Sorbitol Market Research (China)

China started sorbitol production from late 1950s,stimulated by the production of vitamin C.

China is growing strong in the production of sorbitol. The quality of Chinese solid sorbitol, crystalline sorbitol in particular, has been improved. It seems that, with the improvement of Chinese sorbital quality, the import of sorbitol will decrease and the export will increase in the future.

More and more minor producers will stop production in the future. Some large manufacturers, including the joint ventures in China, are dominating the Chinese production. Besides, foreign-funded companies are expanding their share in China’s sorbitol production.

In respect to consumption, vitamin C, is still the largest application field for sorbitol in China, and it has constituted over 50% of China’s sorbitol distribution. At the same time, candy, beverage, pharmaceutical and polyether polyalcohol, are developing rapidly and demanding for increasing quantities of sorbitol.

TABLE OF CONTENT

   Executive Summary
   Methodology & Sources

I PRODUCTION & MARKET INFORMATION

I-1 Production History of Sorbitol
I-2 Current Production Situation of Sorbitol
  I-2.1 Manufacturers & Geological Distribution
  I-2.2 Capacity and Production in the Past Years
  I-2.3 Available Species
    I-2.3.1 Summary of Sorbitol Syrup
      I-2.3.1.1 50% Syrup
      I-2.3.1.2 70% Syrup
      I-2.3.1.3 Summary of Sorbitol Syrup in the Past Years
    I-2.3.2 Solid Form Sorbitol
  I-2.4 Foreign Involvement in Chinese Sorbitol Production
I-3 Production Method & Technology in Brief
  I-3.1 Production Flowchart of Sorbitol
  I-3.2 Raw Materials and Starting Materials
  I-3.3 Production Method
I-4 Problems of Chinese Sorbitol Production
I-5 Sorbitol Pricing
I-6 Import & Export Analysis of Sorbitol in the Past Years
  I-6.1 Sorbitol Import & Export in the Past Years
  I-6.2 Analysis of Import & Export of Sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003
    I-6.2.1 Analysis of Sorbitol Import in 2000, 2001 and 2003
      I-6.2.1.1 Sorbitol Import Situation - Breakdown by Origin & Species
      I-6.2.1.2 Sorbitol Import Situation - Breakdown by End Uses
    I-6.2.2 Sorbitol Import Analysis in 2003
  I-6.3 Analysis of Export Sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003
    I-6.3.1 Sorbitol Export Situation - Breakdown by Destination & Species
    I-6.3.2 Sorbitol Export Analysis in 2003
I-7 Consumption Pattern of Sorbitol in China
  I-7.1 Calculation of Superficial Supply in 2000, 2001 and 2003
  I-7.2 Breakdown of Sorbitol Consumption in China
  I-7.3 Brief introduction to Consumption Pattern of Sorbitol in Major End Use Sections
    I-7.3.1 Vitmain C
    I-7.3.2 Toothpaste & Cosmetics
    I-7.3.3 Food Industry (Candy, chocolate, ice cream, aquatic food, etc.)
    I-7.3.4 Gum
    I-7.3.5 Pharmaceutical
    I-7.3.6 Polyether polyalcohol
    I-7.3.7 Surfactant
    I-7.3.8 Other areas
I-8 Conclusion
I-9 Suggestion & Recommendation for Ways Forwards

II PROFILE OF CHINESE MANUFACTURES

II-1 Brief Introduction to Active Sorbitol Manufacturers in China
  II-1.01 Shandong Shouguang Lianmeng Chemical Group Co. Ltd. Fine Chemical Plant
  ……..
  II-1.18 Changchun Dacheng Corn Development Co., Ltd. (potential producer)
II-2 Manufacturers Only Producing Solid Form Sorbitol
  II-2.01 Shijiazhuang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  II-2.02 Shandong Shouguang Shengquan Salt Industry Co., Ltd.
II-3 List of Manufacturers Who Stop Production Now (27)
  II-3.01 Shanghai Pacific Jianli Sorbitol Co., Ltd.
  ……….
  II-3.06 Other Companies that Stopped Production in the Past Years

LIST OF TABLES

Table I-2.1-1 Production of sorbitol in different areas in China in 2004 (on base of sorbitol syrup 70%)
Table I-2.1-2 Summary of active sorbitol producers in the recent years
Table I-2.1-3 List of companies that stopped the sorbitol production in the past years (capacity on base of 70% sorbitol syrup)
Table I-2.2-1 Summary of sorbitol production in the past years
Table I-2.3.1.3-1 Capacity of sorbitol syrup in the past (Unit: MTs)
Table I-2.3.1.3-2 Output and production level of sorbitol syrup in the past years (Unit: MTs)
Table I-2.3.2-1 Capacity, production level and output of solid form sorbitol in the past years
Table I-2.4-1 Position of foreign involvement in China (on base of sorbitol syrup 70%)
Table I-3.2-1 Starting materials for sorbitol production in China (Unit: MTs)
Table I-3.3-1. Production methods of sorbitol
Table. I-5-1 Export price of sorbitol in 2000, 2001, 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg) )
Table I-5-2 Import price in 2000, 2001, 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg) )
Table I-6.1-1 Import/Export situation of sorbitol in the past few years (Unit: kg)
Table I-6.2.1.1-1 Origin countries& species of imported sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003 (Sequence listed on base of import quantity more than 10,000kg in 2003, Unit: kg)
Table I-6.2.1.2-1 End uses of different species of imported sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003
Table I-6.2.2-1 Active importers of sorbitol in 2003 (with import quantity more than 100,000kgs) (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg) )
Table I-6.2.2-2 Consumption areas of imported sorbitol in 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg))
Table I-6.2.2-3 Delivery port of imported sorbitol in 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg))
Table I-6.3.1-1 Destination countries & species of exported sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003 (Sequence listed on base of export quantity more than 35,000kg in 2003, Unit: kg)
Table I-6.3.2-1 Active exporters of exported sorbitol in 2003 (with export quantity more than 20,000kgs) (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg))
Table I-6.3.2-2 Export situation of Chinese producers in 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg))
Table I-6.3.2-3 Delivery port of exported sorbitol in 2003 (Unit: Quantity (kg); Unit price (USD/kg))
Table I-7.1-1 Superficial supply of sorbitol in 2000, 2001 and 2003 (Unit: MTs)
Table 7.2-1 Comparison of sorbitol consumption pattern among USA, West Europe, Japan and China in 1990s (unit: %)
Table 7.2-2 Consumption pattern of sorbitol in China in the past (on base of sorbitol syrup 70%)
Table 7.3.1-1 Vitamin C production in the past few years (MTs)
Table I-7.3.2-1 Assumption of average unit weight of toothpaste and the adding dosage of sorbitol in the past
Table I-7.3.2-2 Production of toothpaste and consumption of sorbitol in the past
Table I-7.3.2-3 List of active toothpaste producers in 2002
Table I-7.3.3-1 GB2760-96, the adding dosage of sorbitol in the food

LIST OF FIGURES

Scheme I-3.1-1 Production flowchart of sorbitol

COMPANIES MENTIONED

Shandong Shouguang Lianmeng Chemical Group Co. Ltd. Fine Chemical Plant, Khalista (Liuzhou) Chemical Co. Ltd., NCPC SINOWIN Co. Ltd., Hebei Qinhuangdao Lihua Starch Stock Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Lianyungang Roguette Ferres Co. Ltd.