The survey of methionine (feed grade) in China

The survey of methionine (feed grade) in China

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.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Executive summary
Methodology and Sources
I Production situation of methionine in China
I-1 Development history
I-2 Summary of production
I-2.1 Overview of AT88 project
I-2.2 Technology, research situation and cost structure
I-2.3 Supply Chain for BlueStar’s AT88 project
I-2.4 Other information
I-3 Supply situation of raw materials
I-3.1 Methanthiol
I-3.1.1 Summary of manufacturers
I-3.1.2 Supply and demand
I-3.1.3 Supply situation of raw materials: methanol and hydrogen sulfide
I-3.1.3.1 Supply situation of methanol
I-3.1.3.2 Supply situation of hydrogen sulfide
I-3.1.4 Problems existing in the domestic methanthiol industry
I-3.1.5 Manufacturing cost
I-3.1.6 Price
I-3.2 Acrolein
I-3.3 Hydrogen cyanide
I-3.3.1 Acrylonitrile pathway
I-3.3.2 Natural gas route (Andrussow method)
I-3.3.3 Light oil cracking method
I-3.3.4 Methanol route
I-3.4 Sulfuric acid and sulfur
II Import Situation of Feed Grade Methionine
III Consumption of methionine in China
III-1 Market size and share of methionine in major end use segments
III-2 Brief introduction to major downstream industries in China
III-2.1 Feed industry
III-2.2 Food and pharmaceutical
III-3 Key factors and driven forces for the development of methionine in China
III-3.1 Governmental policies
III-3.2 Population
III-3.3 Meat, egg and milk consumption per capita
III-3.4 Breeding
III-3.4.1 Pig
III-3.4.2 Cattle
III-3.4.3 Sheep
III-3.4.4 Poultry and eggs
III-3.5 China’s feed industry
III-3.6 China’s amino acids industry
III-3.6.1 Lysine
III-3.6.2 Threonine
III-3.6.3 Glutamate
III-3.6.4 L-phenylalanine
III-3.6.5 Others
III-4 Prospect of China’s methionine consumption, forecast to 2013
IV SWOT analysis and barriers for foreign company to invest on feed grade methionine in China
V Conclusion
VI Appendix: Profile of BlueStar (Group) Co., Ltd.

