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Glycine Recent Market Intelligence Report
I. Price Dynamics
1. Recent Quotations:
- On May 25, 2026, the quotation for industrial-grade glycine (purity ≥99%) stood at RMB 14,000 per metric ton.
- On May 24, 2026, the latest factory quotation for glycine was RMB 9,900 per metric ton.
- On May 19, 2026, the latest factory quotation for glycine was RMB 9,800 per metric ton.
- On May 17, 2026, the latest factory quotation for glycine was RMB 12,000 per metric ton.
2. Regional Price Disparities:
- Suzhou Senfeida Chemical Co., Ltd. quoted RMB 18,500 per metric ton (with an alternative specification quoted at RMB 12,000 per metric ton).
- Shandong Fushengyong Trading Co., Ltd. in Jinan quoted RMB 12,000 per metric ton for glycine with 98.5% purity, and RMB 14,000 per metric ton for premium-grade product.
- Jinan Jinrihe Chemical Co., Ltd. quoted RMB 15,000 per metric ton (packaged in 25 kg bags, conforming to GB standard, 98.6% purity).
II. Supply-Demand Dynamics
1. Supply Situation:
- China is the world’s largest producer of glycine, with domestic supply exceeding demand; exports are substantial.
- Industrial-grade glycine is primarily used in glyphosate production; rising glyphosate demand has driven expansion of the glycine market.
2. Demand Situation:
- The agrochemical sector constitutes the primary end-use market for glycine—especially for glyphosate manufacturing.
- Demand for glycine in animal feed premixes, as well as food- and pharmaceutical-grade applications, is growing steadily, albeit representing a relatively smaller share of total consumption.
- Increased planting area of genetically modified (GM) crops and the phase-out of herbicides such as paraquat have further boosted demand for both glyphosate and glycine.
III. Industry Trends
1. Production Capacity Concentration:
- Glycine production capacity is increasingly concentrated in chemical industry clusters; leading enterprises are reinforcing their dominant market positions, while smaller-scale producers are gradually exiting due to mounting environmental compliance and cost pressures.
2. Technological Upgrading:
- Traditional chloroacetic acid-based processes continue to be optimized; green production technologies are accelerating industrialization to align with stringent environmental regulations.
- Emerging continuous-process technologies—such as hydroxyacetonitrile-based glycine synthesis—achieve high yield and high purity while eliminating wastewater discharge.
3. Market Structure:
- Industrial-grade glycine dominates overall market share; food-grade glycine exhibits faster growth in demand.
- Globally, industrial-grade glycine accounts for 63.52% of total glycine sales volume, while food-grade glycine represents 26.10%.
IV. Analysis & Assessment
1. Causes of Price Volatility:
- Recent significant price fluctuations likely stem from multiple interrelated factors, including raw material costs, supply-demand imbalances, regional disparities, and market sentiment.
- Substantial quotation differences among manufacturers may reflect variations in product quality, specifications, brand reputation, and regional logistics costs.
2. Supply-Demand Relationship:
- On the supply side, capacity consolidation and technological upgrading enhance production efficiency and product quality—but may also intensify competitive pressures.
- On the demand side, steady growth in agrochemical applications—particularly glyphosate market expansion—provides robust support for the glycine market.
V. Outlook & Forecast
1. Price Trend:
- In the short term, glycine prices are expected to remain volatile, influenced by raw material costs, supply-demand dynamics, and market sentiment.
- Over the longer term, ongoing technological upgrades and industry consolidation are anticipated to lower production costs, resulting in greater price stability—or modest downward pressure.
2. Demand Outlook:
- Agrochemical demand will continue its stable growth trajectory; glyphosate market expansion will sustainably drive increased glycine consumption.
- Food-grade glycine demand is growing rapidly; with rapid development in sectors such as pet food, its market share is expected to expand further.
3. Industry Trends:
- The glycine industry will continue transitioning toward higher quality, greener production methods, and higher value-added applications.
- Leading enterprises will consolidate their market leadership through technological innovation and capacity expansion, while smaller producers face heightened challenges.
