Our company is one of the three largest pharmaceutical companies in China, and the largest producer of antipyretic and analgesic drugs and caffeine in China. 1995, the company produced 6480 tons of antipyretic and analgesic drugs, an increase of 1994/6%; 1996 increased by 28.7%, which was 14 percentage point higher than the national total output of similar products, accounting for 20.8% of the national total output of similar products and 2.4 percentage points higher than 1995. 1995 produced 950 tons of caffeine, an increase of 0.8% over1994. 1996 is 23% higher than 1995, 2 1.5 percentage points higher than the national total output of this product, accounting for 19.9% of the national total output and 3.3 percentage points higher than 1995.
At present, the annual demand of caffeine in the world reaches 12000 tons, and it is increasing by 2-3% every year. The United States is the largest consumer, with consumption exceeding 8,000 tons. China is a major producer and exporter of caffeine. More than 60% of caffeine imported from the United States during the period of 1996 came from China. Caffeine produced by our company passed the inspection and review by FDA and was exported to the United States. It is an inspection-free product, and its high quality enjoys a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets.
1998 1 1 approved by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China, it was transformed into a foreign-invested company limited by shares.
Production of western medicine, chemical raw materials (excluding dangerous goods), pharmaceutical equipment, medical glass, medical testing instruments and meters, technology transfer, service, technical consultation and technical training of self-developed projects, and sales of products produced by this enterprise; Production, filling and sales of industrial oxygen and industrial nitrogen; Sales of Chinese herbal medicines, proprietary Chinese medicines, Chinese herbal pieces, chemical preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs, biological products, diagnostic drugs, medical device products (sales of Class I and Class II medical device products only), health foods and stereotyped packaged foods (the above items 1 1 are only operated by branches).