Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website
Subscribe CustomBlackClose

Belt & Road Weekly Subscription Form

download_pop

Research ReportCustomBlackClose

The full edition of the report is available at Xinhua Silk Road Database. You can click the “Table of Content” to have a general understanding of it.

Click on the button below to create your account and get immediate access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Xinhua Silk Road Database
International Relation

New Zealand dairy company gets renewed China exports license on rising demand

January 15, 2019


Abstract : New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk said registration of its Dunsandel plant in the South Island has been renewed by Chinese authorities for another four years so as to feed growing demand for infant formula from Chinese customers.

WELLINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk said registration of its Dunsandel plant in the South Island has been renewed by Chinese authorities for another four years so as to feed growing demand for infant formula from Chinese customers.

The company, which makes about 8 percent of its sales in China, said the registration by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) will enable the firm to continue exporting canned infant formula.

Synlait Milk is currently building a second infant formula plant in Waikato in the North Island. The increased capacity is needed to feed growing demand for infant formula from customers including China's New Hope Nutritional and Bright Dairy, as well as New Zealand-based a2 Milk Co and Munchkin.

Synlait renegotiated a supply agreement with China's New Hope Nutritional and Bright Dairy last year, with quadruple increase of sales over the next five years, according to Synlait Milk.

Bright Dairy owned 39 percent of Synlait shares, which have gained almost 32 percent over the last year.

"Re-registration is required every four years and included an in-depth assessment where Synlait was asked to prove it has robust systems for change management, pathogen management and food incident management," Chief Executive Leon Clement said in a statement on the company's website.

The three-day onsite audit conducted by New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries on behalf of GACC also included a full traceability exercise from raw materials through to export, as well as an assessment of Synlait's capability to meet China's rigorous regulatory requirements.

China has strict criteria which overseas manufacturers must meet to maintain registration, and Synlait Dunsandel continues to meet these high standards, Clement said.

Synlait first obtained a Chinese certification for canned infant formula for its Dunsandel site in September 2014, he added. 

Scan the QR code and push it to your mobile phone

Keyword: China-NewZealand

Most Read

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to [email protected] and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Ask Us A Question belt & road login close

If you have any questions, please enter them in the box below.

Identifying code Reload

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to silkroadweekly@xinhua.org and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial