endeavoring to develop share in oversea markets with no However, its production has been
other new and large markets like India, anti-dumping duties, domestic citric acid restrained by the government due to
Mexico, Thailand and Indonesia etc. exporters choose to cut down the price. high pollution during citric acid
after the anti-dumping duties had been production.
implemented. Actually, India has totally Besides, decreasing raw material price
imported 32,424 tonnes citric acid from also resulted in price fall of domestic
China during the first seven months in citric acid. Corn and sulphuric acid are
2009, up 39% over the same period of key raw materials for citric acid
2008, which makes it the largest production. In H1 2009, corn price
VC export price rises
Average export price of Vitamin C (VC) Customs (TABLE 8), in the first seven downtrend. The impacts of weak
has climbed up in the first seven months months of 2009, VC average export domestic demand have been partly
of 2009, continuing an uptrend price has reached USD10,297/t, up offset by the high VC export price.
compared to the same period last year. 29.6% compared to the same period
last year, while most of the other vitamin
According to statistics from China export prices have experienced
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TABLE 8: China’s VC export situation, Jan~ Jul, 2009
Item Jan - Jul, 2008 Jan - Jul, 2009 Growth rates (%)
Export (tonne) 51,632 47,905 -7.2
Value (USD) 410,165,661 493,274,479 20.3
Average (USD/t) 7,944 10,297 29.6
Source: China Customs
The main reasons for VC export price low production cost.
rise are as follows: The four biggest domestic VC
In recent years, with strong enterprises include (FIGURE 10)
Firstly, China has become the world’s competitiveness of China’s VC, some Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co.,
VC production base, thus enabling multinational corporations have Ltd (NPC), North China Pharmaceutical
domestic VC enterprises to price the gradually stopped VC production. As a Group Co., Ltd (NCPC), China
products. result, global dependence on Chinese Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group Co.,
VC has gradually increased. For Ltd (CSPC) and Aland (Jiangsu)
As an important exporter of VC, China example, China VC export volume was Nutraceutical Co., Ltd. (Aland). The VC
has strong competitiveness in global VC less than 80,000 tonnes in 2007, but it export prices of these four enterprises
market. China produces VC by using increased to 85,239 tonnes in 2008. By all stayed at a relatively high level of
two-step fermentation process, which the end of 2008, China VC sales value about USD1,000/t, a big upthrust
has reached the world-advanced level had accounted for 86% of total VC sales compared with the same period last
and thus being prohibited for export. value in US market. At present, about year, signifying their strong pricing
Based on the technology edge, China’s 80% of the world’s VC products are power.
VC has good product quality and enjoys sourced from China.
FIGURE 10: Capacity of major domestic VC enterprises in 2008
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
(Unit: t/a)
20,000
20,000 18,000
10,000
0
CSPC NPC Aland NCPC
Source: CCM International
Secondly, VC is mainly used in less being affected by economic are not sensitive to the price change of
industries of pharmaceuticals, health downturn. And VC only constitutes a VC.
food, and food additives, etc. that very small proportion of its downstream
provide necessary daily products, thus products’ cost, so downstream clients Thirdly, VC products have seen
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excellent sales performance after the promoting the soaring demand of VC. fluctuated slightly in early June.
outbreak of H1N1 influenza around the However, to curb the slight price decline
world, as VC preparation can effectively In light of huge VC demand and its high this June, the four biggest VC
prevent influenza. Besides, many new prices currently (FIGURE 11), the four enterprises decided to stop production
kinds of VC composite preparations can VC enterprises had been in full from July to September. As a result, VC
also effectively enhance immunity and operation in the first five months this price has risen in July, and is expected
prevent influenza, so they had sold well year. With sufficient VC supply in the to maintain uptrend in the near future
from last winter to this spring, thus domestic markets, its price only with reduced supply.
FIGURE 11: Domestic VC export prices, Jan. – Jul. 2009
10,800
10,600 10,551
10,558
10,400 10,415
10,409
10,202
(Unit: USD/t)
10,200
10,000 10,033
9,903
9,800
9,600
9,400
Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09
Source: CCM International
In the long run, VC export price may autumn and winter this year. Secondly, small and medium-sized companies
maintain relatively high level, attributed the price of corn, one of VC’s raw plan to produce VC, their products only
to the following factors. Firstly, H1N1 materials, may keep at high level sell in domestic market, so their
influenza may continue its prevalence because of current severe drought in expansions can not affect VC export
for a long time and may break out in the China. Thirdly, although some domestic price.
Jianding Biotechnology established
Jiangsu Jianding Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Jianding Biotechnology has huge economic and environmental
(Jianding Biotechnology), a company independent technology for benefits by reutilizing waste from
newly established on Aug. 10th 2009, co-production of glucosamine and production.
has initiated the construction of activated carbon. Adopting this
first-phase production lines of 3,000t/a technology, glucosamine can be For one thing, glucosamine, as an
glucosamine and 12,000t/a activated extracted from citric acid waste, and important health product, is widely used
carbon, which will be launched by the then the waste is further processed to as nutritional supplements for articular
end of 2009. produce high-quality activated carbon. cartilage treatment, and is the only
This technology is believed to create health product approved by the medical
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community and nutrition research technology is predicted to have a highly technology can greatly relieve the
institutions in US and Europe, for its competitive position in health products environmental pressure.
therapeutical effect on bone and joint market as this technology is developed
diseases. The market value of independently at home, and the It is thus expected that Jianding
glucosamine and its downstream overseas market has not obtained the Biotechnology will have a very important
products like health products and technology up to now. position in China’s health product
pharmaceuticals is estimated to reach For another, co-production of industry, and will promote China’s
USD7 billion. glucosamine and activated carbon can overall health product industry to
reduce environmental pollution. With its develop more eco-friendly.
Currently, domestic glucosamine activated carbon capacity accounting for
production mainly use shrimp shell and more than 1/3 of global total, China is With entry into health products industry
crab shell as raw materials, which leads the world’s largest producer of activated in the 1980s, China has rapidly
to heavy metal residues and large carbon, a major chemical material with developed in this field in the past
amounts of ash contained in annual consumption volume of more decade. By the end of 2007, China has
glucosamine products. With than one million tonnes in the world. But approved more than 8,900 varieties of
vegetarianism spreading over Europe currently, large quantities of high-quality health products. And more than 1,640
and US, enabling citric acid-based timber and bamboo are consumed at health product manufacturers have
glucosamine products to become home to produce activated production achieved total production value of over
greatly popular among consumers, every year, leading to high energy USD17 billion annually (FIGURE 12).
glucosamine products produced by consumption and severe environmental
Jianding Biotechnology using this pollution. Therefore, using this
FIGURE 12: Glucosamine output in China, 2002~2007
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
(Unit: tonne)
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: CCM International
Some enterprises from other industries Corporation to enter health care market. waiting for an opportunity to enter health
are very optimistic on the future product industry in China.
development of China health product Mr. Wang Dahong, Secretary General of
industry. In the end of 2008, , Wuliangye China Health Care Association, said ‘Food Safety Law’ and ‘Rules of
Group Co., Ltd., a well-known liquid that some Japanese automobile Supervision and Administration on
brand, cooperated with Giant companies with sufficient funds are Health Food Products’ will also promote
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