Plant extracts industry is developed in recent 20 years, and in the fine chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural industry between one edge of the industry.
On April 1, 2005 the ministry of commerce to six voluntary industry standards of foreign trade and economic cooperation.The six standard is: hypericum perforatum extract, angelica extract, immature bitter orange extract, red clover extract, valerian extract and medicinal plants and the preparations "green trade standards of foreign trade and economic cooperation".The ministry of commerce to implement six voluntary industry standards of foreign trade and economic cooperation as the breakthrough point, choose exports large varieties of plant extracts formulate standards of foreign trade and economic cooperation.
According to the first half of 2014, our country has 1074 companies export plant extracts products, export enterprise quantity increases slightly compared with the same period last year.Among them, the private enterprise exports accounted for as high as 50.4%, far ahead, the biggest contribution.Followed by foreign-funded enterprises accounted for 35.4%.Plant extracts industry development in our country is less than 20 years, many plant extracts private enterprises under the condition of lack of "care" growth, in dealing with the financial "tsunami" again and again to a growing challenge.In the new medical model, under the influence of the activity of functionality or plant extract products popular.
At present, plant extracts industry development faster and faster, more than pharmaceuticals market growth, become independent of emerging industry.With the rise of plant extracts in the world market, China's plant extracts industry will become a new strategic pillar industry for national economic and social development.Plant extracts is the main force of China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) commodity exports, exports accounted for the proportion of Chinese medicine products exports more than 40%.Although plant extracts industry is an emerging industry, is developing rapidly in the recent 20 years.Statistics show that in 2011 China's plant extracts exports reached 1.13 billion us dollars, up 47% from a year earlier, the compound growth rate of 21.91% in 2002-2011.Plant extracts becoming the first Chinese medicine export more than $1 billion in merchandise category.