December 22, 2004
Recent Vitamin B2 Prices in China Firm on Tight Market Supply (December 22, 2004)
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Prices of vitamin B products in China have remained mostly stable in recent days. Supply is tight with actual transacted prices for locally produced products mostly above the level of RMB135/kg.
As at December 22, prices of vitamin B products in China are as follows:
|
Product Type |
Country Origin |
Offer Prices (RMB/kg) |
Transacted Prices (RMB/kg) |
Remarks |
|
Vitamin B1 |
Locally Produced |
136 - 138 |
135 |
Prices stable |
|
Vitamin B2 (80%) |
Locally Produced |
140 ¨C 145 |
Above 135 |
Prices firm on tight supply |
|
Imported |
147 |
145 |
Prices stable | |
|
Vitamin B3 |
Locally Produced |
48 |
46 |
Good demand, bulk purchases concluded at RMB44/kg |
|
Imported |
55 |
52 - 53 |
Lowest transacted prices at RMB49-50/kg | |
|
Vitamin B5 |
Locally Produced |
65 - 68 |
65 |
Bulk purchases concluded at RMB60/kg |
|
Imported (DSM) |
85 - 88 |
82 - 85 |
Prices stable | |
|
Vitamin B6 |
Locally Produced |
140 |
-- |
Bulk purchases concluded at RMB135/kg |
|
Imported |
150 - 155 |
-- |
Bulk purchases concluded at RMB145/kg | |
|
Vitamin B11 |
Locally Produced / Imported |
195 - 210 |
190 - 200 |
Big price gap due to different product qualities |
|
Vitamin B12 (0.8%) |
Locally Produced |
235 - 240 |
-- |
Ex-factory prices by producers at RMB230/kg |
|
High Performance Liquid Vitamin B12 (1%) |
Locally Produced |
332 - 335 |
-- |
Ex-factory prices by producers at RMB330/kg |
| Remarks: All prices indicated above are representative and are for reference only. | ||||
