In China's lactic acid industry, a few enterprises such as Anhui COFCO & Galactic Lactic Acid Co., Ltd., Henan Jindan Lactic Acid Tech Co., Ltd. and Hebei Xinhua Limited Company possess tens of thousands of tons of production capacity.

Seen from regional characteristics of China's nonferrous metal industry, in terms of production, Henan, Yunnan, Hunan, Shandong and Inner Mongolia are five key regions for the production of China's nonferrous metals.

China Mineral Company Analyst Predicts $1600-1700 per ounce in 2011