Price Surge of Chinese Vitamins: More a Fruit of the M & A Wave

In 2014, China’s animal husbandry and feed markets are relatively weak, but the vitamin market

appears unusually hot, with the price of most varieties surges. This is mainly driven by the rising

environmental protection awareness, dramatic changes in the international trade, and emerging

industry M & A (mergers and acquisitions, such as DSM acquiring Aland) and restructuring

activities.

According to CCM’s recent research, vitamin prices in China has went up in 2014 as the demand

gradually restores in European and American markets, and domestic consumption recovered

since the second quarter, however, the overall demand is lower than that in 2013. So the price

rise is mainly due to the changes in the competitive landscape. Since 2007, the market price and

product profit have witnessed sharp changes, which have increased corporate concentration and

changed the competitive landscape.

CCM’s recent research Vitamin Industry Trend in China clearly describes the production, price

changes, dynamics of leading manufacturers, and environmental issues in China's vitamin

industry, and can help you better understand the current status and future trend of China's

vitamin industry. In detail, it covers:

-An overview of China's vitamin production, 2011-2013;

-Price changes of China's vitamins, 2011-Sept. 2014;

-Dynamics of leading vitamin manufacturers including acquisitions, restructurings, and business

transformations, 2013 and 2014;

-Environmental issues and policies and their impacts on the vitamin market;

According to the report, leading manufacturers are hopeful to improve their competiveness

through acquisitions, restructurings, and business transformations. Besides, the increasing

environmental cost of vitamin manufacturers will lead to the elimination of some small

manufacturers, and therefore increase the industrial concentration.

For more information of the report, please visit:

http://www.cnchemicals.com/Product/Report/2464/vitamin-industry-trend-in-china-edition-1

We have a series of study on China’s vitamin sector since 2011, embracing production, price,

international trade, listed companies, new projects, etc., you can check our website for more

vitamin reports or our real time updated vitamin E-Journal.