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. 2010
Figure Export price of sorbitol in China, Jan. 2010~Aug. 2010
Many China's sorbitol producers have endeavored to enlarge export volume to Africa, Southeast Asia and Middle East since 2010. For example, Shandong Tianli further expanded its sorbitol volume to Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh respectively with volume of 1,123 tonnes, 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 to Vietnam in the first three months of 2010. According to Mr. Zhu, Deputy General Manager from Shandong Tianli, sorbitol application has been changing from raw material for Vitamin C production to chemical industry, daily-use chemicals industry, food industry and medicine industry, and demand for sorbitol in these areas has been growing rapidly in the world year by year. Take Nigeria as an example, Nigeria government has planned to greatly boost its medicine production with CAGR of14.3% in the future five years. In this situation, Nigeria has probably boosted pharmaceutical grade sorbitol import from China since 2010.
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Figure Export volume share of sorbitol by destination in China, 2009
Additionally, the implementation of zero tariffs between China- ASEAN since January 2010 also facilitates Chinese sorbitol producers to largely export sorbitol to ASEAN member countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.
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