Welcome to the January issue of Sweeteners China News published by CCM International, a professional consulting company which has been extensively and intently focusing on dynamics of China's sweetener industry.
Chinese sweetener processors are seeking new raw materials for production, such as wheat and cultivated liquorice. On one hand, domestic starch sugar industry as one important branch of corn deep processing has been restricted more and more by Chinese government in 2011; on the other hand, the shortage of natural liquorice has been apparent in recent years and even in the future, which enforce Chinese sweetener processors to use wheat and cultivated liquorice to ensure the raw material supply of starch sugar and glycyrrhizin respectively.
Besides, newly released domestic and foreign policies have affected Chinese sweetener industry. For example, China's Ministry of Health announced a notice to strengthen the management of new food additives in China on 25 November 2011, which may increase the difficulty in applying for new sweeteners as food additives in China; meanwhile, the European Food Safety Authority released a large number of both published and unpublished scientific studies and data about aspartame's safety and started to conduct a full reevaluation of aspartame, which may slightly reduce the demand for aspartame in the EU in 2012.
Headline
On 24 November 2011, EFSA released a lot of scientific studies and data about aspartame's safety and started to conduct a full re-evaluation of aspartame, which may slightly reduce the demand for aspartame in the EU in 2012.
The export value of Chinese plant extracts, especially stevia sweetener, has been growing fast in 2011.
China's Ministry of Health announced a notice to strengthen the management of new food additives in China on 25 November 2011, which may increase the difficulty in applying for new sweeteners as food additives in China.
According to CCM International's investigation, four sucralose projects will be launched in 2012, which may increase the sucralose capacity obviously.
Futaste's L-arabinose was selected in the National Key New Product Plan of 2011 by the MST, which will enhance its brand awareness and help to attract government support in the future.
Suzhou Hope plans to expand its capacities of acesulfame-K and diketene, which may increase Chinese capacity of acesulfame-K obviously in the future.
In December 2011, Star Lake Bioscience put its High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) production line with a total capacity of 100,000t/a into trial production in Guangdong Province, suggesting the company has expanded its business to a new frontier.
At a meeting of CBFIA from 8 to 9 December 2011, some participants proposed to find alternatives of starch sugar's raw material, and wheat may partly replace corn to produce starch sugar in the future in China.
Cultivated liquorice may replace natural liquorice in the application field of glycyrrhizin industry, but it will not be realized so fast.
Price of sorbitol fluctuated up and down in 2011, decreasing slightly in December 2011 over January 2011, which was caused by the price decrease of VC in 2011.
In 2011, the price of maltitol has mainly shown a rising trend in 2011 owing to the price increase of corn in Q1-Q3 2011 and the strong demand in Q4 2011.
AN0C has opened an online shop on taobao.com to promote its brand and products of stevia sweetener.
Chinese sweetener processors are seeking new raw materials for production, such as wheat and cultivated liquorice. On one hand, domestic starch sugar industry as one important branch of corn deep processing has been restricted more and more by Chinese government in 2011; on the other hand, the shortage of natural liquorice has been apparent in recent years and even in the future, which enforce Chinese sweetener processors to use wheat and cultivated liquorice to ensure the raw material supply of starch sugar and glycyrrhizin respectively.
Besides, newly released domestic and foreign policies have affected Chinese sweetener industry. For example, China's Ministry of Health announced a notice to strengthen the management of new food additives in China on 25 November 2011, which may increase the difficulty in applying for new sweeteners as food additives in China; meanwhile, the European Food Safety Authority released a large number of both published and unpublished scientific studies and data about aspartame's safety and started to conduct a full reevaluation of aspartame, which may slightly reduce the demand for aspartame in the EU in 2012.
Headline
On 24 November 2011, EFSA released a lot of scientific studies and data about aspartame's safety and started to conduct a full re-evaluation of aspartame, which may slightly reduce the demand for aspartame in the EU in 2012.
The export value of Chinese plant extracts, especially stevia sweetener, has been growing fast in 2011.
China's Ministry of Health announced a notice to strengthen the management of new food additives in China on 25 November 2011, which may increase the difficulty in applying for new sweeteners as food additives in China.
