Market Report on methionine (feed grade) in China

Jan. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- China, as an important consumer of feed grade methionine in the world, has no feed grade methionine manufacturer yet. All of its feed grade methionine has to be imported. However, this situation is expected to be changed greatly, with BlueStar planning to establish a feed grade methionine (AT88) project in China in 2008, with the acquisition of Adisseo. The AT88 project will carry great changes to China's feed grade methionine.

In the past, China once failed in the production of feed grade methionine in 2000. Why Tianjin Phone-planc stopped feed grade methionine production? How will it influence BlueStar's new project? You will find the answer in this report. Meanwhile, CCM will evaluate the BlueStar's project. Will BlueStar's AT88 project be approved? What is the progress of now? What is the supply chain? Who are the raw material suppliers? What about the technology? What is BlueStar's strategy at the moment?

CCM has penetrated into the market of feed grade methionine to evaluate the market potential by focusing on life science and animal healthcare. What impact will AT88 project bring on Chinese market? What is the consumers'use habit? How about the current consumption and its changes in future? Will the consumption market in China soar? What are the barriers for foreign companies to invest on feed grade methionine in China? Is there any chance for foreign companies? These are also questions that this report seeks to find answers to.

This report looks into the technology, raw material supply, import/export, consumption of feed grade methionine in China. A SWOT analysis of BlueStar's AT88 project will disclose the competitive advantage of BlueStar. The demand of feed grade methionine in China to 2013 will also be forecasted and evaluated.

What's new in this edition?

The recent progress of two potential methionine players, namely BlueStar's AT88 project and Chongqing Unisplendour's methionine project, are covered in the new edition, together with China's methionine consumption statistics last year.

Main Content:

No.    Content    Page
   Executive summary   6
   Methodology and Sources   10
I   Production situation of methionine in China   12
I-1   Development history   12
I-2   Summary of production   13
I-2.1   Overview of feed grade methionine projects   13
I-2.2   Technology, research situation and cost structure   15
I-2.3   Supply Chain    18
I-2.4   Comparison between BlueStar’s AT88 project and Chongqing Unisplendour’s methionine project    20
I-2.5   Other information   21
I-3   Supply situation of raw materials   22
I-3.1   Methanthiol   22
I-3.1.1   Summary of manufacturers   22
I-3.1.2   Supply and demand   23
I-3.1.3   Supply situation of raw materials: methanol and hydrogen sulfide   23
I-3.1.3.1   Supply situation of methanol   23
I-3.1.3.2   Supply situation of hydrogen sulfide   25
I-3.1.4   Problems existing in domestic methanthiol industry   26
I-3.1.5   Manufacturing cost   26
I-3.1.6   Price   29
I-3.2   Acrolein   29
I-3.3   Hydrogen cyanide   31
I-3.3.1   Acrylonitrile pathway   32
I-3.3.2   Natural gas route (Andrussow method)   33
I-3.3.3   Light oil cracking method   33
I-3.3.4   Methanol route   34
I-3.4   Sulfuric acid and sulfur   35
I-4   Price and influencing factors   37
II   Import Situation of Feed Grade Methionine   39
III   Consumption of methionine in China   46
III-1   Market size and share of methionine in major end use segments   46
III-2   Brief introduction to major downstream industries in China   48
III-2.1   Feed industry   48
III-2.2   Food and pharmaceutical   51
III-3   Key factors and driven forces for the development of methionine in China   53
III-3.1   Governmental policies   55
III-3.2   Population   55
III-3.3   Meat, egg and milk consumption per capita   56
III-3.4   Breeding   56
III-3.4.1   Pig   58
III-3.4.2   Cattle   64
III-3.4.3   Sheep   64
III-3.4.4   Poultry and eggs   65
III-3.5   China’s feed industry   72
III-3.6   China’s amino acids industry   77
III-3.6.1   Lysine   77
III-3.6.2   Threonine   79
III-3.6.3   Glutamate   80
III-3.6.4   L-phenylalanine   81
III-3.6.5   Others   82
III-4   Prospect of China’s methionine consumption, forecast to 2013   82
IV   SWOT analysis and barriers for foreign company to invest on feed grade methionine in China   86
V   Conclusion   89
VI   Appendix: Profile   91
VI-1   BlueStar (Group) Co., Ltd.   91
VI-2   Chongqing Unisplendour Chemical Co.,Ltd   93

For more information about this report, please contact:
Ms. Joy Chueng
Marketing Manager
CCM International Limited
emarket2@cnchemicals.com

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