氨基酸作为生命体蛋白质的基本组成单位，在人和动物的营养健康方面发挥着重要的作用．氨基酸工业是发酵工业的支柱产业之一，当前全球氨基酸工业已发展成为一个品种繁多、门类齐全的庞大产业群． 由于氨基酸需求量大，世界各大氨基酸生产国的厂商积极发展氨基酸生产技术，抢占世界市场，竞争十分激烈． 从氨基酸产品的供求和价格趋势，氨基酸制造商的分布格局以及氨基酸产业的发展对策等方面展开综述．

As the basic unit of proteins，amino acids play an important role in the nutritional health of people and animals． Currently，the global amino acid industry has developed into a large industrial group with a wide range of varieties and complete categories，becoming one of the pillar fermentation industries． Due to the high demand of amino acids，the world's largest amino acid producers have competitively developed production technologies to secure the supply of amino acids． This paper reviews the demand and price trends of amino acid products，the distribution pattern of amino acid manufacturers and the development of amino acid technology．