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White biotechnology (WB) industry has developed at a rapid clip in the last two decades. With more support from the government, white biotechnology will grow more rapidly in the future and will have innumerous business opportunities in China.

CCM - After about three months' stock trading suspension for the discussion of reorganization, Shandong Huayang Technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong Huayang), a large pesticide company in Shandong Province, resumed its stock trading on 29 April 2011. With Shandong Huayang changing into mining company, its stock records seven surging limits after the resumption.

CCM - On 8 May 2011, 20 days after State Council releasing the formal "Suggestions for Accelerating Development of Modern Crop Seed Industry" (the Suggestions), State Council held the "Modern Crop Seed Industry Conference" (the Conference) in Changsha City, Hunan Province, aiming to discuss the details of the Suggestions and how to implement the Suggestions. Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu attended the Conference. Insiders from domestic seed industry said this Conference is the highest level conference in domestic seed industry, showing the government's strong determination to enhance the development of seed industry.

Renewable feedstock is actively promoted in China so as to boost the development of white biotechnology industry.

A report of Fluorine Industry Survey in China issued by CCM in Mar 2011, indicates the booming fluorine market in China from different aspects of supply and demand, drivers and barriers, forecast and opportunities.

A newly-released publication Crop Protection China News by CCM reveals that Nantong Jiangshan is taking active action on the glyphosate anti-dumping investigation initiated by Brazil.

CCM is going to publish a new report named Cellulosic Material Supply in China in August 2011. The survey will reveal how to obtain sufficient cellulosic materials to produce new products in China.

Sugar alcohol industry has been witnessed uptrend in the past decades. Therefore, some producers intend to expand the production capacity of sugar alcohol in the next few years. The output volume of sugar alcohol is increasing steadily in China.

China is one of the largest sugar alcohol producers in the world. Thanks to global economy recovery, export volume of most kinds of sugar alcohols in 2010 is increasing, compared with that in 2009. It is estimated that the overseas demand of sugar alcohols will keep rising in the future.

Although domestic production output of sugar alcohol is high, its raw material supply is tight. It is indicated that production cost of sugar alcohol is rising.