1、 The variety of products is constantly enriched

 

With the growth of cognition, the improvement of tools and equipment, and the innovation of methods and methods, human research on plants and human body will continue to deepen, new plant ingredients that meet the needs of human body will continue to be found, and the product categories of plant extracts will continue to enrich.

 

2、 New technology and new process are continuously developed

 

Plant extract industry is a technology dependent industry. Advanced extraction technology and equipment can not only greatly improve the quality of extract products, but also improve the utilization rate of raw materials, reduce the waste of raw materials and reduce the production cost. With the increasing number of competitors in the industry and the increasingly fierce competition, enterprises will choose the development strategy of constantly improving technology and developing new technology to form competitive advantages and seize the market.

 

3、 The industry quality system has been gradually established and improved

 

In 2014, the notice of the State Food and Drug Administration on strengthening the supervision and management of extraction and extraction in the production of traditional Chinese medicine (hereinafter referred to as the "notice") clearly states that "from January 1, 2016, all Chinese patent medicine manufacturers that do not have the extraction capacity of traditional Chinese medicine shall stop the production of corresponding products". The "notice" also proposed that "the successful plant extraction enterprises should organize production in accordance with the requirements of GMP".

 

After the outbreak of the "Ginkgo biloba incident", the State Food and drug administration has taken a series of measures and strengthened the supervision of the plant extract industry. The national quality standards are expected to be issued. In addition, industry associations are also actively promoting the construction of quality system. In 2013, China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of pharmaceutical and health products organized domestic excellent plant extract manufacturers to formulate seven international business standards for export of plant extracts, which were formally implemented on October 1 of that year. In the future, the quality system of the industry will be gradually established and improved.

 

4、 Industry concentration gradually increased

 

At present, China's plant extract industry is still in the growth stage, industry concentration is not high, most of the enterprises are small, lack of talents and technology, poor equipment and technology, and weak competitiveness. With the improvement of industry supervision and the improvement of consumer quality requirements, those enterprises with backward production equipment and poor product quality will be eliminated or reorganized in the future. Some enterprises with advanced technology, strong financial strength and good reputation will stand out and develop vigorously, and the industry concentration will gradually increase.

Market prospect

 

CIC consultants pointed out in the report on investment analysis and Prospect Forecast of Chinese plant extract Market in 2016-2020 that the return to the "green" trend gives birth to a broad market space. The downstream of natural extract industry is food additives, nutrition and health products, cosmetics, feed and other industries. With the improvement of people's living standards, the concept of returning to nature is increasingly strengthened. Food, medicine, health care products and cosmetics tend to be "green". Natural and pollution-free green products have great development space and broad market prospects at home and abroad. The manufacturers of food, beverage, cosmetics and daily necessities, which occupy the mainstream market in the world, have entered the stage of research and development and utilization of plant extract. Their R & D, production and sales capabilities are strong, which will certainly drive the rapid development of plant extract industry.

 

The promotion of food and beverage industry to natural extract industry. With the rise of modern food industry and the improvement of living standards, consumers' health awareness is gradually enhanced. Safe and non-toxic natural products are more and more favored by food enterprises and consumers. Food additives are an indispensable part of modern food industry (at present, nearly 97% of the food uses all kinds of additives). The food additives produced with natural plant extracts are in line with this situation. They not only meet people's health needs, but also make food have natural freshness, and can enrich food varieties and nutrition. Therefore, the development of food industry will greatly stimulate people's demand for food additives based on natural plant extracts. As a new selling point in the international market, more and more natural beverage enterprises have entered the international market.

 

Health care products industry to promote the natural extract industry. Under the influence of the new medical model, functional medicine and health care products are favored. In recent years, natural medicines mainly composed of natural plant drugs have been tested in the international market. Plant extracts are the main raw materials of plant medicine preparations and can be used as nutritional supplements. Therefore, they are the core products in the market of natural medicine and health care products.

 

Daily necessities, cosmetics industry to promote the natural extract industry. In the field of daily necessities and cosmetics, the plant essential oil extracted from plants has a unique and pleasant aroma, which can mediate and promote the physiological functions of human body. Meanwhile, it has the special effects of beauty, anti-aging and anti-bacterial due to its containing a variety of active ingredients. Therefore, it is widely used in various spices, beauty care products, lotion and other fields. However, the market competition in these fields is quite fierce, and it is the basis for the survival and development of enterprises to bring forth new ideas from the old, and the extensive functions of plant extracts can be used as the selling points of new products instead of being replaced.

 

Feed industry to promote the natural extract industry. In feed industry, natural feed additives are widely used in foreign countries. In recent years, the amount of additives in domestic feed industry is gradually increasing. Therefore, the application prospect of natural feed additives in domestic and foreign markets is relatively broad.