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Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in June 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS 

TWO STARCH SUGAR PROJECTS IN FUJIN CITY

SHANDONG JINGHONG COMPLETED FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION PROJECT (PHASE I)

JINAN BESTZYME’S TWO ENZYME PREPARATION PROJECTS

BBCA BIOCHEMICAL COMPLETED D-LACTIC ACID PROJECT

MUSASHINO’S EXPANSION PROJECT (PHASE II)

UPDATES ON GUANGZHOU SHUANGQIAO’S STARCH SUGAR PROJECTS

STAR LAKE SCIENCE’S AMINO ACID PROJECT

HUANGSHAN TONGXI’S HMOS EXPANSION PROJECT

NANJING INNOVASYN’S TWO NUCLEOTIDE PROJECTS

NINGXIA ZHONGKE’S BIO-FERMENTATION PRODUCTS PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS  

SICHUAN MINSHENG’S CORN PROCESSING PROJECT

JIANGXI HENGDING’S PLANT-BASED CREAM POWDER PROJECT

BLB’S FUNCTIONAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS PROJECT

ANHUI NEWGEN’S AMINO ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES PROJECT

JIANGXI FUSHINE’S BIOSYNTHETIC SERIES PRODUCTS PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NHU COMPLETED DHA REFINED OIL PROJECT

US INITIATES DOUBLE ANTI-INVESTIGATIONS ON CHINA’S L- LYSINE

PRICE DATA  

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT  

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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Candida Utilis Protein

Fuyang Starch’s Candida Utilis Protein Project

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Shandong Fuyang Biological Starch Co., Ltd. (Fuyang Starch) currently uses most of its evaporated and concentrated corn steep liquor for corn fiber spraying and external sales.

This limits the added value of corn steep liquor and increases the burden on the company’s wastewater treatment system. Consequently, Fuyang Starch has decided to develop downstream products by constructing a Candida utilis protein production project, based on its existing production capacity.

On 13 May, the public notice of the environmental impact assessment documents for its Candida utilis protein project was publicized again prior to the approval.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Reconstruction
  • Location: Pingyuan Economic Development Zone, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: USD2.8 million (RMB 20 million)
  • Construction content:
    • The project will rely on the existing corn steeping and pulp system, warehouse, and public auxiliary works of Fuyang Starch.
    • It will also utilize the fermentation system of the existing erythritol production workshop of Shandong Fuyang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (the parent company of Fuyang Starch, located within the same factory complex).
    • The corn steeping system and the erythritol workshop’s fermentation system will be upgraded.
    • Over ten sets of new equipment will be added, including a forced circulation evaporator, a thick pulp tank, a pelletizing bed, a cooling bed, and a packaging system.
    • Once completed, the existing erythritol product line of Shandong Fuyang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. will be discontinued.
  • Product plan: 30,000 t/a of Candida utilis protein.
  • Key raw materials: 8,820 t/a of 10% corn steep liquor.
  • Labor quota: No new employees
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days per year.
  • Construction period: The project is expected to be completed by June 2025.

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Global Bio-Chem Forms Strategic Partnership for Synthetic Biology Innovation

Global Bio-Chem Forms Strategic Partnership for Synthetic Biology Innovation

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On 20 May, Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Global Bio-Chem) entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Hefei Hochen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Hefei Hochen).

The agreement was signed by Changchun Hongcheng Biochemical Materials Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Hongcheng Biotechnology), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Bio-Chem.

 

The collaboration will see both parties utilize their strengths in synthetic biology to drive the development of Jilin Province’s biomanufacturing industry, with a focus on key industrial applications within the province.

By integrating Global Bio-Chem’s expertise in technology scaling, process optimization, production flow design, and cost control with Hefei Hochen’s capabilities in gene design, strain construction, and metabolic pathway optimization, the partnership aims to advance the industrial application of synthetic biotechnology in the amino acid field, thereby enhancing the market competitiveness of both entities.

 

In line with the strategic cooperation plan, Global Bio-Chem and Hefei Hochen will establish and jointly operate a synthetic biology pilot platform, utilizing the research center and pilot facilities at Global Bio-Chem’s Xinglongshan production base.

