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Super Sweet’s Amino Acid Expansion Project

Super Sweet’s Amino Acid Expansion Project

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On 13 Jan., 2026, the environmental impact assessment information for Xinjiang Super Sweet Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (Super Sweet)’s flexible production expansion & retrofit project for amino acid lines was publicized for the 2nd time.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Expansion & retrofit
  • Location: Yining Park, Khorgos Economic Development Zone, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
  • Total investment: USD4.98 million (RMB35 million)
  • Construction content: Flexible upgrading of the existing line—development of new strains, additional fermenters, air system, reactors, centrifuges, crystallizers, dryers, ceramic membranes, etc.
  • Product plan (newly-added): 1,000 t/a of glucosamine, 120 t/a of D-phenylalanine, 500 t/a of L-histidine, 180 t/a of folic acid, 100 t/a of rebaudioside D&M (RD/RM), 1 t/a of salidroside, 1,000 t/a of nisin
  • Key raw materials: 10,000 t/a of starch, activated carbon, anhydrous Na₂CO₃, 95% ethanol, diatomaceous earth, etc.
  • Labor quota: 450 employees (no additional)
  • Working system: three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days totaling 7,920 hours per year
  • Construction period: Jan. 2026–Aug. 2026 (8 months).

 

Currently Super Sweet can produce 10,000 t/a of L-phenylalanine, 2,000 t/a of L-tryptophan, 10,000 t/a of aspartame.

 

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

Yuwang Bio’s Starch Upgrade Project

Yuwang Bio’s Starch Upgrade Project

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Recently, the Tongliao Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau accepted and published the environmental impact assessment documents for Inner Mongolia Yuwang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Yuwang Bio)’s starch production workshop automation-upgrade project.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Technical retrofit
  • Location: North Suburb Industrial Park, Kailu County, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  • Total Investment: USD9.97 million (RMB70 million), of which USD28,490 (RMB 200,000) is for environmental protection
  • Scope: Automation upgrade of the existing corn-starch production line within current buildings and equipment; annual corn-processing volume remains unchanged.
  • Main raw material: 1,300,800 t/a of corn
  • Labor quota: no new employees
  • Working system: 350 operating days per year
  • Construction period: 2 months
  • Product plan of this project
No Product Capacity, t/a
Before This project After completion of this project
1 Protein powder 65,250 Unchanged 65,250
2 Starch/starch slurry 885,940 14,060 900,000
4 Crude oil 31,725 Unchanged 31,725
5 Germ meal 97,375 Unchanged 97,375
6 Fiber feed 133,408.60 -14,060 119,348.60

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in January 2026

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS  

COFCO YUSHU’S TWO PROJECTS

JILIN OGO’S STARCH-BASED SUGAR EXPANSION PROJECT

WEIFANG SHENTAI’S STARCH-BASED SUGAR PROJECT

ZHUCHENG YUANFA COMPLETED TWO PROJECTS

DONGXIAO BIOTECHNOLOGY’S HEALTH RARE SUGAR PROJECT

TONGLIAO MEIHUA’S TWO PROJECTS

BENGBU XINGHE’S XYLOSE PROJECT

SUPER SWEET’S AMINO ACID EXPANSION PROJECT

LIAONING KINGFA’S SUCCINIC ACID PROJECT

YUWANG BIO’S STARCH UPGRADE PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS    

JILIN BICELLS’ NMN & COENZYME RETROFIT PROJECT

LONG HEALTH COMPLETED HMOS PROJECT (PHASE I)

JIAOZUO JOINCARE’S NMN & NAD PROJECT

DONGXIAO BIOTECHNOLOGY’S TWO PROJECTS

US PRELIMINARILY AFFIRMED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON L-LYSINE FROM CHINA

HUANATE’S AMINO ACID PROJECT

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT 

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

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Henan Yusweet’s 140,000 t/a of Functional Sugar Alcohols Project

Henan Yusweet’s 140,000 t/a of Functional Sugar Alcohols Project

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On 22 Dec., the local ecology & environment bureau accepted and published the environmental impact report (re-submission) for Henan Yusweet Co., Ltd. (Henan Yusweet)’s 140,000 t/a of functional sugar alcohol project.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Expansion
  • Location: Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province
  • Total investment: RMB1.3 billion, of which RMB8.48 million is for environmental protection
  • Construction content:
    • A crystalline xylitol production line: add selected equipment, share part of the existing 20,000 t/a of xylitol line; no reduction in current 20,000 t/a of xylitol capacity.
    • A flexible production line: add selected equipment, share part of the existing 20,000 t/a of erythritol line; only one product produced at a time, with no impact on the maximum 20,000 t/a of erythritol capacity.
    • A Stand-alone crystalline allulose production line.
  • Product plan:
    • 30,000 t/a of crystalline xylitol;
    • 40,000 t/a of crystalline maltitol, or 20,000 t/a of sorbitol, or 35,000 t/a of maltitol syrup, or 2,000 t/a of arabinose, or 1,000 t/a of xylo-oligosaccharide, or 10,000 t/a of xylose;
    • 2,000 t/a of crystalline allulose
  • Main raw materials: xylose, 75% maltose syrup, 65% xylose concentrate, crystalline glucose, 70% DS xylose mother liquor, xylo-oligosaccharide feed liquor, 75% fructose syrup, etc.
  • Labor quota: no additional employees
  • Working system: four-shifts/2-rotation, 12 hours per shift,, 330 working days per year
  • Construction period: 12 months

 

At present, Yusweet could produce 20,000 t/a of xylitol and 20,000 t/a of erythritol.

