Saccharine is produced in five authorized companies in China: Kaifeng Xinghua Fine Chemical Plant in Henan, Tianjin North Food Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, Suzhou Fine Chemical Group Co., Ltd. in Jiangsu, Tianjin Changjie Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tianjin and Shanghai Fuxin Chemical Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.

According to the National Saccharine Coordination Office, the five companies produced 9311.51 MT saccharine during Jan. ~ July, exported 8489.22 MT of them and sold 1359.90 MT in the domestic market, down 12.32%, 4.68% and 7.52% respectively on the year-on-year basis. Saccharine inventory with the five companies totaled 2256.39 MT at the end of July, a growth of 82.79% on the year-on-year basis.

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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

Benzoic Acid Exports in Aug. 3

2.2 Flavor-Enhancers 4

Saccharine Production Dropped in Jan. ~ July, 2008 4

Cause for China’s Monosodium Glutamate Imports 5

2.3 Thickening, Stabilizing & Texture-modifying Agents 5

Corn Starch Production in Yishui County, Shandong 5

2.4 Nutritional Fortification Substances 6

Iron-Fortified Soy Sauce to Be Extended in Linyi City, Shandong 6

2.5 Food Colorants 6

Xinjiang’s Colorant Pepper Exported to the USA 6

2.6 Food Flavors 7

Aniseed Price Likely to Pick Up 7

Natural Flavor Market Yet to Be Developed 7

Market Price of Food Additives 8

3.1 Market Price of Preservatives, Antioxidants & Freshness Agents 8

3.2 Market Price of Flavour-enhancers 9

3.3 Market Price of Thickening, Stabilizing & Texture-modifying Agents 9

3.4 Market Price of Nutritional Fortification Substances 10

3.5 Market Price of Food Colorants 10

3.6 Market Price of Flavour 11

Food Additive Imports & Exports 11

4.1 Food Additives Imports & Exports 11

Food Additive Imports in Aug. 11

Food Additive Exports in Aug. 12

4.2 Food Additives Imports & Exports by Enterprises 13

Exports of Chinese Sorbitol by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 13

Exports of Chinese Benzoic Acid, its Salts & Esters by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 14

Exports of Chinese Carboxymethylcellulose and its Salts by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 15

Exports of Chinese Citric Acid by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 15

Exports of Chinese Vitamin C by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 16

Exports of Chinese Vitamin E by Enterprises in Aug., 2008 16

Food Additive Consumption 17

Food Additive Consumption for Different Food Products 17

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