The base’s R&D facilities encompass approximately 10,000 square meters of factory space and workshops, along with four R&D centers dedicated to biochemistry, bio-fermentation, food, and animal protection. Additionally, the base features a bio-fermentation product pilot workshop equipped with seven biochemical pilot facilities.

 

Global Bio-Chem’s Xinglongshan production base is currently suspended. As reported in the company’s 2024 annual report, Global Bio-Chem has been actively seeking business allies or investors to participate in the operation of its production base.

The company views the strategic cooperation framework agreement and the proposed joint operation of the pilot platform with Hefei Hochen as the initial step toward gradually resuming operations and production at the Xinglongshan base. This initiative is expected to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen working capital in the long term.

Furthermore, the strategic cooperation framework offers a valuable opportunity for all parties to leverage their respective resources and expertise to create mutual benefits and synergies.

 

Hefei Hochen specializes in integrating synthetic biology with cutting-edge delivery technologies, focusing on the development of bio-based chemicals, specialty amino acids, and high-value active ingredients. The company also develops solutions for beauty products and functional foods using high-value active ingredients and advanced delivery technologies.

 

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Market Research Report: Citric Acid & Sodium Citrate Industry in China 2024

Citric Acid & Sodium Citrate Industry in China 2024

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Main Content of Citric Acid & Sodium Citrate Industry in China 2024

Executive Summary

  1. Citric Acid and Sodium Citrate Industry Overview
  2. Citric Acid in China

2.1 Supply and Demand, 2022-2024

2.1.1 Market size (volume & value)

2.1.2 Export

2.2 Production Landscape

2.2.1 Major Producers with Own Fermentation

2.2.2 Capacity Development (2022-2024)

2.2.3 Planned Expansions (2025-2027)

2.3 Price in 2022-2024

2.4 Profitability

  1. sodium Citrate in China

3.1 Supply and Demand

3.2 Major Producers with Own Fermentation

3.3 Capacity Development (2022-2024)

3.4 Planned Expansions (2025-2027)

List of tables

Table 2.1-1 China’s annual export and import of citric acid, 2020-2024

Table 2.1-2 Top 10 export destinations of China’s citric acid in 2024

Table 2.2-1 Capacity and output of citric acid by producer in China, 2022-2024

Table 2.2-2 Citric acid capacity forecast to 2027 (from 2022 onwards)

Table 2.4-1 Raw materials cost of citric acid in China, 2024

Table 2.4-2 Manufacturing cost of citric acid in China, 2024

Table 2.4-3 Total cost of citric acid in China, 2024

Table 3-1 Capacity and output of sodium citrate by producer in China, 2022-2024

Table 3-2 Sodium citrate capacity forecast to 2027 (from 2022 onwards)

 

List of figures

 

Figure 2.1-1 China’s monthly export volume of citric acid, Jan. 2022-Dec. 2024

Figure 2.2-1 China’s capacity and output of citric acid, 2020-2024

Figure 2.3-1 Monthly average ex-work price of citric acid in China, Jan. 2022-Dec. 2024

 

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Market Research Report: Citric Acid & Sodium Citrate Industry in China 2024

Market Research Report: Citric Acid & Sodium Citrate Industry in China 2024

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Unlock In-Depth Market Intelligence for Strategic Decisions

🔍 Key Highlights:

  • China holds ~70% share of global citric acid production
  • 1.82 million tonnes citric acid output in 2024
  • Export volume rebounded to 1.25 million tonnes in 2024
  • Leading producers: Shandong Ensign, TTCA, Guoxin Union, RZBC, Seven Star Lemon
  • Sodium citrate output up 19% in two years

📉 Trends & Insights:

  • Oversupply and weak demand pressured prices downward
  • Companies boosted energy efficiency and vertical integration
  • New capacity of ~300,000 t/a citric acid expected by 2027
  • Export-driven growth fuels competitiveness abroad

📈 Why This Report?
Get comprehensive data on:

  • Supply, demand & pricing trends (2022–2024)
  • Producer profiles & capacity forecasts
  • Export destinations & profitability analysis
  • Expansion plans through 2027

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Corn Deep-processing China News

