The company dynamic of China's dairy industry in 2014

1. China's large dairy enterprises reinforce their market dominance through M & A and
cooperation
In 2013, the Chinese government released several policies to promote M&A among infant
formula powder enterprises and to raise the quality and safety of domestic infant milk powder.
Correspondingly, in 2014, China's dairy industry continued to increase steadily with the overall
quality of industry improved constantly and lots of merger & acquisition (M & A) has taken
place.
On Jan. 15, 2014, Feihe International Inc. (Feihe Dairy) announced that it would acquire Jilin
Alfbeta Dairy Co., Ltd. (Alfbeta). Advantages in dairy sources and distribution channels were
said to be incentives for Feihe Dairy to make the acquisition.
On Aug. 27, 2014, Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co., Ltd. (Beingmate) announced that
Fonterra Co-operative Group (Fonterra) would acquire a 20% interest in the company with an
investment of USD15 million, thus becoming the 2nd biggest shareholder in Beingmate.
At the end of Feb. 2014, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (Yili) announced
cooperation with the Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR) in setting up a R&D
center in the Netherlands, which is a clear step forward for Yili in its internationalization
strategy.
To clearly describe the company dynamic of China's dairy industry in 2014, CCM has collected
lots of relevant information in various ways. In the report China's Dairy Company Dynamic in
2014, dairy company dynamics including M & A, cooperation between strong enterprises and
project plans of influencing players have been described in detail.
After the analysis of a series of company dynamic, CCM forecasted that the cooperation
between enterprises at home and abroad in China’s dairy industry will be further strengthened.
From the point of competition, the M&A activities between dairy enterprises will increase and
the market dominance of large enterprises will be strengthened.
For more information of the report, please visit:
http://www.cnchemicals.com/Product/Report/2561/china-s-dairy-company-dynamic-in-2014-e
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