It is expected that the export of plant extracts will benefit the industry

"In recent years, the proportion of extracts in the export volume of traditional Chinese medicine is increasing In 2014, China exported 1.778 billion US dollars of extract products, a year-on-year increase of 25.88%, accounting for 49.48% of China's export of traditional Chinese medicine products "Willfulness" is the most popular and fashionable word in the network and wechat circle, and it is also a true portrayal of the export of plant extract After the previous two years of depression and silence, in 2014, plant extracts "willful", the annual export achieved a year-on-year growth of 25.88%, far higher than the year-on-year growth rate of 7.38% of China's medical and health products exports, but also higher than the year-on-year growth rate of 14.49% of China's traditional Chinese medicine products According to statistics of China Medical Insurance chamber of Commerce, in 2014, China's export of plant extracts reached 1.778 billion US dollars, accounting for 49.48% of China's export of traditional Chinese medicine products Nowadays, plant extracts have become one of the fastest growing industries in the export of traditional Chinese medicine products At present, the application field of plant extract is expanding, and it has been widely used as pharmaceutical raw materials, health functional food, food additives, cosmetics, feed additives, plant derived veterinary drugs, plant derived pesticides, etc With the continuous expansion of the application field, the rigid characteristics of plant extracts begin to appear As the international market of extracts is a dynamic and mature market, the demand of the world's major economies is greatly increased, the export market continues to expand, and the industry foundation is further consolidated and consolidated In 2014, China exported plant extract products to 133 countries and regions, among which Asia, Europe, North America and other traditional markets ranked first, accounting for 92% of the total export volume Among the three continents, ASEAN's performance is particularly eye-catching, with the annual export volume reaching 323 million US dollars, an increase of 74.81 percentage points on a year-on-year basis, which has also become the main driving force for Asia to achieve 38.59% growth on a year-on-year basis; the EU and North America also performed well, with the export volume reaching 344 million US dollars and 356 million US dollars, respectively, an increase of more than 10 percentage points on a year-on-year basis; although Africa and Latin America have a small share, they have a year-on-year growth rate It also reached 53.65% and 29.36% As far as exports to a single country are concerned, the U.S., an old-fashioned force, continues to lead the market In 2014, China's export of plant extracts to the United States reached 342 million US dollars, an increase of 9.29% year on year, accounting for 19.26% At present, taking dietary supplements is the living habit of most Americans, which is also an important reason why the demand for extracts in the United States has been high; Japan is closely followed by China's export of extracts to Japan in the whole year reached 234 million US dollars, with a year-on-year growth rate of 21.38%, accounting for 13.19% Beautiful data shows that China's export to Japan has recovered, a huge spread of Japan The unified market will be rejuvenated; the top five countries, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, have great potential of rising stars The year-on-year growth of the above three countries in 2014 is more than 40%, Indonesia is up to 80.57%, and the export volume of the three countries respectively reaches 139 million, 116 million and 82.4388 million US dollars Looking at the export market of extracts in 2014, it can be said that there are a hundred flowers in full bloom, showing a promising situation Among them, the traditional market plays an important role, and the emerging market has great potential, especially the extensive promotion of the concepts of "natural medicine" and "homeopathy", which has rapidly opened up emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, which is undoubtedly a huge benefit to the extract export industry of China ================== page breaks ================= private enterprises led in 2014 There are 2255 enterprises in China that export extract products, an increase of 479 compared with the same period last year Among them, the private enterprises lead far away, accounting for 60.76% of the export volume; the "three capital enterprises" follow closely, accounting for 28.54% In the 20-year development process of China's extract industry, private enterprises are marching forward in the wave of the market and growing What's more, these enterprises strive to adapt to the needs of the international market, constantly improve product quality, conform to international standards, create famous brands and improve their competitiveness Now, they have become the backbone of China's extract export From the perspective of extract export ranking, in 2014, the top 10 extraction export enterprises in China were: Shanghai Jincun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chenguang Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Jiahe Plant Chemical Co., Ltd., Beijing Green Jinke Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Ningbo green Zhijian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., psyco (Jiangxi) biotechnology Co., Ltd Guilin Rhine biological Polytron Technologies Inc, Zhejiang Chronoswiss Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Dexin hang (Zhuhai) flavor and fragrance Co., Ltd and Yunnan Rui Bao Natural Pigment Co., Ltd., the top 10 enterprises accounted for 24.24% of the total export of the extract, and the industry concentration was higher The industry is good and it is worth looking forward to that since the first batch of international business standards for plant extracts was formulated and issued by the medical insurance chamber of Commerce in 2013, it has played a good role in promoting the development of the industry At present, many commodity inspection departments have adopted this standard as the test basis In 2015, the second batch of international business standards for plant extracts will be launched, covering green tea, citrus young fruit, green coffee beans, grape seeds, epimedium, white peony, rutin, fucoidan, Ganoderma lucidum, Pueraria and other extracts At the same time, in 2015, the chamber of Commerce for medical insurance will launch a comprehensive cooperation with the USP Committee First, both parties will jointly launch the standard mutual recognition process In the process of the second batch of standards, the standards for Epimedium extract and green coffee bean extract will be jointly formulated and published by both parties Second, both parties will choose the mutual recognition standard to edit the monograph on plant extract standards This landmark cooperation is bound to open a new journey for Chinese plant extracts to enter the international market For the plant extract industry, the current industry is relatively chaotic, and the products are indistinguishable Many enterprises have to use GMP or cGMP certification to reflect, or through Jewish certification, halal certification and other certification with low threshold to mark their own uniqueness The industry needs a high-end certification suitable for the plant extract industry For this reason, GEP certification began to test the water China Medical Insurance chamber of Commerce will cooperate with NSF to establish the certification of plant extract production process, learn from the specialty in NSF certification field, and build the certification platform of plant extract industry In addition, after the publication of the medical commodity classification manual - API and preparation fascicle, the chamber of Commerce of medical insurance will jointly edit and publish the manual of plant extract customs classification with the classification center of the General Administration of customs, covering 265 bulk plant extract export products, which will become a product code classification tool jointly recognized by local customs and plant extract export enterprises Book, the probability of misclassification of export codes will be further reduced to create a fair competition environment for export enterprises In general, the rapid development momentum of plant extract industry is not declining In addition, natural health care products are highly praised in the world, and the large health industry is booming It is believed that plant extract industry will continue to "run at will" in the development fast lane in 2015 in line with the concept of "nature and health".