Finding a new way for the international development of herbal extracts

As a major commodity in the import and export trade of traditional Chinese medicine, the export of plant extracts develops rapidly According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, China's import and export of plant extracts maintained a high-speed growth trend, with an import and export volume of 310 million US dollars, up 46.4% year on year Among them, the export volume reached US $270 million, an increase of 53.4% year on year, accounting for 48.4% of the export volume of traditional Chinese medicine, and the proportion of plant extracts in the export of traditional Chinese medicine products gradually increased It is expected that the export of plant extracts will reach a new record in 2011 Plant extract, as the main raw material of modern plant medicine, integrates modern pharmaceutical technology and becomes the core product in the market of natural medicine and health care products The huge market space of natural medicine and health care products makes plant extract a hot product in the international market When Chinese traditional medicine is difficult to open the market door of developed countries due to the "identity" problem, plant extract becomes fashionable because of its "return to nature" and "green consumption", which is highly respected in western developed countries, opening up a new path for the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine China's plant extract industry has unique development advantages due to the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory At present, China's plant extract industry has formed a certain scale, and the mainstream enterprises in terms of production equipment and technical capacity can fully compete with the world's major extraction producing countries, such as Germany, Italy, Spain, etc Although China's plant extract industry has made great progress in recent years, and the industrial concentration has increased significantly, there are still some deficiencies in the industry, such as small scale, low product innovation ability, weak international market development ability, etc In order to improve the international competitiveness of China's plant extract enterprises and products, and promote the international level of the extract industry, China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of medical and health products has carried out a lot of fruitful work In 2010, entrusted by the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce of the people's Republic of China, the chamber of Commerce of medical insurance drafted and compiled the export guide of plant extracts, focusing on the market environment, policies and regulations, quality control standards and enterprise quality management system requirements of the main target market, which played a guiding role in improving the product quality of relevant enterprises While guiding enterprises to improve product quality, the chamber of Commerce for medical insurance also organizes enterprises to participate in exhibitions at home and abroad, holds various trainings and forums, comprehensively improves the industry level, and builds a platform for the international operation of enterprises Medical insurance chamber of commerce actively organized enterprises to participate in world pharmaceutical raw materials exhibition, Asian Food Ingredients Exhibition, American natural products exhibition, Japan international health products exhibition, South Korea natural health products exhibition, Western exhibition of American plant extract professional suppliers, European Food Exhibition and other domestic and foreign plant extract exhibitions This year, there are more than 180 exhibitors in the plant extract area of the world pharmaceutical raw materials China exhibition, surpassing the scale of last year and becoming a highlight of this exhibition From May to October of each year, the chamber of Commerce of medical insurance will host a number of forums on plant extracts to help enterprises familiarize themselves with policies and keep track of market trends The "2011 China anti oxidant berry and super fruit industry development forum" held in Beijing for the first time in May this year introduced the latest international market situation for enterprises, and discussed the opportunities and development trend of China's anti oxidant berry industry with industry personages This year, the Forum on "development and innovation of Chinese plant extracts" held on June 21 at the same time with the world API Shanghai exhibition is the sixth At the forum, industry experts from enterprises and research institutes and participants shared the cutting-edge information and technology of plant extracts in production, quality control, market prospect and practical application, which was generally welcomed by participants Since then, the chamber of Commerce will also hold the "China plant extraction International Competitiveness Forum".