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Tag: stevia sweetener, HIS, sucrose, sugar alcohol, sucralose, L-phenylalanine
Summary: Sweeteners China News offers timely update and close follow up of China’s
various kind of sweeteners market dynamics.
Published on the 5th every month, Sweeteners China News is a monthly publication released by
CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of sweeteners market
dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include market dynamic, company
dynamic, raw material supply, price update, import & export analysis, consumption trend &
competitiveness.
Following are headline news of the latest issue of Sweeteners China News:
Gross profit for China's HFCS producers decreases sharply in Sept. -Oct. 2013
Gross profit for China's HFCS producers decreased sharply in Sept. -Oct. 2013, and it is
predicted to continue to be low in the next several months.
Layn awarded as Famous Export Brand in Guangxi
Layn awarded as Famous Export Brand in Guangxi
Ex-factory prices of sweeteners in China in November 2013
Ex-factory prices of sweeteners in China in November 2013
MOS officially approved to be new food material
MOS officially approved to be new food material
Import volume of sucrose in China exceeds 700,000 tonnes in Oct. 2013
Import volume of sucrose in China exceeds 700,000 tonnes in Oct. 2013
Shandong Longlive to invest in 200,000t/a straw utilization project
Shandong Longlive to invest in 200,000t/a straw utilization project
Export volume of China's maltitol decreases by 15% YoY in Jan. -Aug. 2013
Export volume of China's maltitol decreased by 15% YoY to about 11,000 tonnes in Jan. -Aug.
2013, and the export volume of China's syrup maltitol and China's crystalline maltitol showed
different trend in the same period. It is estimated that different export situation of these two types
of maltitol has different influences on their ex-factory prices in China.
2013/2014 minimum sugarcane purchase price in Guangxi decreased
The government of Guangxi further decreased the 2013/2014 minimum sugarcane purchase
price in Guangxi. It is predicted that the decrease in the minimum sugarcane purchase prices in
other sugarcane growing regions will be a foregone conclusion in 2013/2014.
China's acesulfame-K exports: volume up while price down in Q1-Q3 2013

2. According to the China Customs, export volume of China's acesulfame-K witnessed an increase
in the first three quarters of 2013, up 12% YoY, while its average export price declined by 17%
YoY.
Q1-Q3 import volume of L-phe sees continuous decrease in 2011-2013
According to China Customs, the import volume of L-phe decreased by 27.7% in Q1-Q3 2013,
compared with that in Q1-Q3 2011.
Operating rate for China's corn starch industry decreases a little in Nov. 2013
Operating rate for China's corn starch industry decreased a little in Nov. 2013 compared with that
in Oct. 2013, due to weak demand from domestic downstream industries and gross loss of corn
starch in China.
Import volume of liquorice witnesses sharp increase in June-Sept. 2013
Import volume of liquorice in China witnessed a sharp increase in June-Sept. of 2013, compared
with its low YoY growth rate in the first five months of 2013. Meanwhile, large increase of the
import liquorice price in the first three quarters of 2013 had limited negative effects on profits of
domestic glycyrrhizin producers in 2013.
Focus of Shandong Longlive's XOS sales likely turn to overseas markets
Research results released by Shandong Longlive show that XOS stimulates the growth of
bifidobacterium, and that XOS may be good for treatment for some diseases. The research
results are predicted to have a positive effect on the popularity of XOS in the overseas markets,
providing an opportunity for Shandong Longlive to explore overseas markets.
NDRC approves BBCA building corn processing plant in Brazil
NDRC has approved BBCA group's project on the establishment of a corn processing plant with a
total corn processing capacity of 600,000t/a in Brazil. Strict management of Chinese government
over domestic corn processing industry and high corn prices in China may encourage domestic
enterprises' investments in corn processing projects in overseas countries in the future.
China loosening one-child policy may bring opportunity for domestic FOS and GOS
industries
China announced that it would allow couples to have a second child if either parent is an only
child, which may present an opportunity for the development of domestic FOS and GOS
industries in the future. At the same time, some existing uncertain factors may become obstacles.
China's stevia sweetener industry in 2013-an overview
The year 2013 is still a difficult time for the domestic stevia sweetener industry, which is reflected
from the high inventories of stevia sweetener, continuous decrease in prices of China's
domestically produced stevia sweetener and huge net losses for domestic stevia sweetener
producers.
Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, October 2013
Export overview of some sweeteners and raw materials in China, October 2013
Baolingbao's project on functional biological ingredients engineering lab obtains approval
from NDRC
Baolingbao's project on functional biological ingredients engineering lab obtains approval from
NDRC

3. Soybean product industry: next key field that China's functional oligosaccharide
producers may enter
In view of functional oligosaccharide producers setting foot in new downstream industries and the
good development prospect of domestic soybean product industry, the soybean product industry
may become the next key field which China's functional oligosaccharide producers will enter.
However, some negative factors in this industry may weaken those producers' enthusiasm.
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