Vitamin C [Ascorbic Acid] - Current Status & Outlook by 2015

The increasing use of vitamin C in pharmaceuticals, food processing and animal feeds worldwide has focussed attention on this vitamin. Within the last few years many new producers [especially Chinese] have entered this area. We predict that the production and consumption of Vitamin C will increase by 2015.

In this survey we discuss the following:

• current production process;
• total fermentation route;
• producers, capacity and estimated output worldwide [with emphasis on Chinese producers];
• announced plant expansions projected to come on stream
• applications and markets for vitamin C in various sectors;
• price trends;
• outlook with special reference to the opportunities for a producer expanding their capacity by 2015