Production and Market of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in China

Report Summary

DHA has attracted more and more attention since it has been recommended by the World Health Organization in 1993. The primary source of DHA is fish oil. However, customers prefer microalgal DHA to fish oil DHA because of higher quality and safety of the former since DHA was successfully obtained from microalgae. In this report, production information focuses on microalgal DHA, while both two kinds of products are covered in consumption information.

China's microalgal DHA industry has been growing rapidly in recent years. The output of microalgal DHA has realized an increase of 443 tonnes at a CAGR of 23% from 2007 to 2010 thanks to the growing demand growth. China's consumption of DHA, both fish oil and microalgal DHA, keeps fast growth at a CAGR of 21% during 2007-2010. This trend will continue in the future, as the demand from downstream industries is keeping increasing.

In spite of the rapid development, the industry stays at an initial development stage compared with developed countries. Therefore, There is plenty of space for China's DHA industry to develop. More and more companies are planning to expand production scale or enter the industry attracted by the high profit.

This report provides primary data and analysis about DHA industry in terms of production situation, pricing and consumption in China to help reader gain vital business intelligence of China's DHA market. Based on in-depth investigation, CCM forecasts the supply and demand of DHA in China to 2015.

Table Of Contents

Executive summary

Introduction and methodology

1 Overview of DHA industry in China
1.1 Brief introduction to DHA
1.2 Development environment of DHA industry in China

2 Production situation of DHA in China
2.1 Current production situation of DHA in China
2.1.1 Production situation of DHA, 2007-2010
2.1.2 Major producers and distributors
2.1.2.1 Major producers
2.1.2.2 Major distributors
2.2 Price
2.3 Raw material supply
2.4 Technology
2.4.1 Introduction of the production technology
2.4.2 Comparison between different production technologies

3 Consumption of DHA in China
3.1 Overview of DHA consumption
3.2 DHA consumption in major end use segments

4 Forecast on DHA in the next five years in China
4.1 Influencing factors
4.1.1 Drivers
4.1.2 Barriers
4.2 Forecast on DHA supply and demand in China

5 Conclusion

6 Profiles
6.1 Guangdong Runke Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
6.9 Beijing Goldenbar Science & Trading Co., Ltd.

LIST OF TABLES

Table  1.1-1 Properties of DHA
Table  1.2-1 Regulations on DHA industry in China since 2009
Table  2.1.2.1-1 Basic information about major microalgal DHA producers in China, 2011
Table  2.1.2.1-2 Capacity and output of active microalgal DHA producers in China, 2009-2011
Table  2.1.2.1-3 Potential DHA producers in China, 2011
Table  2.1.2.2-1 Some DHA distributors in China, 2011
Table  2.1.2.2-2 Distributions of some DHA distributors by numbers in China, 2011
Table  2.2-1 Ex-work price of DHA in China, July 2011
Table  2.3-1 Strains used by some producers to produce DHA in China, 2011
Table  3.1-1 DHA's consumption in different application fields in China, 2010
Table  3.2-1 Some major infant formula producers' consumption of DHA in China, 2010
Table  3.2-2 Some major infant cereal producers' consumption of DHA in China, 2010
Table  3.2-3 COFCO's consumption of DHA in China, 2010

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure  1.1-1 Molecular structure of DHA
Figure  1.2-1 GDP growth in China, 2006-2010
Figure  2.1.1-1 Capacity and output of microalgal DHA in China, 2007-2010
Figure  2.1.2.1-1 DHA's production distribution by output in China, 2010
Figure  2.2-1 Ex-work price of microalgal DHA powder, 2006-July 2011
Figure  2.4.1-1 Flowchart of fish oil extraction method
Figure  2.4.1-2 Flowchart of microbial fermentation method
Figure  3.1-1 Demand for DHA in China, 2007-2010
Figure  3.1-2 Consumption volume of DHA in China, 2007-2010
Figure  3.1-3 Consumption pattern of DHA by volume in China, 2010
Figure  3.2-1 Output of infant formula in China, 2007-2010
Figure  3.2-2 Consumption of DHA in infant formula in China, 2007-2010
Figure  3.2-3 Output value of health care products in China, 2006-2010
Figure  3.2-4 Output and sales value of DHA health care products in China, 2007-2010
Figure  4.2-1 Projected capacity and output of DHA in China, 2011-2015
Figure  4.2-2 Projected demand for DHA in China, 2011-2015
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