LIST OF TABLES
TableI-2.1-1 Overview of AT88 project
Table I-2.2-1 Consumption of raw materials for AT88
Table I-2.3-1 New projects and their relationship with AT88 project in BlueStar’s new material base
Table I-3.1.1-1 Manufacturers of Methanthiol in China
Table I-3.1.3.1-1 Supply and demand of methanol in China in 2004~2007 (Unit: 1,000 tonnes)
Table I-3.1.3.1-2 Estimated methanol consumption structure in China in 2005, 2008 & 2010
Table I-3.1.3.2-1 Production and consumption of sulfur in China, 2000~2007 (unit: 1,000 tonnes)
Table I-3.1.5-1 Methanethiol production cost in Shandong Xingwu
Table I-3.2-1 Production situation of acrolein in China in 2007 (Unit: tonne)
Table I-3.3-1 Production situation of Hydrogen cyanide in China
Table I-3.3.1-1 Producers of HCN by acrylonitrile pathway in China in 2008 (t/a)
Table I-3.3.2-1 HCN manufacturers by natural gas route in China in 2008 (tonne)
Table I-3.3.3-1 HCN manufacturers by light oil cracking method as of February 2008 (tonne)
Table I-3.4-1 Production situation of sulfuric acid in China in 2002~2007(Unit: kt)
Table I-3.4-2 Import situation of sulfuric acid in China in 2001~2007 (Unit: kt)
Table I-3.4-3 Situation of sulfur in China in 2000~2007 (Unit: kt)
Table II-1 Growth rate of methionine import volume in 2008(Jan-Aug)
Table II-2 Import share of major importers in 2007 and 2008(Jan-Aug)
Table II-3 Main importers of Methionine in 2007(Quantity: tonne; Price: USD/Kg; Value: USD)
Table II-4 Main importers of Methionine in 2008 (Jan-Aug) (Quantity: tonne; Price: USD/Kg; Value: USD)
Table II-5 Origins of China’s imported Methionine in 2007 (Quantity: tonne; Price: USD/Kg; Value: USD)
Table II-6 Share of import origins in 2007
Table II-7 Origin of Methionine in 2008 (Jan-Aug) (Quantity: tonne; Price: USD/Kg; Value: USD)
Table II-8 Share of import Origin in 2008 (Jan-Aug)
Table III-1-1 Consumption structure of feed grade methionine in China in 2005~2007 (tonne)
Table III-2.1-1 Methionine consumption in feed in China, 2005~2007 (tonne)
Table III-2.1-2 Methionine consumption in different feeds in 2007 (tonne)
Table III-2.1-3 Comparison of DLM and MHA
Table III-2.1-4 Methionine consumption in some feed companies in 2007
Table III-2.2-1 DLM consumption in food and pharmaceutical industry in 2007
Table III-2.2-2 DLM end users in food and pharmaceutical industry in 2007 (tonne)
Table III-3.3-1 Per capita consumption of meat, egg and milk in China (Unit: kg/a)
Table III-3.4-1 Production situation of animal products in China in 2001~2007 (Unit: 1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.4-2 Growth rate of animal products in China in 2002~2007
Table III-3.4-3 Population of animals in China in 1996~2006 (Unit: thousand)
Table III-3.4.1-1 Amino acid requirements of lean type growing-finishing pigs at libitum (88% DM)
Table III-3.4.1-2 Daily amino acid requirements of lean type growing-finishing pigs at libitum (88% DM)
Table III-3.4.1-3 Amino acid requirements of lean type gestating sow (88% DM )(%)
Table III-3.4.1-4 Amino acid requirements of lean type lactating sow (88% DM) (%)
Table III-3.4.1-5 Amino acid requirement of breeding boar (88%DM)
Table III-3.4.1-6 Amino acid requirements of lean-fat type gestating and lactating sow (88%DM)(%)
Table III-3.4.1-7 Amino acid requirement of local replacement gilt (88% DM) (%)
Table III-3.4.1-8 Amino acid requirements of lean-fat type growing-finishing pig at libitum (type.88%DM) (%)
Table III-3.4.1-9 Amino acid requirements of lean-fat type breeding boar (88%DM)(%)
Table III-3.4.1-10 Daily amino acid requirements of lean-fat type breeding boar (88%DM) (g/d)
Table III-3.4.4-1 Amino acid requirements of immature Egg-type Chickens (%)
Table III-3.4.4-2 Amino acid requirements of laying hens (%)
Table III-3.4.4-3 Body Weight and Feed Consumption of Immature Egg-type Chicken
Table III-3.4.4-4 Amino acid requirements of Broilers (%)
Table III-3.4.4-5 Amino acid requirements of Broilers (%)
Table III-3.4.4-6 Body Weight and Feed Consumption of Broilers
Table III-3.4.4-7 Amino acid requirements of Meat-type Chicken Breeders (%)
Table III-3.4.4-8 Body weight and feed consumption of meat-type chicken breeders
Table III-3.4.4-9 Amino acid requirements of Chinese color-feathered Chicken (%)
Table III-3.4.4-10 Body weight and feed Consumption of Chinese color-feathered Chicken
Table III-3.4.4-11 Amino acid requirements of Chinese color-feathered chicken breeders (%)
Table III-3.4.4-12 Body weight and feed consumption of Chinese color-feathered chicken breeders during growing period
Table III-3.4.4-13 Body weight and feed consumption of Chinese color-feathered chicken breeders during laying period
Table III-3.5-1 Output of feed in China in 1990~2007 (10,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.5-2 Output of different feeds in China, 2005~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.5-3 Output of formula feed in China, 2005~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.5-4 Output of concentrate feed in China, 2005~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.5-5 Output of premix feed in China, 2005~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.6.1-1 Output of lysine in China, 2000~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.6.1-2 Apparent consumption of lysine in China in 200~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.6.3-1 Supply situation of Glutamate in China, 2000~2007 (1,000 tonnes)
Table III-3.6.4-1 Major producers of L-phenylalanine in China in 2007
Table IV-1-1 SWOT analysis of BlueStar’s AT88 project
Table VI-1 The progress of the main projects of the first stage in BlueStar’s New Material Base

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure I-3.1.3.1-1 Price of methanol in China in 2005~2008
Figure I-3.1.5-1 Flowchart of Methanethiol production in Shandong Xingwu
Figure I-3.4-1 Consumption structure of sulfuric acid in China in 2007
Figure II-1 Import volume of Methionine in 2007~2008 (Jan-Aug) (tonne)
Figure II-2 Import price of Methionine in 2007-2008(Jan-Aug) (USD/kg)
Figure III-1-1 Consumption structure of DLM in China in 2007
Figure III-1-2 Consumption structure of methionine in feed industry before and after MHA is converted into DLM in 2007
Figure III-2.1-1 Methionine consumption in different feeds in 2007
Figure III-2.1-2 Methionine consumption in feeds for different animals in 2007
Figure III-2.2-1 Consumption structure of methionine in China from 2001 to 2007 in China
Figure III-3-1 Relationship among human, animals, feed industry and feed grade methionine.
Figure III-3-2 Ratio of feed grade methionine consumption against population, feed, meat and eggs in 2001~2007
Figure III-3.2-1 Population and growth rate in China in 2000~2007
Figure III-3.2-2 Population structure in 2000~2007 in China
Figure III-3.3-1 Per capita consumption of meat, egg and milk in China in the past several years
Figure III-3.4-1 Meat output structure in China in 2001 and 2007
Figure III-3.4-2 China’s and world’s meat output and China’s share in the world in 2006
Figure III-3.5-1 Relationship of different feeds
Figure III-3.5-2 Feed structure in 1990 and 2007
Figure III-3.5-3 Structure of feed for different animals in China in 2007, by output
Figure III-4-1 Forecast on feed output in China, 2008~2013
Figure III-4-2 Forecast on feed grade methionine consumption in feed in China, 2008~2013
Figure III-4-3 Forecast on food and pharmaceutical methionine output in China, 2008~2013
Figure III-4-4 Forecast on feed grade methionine consumption in food and pharmaceutical methionine in China, 2008~2013
Figure III-4-5 Forecast on total feed grade methionine consumption in China, 2008~2013