September 22, 2004

Prices of Various Vitamin B Products in China Stable Of Late

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• Vitamin B1 

Prices of China's locally produced vitamin B1 have been stable recently. Current offer prices hover at RMB138/kg, while general transacted prices are at the RMB136/kg level.

• Vitamin B2 

Current offer prices for locally produced 80%-vitamin B2 range between RMB120-125/kg, while general transacted prices average between RMB116-120/kg, up by RMB5/kg compared with prices a week earlier.

Offer prices for 96%-vitamin B2 have risen by RMB5/kg, and are in the range of RMB175-180/kg. Prices of vitamin B2 are expected to rise further in the near term.

• Vitamin B6 

Prices of locally produced vitamin B6 remained generally stable in recent period. Current offer prices hover at RMB140/kg, while general transacted prices average at the RMB135/kg level.

Offer prices for imported vitamin B6 are currently at the RMB150/kg level, while general transacted prices range between RMB145-150/kg, mostly unchanged compared with prices in previous period.

• Vitamin B12 

Prices of locally produced vitamin B12 remained mostly stable recently. Current offer prices for high performance liquid vitamin B12 (1%) hover at RMB335/kg.

Offer prices for locally produced vitamin B12 (0.6%) are at RMB190/kg, while those for vitamin B12 (0.8%) hover at RMB235/kg.