This year, the export of plant extracts is expected to rise again

At the 11th world pharmaceutical raw materials China Exhibition (CPHI), more than 180 enterprises participated in the exhibition, surpassing the scale of last year According to the statistics of China Customs, in the first quarter of 2011, the import and export volume of plant extracts in China was US $310 million, 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 The proportion of plant extracts in the export of traditional Chinese medicine products gradually increased China Chamber of Commerce for the import and export of pharmaceutical and health care products predicts that the export of plant extracts will set a new record this year In recent years, "return to nature" and "green consumption" have become fashion At the same time, the international medical and health products market has also blown up a "natural wind" Natural health products are highly praised in western developed countries As the main raw material of modern plant medicine, plant extract has become a hot product in the international market According to Zhang Chengcheng, general manager of Xi'an Haotian Bioengineering Technology Co., Ltd., in recent years, as the traditional export market of plant extracts, the United States has entered a steady development stage, with an annual growth rate of about 5%; the demand for plant extracts, especially natural pigments, has increased greatly in emerging markets such as Spain and Mexico; the demand for natural pigments in EU market is 35% per year The growth rate of Driven by these markets, the export of plant extracts will maintain a good development trend Affected by the earthquake in Japan, the export volume of some enterprises to Japan has declined According to Zhang Peijun, sales manager of International Business Department of Beijing Green Gold Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the export to Japan accounted for 60% of the company's total export in previous years, but the export situation to Japan this year is not very optimistic In view of this, some enterprises try to make up for it by exploring other markets At present, the sales in the markets of South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand are all good In the next step, they will also focus on developing the domestic health drink market As a large category of Chinese medicine import and export trade goods, the development of plant extracts is very rapid The industrialization of plant extracts is an important link to promote the modernization and technological innovation of traditional Chinese medicine It has the advantages and characteristics of less investment in development, high technology content, high added value of products and wide international market It is also an exploration way for traditional Chinese medicine to enter the international market According to who statistics, the global market of plant medicine has reached nearly 40 billion US dollars According to NBJ (Nutrition Business Journal), the global health food market will grow at an annual rate of more than 8% This means that plant extracts, which are widely used in the field of health food, will gain new growth opportunities At present, China's plant extracts have formed a certain industrial scale, and the mainstream enterprises can compete with the world's major extraction producers Germany, Italy, Spain, etc in terms of production equipment and technical capacity.