According to data from China Customs, export share of top two sucralose producers in China, namely, JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang, witnessed an obvious increase in Jan.-Nov. 2013, thanks to a large increase in their export volume.

1. China's sucralose export: export share of top two exporters increases in Jan.-Nov. 2013
Summary: According to data from China Customs, export share of top two sucralose producers
in China, namely, JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang, witnessed an obvious increase in
Jan.-Nov. 2013, thanks to a large increase in their export volume.
Tag: Maltodextrin, FOS, GOS, Tripotassium, Glycyrrhizinate, Sorbitol, Sucralose
According to data from China Customs, export share of top two sucralose producers in China,
named JK Sucralose Inc. (JK Sucralose) and Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.
(Changzhou Niutang) respectively, witnessed an obvious increase in Jan.-Nov. 2013. In detail,
the export volume of sucralose by top two sucralose producers was over 1,000 tonnes in the
first eleven months of 2013, accounting for 58% of the total export volume in China. The export
share was higher than that of 53% in Jan.-Nov. 2012, showing that export concentration saw an
increase in 2013.
In fact, compared with most sucralose producers in China, sucralose's price advantage is a key
reason for JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang capturing more export share. JK Sucralose
and Changzhou Niutang were the only two sucralose producers in China with capacity of over
1,000t/a in 2013. In general, larger capacity means lower production cost, as a result, both of
JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang have the ability to keep export price of their products
lower than the other producers' and improve its products' competitiveness.
In addition, it is estimated that there is a strict quality control mangement at JK Sucralose and
Changzhou Niutang compared to other domestic producers'. For example, according to Ji'an
Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, five batches of sucralose products by a main
sucralose producer in Ji'an city, Jiangxi province were returned in 2013 due to quality problem.
Based on this, it is not hard to estimate the difference in quality between the two top producers
and other producers in China.
Product with high-quality and low-price is beneficial for JK Sucralose and Changzhou Niutang
to attract more attentions from overseas downstream enterprises. Export volume of China's
sucralose increased by 360 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2013 compared with the same
period of 2012, therefore, the increase of 273 tonnes was produced by the top two producers.
Naturally, large increase in export volume of top two producers resulted in their export share
increase in China's sucralose export.
Export share increase of top two sucralose producers in China may be a negative message for
the existing sucralose producers at present and new sucralose entrants in the near future.
Because of the good prospect of China's sucralose, investment in domestic sucralose industry
became overheating in recent years, with a sharp increase in national capacity of sucralose at
the same time. And it is predicted that total capacity of sucralose in China will continue to show
a significant increase in following years. However, the more export share the top two producers
enjoy, the less export share the remaining sucralose producers in China can share. As an

2. export-oriented industry, less export share means that the competition among the remaining
sucralose producers in China will become more fierce in the near future.
The news above was sourced from Sweeteners China News issued by CCM in February.
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China's sucralose export: export share of top two exporters increases in Jan.-Nov. 2013
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