The linolenic acid has three kinds of double-bond unsaturated fatty acid. While hydrogen sulfide, it turns to oleic acid at first, and linoleic acid, and then stearic acid; it is easy to polymerize while heating up. Therefore, it has the performance fast to be dry. The linolenic acid is the necessary fatty acid for the animal in physiology, and it can be used in medicine, biology and chemical research as well.

Japan has made the law to regulate that many kinds of food should add ¦Ø-3PUFA, or it cannot be sold. The countries, such as Germany, have applied for the patent to take ¦Á-linolenic acid to be medicine or food additive to prevent the heart disease. WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated that in view of the importance and common lack of ¦Ø-3PUFA among human beings, it is suggested that supply ¦Ø-3PUFA especially.

The research in China started in the beginning of 1990s, and it showed that the daily injection amount of ¦Á-linolenic acid of Chinese was less than 1g, the proposal amount of WHO after the investigation and calculation of a large amount of dietetics. Currently, the import milk powder raises the price by adding linolenic acid and linoleic acid in China, and the price is three times to the domestic milk powder with the same amount for babies, pregnant women and old people. Meanwhile, it is still in the preliminary period to contact and understand that adding linolenic acid, linoleic acid and other unsaturated fatty acid into the milk powder.

The polyunsaturated fatty acid market in China has shown its preliminary pattern. The polyunsaturated fatty acid mainly includes two categories, one is for decreasing lipoidemia and blood pressure, and preventing the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as deep sea fish oil; and the other is to increase intelligence, and improve the memory, such as Intelligence Aid etc.

In terms of food structure in China, the proportions of the animal fat and plant oil are equal. The animal fat provides the saturated fatty acid, while the plant oil provides the unsaturated fatty acid generally. In our daily life, ¦Á-linolenic acid is necessary. The food in the coastal area in China is rich in ¦Á-linolenic acid, while in the inland area, the diet is severely lack of ¦Á-linolenic acid. According to the investigation, the ratio of animal fat to plant oil is 20-30:1, far higher than 4-6:1, the nutrition standard put forward in China. Calculating as 1g of ¦Á-linolenic acid a day, and then at least 511 thousand tons will be required in China, so the market prospect is in great potential.

2 Production Technology of Linolenic Acid
2.1 Main Production Technologies
2.1.1 Molecular Distillation
2.1.2 Supercritical Fluid Extraction
2.1.3 Urea Adduct
2.1.4 Column Chromatographic
2.1.5 Silver-ion Complexion
2.2 Other Production Technologies
2.2.1 ¦Á-linolenic Acid by the Method of Freezing Acetone
2.2.2 ¦Ã- linolenic Acid by Fungi Fermentation

3 Linolenic Acid Market
3.1 International Market
3.1.1 Functional Food Development in the US, Europe and Japan in 2006
3.1.1.1 US
3.1.1.2 Japan
3.1.1.3 Europe
3.1.2 Distribution of Global Linolenic Acid Product Market
3.2 Chinese Market
3.2.1 Output of Linolenic Acid Products in China
3.2.2 Demand of Linolenic Acid Products in China
3.2.3 Import & Export of Linolenic Acid Products in China
3.2.3.1 Summary
3.2.3.2 Main Importers in China
3.2.4 Price of Linolenic Acid Products
3.2.5 Behavior Investigation of Consumers
3.2.6 Raw Materials Supply

4 Key Manufacturers
4.1 Xuchang Yuanhua Biotechnology Co., Ltd
4.2 Xi'an Lvdi Biological Technology Co., Ltd
4.3 Beijing Yasu Biological Engineering Co., Ltd
4.4 Shanghai Yishou Biological Products Co., Ltd
4.5 Gansu Alcon Bio-engineering Co., ltd
4.6 Henan Linuo Biochem Co., Ltd
4.7 Sichuan Lihao Technology Co., Ltd
4.8 Nanjing Xiansheng Dongyuan Health Food Co., Ltd
4.9 Nantong Fuer Biologicals Co., Ltd
4.10 Guangxi Zikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd
4.11 Beijing Zelong Biological Products Factory
4.12 Beijing Jingxin Biochemical Products Factory
4.13 Kuming Shengbao Biological Technology Co., Ltd
4.14 Tianjin Baoxin International Oil and Fat Biological Engineering Co., Ltd
4.15 Guizhou Lvyuan Biological Technology Co., Ltd
4.16 Jiangsu Suzhong Health Food Co., Ltd

5 Projects of Constructing and Plan to Construct
5.1 Extract ¦Á-linolenic Acid by Silkworm of Hai'an Jiangsu Silk Group
5.2 Constructing Project of ¦Ã- linolenic Acid of Dalian Jiabao
5.3 ¦Á-linolenic Acid Project of Kema Technology Development Center of Beijing University
5.4 Minhe Flax Production and Construction and Linolenic Acid and Flaxseed Glue Extraction
5.5 ¦Á-linolenic Acid Project Extracted from Prickly Ash Seed Oil of Hancheng Guangda
5.6 Linolenic Acid Health Food Project of Xuchang Yuanhua

6 Sales and Marketing
6.1 Sales in China
6.2 Sales Channels in China
6.2.1 Summary
6.2.2 Agent Mode of Zikang Biological Engineering Co., Ltd
6.3 Distributors in China

7 Authority Attestation Organizations
7.1 Business License
7.2 Hygiene License
7.3 Approval Certificate of Health Food
7.4 HACCP Attestation Certificate
7.5 GMP Examination Qualification Certificate
7.6 ¦Á-linolenic Acid Components Analysis Report
7.7 National Important and New Products Certificate
7.8 Attestation Certificate of High New Technology Enterprises
7.9 Import and Export Enterprises Qualification Certificate

8 Investment
8.1 Profit Rate of Industry
8.2 Supply and Demand
8.3 Opportunity Risks
8.4 Investment Feasibility
8.5 Investment Returning
8.6 Investment Conclusion

9 Conclusions and Development Suggestions