According to CCM International's investigation, four sucralose projects will be launched in 2012, which may increase the sucralose capacity obviously.
Futaste's L-arabinose was selected in the National Key New Product Plan of 2011 by the MST, which will enhance its brand awareness and help to attract government support in the future.
Suzhou Hope plans to expand its capacities of acesulfame-K and diketene, which may increase Chinese capacity of acesulfame-K obviously in the future.
In December 2011, Star Lake Bioscience put its High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) production line with a total capacity of 100,000t/a into trial production in Guangdong Province, suggesting the company has expanded its business to a new frontier.
At a meeting of CBFIA from 8 to 9 December 2011, some participants proposed to find alternatives of starch sugar's raw material, and wheat may partly replace corn to produce starch sugar in the future in China.
Cultivated liquorice may replace natural liquorice in the application field of glycyrrhizin industry, but it will not be realized so fast.
Price of sorbitol fluctuated up and down in 2011, decreasing slightly in December 2011 over January 2011, which was caused by the price decrease of VC in 2011.
In 2011, the price of maltitol has mainly shown a rising trend in 2011 owing to the price increase of corn in Q1-Q3 2011 and the strong demand in Q4 2011.
AN0C has opened an online shop on taobao.com to promote its brand and products of stevia sweetener.
Food Additive Industry Association officially established in Wuhan
Demand for GOS keeps increasing in China
China will promote food safety through legislation
The 20th anniversary of CBFIA held in Beijing
HZSY intends to stop beet sugar production
Hainan to establish aromatic industry
2011 annual review of Chinese sweetener industry
Export volume of aspartame in 2012 may affected by re-evaluation of EFSA
Export value of Chinese stevia sweetener grows fast in 2011
China's government strengthens management of new food additives
China's sucralose capacity to increase by 2,000t/a in 2012
Futaste's L-arabinose selected in National Key New Product Plan of 2011
Suzhou Hope plans to expand capacities of acesulfame-k and diketene
Star Lake Bioscience puts HFCS production line into trial production
Wheat may partly replace corn to produce starch sugar in China
Cultivated liquorice to replace natural liquorice in glycyrrhizin industry
Price decrease of VC leads to price weakness of sorbitol in 2011
Price of maltitol increases in 2011
Ex-factory prices of China's sweeteners in December 2011
Import & export analysis of Chinese cyclamate in Jan.-Nov. 2011
Import & export analysis of Chinese mannitol in Jan.-Nov. 2011
AN0C opens online shop of stevia sweetener
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.
Futaste Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Fanzhi Pharmacy Group
Luzhou Bio-chem Technology Co., Ltd.
Star Lake Bioscience Co., lnc.
Dr. Zhang's All Natural and Zero Calorie Beverage and Foods Company
GLG Life Tech Corporation
Demand for GOS keeps increasing in China
China will promote food safety through legislation
The 20th anniversary of CBFIA held in Beijing
HZSY intends to stop beet sugar production
Hainan to establish aromatic industry
2011 annual review of Chinese sweetener industry
Export volume of aspartame in 2012 may affected by re-evaluation of EFSA
Export value of Chinese stevia sweetener grows fast in 2011
China's government strengthens management of new food additives
China's sucralose capacity to increase by 2,000t/a in 2012
Futaste's L-arabinose selected in National Key New Product Plan of 2011
Suzhou Hope plans to expand capacities of acesulfame-k and diketene
Star Lake Bioscience puts HFCS production line into trial production
Wheat may partly replace corn to produce starch sugar in China
Cultivated liquorice to replace natural liquorice in glycyrrhizin industry
Price decrease of VC leads to price weakness of sorbitol in 2011
Price of maltitol increases in 2011
Ex-factory prices of China's sweeteners in December 2011
Import & export analysis of Chinese cyclamate in Jan.-Nov. 2011
Import & export analysis of Chinese mannitol in Jan.-Nov. 2011
AN0C opens online shop of stevia sweetener
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.
Futaste Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Fanzhi Pharmacy Group
Luzhou Bio-chem Technology Co., Ltd.
Star Lake Bioscience Co., lnc.
Dr. Zhang's All Natural and Zero Calorie Beverage and Foods Company
GLG Life Tech Corporation