Corn Deep-processing China News in May 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS       

CJ LIAOCHENG’S TWO PROJECTS

LONGJIANG FUFENG COMPLETED AMINO ACID PROJECT

SANYUAN BIOTECHNOLOGY’S RESPONSE TO ERYTHRITOL CVD AND AD INVESTIGATION

SHANDONG HENGREN’S 300,000 T/A CORN STARCH SUGAR UPGRADE PROJECT

HEBEI ZHAORANG COMPLETED GDL AND GLUCONATE PROJECT

NANLE YUNWEI’S LACTIC ACID PILOT PROJECT

QINHUANGDAO HUAHENG’S TRYPTOPHAN EXPANSION PROJECT

TIANYI HONGDA’S SA PROJECT AND BDO PROJECT

NINGXIA EPPEN’S VALINE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE PROJECT

GLOBAL BIO-CHEM FORMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY INNOVATION

BRIEF NEWS    

JINGYAN ZHIYUAN’S FUNCTIONAL SUGAR PROCESSING PROJECT

MICROCYTO QINHUANGDAO’S HEALTHY SUGAR PROJECT

FUYANG STARCH’S CANDIDA UTILIS PROTEIN PROJECT

JIANYIHONG HEALTHY INDUSTRY COMPLETED FUNCTIONAL FOOD PROJECT

DEZHOU HUIYANG’S TREHALOSE GREEN INTELLIGENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

SHENMAO BIO’S D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE PROJECT

TIANXIN PHARMA’S ALANINE PROJECT

INDIA CONTINUES ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CHINESE SODIUM CITRATE

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT      

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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Jilin Haina’s Corncob Comprehensive Utilization Project

Jilin Haina’s Corncob Comprehensive Utilization Project

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On 11 April, the Jilin Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for 60,000 t/a corncob comprehensive utilization project by Haina Biotechnology (Jilin) Co., Ltd. (Jilin Haina).

Project overview

  • Nature: Technological renovation
  • Location: Petrochemical Industrial Recycling Economy Park, Songyuan City, Jilin Province
  • Total investment: USD3.6 million (RMB25.97 million), of which USD0.17 million (RMB 1.2 million) is for environmental protection
  • Product plan: 31,000 t/a of corncob sugar solution (on a pure basis) 27,000 t/a of crude lignin (by-product, on a pure basis)
  • Key raw material: 60,000 t/a of corncob
  • Labor quota: 95 employees
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days totaling 7,920 hours per year
  • Expected commissioning date: Jun. 2025

 

The crude lignin from this project will be sold directly, while the corncob sugar solution will be supplied to Hairui Biotechnology (Jilin) Co., Ltd. (Jilin Hairui) as a production raw material. Jilin Hairui, a brother company of Jilin Haina, is constructing a 10,000 t/a non-food bio-based butanol project.

Project overview

  • Nature: New construction
  • Location: Green Chemical Industrial Park, Petrochemical Industrial Recycling Economy Park, Songyuan City, Jilin Province
  • Total Investment: USD12.2 million (RMB87.61 million)
  • Product plan: 6,000 t/a of n-butanol, 3,000 t/a of acetone, 1,000 t/a of ethanol
  • Key raw material: Corncob sugar solution (from Jilin Haina)
  • Labor quota: 60 employees
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days totaling 7,920 hours per year.
  • Expected commissioning date: Jun. 2025

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Kezhimeng’s Anhydrous Glucose Reconstruction Project

Kezhimeng’s Anhydrous Glucose Reconstruction Project

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On 16 Apr., the local Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for the anhydrous glucose production line reconstruction project by Tangshan Kezhimeng Sugar Industry Co., Ltd. (Kezhimeng).

