In the Inner Mongolia autonomous area, the small city of Ningcheng produces some two-thirds of all of the cat litter in China, and one-fifth of the world”s whole, with the business bringing improved livelihoods to locals.
The sector has developed to such a scale {that a} main cat litter business convention was held in Ningcheng county final yr. During the occasion, business specialists, academicians and entrepreneurs gathered to debate the event of the business. Ningcheng inked offers with three cat litter enterprises price over 850 million yuan ($118 million).
Pursuant to the signings, Ningcheng plans to build up the biggest bentonite cat litter manufacturing base in China — and certain the world’s largest as effectively — focusing on annual manufacturing of two.4 million metric tons.
Cat litter could be divided into clumping and non-clumping varieties, with the previous presently most generally used because it has sturdy moisture absorption and good deodorization properties, in addition to being simpler to wash. Bentonite is the primary part of clumping cat litter. It has good bodily and chemical properties, and can be utilized as a purification and decolorization agent, binder, suspension agent and catalyst. It can also be extensively utilized in agriculture, mild business, cosmetics, prescription drugs and different purposes.
Ningcheng boasts 16.4 million tons of bentonite and a pair of billion tons of potential mineral assets. It is among the high-quality bentonite uncooked materials bases within the nation. Cat litter enterprises in Ningcheng have wealthy expertise and technological benefits within the fields of bentonite and kaolin processing, and have carried out intensive analysis into light-weight cat litter and aseptic applied sciences.
Bentonite cat litter produced in Ningcheng is bought to greater than 80 nations and areas world wide. In the home market, merchandise are primarily bought in first and second-tier cities, whereas in abroad markets, they’re primarily bought to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia.
With a long time of growth, bentonite cat litter produced in Ningcheng is extremely acknowledged by the market. Official knowledge confirmed that native annual gross sales have reached 1.5 million tons, whereas demand has been consistently rising.
Zhang Yongsheng, deputy normal supervisor of Ningcheng County Chong’ai Pet Products Co Ltd, mentioned: “In phrases of know-how, we’ve launched superior granulation machines, mud removing and different tools. Through the introduction of superior expertise alongside analysis and growth transformation, we’ve made breakthroughs in coagulation, deodorization, dust-free qualities and renewable properties of cat litter merchandise. Meanwhile, working with the Ningcheng Cat Litter Industry Association and the School of Materials Science and Engineering on the University of Science and Technology Beijing, we’ve made improvements and reforms in cat litter manufacturing know-how, taking a number one position within the business.”
Zhang mentioned that presently, the primary distribution channels of the corporate are Alibaba International, offline exhibitions, social community platforms, impartial networks and buyer referrals. More than 80 p.c of merchandise are exported to over 80 nations and areas in Southeast Asia, South America and the Middle East. Meanwhile, within the home market, merchandise are bought through e-commerce platforms, pet shops and procuring malls, and gross sales have been rising at a compound annual development price of round 20 p.c.
