Oct. 2016 saw continual rises in prices of most vitamins in China, especially VA and VE. Thanks to this, most domestic producers announced growth in Q3 financial reports. For instance, Guangji Pharmaceutical realised a YoY growth of 735.98% in net profit, mainly thanks to increased sales of VB2 and VB6 as well as reduced production costs. Zhejiang NHU also recorded a YoY growth of 196.63% in net profit, due to the surges in VA and VE prices.
Meanwhile, the upward price has attracted many producers of vitamins to expand their production. This month, BASF announced its plan to construct a 1,500 t/a VA plant which is projected to be put it into production by 2020. Chinese enterprise Nenter plans to launch a 20,000 t/a VE project and has already signed a supply agreement with US farnesene producer Amyris.
Yet, if too many enterprises starts new production projects, there is also possibility that the vitamin prices will decline as a result of serious oversupply in the market.
The USD/RMB exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=RMB6.7008 on 10 Oct., 2016, sourced from the People's Bank of China. All the prices mentioned in this newsletter will include the VAT, unless otherwise specified.
- Thriving Chinese functional beverage market
- North China Pharmaceutical prevails in US VC antitrust case
- Guangji Pharmaceutical: net profit surges by over seven times in Q1-Q3 2016
- Nenter: Amyris exclusively authorises us to use farnesene in VE production
- BASF plans to expand VA production
- Zhejiang NHU: significant growth in Q1-Q3 2016 net profit
- Imports and exports of selected vitamins in China, Aug. 2016
- China’s VB2 imports: significant rises in volume and value in Aug. 2016
- Market prices of selected vitamins in China, Oct. 2016
- VB5 price remains high in China in Q3 2016
- China's VE price continues increasing in Q3 2016
- China's VA price continues rising in Oct. 2016
- Brother Enterprises: significant growth in Q3 2016 net profit
- Yifan Xinfu: rises in both revenue and net profit in Q3 2016
- Garden Biochemical predicts large rise in Q3 2016 net profit
- VC price remains stable in China in Oct. 2016
- Zhejiang Medicine: large growth in Q1-Q3 2016 net profit

