Weifang Ensign Industry
HQ CN15% share
Major Chinese citric-acid producer (Shandong fermentation cluster).
chemical · input
Citric Acid (Beverage Acidulant)
Citric acid acidulant/preservative for beverages.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on citric acid (beverage acidulant) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce citric acid (beverage acidulant).
TTCA Co., Ltd.
HQ CN8% share
Chinese citric-acid maker (Anqiu, Shandong); >300,000 t/yr capacity.
Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG
HQ CH
Swiss specialty fermentation chemicals company (HQ Basel; private); produces citric acid, gluconates, xanthan gum, and pharmaceutical-grade sodium lactate from corn and wheat starch fermentation. Jungbunzlauer operates fermentation plants in Austria (Pernhofen), Germany (Ladenburg), and Canada. Pharmaceutical sodium lactate from Jungbunzlauer meets USP/EP monograph requirements for injectable use in Lactated Ringer's solution. Jungbunzlauer was founded in 1867 in Basel — the same Swiss city as Novartis, Roche, and Syngenta headquarters — making it one of the Swiss chemical industry's quieter but older specialty chemical producers.