China's bulk pharmaceutical APIs

Business Society, May 24 In 2011, there were 25 varieties of China's bulk pharmaceutical raw materials with an export value of hundreds of millions of dollars, an increase of 3 over 2010, mainly concentrated in vitamins, food additives and antibiotic raw materials. Heparin sodium topped the list again with a total of US$900 million, and citric acid rose from fourth place last year to second place; The two major vitamin varieties, vitamin C and vitamin E, moved to the third and fourth places; The export value of vitamin B1 and tylosin exceeded 100 million US dollars; The export value of penicillin industrial salt and azithromycin fell to less than 100 million US dollars.