With the rapid increase of nisin productive capacity, Nisin price has kept going south over the last few years, squeezing producers’ profit margin. China’s major nisin producers are Zhejiang Yinxiang Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Kangyi Biological Engineering Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Yinxiang Biological Engineering Co., Ltd., founded in 1994, is engaged in natural food additive production. Jointly developed with the Microorganism Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, its nisin products holds 85% of domestic market and 60 ~ 70% of the world market. Its annual nisin sales value over RMB100 million. The company plans to kick off the production of natamycin and ε-Polylysine this year. The company intends to turn itself into a world level biological ferment and preservative production base in three to five years.

Tianjin Kangyi Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. is a non-state-run enterprise specialized in the research and production of biological products. The company produces 40 tons of nisin a year and exports nisin to all parts of the world.

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BOABC Insights 1

News Flash 1

1.1 Feed Additive Industry’s News Update & Policy Review 1

1.2 Monthly Review of Major Food Additive Enterprises’ Development 2

1.3 New Technology & New Products 2

Food Additive Industry’s Developments 3

2.1 Preservatives, Antioxidants & Freshness Agents 3

Two Major Nisin Producers in China 3

2.2 Flavor-Enhancers 3

Citric Acid Producers Coping With Anti-Dumping Investigation 3

China Losing Price Advantage in Citric Acid Exports 4

2.3 Thickening, Stabilizing & Texture-modifying Agents 5

Corn Starch Producers Raised Price 5

2.4 Nutritional Fortification Substances 5

Nutrition Product Enterprises Had A Hard Time in First Quarter of 2008 5

Drowsy Market for Nutrition-Fortified Vegoils 6

Rising Citral Price Expected 6

2.5 Food Colorants 6

Caramel Production & Sales Going Up in 2008 6

2.6 Food Flavors 7

Review & Outlook of China’s Salty Fragrance Market 7

Guangxi’s Aniseed Production Affected by Snowstorms 8

China’s Essential Oil Imports & Exports in April, 2008 9

Market Price of Food Additives 9

3.1 Market Price of Preservatives, Antioxidants & Freshness Agents 9

3.2 Market Price of Flavour-enhancers 10

3.3 Market Price of Thickening, Stabilizing & Texture-modifying Agents 11

3.4 Market Price of Nutritional Fortification Substances 11

3.5 Market Price of Food Colorants 12

3.6 Market Price of Flavour 12

Food Additive Imports & Exports 12

4.1 Food Additives Imports & Exports 12

China’s Food Additive Imports in April 12

China’s Food Additive Exports in April 14

4.2 Food Additives Imports & Exports by Enterprises 15

Exports of Chinese Sorbitol by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 15

Exports of Chinese Benzoic Acid, its Salts & Esters by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 16

Exports of Chinese Carboxymethylcellulose and its Salts by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 16

Exports of Chinese Citric Acid by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 17

Exports of Chinese Vitamin C by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 17

Exports of Chinese Vitamin E by Enterprises in Apr, 2008 18

Food Additive Consumption 18

Food Additive Consumption for Different Food Products 18

Additive-Consuming Industry’s Output in April 18

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