Production and Market of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in China

• Publication date: February 2012
• Report size: 76 pages

In recent years, China's MSG industry has witnessed growth in capacity and output, though there are plenty of pressures and challenges from policies and market competition. In 2012, with the industry integration of MSG, production of MSG is concentrated in a few large-scale producers, while some small-scale MSG producers have to stop production. To give you suggestions on MSG industry, CCM has conducted an investigation of MSG indu...

In recent years, China's MSG industry has witnessed growth in capacity and output, though there are plenty of pressures and challenges from policies and market competition. In 2012, with the industry integration of MSG, production of MSG is concentrated in a few large-scale producers, while some small-scale MSG producers have to stop production.


To give you suggestions on MSG industry, CCM has conducted an investigation of MSG industry in China to show the current situation of China's MSG industry to you as follows:

-Current production situation of MSG in China
-Key SMG producers in China
-Technology of MSG production in current China
-Situation of raw material supply of MSG in China
-Import and export analysis of MSG in China (2006-2012)
-Key factors influencing China's MSG industry, especially policies
-Consumption volume and pattern of MSG in China
-Forecast on MSG industry in the coming five years (2013-2017)

Food Ingredient Industry in China

Table of Contents

Executive summary 1
Methodology 2
1 Key factors affecting development of MSG industry 4
1.1 Economic environment 4
1.2 Government policy 5
1.3 Consumption habit 7
2 Supply and demand of MSG 10
2.1 Technology of MSG industry 10
2.1.1 Fermentation technology and hydrolysis method 12
2.1.2 Waste treatment 15
2.2 Current production situation 18
2.2.1 Summary of MSG production (capacity, output, key players, etc), 2009-2012 19
2.2.2 Major economic index of MS
G production 25
2.3 Supply of raw materials 26
2.4 Price of MSG in China, 2009-Jan. 2013 31
2.5 Import and export of MSG, 2012 33
2.5.1 Export situation 33
2.5.2 Import situation 36
2.6 MSG consumption in China 38
2.6.1 Consumption summary (volume and value), 2009-2012 38
2.6.2 Market segmentation 39
3 Future prospect of MSG 43
4 Conclusion and opportunity 46
5 Appendix (profile of major MSG manufacturers) 47
5.1 Fufeng Group Co., Ltd. 47
5.2 Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd. 48
5.3 Henan Lotus Gourmet Powder Inc. 49
5.4 Shandong Linghua M.S.G Incorporated Co., Ltd. 51
5.5 Shandong Qilu Monosodium Glutamate Group Co., Ltd. 52
5.6 Ningxia EPPEN Biotech Co., Ltd 53
5.7 Shandong Xinle Monosodium Glutamate Foods Co., Ltd. 54
5.8 Shandong Shenghua Industry Co., Ltd. 55
5.9 Chongqing Hoyoo Biology Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. 56
5.10 Fujian Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co., Ltd. 57
5.11 Guangzhou Shuangqiao Co., Ltd. 59
5.12 Chengdu Guotai Co., Ltd. 60
5.13 Shenyang Hongmei Group Co., Ltd. 61
5.14 Zhuhai Yili Group Co., Ltd. 62
5.15 Shandong Linglan Monosodium Glutamate Co., Ltd. 63
5.16 Suzhou Hexing Food Co., Ltd. 64
5.17 Zhejiang Honeybee Group Co., Ltd. 65
5.18 Hangzhou Xihu Gourmet Powder Group Co., Ltd. 67
5.19 Jiangsu Tianxiang Group Co., Ltd. 67
5.20 Wenzhou Kuailu Group Co., Ltd. 68
5.21 Zhejiang Qujiang Monosodium Glutamate Co., Ltd. 69
5.22 Zhejiang Weiyuan Food Co., Ltd. 70
5.23 Changzhou Jiamei Monosodium Glutamate Plant 71
5.24 Guangdong PRB Bio-tech Co., Ltd. 72
5.25 Wuxi Taihu MSG Co., Ltd. 73
5.26 Chongqing Tianchu Tianyan Food Co., Ltd. 74
5.27 Sichuan Jingong Chuanpai Flavoring Co., Ltd. 75



