Vedan's president, Joel Wang, explains that the main ingredients of MSG-molasses and starch-are not readily available in Taiwan. Vedan thus felt that if it was to remain competitive, it had to seek out a new production site overseas.
味丹總經理王肇樹指出，由於台灣缺乏製造味精的主要原料糖蜜和澱粉，為了增加競爭力，味丹不得不向外尋求適當地點投資設廠。