Global l cysteine market research report 2017

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Global L- Cysteine Market Research Report 2017

Summary: Cysteine (abbreviated as Cys or C) is an Îą-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH. It is a semi-essential amino acid, which means that it can be biosynthesized in humans. The thiol side chain in cysteine often participates in enzymatic reactions, serving as a nucleophile. The thiol is susceptible to oxidization to give the disulfide derivative cysteine, which serves an important structural role in many proteins. When used as a food additive, it has the E number E920.

Currently, there are several companies in the world can produce l-cysteine product, mainly concentrate in China. The main market players are Wacker, Nippon Rika, Ajinomoto, CJ Group, etc. The production of l-cysteine increased from 2770 Tonnes in 2012 to 3402 Tonnes in 2017, with an average growth rate of 4.20%. Global l-cysteine capacity utilization rate remained at around 80.62% in 2017.

In consumption market, the growth rate of global consumption is smooth relatively with the 4.56 % of average growth rate. China and Europe are still the mainly consumption regions due to the advanced production technology and rapid development of economy.

This report studies L- Cysteine in Global market, especially in USA, Europe, China, Japan, focuses on top manufacturers in global market, with capacity, production, price, revenue and market share for each manufacturer, covering Wacker


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