List of Tables

Table 1.2-1 Polices of MSG industry in China, 2007-2011
Table 2.1-1 Key technologies for MSG production in China, 2012
Table 2.1.1-1 Fermentation technologies in GA production in China
Table 2.1.2-1 Key waste treatment technologies in China
Table 2.1.2-2 Major cases of MSG manufacturers benefited from recycling wastewater, 2006 – 2008
Table 2.1.2-3 Propagable technologies in "Implementation Scheme on Clean Production Technologies of Fermentation Industry", 2010
Table 2.1.2-4 Main goals of MSG industry to 2012
Table 2.1.2-5 Technological upgrading projects
Table 2.2.1-1 Key producers of MSG in China
Table 2.2.1-2 Key producers' MSG production situation in China, 2009- early of 2013
Table 2.3-1 Key MSG players' demand for GA in China, 2012
Table 2.5.1-1 Month export situation of MSG in China, 2010-2012
Table 2.5.1-2 Export situation of MSG by destination in China, 2010-2012
Table 2.5.2-1 Import situation of MSG by month in China, 2010-2012
Table 2.5.2-2 Import situation of MSG by origin in China, 2010-2012
Table 2.6.2-1 Situation of MSG consumption by application in China, 2012
Table 2.6.2-2 Major MSG consumers in condiment and food industries in China, 2012
Table 5.1-1 Information about Fufeng Group, 2012
Table 5.1-2 MSG situation in Fufeng Group, 2012
Table 5.2-1 Information about Hebei Meihua, 2012
Table 5.2-2 MSG situation in Hebei Meihua, 2012
Table 5.3-1 Information about Henan Lotus, 2012
Table 5.3-2 MSG situation in Henan Lotus, 2012
Table 5.4-1 Information about Shandong Linghua, 2012
Table 5.4-2 MSG situation in Shangdong Linghua, 2012
Table 5.5-1 Information about Shandong Qilu, 2012
Table 5.5-2 MSG situation in Shandong Qilu, 2012
Table 5.6-1 Information about Ningxia EPPEN BIOTECH, 2012
Table 5.6-2 MSG situation in Ningxia EPPEN, 2012
Table 5.7-1 Information about Shandong Xinle, 2012
Table 5.7-2 MSG situation in Shandong Xinle, 2012
Table 5.8-1 Information about Shandong Shenghua, 2012
Table 5.8-2 MSG situation in Shandong Shenghua, 2012
Table 5.9-1 Information about Chongqing Hoyoo, 2012
Table 5.9-2 MSG situation in Chongqing Hoyoo, 2012
Table 5.10-1 Information about Fujian Jianyang, 2012
Table 5.10-2 MSG situation in Fujian Jianyang, 2012
Table 5.11-1 Information about Guangzhou Shuangqiao, 2012
Table 5.11-2 MSG situation in Guangzhou Shuangqiao, 2012
Table 5.12-1 Information about Chengdu Guotai, 2012
Table 5.12-2 MSG situation in Chengdu Guotai, 2012
Table 5.13-1 Information about Shenyang Hongmei, 2012
Table 5.13-2 MSG situation in Shenyang Hongmei, 2012
Table 5.14-1 Information about Zhuhai Yili, 2012
Table 5.14-2 MSG situation in Zhuhai Yili, 2012
Table 5.15-1 Information about Shandong Linglan, 2012
Table 5.15-2 MSG situation in Shandong Linglan, 2012
Table 5.16-1 Information about Suzhou Hexing, 2012
Table 5.16-2 MSG situation in Suzhou Hexing, 2012
Table 5.17-1 Information about Zhejiang Honeybee, 2012
Table 5.17-2 MSG situation in Zhejiang Honeybee, 2012
Table 5.18-1 Information about Hangzhou Xihu, 2012
Table 5.18-2 MSG situation in Hangzhou Xihu, 2012
Table 5.19-1 Information about Jiangsu Tianxiang, 2012
Table 5.19-2 MSG situation in Jiangsu Tianxiang, 2012
Table 5.20-1 Information about Wenzhou Kuailu, 2012
Table 5.20-2 MSG situation in Wenzhou Kuailu, 2012
Table 5.21-1 Information about Zhejiang Qujiang, 2012
Table 5.21-2 MSG situation in Zhejiang Qujiang, 2012
Table 5.22-1 Information about Zhejiang Weiyuan, 2012
Table 5.22-2 MSG situation in Zhejiang Weiyuan, 2012
Table 5.23-1 Information about Changzhou Jiamei, 2012
Table 5.23-2 MSG situation in Changzhou Jiamei, 2012
Table 5.24-1 Information about Guangdong PRB, 2012
Table 5.24-2 MSG situation in Guangdong PRB, 20112
Table 5.25-1 Information about Wuxi Tailake, 2012
Table 5.25-2 MSG situation in Wuxi Tailake, 2012
Table 5.26-1 Information about Chongqing Tianchu, 2012
Table 5.26-2 MSG situation in Chongqing Tianchu, 2012
Table 5.27-1 Information about Chengdu Jingong, 2012
Table 5.27-2 MSG situation in Chengdu Jingong, 2012



