Corn to Remain China’s Most Popular Feedstock for Manufacturing Sorbitol

Despite the prices of corn increasing at a CAGR of 18% over the last two years, the report expects corn to remain the most popular feedstock for sorbitol production in China.
 
NEW DELHI - April 4, 2013 - PRLog -- IMARC Group, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms, finds that the total production of sorbitol in China is expected to exceed volumes worth 1 million metric tons by 2017. Estimates from their latest report entitled “Global Sorbitol (Glucitol) Market Report & Forecast: Market Size, Share, Growth, Production Capacity, Price, Applications, Feedstocks, Manufacturers and Forecast: 2013-2017” suggests that China is the world’s largest market for sorbitol with both production as well as the demand expected to grow at twice the rate of global growth.

The report found that corn, wheat and cassava were the main feedstocks used for the production of sorbitol in China. Despite the prices of corn increasing at a CAGR of 18% over the last two years, the report expects corn to remain the most popular feedstock for sorbitol production in China. In 2012, corn accounted for more than 80% of the total sorbitol production in the country.

The report entitled “Global Sorbitol (Glucitol) Market Report & Forecast: Market Size, Share, Growth, Production Capacity, Price, Applications, Feedstocks, Manufacturers and Forecast: 2013-2017” provides an analytical and statistical insight into the global sorbitol market. The study, that has been undertaken using desk-based as well as qualitative primary research, provides a comprehensive analysis of the global sorbitol market.

What we have achieved in this report:

Comprehensive situation analysis of the global sorbitol market and its dynamics:

Focus of the analysis:
• Historical, current and future trends in production capacity
• Historical, current and future trends in production
• Historical, current and future trends in demand
• Historical, current and future trends in prices
• Demand by application sector
• Production capacity by region
• Production by region
• Consumption by region
• Production by type of feedstock (corn, wheat, cassava, etc.)
• Key players and their production capacities
• Sorbitol substitutes

Evaluation of major regions:

Regions covered: China, United States, Western Europe, Indonesia and India

Focus of the analysis for each region:
• Historical, current and future trends in production capacity
• Historical, current and future trends in production
• Historical, current and future trends in demand
• Historical, current and future trends in prices
• Demand by application sector
• Production capacity by region

Evaluation of various sorbitol feedstocks and manufacturing process:

Focus of the analysis:
• Characteristics of various feedstocks used in sorbitol production
• Yield of sorbitol and byproducts from various feedstocks
• Supply and demand of various feedstocks
• Manufacturing process of sorbitol
• Interchanging feedstocks

Evaluation of major sorbitol manufacturers:

Manufacturers covered: Roquette Frères, Cargill, Ingredion, Archer Daniels Midland, Shandong Tianli, PT Sorini, Nikken Fine Chemicals, Global Sweeteners Holdings and Khalista (Liuzhou) Chemical Industries.

Focus of the analysis:
• Company description
• Sorbitol production capacity
• Sorbitol production
• Feedstocks used for sorbitol production
• Plant locations and their capacities

Information Sources:

Information has been sourced from both primary and secondary sources:

• Primary sources include industry surveys and face to face/telephone interviews with manufacturers, end-users and industry experts.
• Secondary sources include proprietary databases and search engines. These sources include company websites, reports, books, trade journals, magazines, white papers, industry portals, government sources and access to more than 4000 paid databases.

To buy the complete report or to get a free sample, please contact:

IMARC Group Asia
Email: apac@imarcgroup.com
Phone: +91-120-415-5099

IMARC Group North America
Email:  america@imarcgroup.com
Phone: +1-631-791-1145

IMARC Group Europe, Middle East & Africa
Email:ema@imarcgroup.com
Phone: +44-702-409-7331

To know more please visit: http://www.imarcgroup.com/global-sorbitol-glucitol-market...
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