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

CJ Liaocheng’s Food-Additives Retrofit Project

CJ Liaocheng’s Food-Additives Retrofit Project

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On 12 Dec., the Liaocheng Ecology and Environment Bureau released the acceptance notice for the environmental impact report of CJ (Liaocheng) Bio-technology Co., Ltd.’s (CJ Liaocheng) 4,550 t/a of food-additives retrofit project.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Technical retrofit
  • Location: Economic & Technological Development Zone, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: RMB 110 million
  • Construction content: Upgrade the existing sugar plant, nucleotide fermentation plant and L9 nucleotide refining plant; retrofit the existing IMP-C line and add reactors, high-pressure homogenizers, SDC separators, filter presses, etc., to enable alternating production of IMP (disodium 5′-inosinate) and GMP (disodium 5′-guanylate).
  • Product plan: 6,000 t/a of IMP or 4,550 t/a of GMP
  • Main raw material: corn-starch slurry (purchased)
  • Labor quota: no additional staff
  • Working system: three 8hr shifts per day, 360 working days per year
  • Construction period: 6 months
  • IMP and GMP will be alternated at most once per year; five operating schemes are possible:
    • Scheme 1: 3 months GMP + 9 months IMP
    • Scheme 2: 6 months GMP + 6 months IMP
    • Scheme 3: 9 months GMP + 3 months IMP
    • Scheme 4: IMP only (full year)
    • Scheme 5: GMP only (full year)

 

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

Super Sweet’s Amino Acid Expansion Project

Yuwang Bio Completed Crystal Glucose Project

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Recently, the completion environmental-protection acceptance report for the first-phase of starch deep-processing project—150,000 t/a of crystalline glucose—of Inner Mongolia Yuwang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Yuwang Bio) was published on an environmental platform.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Expansion & retrofit
  • Location: Holingol City, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  • Total investment: RMB 517 million
  • Product plan: 150,000 t/a of crystalline glucose
  • Main feedstock: 356,132 t/a of starch slurry (in-house)
  • Labor quota: 80 new employees
  • Working system: three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
  • Progress:
    • Approval of EI report: Feb. 2025
    • Started construction: March 2025
    • Completion: Jul. 2025
    • On-site acceptance monitoring: 21–22 Jul., 2025

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

Kokdala Jinhai’s 600 kt/a of Corn Deep-Processing & Cogeneration Project

Kokdala Jinhai’s 600 kt/a of Corn Deep-Processing & Cogeneration Project

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On 27 Oct., Kokdala Jinhai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Kokdala Jinhai) convened a rally under the banner “Unite to Win the Commissioning Battle.” Over 400 employees gathered to herald 600 kt/a of Corn Deep-Processing & Cogeneration Project’s transition into the trial-production phase.

 

“The rally sounds the final charge before start-up,” said the deputy general manager for production. “Beginning today, we will commission around the clock. External power, instrument air and utilities are already connected. Corn feed-in is slated for mid-November, with full commercial operation targeted for late March 2026. A detailed schedule has been drafted to reach name-plate capacity and performance as quickly as possible.”

 

Overview of 600 kt/a of Corn Deep-Processing & Cogeneration Project

  • Nature: New construction
  • Location: West Zone, Economic Development Zone, Kokdala City, 4th Division, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
  • Total investment: RMB 3.712 billion, of which roughly RMB 1 billion is allocated to the captive cogeneration plant
  • Product plan: 115,000 t/a of feed-grade minor amino acids, including 50,000 t/a of L-valine, 30,000 t/a of L-isoleucine, 20,000 t/a of L-tryptophan, and 15,000 t/a of L-arginine, together with approximately 242,000 t/a of assorted by-products, specifically: 40,000 t/a of microbial residue, 66,000 t/a of sprayed corn bran, 30,000 t/a of corn gluten meal, 45,000 t/a of corn germ, 11,000 t/a of sugar residue, and 50,000 t/a of organic fertilizer.

 

Kokdala Jinhai, incorporated in May 2024 with registered capital of RMB 1.215 billion, is 85% owned by Star Lake Bioscience Co., Inc. Zhaoqing Guangdong.

