摘要
2008 has been the least calm year inmemory for the vitamin C market.Themarket price at the end of the year hasa direct bearing on the Placement oflong-te rm Purchase orders and theprofit rate for the whole of 2009.Theprice of vitamin C was always 1ow from2005 with an average level of onlyaround US$3.0/kg.The price hardlychanged each year and producers had alow profit rate.The situation had someimprovement only at the end of 2007.Owing to the overall recovery of theAPI(active pharmaceutical ingredient)market,the price of vitamin C has
