Weekly Trade Information-160

1.    Antioxidant Effect
Birch sap is rich in natural antioxidants like vitamin C, polyphenols, and flavonoids. These substances can scavenge free radicals in the body, reduce oxidative stress, thereby helping to delay the aging process and protect cells from damage.

2.    Boosting Immunity
Birch sap is abundant in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These components help enhance the body's natural defense mechanisms, improve immunity, and reduce the occurrence of colds and other infectious diseases.

3.    Promoting Skin Health
Birch sap has been traditionally used to treat various skin issues like eczema and acne. Its natural components help reduce inflammation, promote skin repair, and offer moisturizing, whitening, and anti-wrinkle benefits, improving skin condition and making it smoother and more delicate.

(Source: Chemical Book)

Behind the sugar-free beverages launched by brands like Genki Forest and Nongfu Spring, a company from Guilin is quietly changing the game rules of the global sweetener industry—Layn Bio, through breakthroughs in synthetic biotechnology, has allowed China to grasp core discourse power in the field of natural sweeteners. The company is actively deploying in the synthetic biotechnology sector and, in collaboration with Jiangnan University, has completed research on the total synthesis technology of mogrosides, becoming the first enterprise to fully realize the de novo synthesis technical pathway for Mogroside V.

Simultaneously, its subsidiary, Healthful Biotechnology, has achieved commercial breakthroughs in the field of L-Beta-Galactan, yielding significant results. These achievements further enrich the company's technical routes and product categories in the field of synthetic biology, providing strong technical support for the continuous upgrade of its core business technologies. In traditional extraction processes, the content of steviol glycoside RM2 is less than 0.5%, whereas Layn's biosynthetic technology enables a purity of over 95%. This rare monomer, priced over ten thousand yuan per kilogram, is becoming the "sweet gold" for high-end beverages.

(Source: New Food Ingredients)

Animonda has revealed plans to showcase the Saturn Petcare factory, a core manufacturing asset of its parent company, the century-old German food giant heristo group, at the Asia Pet Show, and will announce significant information regarding its contract manufacturing cooperation business. While the Saturn Petcare factory continues to provide quality assurance for animonda, it is also extending an olive branch to Chinese brands, officially announcing the opening of its contract manufacturing business for the Chinese market, aiming to empower Chinese pet brands with the hard strength of "German Intelligent Manufacturing." As consumers' demands for pet food quality increase, local brands urgently need to break through the shackles of homogenized competition.

The entry of the Saturn factory is timely—it brings not just the "Made in Germany" label, but a complete set of quality enhancement solutions. Specifically, on the raw material front, the Saturn factory implements a five-tier strict selection mechanism, with checks at every stage from supplier qualification audits to final laboratory inspections. Leveraging its proximity to the port, it achieves a rapid 2-hour cold chain delivery for fresh meat ingredients, with temperature control between 0-2°C throughout the process to lock in freshness.

(Source: Pet Noted Pet Business Research)

Global beer giant AB InBev announced on Tuesday a $15 million investment in its US breweries. This investment comes as Trump pushes to boost domestic US production, demonstrating companies' active response to the "Made in the USA" policy. This investment is part of a $30 million investment plan announced by Anheuser-Busch (part of AB InBev) in May, aimed at creating and maintaining US manufacturing jobs. This move not only reflects the company's emphasis on the US market but also highlights its strategic adjustment amidst changes in the global trade environment. With the advancement of the

Trump administration's "Made in the USA" initiative, many global companies are increasing their investments in the US to avoid tariffs while aligning with policy directions. This investment by Anheuser-Busch includes financial support for supply chain infrastructure, helping to transport US-grown ingredients to its brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, and ensuring that brands like Budweiser and Bud Light can be delivered quickly to consumers.

(Source: Ag Food Network)

On August 11th, local time in Germany, the German shipowner Oltmann D GmbH & Co KG of the container ship "STRATFORD" (also referred to by some lines as "SEAMAX STRATFORD", IMO 9305491) confirmed that the "STRATFORD", which previously suffered a container fire, has been officially declared in General Average! According to the latest information from eShipping, following the shipowner's declaration of General Average for the "STRATFORD", multiple partner lines including OOCL and Gold Star Line have successively issued General Average notification emails to customers. Export and logistics companies that shipped cargo on this voyage of the "STRATFORD" via these shipping lines should pay close attention to subsequent arrangements.

(Source: Talk Shipping with Foreign Captain)