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Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Millie Walker Millie Walker Beijing, China Last Updated: July 2025 1494

Revenue

$70.9bn

2025

$70.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

357k

Businesses

1,700

Wages

$X.Xbn

Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China industry analysis

The Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry's development has slowed in recent years, mainly due to fluctuations in downstream industries and strict protection policies. Industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized 5.5% over past five years through 2025, including 5.6% growth in the current year. Industry profit has decreased to an anticipated 6.9% of industry revenue in 2025, largely due to increasing raw material and labor costs in recent years, as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry exports are expected increase by 5.4% from 2024. Exports have increased as a share of industry revenue, from 1.9% in 2020 to 2.3% in 2025. Competing import levels are low in this industry, accounting for an expected 0.3% of domestic demand in 2025. In 2019, the US Government raised tariffs on imports of food and feed additives as part of the Sino-US trade war, which has inhibited the exports to the US.
The industry is forecast to continue growing in the future, benefiting from increased demand from downstream domestic industries. Industry revenue is forecast to grow an annualized 3.2% over the five years through 2030. In 2025, industry M&A activities will become more frequent. Major player market shares are forecast to increase over the period, and industry concentration will rise accordingly. Improved food safety regulations will subject industry products to stricter requirements. More customers may prefer to choose mid to high-end products for their food safety guarantees.

Trends and Insights

  • Downstream demand growth supports the industry. Living standards improvements have played a promoting role in downstream food manufacturing, animal husbandry and aquaculture, increasing the demand for food and feed additives.
  • Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives are the largest product segment. This type of feed product can reduce environmental pollution caused by animal husbandry, resulting in a continuous increase in demand.
  • Shandong province is the main source of the industry revenue. This province is an important agricultural province in China with rich agricultural resources, providing a solid foundation for the development of food and feed additives.
  • Price is an important competitive factor. Successful manufacturers will increase their market share through cutting down their prices to attract buyers.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $70.9bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Improved living standards have promoted the industry growth

  • Improving living standards in China have greatly increased domestic demand for highly nutritious foods and higher quality animal feed products.
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Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Natural additives will continue rising in popularity

  • As consumers become increasingly health conscious and living standards continue to improve, consumers are showing preferences for food with natural additives.

Biggest companies in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Fufeng Group Limited
4,194.8
MeiHua Holdings Group Co., Ltd.
3,654.8
Bluestar Adisseo Company
2,294.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives , Feed vitamin additives and others and Food coloring agents. Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives is the largest segment of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

Demand for feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives is increasing

  • Feed enzyme preparations can improve the digestion and metabolic efficiency of animals. The major feed enzyme preparations include protease and cellulase.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China produces natural and artificial products which can improve food characteristics, and additives for animal feed such as nutrient supplements and growth-promoting agents. The manufacture of food, beverages, fodder and tobacco flavors is excluded from this industry.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China include Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives , Feed vitamin additives , Food coloring agents, Preservatives, antioxidants and antistaling agents, Edible sweeteners, Nutritional fortifier and Food thickeners .

Companies

Companies covered in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China include Fufeng Group Limited, MeiHua Holdings Group Co., Ltd. and Bluestar Adisseo Company.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China include vitamins, amino acids and inorganic salts.

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Downstream demand growth supports the industry. Living standards improvements have played a promoting role in downstream food manufacturing, animal husbandry and aquaculture,...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives are the largest product segment. This type of feed product can reduce environmental pollution caused by animal husbandry, re...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Shandong province is the main source of the industry revenue. This province is an important agricultural province in China with rich agricultural resources, providing a solid...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Price is an important competitive factor. Successful manufacturers will increase their market share through cutting down their prices to attract buyers.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Top enterprises value productivity. The major industry enterprises have all increased their productivity by building new production bases and improving production lines.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Fufeng Group Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of MeiHua Holdings Group Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Bluestar Adisseo Company's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 7 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fufeng Group Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for MeiHua Holdings Group Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Bluestar Adisseo Company, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 7 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Relevant laws are mainly related to food safety. These laws are primarily aimed at strengthening product quality and ensuring additives’ safety.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Industry profit margin has decreased. Intense competition leads to lower profit margins as businesses try to attract customers by offering discounts or promotions.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China in 2025?

The market size of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China is $70.9bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China in 2025?

There are 1,700 businesses in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.3 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China?

The Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China?

The Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 5.5 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China?

The biggest companies operating in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China are Fufeng Group Limited, MeiHua Holdings Group Co., Ltd. and Bluestar Adisseo Company

What does the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China include?

Feed enzyme preparations and amino acid additives and Feed vitamin additives are part of the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China?

The company holding the most market share in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China is Fufeng Group Limited.

How competitive is the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Food and Feed Additive Manufacturing industry in China.

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