据Mitsui公司精细化学品分部经理估计,作为饲料添加剂的氨基酸(特别是蛋氨酸和赖氨酸)的全球需求量将继续稳定增长。按地区分,新发展的东欧市场十分兴旺,中国和其他亚洲市场1996年达到两位数字的增长速度。但1997年(财政年度)市场增长率有所下降。估计,北美和南美地区蛋氨酸需求年均增长率约为5％。 According to estimates by Mitsui’s Fine Chemical Division Manager, the global demand for amino acids (especially methionine and lysine) as feed additives will continue to grow steadily. By region, the newly developed Eastern European market is very prosperous. China and other Asian markets reached a double-digit growth rate in 1996. However, in 1997 (fiscal year), the market growth rate has declined. It is estimated that the average annual growth rate of methionine in North America and South America is about 5%.