Production and Market of Sodium Gluconate in China

This report is the third edition updated in Oct. 2013 of Production and Market of Sodium Gluconate in China. The production of sodium gluconate (SG) in recent 3 years, together with major domestic producers and major downstream fields at present are described in this report. Key factors that influence the development of SG in China are analyzed after then. And forecast on China's SG in the next 5 years is presented at the end of this report. China has been one of the major SG suppliers in the world. The rapid production expansion in the past 10 years greatly boosted China's total SG output. In recent years, several enterprises has swarmed into SG industry. And the production of SG has concentrated in major corn-producing areas. However, the production concentration rate of SG is not high in China. China's SG industry has faced a slowdown and entered an integration phase. China's SG still depends heavily on demand from the construction industry. The domestic SG consumption in concrete additive greatly increased in 2012. But the growth has slowed down obviously over the recent two years. After two years' recession, a sign of recovery appeared in overseas markets in H1 2013. And overseas markets will play an increasingly important role in China's SG industry. To sum up, China's SG will be more competitive in the world in the coming years.