May 20, 2004

Global Production Capacity of Vitamin C Seen To Reach 120,000 Tons in 2004
 

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The global production capacity of vitamin C is expected to reach 120,000 metric tons in year 2004. China's top four vitamin C producers jointly account for 82,000 tons or 68% of the total global production capacity. The production capacity of each of the four Chinese producers is:

• Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory's production capacity at 22,000 tons;
  
  
• HeBei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd's production capacity at 15,000 tons;
  
  
• Weisheng Pharmaceutical (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd's production capacity at 30,000 tons;
  
  
• Jiangsu Jiangshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd's production capacity at 15,000 tons. 

Major global vitamin C producers, BASF and DSM, have an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons and 15,000 tons respectively.