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Reconstruction
  • Location: Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province
  • Total investment: 42 million (RMB 3 million)
  • Construction content:
    • Renovate the existing production line by removing the current natural gas thermal oil furnace and related facilities.
    • Switch drying to electric power by converting the existing hot air oven to electric heating.
    • Install 2 additional hot air circulation boxes, 1 twin-screw mixer, and 2 baghouse dust collectors.
    • Other production equipment remains unchanged. Diversify the existing product line (600 t/a of anhydrous glucose) based on product moisture content.
    • The final production capacity remains at 600 t/a.
  • Product plan: 400 t/a of anhydrous glucose (1% moisture content), 200 t/a of partially dehydrated glucose (approximately 5% moisture content)
  • Main raw material: 660 t/a of monohydrate glucose
  • Labor: No new employees
  • Working system: one 8hr shift per day, 300 working days per year
  • Construction period: 1 month

 

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Seven Star Lemon's citric acid

Phase of Seven Star Lemon’s Project Completed

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In Sept. 2018, the EI report for Seven Star Lemon Technology Co., Ltd. (Seven Star Lemon)’s 500,000 t/a food additive project was approved. Phase I passed the completion environmental protection acceptance in Sept. 2020. According to the completion environmental protection acceptance report publicized recently, Stage I of Phase II has been completed.

 

Overview of Stage 1 of Phase II

  • Nature: New construction
  • Location: Yishui Economic Development Zone, Linyi City, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: USD139.3 million (RMB1 billion), of which USD7.6 million (RMB54.287 million) is for environmental protection
  • Construction content: New fermentation, plate and frame, extraction, ion exchange, and refining workshops with production facilities for citric and sodium citrate, and supporting facilities like wastewater treatment.
  • Product plan: 200,000 t/a food additives (88,000 t/a anhydrous citric acid, 88,000 t/a monohydrate citric acid, 24,000 t/a sodium citrate), 64,000 t/a corn starch residue, 34,300 t/a citric acid dregs, 231,700 t/a calcium sulfate.
  • Key raw material: about 330,000 t/a corn
  • Labor quota: 300 new employees (total 520 employees currently)
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days per year
  • Progress:
    • Starting construction: 25 Feb., 2023
    • Completion: 10 Jul., 2024
    • On-site acceptance monitoring: 2-5 Dec., 2024

 

Currently Seven Star Lemon can produce 132,000 t/a anhydrous citric acid, 132,000 t/a monohydrate citric acid, 36,000 t/a sodium citrate, 96,000 t/a corn starch residue, 51,500 t/a citric acid dregs, 347,500 t/a calcium sulfate. After completing Stage 2 of Phase II (under construction), the company will produce 500,000 t/a of food additives (220,000 t/a anhydrous citric acid, 220,000 t/a monohydrate citric acid, 60,000 t/a sodium citrate),160,100 t/a corn starch residue, 85,800 t/a citric acid dregs, and 579,200 t/a calcium sulfate.

 

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corn deep processing projects

Zhoushan Huakang Completed Stage 1 of Phase I of the Corn Deep-processing Project

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According to the environmental protection acceptance monitoring report for the completion publicized n 2 Apr., Stage 1 of Phase I of the 1,000,000 t/a of corn deep-processing healthy food ingredient project of Zhoushan Huakang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Zhoushan Huakang) has been completed.

Stage 1 of Phase I overview

  • Nature: New construction
  • Location: Zhoushan Grain Industrial Park, Dinghai Industrial Park, Zhejiang Province
  • Total investment: USD261.4 million (RMB1876.72 million), of which USD9.24 million (RMB66.3658 million) is for environmental protection
  • Construction content: A crystalline sorbitol production line, with supporting facilities for bipolar membrane hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide production, methanol cracking for hydrogen, environmental protection facilities, and public utilities.
  • Product plan: 45,100 t/a of solid sorbitol and 1,300 t/a of liquid sorbitol
  • Key raw materials: DX glucose liquid.
    • Currently, the front-end production lines are in the gradual commissioning stage, so DX glucose liquid is purchased for production.
    • Hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen are self-produced.
  • Labor quota: 700 employees
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
  • Progress:
    • Approval of EI report: 24 Feb., 2023
    • Commence: Oct. 2022
    • Completion: 30 Oct., 2024
    • Equipment Commissioning: 1 Nov., 2024 -28 Feb., 2025
    • On-site environmental monitoring: 20-21 Jan., 2025, and 6-11 Feb., 2025

 

Stage 2 of Phase I is under construction, including a corn starch slurry production line, a liquid maltitol production workshop, and a liquid sugar alcohol production line.

 

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