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Some food prices have experienced sharp rises caused by raw material shortage during 2010. Among the major raw materials of foodstuffs, corn has also witnessed a remarkable price rise. Owing to the prices of domestic corn higher than that in overseas market, the corn import volume has reached a record, almost 20-45 times higher than that during the past four years.

CCM International, a leading food ingredient consulting company in China, specializing in relevant market research since 2001, will host a free webinar entitled, “How does Chinese citric acid industry cope with anti-dumping and anti-subsidy issues from abroad”.

In January 2007, too many domestic manufactures registered and entered into nicosulfuron production, which makes overcapacity and price plunge of nicosulfuron become more and more serious, for the validity of nicosulfuron patent protection in China has terminated.

CCM's market report, the 5th edition of China's xylose, Production and Market of Xylose in China is published in March 2010. In this updated report, CCM analyzes in specific the details and characteristics of current xylose industry in China, and provides forecasts and suggestions to help you keep track of the market dynamic and avoid the risk of this industry.

CCM releases its first in-depth market report on non-crop pesticides. Production and Market of Non Crop Pesticides in China is published in October 2010. It begins with a brief introduction to China's non-crop pesticide industry, its influencing factors and review of different products, including insecticide, rodenticide, fungicide, herbicide and plant growth regulator. Analyses have been made on eight major market segments among which the focal points are self-applied pesticides. The report also provides an introduction of major non-crop pesticides and the intensive study of pyrethroids is highlighted. It comes to the conclusion by analyzing the status quo of some involving companies and their distribution channels.

CCM's market report, the 5th edition of China's xylitol, Production and Market of Xylitol in China is published in March 2010. In this updated report, CCM describes the production situation of xylitol industry in China, analyzes the manufacturers, import and export situation, and provides forecasts and suggestions to help you keep track of the market dynamic.

The market report Future of Plant Growth Regulators in China 2010-2014 was released by CCM in May 2010. This report presents an overview of Chinese plant growth regulators (PGR) industry with different aspects from its current position to benefit analysis, from government policies to industry life cycle, etc. The importance has been attached to the overall situation of supply and demand, and information of key PGR products, such as registration, production, price, consumption, etc. In addition, CCM also indicates risk assessment and business opportunies about PGR industry in the near future.

In the second half year of 2010, the technical producers faces the situation that there is insufficient supply of upstream raw materials and downstream technicals, as it is directly affected by a sharp increase in the upstream raw materials price during the period of inflation, impacts from energy saving and emission reduction, and an early stop production of downstream technicals due to climatic factors and its excess capacity.

The countdown of 2011, also CCM's 10th anniversary, has begun. Whether you're CCM's clients or CCM's partners, or even you have never heard of CCM before, you will find your need, your benefit or even your value here in CCM's programmes of customer rewards and incentives.

Statistics in early November, from China General Chamber of Commerce, shows that over 2,000 private-owned gas stations shut down due to serious shortage of diesel supply in most southern China areas, some better-developed provinces like Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang are the harder-hit areas. Till mid-November, the shortage situation is still haunting around these areas and tends to spread into other large cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, etc.