China's Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

elow:
Province Output
(Kilo tons)
Proportion in Total Domestic Output%
Heilongjiang 154.9 25.8
Hebei 96.5 16.1
Zhejiang 61.1 10.2
Inner
Mongolia
54.2 9.0
Shandong 52.9 8.0
At present, milk powder comprises the majority of all dairy products. The production
of milk powder in 1999 was approximately 500 kilo tons, accounting for
approximately 70% of the total output. The other 30% is composed of condensed
milk, cheese, cream, and casein. The major milk powder products include: full fat
milk powder, fat-free milk powder, milk powder with sugar, baby milk powder, milk
powder for the aged and for the pregnant, and lactobacillus milk powder. All
together there are more than 100 categories of milk powder products.
The outputs of major dairy products in 1999 are listed in the following table:
Category Output
(K tons)
37
Proportion in total dairy output
Milk powders 500 70
Condensed milk, cheese,
cream, casein, etc.
(%)
214 30
Recent years have seen efforts to improve food structure and eating habits in China.
People with improved life quality naturally pay more attention to their health. Dairy
products, especially the nutritious sour milk beverage and baby milk powder will
have great market potential in the future.
4.4 The Convenience Food Industry
The production of instant noodles started in 1970 in China. At present, more than
800 instant noodle manufacturers are scattered all over the country, with more than
1,700 production lines producing up to 350 tons per year. Among the numerous
manufacturers, Huafeng Group, a Sino-US joint venture, possesses over 60