In the third quarter of 2025, Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Co., Ltd. experienced significant revenue growth, primarily driven by a surge in demand for potassium sorbate and acesulfame potassium. From July to September, the price war in the milk tea market on food delivery platforms intensified, making acesulfame potassium, a sugar substitute, crucial for cost reduction and sweetening. The company's new 15,000-ton production capacity precisely met this demand.
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Simultaneously, the consumption of ready-to-eat meals surged during the summer, making potassium sorbate the preferred preservative due to its safety advantages. The company holds a 40% market share in this product and is the drafter of the national standard. Coupled with the projected market size of 8.23 billion yuan for food preservatives in 2025, with ready-to-eat meals and other sectors contributing over 60% of the incremental growth, the company's performance rose accordingly, leveraging its duopoly position and production capacity advantages.
