China Biologic Announces Receiving GMP Certification at its Guizhou Taibang Facility

BEIJING, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Biologic Products, Inc. CBPO "China Biologic" or the "Company"), a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that the Company has received the Good Manufacturing Practice ("GMP") certification from China Food and Drug Administration ("CFDA") in respect of its plasma production facility at its Guizhou subsidiary.

Mr. David (Xiaoying) Gao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Biologic, commented, "We are delighted to receive GMP certification earlier than expected, allowing us to resume full-scale commercial production in late March for all of our approved plasma products, including the newly approved human prothrombin complex concentrate ("PCC"). This concludes our efforts of the past nine months to achieve full compliance with GMP standards at our Guizhou facility. We attribute this achievement to the massive contributions of our Guizhou employees, who completed comprehensive facility upgrading ahead of schedule. We expect higher growth with more products available for sales starting in the third quarter this year, due to lag effects from long production cycles and CFDA approval procedures for each batch of products."

Mr. Gao continued, "With these comprehensive upgrades, we are confident we can enhance the operating efficiency of our Guizhou facility to meet growing market demand moving forward."

About China Biologic Products, Inc.

China Biologic Products, Inc. CBPO, is a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China. The Company's products are used as critical therapies during medical emergencies and for the prevention and treatment of life-threatening diseases and immune-deficiency related diseases. China Biologic is headquartered in Beijing and manufactures over 20 plasma-based products through its indirect majority-owned subsidiaries, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd. and Guiyang Dalin Biologic Technologies Co., Ltd. The Company also has an equity investment in Xi'an Huitian Blood Products Co., Ltd. The Company sells its products to hospitals and other healthcare facilities in China. For additional information, please see the Company's website www.chinabiologic.com.

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Contact: 

China Biologic Products, Inc.
Mr. Ming Yin
Vice President
Phone: +86-10-6598-3099
Email: ir@chinabiologic.com

ICR Inc.
Mr. Bill Zima
Phone: +86-10-6583-7511 or +1-646-405-5191
E-mail: bill.zima@icrinc.com

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