Production and Consumption of Sugar Alcohol in China

Description:

CCM has finished a market report named Production, Market and Manufacturing Cost of Sugar Alcohols in China in Jun 2010. In order to meet clients’ different demands and provide more low-price products, we separated it into many sub-reports with different specific themes. Production and Consumption of Sugar Alcohol in China is one of the sub-reports.

Sugar alcohols produced in China mainly include sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, mannitol and erythritol.China is one of the largest sugar alcohol producers in the world, with total output of xx tonnes in 2009, accounting for xx of global output, rising slightly compared with that of 2008. However, global financial crisis and less developed market for sugar alcohol held back the growth; some producers even suspended or stopped production. Currently there are about xx major active producers in China according to the market situation in May 2010. In China, sugar alcohols are mainly used in products like food, daily-care products and pharmaceuticals. About xx of sugar alcohols in China are consumed in food, oral health products and medicines in 2009. In particular, Vitamin C, oral health products, bread & cake, candy and parental solution are main downstream sections of sugar alcohols. Currently, about xx of total sugar alcohols’ consumption is used for Vc, and xx for food as sweeteners. The consumption volume of sugar alcohols in China sees a slight increase in 2009 compared with that the previous year by only xx tonnes.