List of Figures

Figure 1.1-1 GDP change in China, 2007-2012
Figure 1.1-2 Production value of food manufacturing industry in China, 2007-2012
Figure 1.1-3 Catering business turn over in China, 2007-2012
Figure 1.3-1 MSG consumption volume in China's rural and urban areas, 2007-2012
Figure 1.3-2 Share of market consumption for MSG against granulated chicken bouillon in China, 2012
Figure 2.1-1 Milestones of MSG production technology development around the world
Figure 2.1-2 Share of MSG capacity by method in China, 2012
Figure 2.1.1-1 Flow chart of MSG production technology in China
Figure 2.1.2-1 Main pollution links of producing MSG in China
Figure 2.2.1-1 Capacity distribution of MSG in China, 2012
Figure 2.2.1-2 Capacity and output of MSG in China, 2007-2012
Figure 2.2.1-3 Capacity and output of MSG in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.3-1 Market size of raw materials for GA production by output in China, 2012
Figure 2.3-2 Corn supply situation in China, 2004-2012
Figure 2.3-3 Distribution share of corn output in China, 2012
Figure 2.3-4 Wheat supply situation in China, 2004-2012
Figure 2.3-5 Distribution share of wheat output in China, 2012
Figure 2.3-6 Rice supply situation in China, 2004-2012
Figure 2.4-1 Month ex-work price (including VAT) of MSG in China, Jan. 2012- Jan. 2013
Figure 2.4-2 Ex-work prices (including VAT) of MSG in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.4-3 Market price of corn in China 2006-2012
Figure 2.4-4 Month Market price of corn in China, 2012-Jan.2013
Figure 2.5.1-1 Export volume of MSG in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.5.2-1 Import situation of MSG in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.1-1 Consumption volume and value of MSG in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.2-1 MSG consumption structure by application in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.2-2 Consumption situation of MSG from directly edible use in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.2-3 Consumption situation of MSG from granulated chicken bouillon in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.2-4 Consumption situation of MSG from instant noodles in China, 2006-2012
Figure 2.6.2-5 Consumption situation of MSG from hot pot sauce in China, 2006-2012
Figure 3-1 Forecast on capacity and output of MSG in China, 2013-2017
Figure 3-2 Forecast on total consumption volume of MSG in China, 2013-2017
Figure 3-3 Forecast on MSG consumption change by application in China, 2013-2017



Companies Mentioned

Fufeng Group Co., Ltd.
Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd.
Henan Lotus Gourmet Powder Inc.
Shandong Linghua M.S.G Incorporated Co., Ltd.
Shandong Qilu Monosodium Glutamate Group Co., Ltd.