Production & Market of Hyaluronic Acid in China

Hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronan, HA), is a linear polysaccharide composed of repeating disaccharide units of N-acetyl-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid. It is a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance.

In China, the application of HA in medicine industry has just started in the recent ten years. But the HA for medicine application is either made from natural sources or imported. With the increment for the HA, the traditional HA extracted from animal organs can no longer meet the demand, either in quality or in quantity.

Hyaluronic acid is mainly used in cosmetic industry and pharmaceutical industry. The functions of hyaluronic acid in cosmetics industry include moisture keeping, nutritive function, skin renovation and protection, lubrication and film formation, thickening function, etc. Most cosmetics of foreign brands contain special components including hyaluronic acid, while cosmetics of domestic brands seldom have these components.

In pharmaceutical field, hyaluronic acid is mainly applied in arthritic medicines and operations and ophthalmic in China, according to domestic market and the application situation in hospitals.

China is weak in the promotion of HA's application at present, especially in the cosmetics industry. However, China is a large reservoir to tap especially in the fields of cosmetics and medical care industry. The future trend for the Chinese trend of HA industry will depend on how these industries will evolve.

The market of hyaluronic acid in China will be dominated by big manufacturers in the future.

Report Highlights

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Executive Summary
Methodology
I Part One: Production & Market Information
I-1 Property of Hyaluronic Acid
I-2 Brief Introduction to Production Technology of Hyaluronic Acid
I-3 Brief Introduction to the Production Situation of Hyaluronic Acid in the Past Years
I-4 Current Production Situation of Hyaluronic Acid in China
I-5 Application of Hyaluronic Acid in Cosmetics Industry
I-5.1 Moisturizer Factor
I-5.2 Application of HA in cosmetics industry
I-5.2.1 HA - An ideal moisturizer for cosmetics industry
I-5.2.2 HA Quality for the Cosmetics Industry
I-5.2.3 Some cosmetic products that contain HA
I-5.3 Brief Summary of HA Application in Cosmetics Industry
I-5.4 Problems and Mysteries for the Application of HA in Cosmetics Industry
I-6 Application of Hyaluronic Acid in Medicine Industry
I-6.1 Application of HA in Arthritis Therapy
I-6.2 Application of HA in Ophthalmic Disease Therapy
I-6.3 Prevention of Aftertreatment Adhesion
I-6.4 Problems & Mysteries for Application of HA in Medicine Industry
I-7 Research Situation & Major Researchers on Hyaluronic Acid in China
II Appendix: Introduction to Chinese Manufacturers of Hyaluronic Acid
II-1.01 Shandong Freda Biochem Co., Ltd.
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II-1.15 Zhejiang Hangzhou Gallop Biological Products Co., Ltd.
II-2 Potential Manufacturers
II-2.01 Guangdong Shantou Lianyi Biology Engineering Co., Ltd.
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II-2.03 Sichuan Chengdu Jiayi Biochemical Co., Ltd.
II-3 Manufacturers Who Stopped Production
II-3.01 Shandong Dayi Chemical Group
II-3.02 Guangdong Guangzhou Bio-Star Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
II-4 Producers of Hyaluronic Acid Substitute
Conclusion
Suggestions & Recommendations
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Table I-1-1 Properties of HA
Table I-2-1 Comparison of HA by two methods
Table I-4-1 Summary of active manufacturers -1
Table I-4-2 Summary of active manufacturers -2
Table I-4-3 Summary of active manufacturers -3
Table I-4-4 Summary of active manufacturers -4
Table I-4-5 List of potential producers of HA
Table I-4-6 List of producers who stop the production
Table I-4-7 List of companies that could not contact
Table I-5.2.1-1 Application of HA in the cosmetics industry
Table I-5.2.2-1 Certificate of HA for cosmetics application
Table I-5.2.2-2 HA standard for cosmetics purpose
Table I-5.2.3-1 Some brands of cosmetics that contains HA
Table I-6.1-1 Some HA preparations for osteoarthritis (OA) disease
Table I-6.1-2 Some licenses issued by SDA for HA in the past
Table I-6.2-1 Some SH preparations
Table I-6.2-2 Some SH preparations for the after-treatment adhesion
Table I-7-1 Fermentation result of HA production in lab scale in Jiangnan University
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