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Dongxiao Biotechnology Completed Dietary fiber & Starch Sugar Project

Yangcheng Biotechnology Completed Amino Acids Project

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On 23 March, the completion environmental-protection acceptance report for Shandong Yangcheng Bio-technology Co., Ltd. (Yangcheng Biotechnology) ‘s 3,900 t/a of food-grade amino acids and derivatives project was published on an environmental platform.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Expansion and retrofit
  • Location: Juancheng County, Heze City, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: RMB147.5 million, of which RMB 1.90 million is for environmental protection
  • Construction content:
    • Built a 1,800 t/a of amino acid and derivatives production line (500 t/a of trans-cinnamic acid, 200 t/a of D-aspartic acid, 70 t/a of ferulic acid, 100 t/a of D-glutamic acid, 800 t/a of trans-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, 100 t/a of caffeic acid, 30 t/a of L-norvaline).
    • Expanded a 2,100 t/a of L-tyrosine refining line, reaching a capacity of 3,000 t/a of L-tyrosine and 800 t/a of γ-aminobutyric acid.
  • Key raw materials: 5,720 t/a of crude tyrosine, 615 t/a of phenylalanine (food grade), 500 t/a of DL-aspartic acid (food grade), 223 t/a of glutamic acid (food grade), 42.3 t/a of L-norvaline crude, etc.
  • Labor quota: no new employees
  • Working system: three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days totaling 7,920 working hours per year
  • Progress:
    • Approval of EI report: Nov. 2025
    • Started construction: 20 Nov., 2025
    • Completion: 1 Feb., 2026
    • On-site acceptance monitoring: 22-25 Jan., 2026

 

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Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in March 2026

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS  

FUJIN LIANGDU’S LIQUID SUGAR PROJECT (PHASE II)

HEILONGJIANG TANGDU’S TWO PROJECTS

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

LUOYANG HUARONG’S AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

YANGCHENG BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPLETED AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

YISHUI DADI’S CORN STARCH EXPANSION PROJECT

NANTONG SIPENG COMPLETED BIO-BASED PRODUCTS PROJECT

DONGXIAO BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPLETED DIETARY FIBER & STARCH SUGAR PROJECT

LELING MENON COMPLETED CORN PROTEIN PROJECT

DEMAND FOR CRYSTALLINE GLUCOSE INCREASED IN 2025

BRIEF NEWS    

HEILONGJIANG XIANGGU’S CRYSTALLINE TREHALOSE PROJECT

JILIN BOGUAN COMPLETED MODIFIED STARCH PROJECT

NUOWEI XIANCHENG’S LYSINE REFINING PROJECT

YIKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY’S SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY PRODUCTS PROJECT

NINGXIA SHENGMAO’S STARCH SUGAR EXPANSION PROJECT

BAYANNUR HUAHENG’S AMINO ACID PRODUCTS PILOT PROJECT

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT 

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in February 2026

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS  

TONGLIAO MEIHUA COMPLETED MSG PROJECT

DAQING HESHAN COMPLETED FURFURAL PROJECT

WUYI HEALTH’S MSG & AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NUOPU COMPLETED AMINO ACID PROJECT

NINGXIA EPPEN COMPLETED ARGININE AND VALINE PROJECT

XINJIANG YILIHONG COMPLETED AGRICULTURAL & SIDELINE PRODUCTS DEEP-PROCESSING PROJECT

JILIN MEIHUA COMPLETED LYSINE PROJECT

GS BIOMATS LISHUI COMPLETES HMF, FDCA & PEF PROJECT

INNER MONGOLIA TUOXIN’S API & DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PROJECT

NUGENE PHARMA’S DHA PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS    

TONGLIAO CHENYUE’S FURFURAL PROJECT

SINOBEST’S HISTIDINE PROJECT

TWO STRAW MIXED-SUGAR PROJECTS

JIANGSU SPECIAL’S HIGH-END NEW MATERIALS PROJECT

TANGSHAN KEZHIMENG COMPLETED GLUCOSE RETROFIT PROJECT

TAI’AN HAVAY COMPLETED GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE PROJECT

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT 

 

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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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Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in November 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS   

XIANGYU JINGU COMPLETED BCAA PROJECT

XINJIANG MEIHUA COMPLETED L-ISOLEUCINE PROJECT

ANHUI YINCHUANG COMPLETES DIETARY-FIBER PROJECT

INNOVASYN HECHENG’S NUCLEOTIDE PROJECT

INNER MONGOLIA HENGTONG’S SPECIALTY AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG EPPEN’S 450,000 T/A OF AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

SHANDONG YANGCHENG’S FOOD-GRADE AMINO ACIDS & DERIVATIVES PROJECT

TSINGDA XIANGCHI’S ERYTHRITOL TECHNICAL RETROFIT PROJECT

KOKDALA JINHAI’S 600 KT/A OF CORN DEEP-PROCESSING & COGENERATION PROJECT

HEBEI DERUI’S STARCH AND STARCH-BASED SUGAR EXPANSION PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS  

YICHANGQING’S XOS UPGRADING PROJECT

CHUZHOU HUARI COMPLETED AN EXPANSION PROJECT

XINJIANG TIANXI’S 1 MILLION T/A CORN INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NHU’S L-LEUCINE, L-TYROSINE AND SODIUM ERYTHORBATE PROJECT

