INDIAN DEMAND SUPPLY SCENARIO ON CITRIC ACID

1. Application details

Citric acid is used as acidulant, flavourant and preservative in the following end user sector.

Food and beverage

Pharmaceuticals
Cosmetic

It is also used in some industrial sector as rust & scale remover, as ingredients in detergent and metal
cleaning formulation.

2. Indian import

3. Countrywise import

China 98%
Others 2%

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4. Portwise import

5. Indian supply

Solaris Chemtech, Gujarat

Contact person Mr. Kamalesh, Production Incharge

Tel: 02662-273329

Highlights of discussion Solaris is not manufacturing citric acid at present

It stopped the production four years back because of huge volume of
import of citric acid

Acid India, Chennai (Dealer for citric acid)

Contact person Mr. Rajagopal

Mob: 9940427656
Email: raj@acidindia.in

Mr. Mathi
Mob: 9940427659

Highlights of discussion Solaris stopped production of citric acid a few years back.
Huge quantity of imported product is available for Indian market
Confirmed that citric acid is not presently produced in India.

Present Indian production of citric acid Nil

6. Indian demand (Period April 2011 to March 2012) 53250 tonnes