With the important new discovery (that is, to protect the normal development of the fetus and to promote the decomposition of body fat and carbohydrate), the surge in popularity in recent years, biotin in the international market, as evidenced from the price rise and fall of health functions of biotin.

Biotin USP grade on the New York market in 2000, the price usually 2,000 to $ 4,000 per kilogram, in 2002, this price surge in 5000 to $ 7000 per kg, and often out of stock (due to the manufacturers underestimated. failed to timely expansion), the price spikes prompted some manufacturers (including BASF, Roche, Merck KGaA and Takeda in Japan, including) operating at full capacity production of biotin.

In 2002, Biotin (USP grade) in the international market the total sales volume has reached 80 tons, plus the share of the seasoning level of biotin, the total output has more than 300 t. One of our products impact the international market. China had very little export of biotin, the biotin on the international market prices soaring, some domestic manufacturers have begun to export biotin product. Of biotin in Chinas exports excessive, leading to the biotin on the international market price has dropped to about $ 1,000 per kilogram. Unprecedented low prices so that the major Western biotin producers is difficult to adhere to, and eventually stop production of biotin and withdrawn from the market. The first company discontinued biotin Germany KgaA this with Germanys BASF and other biotin producers have cut production. Japan Takeda continue to produce biotin, but the products are mainly supply their own use, and rarely exported overseas. To the beginning of 2004, Chinas exports of biotin international markets accounted for total sales of nearly 80%. So far, China has become the "master" of the international biotin industry. (2) the price rise, once again optimistic about the prospects. Although the biotin market downturn, but last the biotin year international market has emerged a new turn. The main factors are: biotin as a food additive to have poultry feed, can greatly shorten the time on hand, and biotin on the "monogastric animals (chickens, ducks, geese), contributing to the role than the stomach" animals (such as cattle, sheep, etc.) is more pronounced. Feed-grade biotin in the international market, sales soared, the dosage has been close to 85% of the total output of biotin