Used for the pharmaceutical industry, organic synthesis and biochemical analysis.Used as a buffer for the preparation of tissue culture media and the testing of copper, gold and silver. In medicine, it is used for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and progressive muscular atrophy, hyperacidity, chronic enteritis, and children hyperprolinemia diseases.Used for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and progressive muscular atrophy; treatment of excess stomach acid ester disease, chronic enteritis (often in combination antacid); using in combination with aspirin can reduce the irritation of the stomach; treatment of children hyperprolinemia; as the nitrogen source for generating non-essential amino acid and can be added to a mixed amino acid injection.Glycine is primarily used as a nutritional additive in chicken feed.Used as a kind of nutritional supplement which is mainly used for flavoring.Flavoring agent: Used for alcoholic beverage in combination with alanine; the addition amount: grape wine: 0.4%, whiskey: 0.2%, champagne: 1.0%. Others such as powder soup: 2%; lees marinated foods: 1%. Because it is tasted like shrimp and cuttlefish, and thus can be used in sauces.It has some certain inhibitory effects on the Bacillus subtilis and E. coli and thus can be used as the preservatives of surimi products and peanut butter with the added amount being 1% to 2%.Buffering effect: Because glycine is amphiprotic ions containing both amino and carboxyl groups, it has a strong buffering property on the taste feeling of salt and vinegar. The added amount is: salted products: 0.3% to 0.7%, acid stain product: 0.05% to 0.5%. Antioxidant effect (with its metal chelation): being added to butter, cheese, and margarine extend the storage duration by 3 to 4 times. To make the lard oil in baked food be stable, we can add 2.5% glucose and 0.5% glycine. Adding 0.1% to 0.5% glycine to the wheat flour for making convenient noodles can play a role of flavoring. In pharmacy, it is used as antacids (hyperacidity), therapeutic agent for muscle nutritional disorder as well as antidotes. Moreover, glycine can also be used as the raw material for synthesizing amino acids like threonine.It can be used as a spice according to the provisions of GB 2760-96.Glycine is also known as aminoacetic acid. In the field of pesticide production, it is used for synthesizing the glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride which is the intermediate for the synthesis of pyrethroid insecticides. Moreover, it can also be used for synthesizing fungicides iprodione and solid glyphosate herbicide; in addition it is also used in various kinds of other industries such as fertilizer, medicine, food additives, and spices.Used as a solvent to remove carbon dioxide in the fertilizer industry. In the pharmaceutical industry, it can be used as amino acid preparations, the buffer of chlortetracycline buffer and as the raw material for synthesizing the anti-Parkinson's disease drugs L-dopa. Moreover, it is also the intermediate for producing ethyl imidazole. It is also an adjunct therapy medicine for treating neural hyperacidity and effectively suppressing excess amount of gastric ulcer acid. In the food industry, it is used for the synthesis of alcohol, brewing products, meat processing and cold drinks formula. As a food additive, glycine can be used alone as a condiment and also used in combination with sodium glutamate, DL-alanine acid, and citric acid. In other industries, it can be used as a pH adjusting agent, being added to the plating solution, or used as the raw material for making other amino acids. It can further be used as biochemical reagents and solvent in organic synthesis and biochemistry.Used as the intermediates of pharmaceutical and pesticide, decarbonation solvents of fertilizers, plating fluid, etc.Used as a solvent for removing carbon dioxide in the fertilizer industry. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as the buffer of chlortetracycline, amino antacids, and used for the preparation of L-dopa. In food industry, it can be used as flavoring agents, agent for removing saccharine bitter taste, for brewing, meat processing, and preparation of soft drinks. In addition, it can also be used as a pH adjusting agent and used in the preparation of the plating solution.Used as biochemical reagents for the pharmaceutical, food and feed additives; it can also be used as a non-toxic decarbonization agent in the field of fertilizer industry.
A white, odorless, crystalline powder having a sweetish taste. Itssolution is acid to litmus. One g dissolves in about 4 mL of water.It is very slightly soluble in alcohol and in ether. Glycine may beprepared from chloroacetic acid and ammonia; from proteinsources, such as gelatin and silk fibroin; from ammonium bicarbonateand sodium cyanide; by catalytic cleavage of serine; fromhydrobromic acid and methyleneaminoacetonitrile.
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