 

 

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Heilongjiang Yuchuang Completed Furfuryl Alcohol Project (Phase I)

Heilongjiang Yuchuang Completed Furfuryl Alcohol Project (Phase I)

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According to the completion environmental-protection acceptance monitoring report published on an environmental platform recently, Heilongjiang Yuchuang Biomass Material Co., Ltd. (Heilongjiang Yuchuang) has completed Phase I of the furfuryl alcohol project.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: New construction
  • Location: Linyuan Chemical Park, Daqing Hi-Tech Zone, Heilongjiang Province
  • Total investment: RMB 170 million, of which RMB 8.88 million is for environmental protection
  • Construction content: furfural production line and supporting facilities
  • Product plan: 10,000 of t/a furfural
  • Main raw material: 150,000 t/a corncobs
  • Manning: existing 46 personnel
  • Work pattern: 330 production days per year, 4-shift/3-rotation system, 8 hours per shift
  • Progress:
    • Approval of EI report: Apr. 2024
    • Started construction: May 2024
    • Completion: Jun. 2025
    • On-site acceptance monitoring: 22–30 Oct., 2025

 

Phase II, which would add 10,000 t/a of furfural, 50,000 t/a of furfuryl alcohol and 6,000 t/a of 2-methylfuran production lines together with their supporting facilities, has not yet started construction.

 

You can get more information on China’s corn deep-processing industry by checking out NK Corn Deep-Processing China News. Follow our LinkedIn to get more industry news.

Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in December 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS   

YUWANG BIO COMPLETED CRYSTAL GLUCOSE PROJECT

XINXIANG JIATAI COMPLETED D-XYLOSE PROJECT

JINHE STARCH COMPLETED AN EXPANSION PROJECT

JIACHIWEI COMPLETED STARCH-SUGAR AND NON-DAIRY CREAMER PROJECT

CJ LIAOCHENG’S FOOD-ADDITIVES RETROFIT PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG YUCHUANG COMPLETED FURFURYL ALCOHOL PROJECT (PHASE I)

SHOUGUANG GOLDEN CORN COMPLETED LYSINE PROJECT

HENAN YUSWEET’S 140,000 T/A OF FUNCTIONAL SUGAR ALCOHOLS PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG LONGHAO’S TWO PROJECTS

XINJIANG YILIHONG’S RIBOFLAVIN PRODUCTION QUALITY UPGRADE & RETROFIT PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS  

INNER MONGOLIA REFINE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY INDUSTRIAL BASE PROJECT

XINGLONG GROUP’S CITRIC ACID & HIGH-FRUCTOSE GLUCOSE PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG MINGRUI’S XYLITOL PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NUOPU’S CO-LINE PRODUCTION OF ISOLEUCINE AND TRYPTOPHAN PROJECT

TIANYI HONGDA’S SA PROJECT AND BDO PROJECT

COFCO TECH’S STARCH-SUGAR & D-ALLULOSE NEW PROJECT

PRICE DATA  

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT    

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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CJ Liaocheng’s Food-Additives Retrofit Project

Heilongjiang Eppen’s 450,000 t/a of Amino Acids Project

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On 18 Nov., the Daqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau published its proposed approval opinion on the environmental-impact report for Heilongjiang Eppen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Heilongjiang Eppen)’s 450,000 t/a of amino acids project.

 

Project Overview

  • Nature: Expansion & renovation
  • Location: Deligor Industrial Park, Duerbote Mongol Autonomous County, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province
  • Total investment: RMB2,949.10 million, of which RMB 93.22 million is for environmental protection
  • Construction content: Construction of new production lines for glucose, threonine, and monosodium glutamate (MSG/sodium glutamate), along with supporting facilities including fertilizer, starch processing, and glutamic acid residue lines, as well as related utilities. The project will have a production capacity of 450,000 t/a of various amino acids and by-products such as corn steep liquor, corn gluten meal, corn germ, sprayed corn bran, and glutamic acid residue.
  • Product plan: 200,000 t/a of L-threonine, 250,000 t/a of MSG (sodium glutamate), 219,099 t/a of organic fertilizer, 42,928 t/a of glutamic acid residue (MSG residue), 144,900 t/a of corn steep liquor, 72,450 t/a of sprayed corn bran, 51,750 t/a of corn gluten meal, 77,625 t/a of corn germ, 55,692 t/a of threonine mother liquor
  • Key raw material: about 1,000,000 t/a of corn
  • Labor quota: 700 employees
  • Working system: Four-shift, three-rotation schedule; 8 hours per rotation; 345 working days totaling 8,280 hours per year
  • Construction period: Nov. 2025 to March 2027

 

Currently, Heilongjiang Eppen processes about 925,000 t/a of corn to produce 100,000 t/a of feed-grade L-threonine, 130,000 t/a of feed-grade 98.5 % lysine hydrochloride, 170,000 t/a of feed-grade 70 % L-lysine sulfate, 57,000 t/a of corn germ, 33,000 t/a of sprayed corn bran, 44,000 t/a of corn gluten meal, 52,000 t/a of corn steep liquor, and 114,000 t/a single-protein amino-acid feed.

 

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