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Article: L-phenylalanine has potential market in China: Lack of successful commercial technology limited the production. (Market Report).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- February 6, 2002
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L-phenylalanine producers in the world are mainly concentrated in the United States, Japan, Korea and West Europe, almost use the enzyme process. NutraSweet of the United States ranks the first. Other leading producers include Rexim SA of France, Amino GmbH of Germany, DSM Special Products BV of Holland, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. of Netherlands, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. of Japan and Sewon Co., Ltd. of Korea.
China has more than 10 L-phenylalanine producers including Hebei Jirong Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (102 t/a), Lianyungang Weiyuan Brewery Co., Ltd. (100 t/a) and Shantou Chuanggao Group (50 t/a).
Domestic L-phenylalanine units constructed in the past are ...