Export Data of Sorbitol in China
The total export volume of Chinese sorbitol reached 57,527.67 tonnes from Jan. to Oct. 2011,decreasing by 15.94% over the corresponding period of 2010.Figure Export volume of sorbitol in China, Jan. 2010~Aug. 2010Figure Export price of sorbitol in China, Jan. 2010~Aug. 2010Many China's sorbitol producers have endeavored to enlarge export volume to Africa,Southeast Asia and Middle East since 2010. For example, Shandong Tianli further expandedits sorbitol volume to Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh respectively with volume of 1,123tonnes, 582 tonnes and 499 tonnes in the first three months of 2010. Additionally, Roquette(China) Co., Ltd. (Roquette China) also increased its sorbitol export volume to 1,113 tonnes toVietnam in the first three months of 2010.According to Mr. Zhu, Deputy General Manager from Shandong Tianli, sorbitol application hasbeen changing from raw material for Vitamin C production to chemical industry, daily-usechemicals industry, food industry and medicine industry, and demand for sorbitol in theseareas has been growing rapidly in the world year by year. Take Nigeria as an example, Nigeriagovernment has planned to greatly boost its medicine production with CAGR of14.3% in thefuture five years. In this situation, Nigeria has probably boosted pharmaceutical grade sorbitolimport from China since 2010.www.cnchemicals.comEmail: econtact@cnchemicals.comTel: +86-20-3761 6606Fax: +86-20-3761 6968
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