SHANDONG JINWEITAI’S AMINO ACIDS AND INTERMEDIATES PROJECT

HUBEI BAFENG’S PILOT-SCALE FERMENTATION LINE RETROFIT PROJECT

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT    

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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Corn Deep-processing China Monthly Report

Corn Deep-processing China News in October 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS

TAIJIA DONGHENG’S FUNCTIONAL SUGAR PROJECT

BBCA’S LA PROJECT AND PLA PROJECT IN LINYI CITY

MICROCYTO QINHUANGDAO COMPLETED HEALTHY SUGAR PROJECT

HUAKANG’S FLEXIBLE SUGAR-ALCOHOL TECHNICAL UPGRADE PROJECT

SHANDONG YUMI’S 1.2 MILLION T/A OF FUNCTIONAL SUGARS PROJECT

PUYANG HAOTIAN COMPLETED NUCLEOSIDE & NUCLEOTIDE PROJECT

NANLE SHENGJIU’S XYLOSE EXPANSION PROJECT

XINJIANG YILIHONG’S RIBOFLAVIN PRODUCTION QUALITY UPGRADE & RETROFIT PROJECT

ZHOUSHAN HUAKANG’S MALTODEXTRIN, NON-DAIRY CREAMER AND CORN GERM PROJECT

DONGXIAO BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPLETED THREE PROJECTS

BRIEF NEWS  

XINJIANG MEIHUA’S VALINE PROJECT

ANHUI OMIRE COMPLETED AMINO-ACID SERIES AND FOOD-ADDITIVE PROJECT

DASHIQIAO DEXIANG PREGELATINIZED STARCH PROJECT

EVER BRILLIANCE’S MANNOSE WORKSHOP TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

HUASHOU BIOLOGICAL’S RAW-MATERIAL WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT TECHNICAL UPGRADE PROJECT

HENAN XINGHAN COMPLETED FOOD-GRADE LACTIC 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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New Rayyu’s Amino Acids and Derivatives Project

New Rayyu’s Amino Acids and Derivatives Project

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On 7 Feb., the local authority approved the environmental impact assessment documents for the production project of 3,000 t/a amino acids and derivatives by Hebei New Rayyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (New Rayyu).

Project overview

  • Nature: New construction
  • Address: Economic Development Zone, Xinle City, Hebei Province
  • Total Investment: USD76.7 million (RMB550 million), of which USD2.09 million (RMB15 million) is for environmental protection
  • Production scale: 1,700 t/a of amino acids (refined), 1,300 t/a of amino acid derivatives (synthetic process)
  • Labor quota: 150 employees
  • Working System: three 8hr rotations per day, 330 working days per year
  • Construction period: 25 months
  • Product plan of this project
Product Product standard Capacity, t/a Main raw materials
L-Cystine GB 29922-2013 500 L-Cystine, hydrochloric acid, ammonia
L-Threonine GB 29922-2013 1,200 L-Threonine, purified water, activated carbon
Creatine monohydrate Enterprise standard 100 Sodium creatinine, hydrochloric acid, monocyanamide
L-Arginine hydrochloride GB 29922-2013 100 L-Arginine, hydrochloric acid
S-Carboxymethyl-L-Cysteine Enterprise standard 100 L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate (self-produced), sodium hydroxide, chloroacetic acid
L-Thioproline LSP32 100 L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate (self-produced), sodium hydroxide, formaldehyde
L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate GB 1886.75-2016 400 L-Cystine, hydrochloric acid
N-Acetyl-DL-Leucine Enterprise standard 200 L-Leucine, acetic anhydride
Carbocisteine Chinese Pharmacopoeial 2020 Edition 300 /

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Dongbei Fufeng completed Glutamic Acid Expansion Project

Dongbei Fufeng completed Glutamic Acid Expansion Project

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According to the monitoring report publicized on 31 Dec., 2024, Hulun Buir Dongbei Fufeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Dongbei Fufeng) has completed its glutamate efficient strain development and 200,000 t/a of amino acid production line project.

Project Overview

  • Nature: Reconstruction and expansion
  • Location: Lingdong Industrial Development Zone, Hulun Buir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  • Total investment: USD49 million (RMB352.42 million), of which USD0.48 million (RMB 3.48 million) is for environmental protection
  • Construction contents:
    • Construction of small and pilot production amplification platform:
      • Purchased 81 sets of related small and pilot R&D equipment to further enhance its research and development capabilities and small and pilot scale amplification platform.
    • Corn processing process:
      • Reconstructed by replacing a small amount of equipment to ensure production stability.
      • The corn processing capacity increased from 1,000,000 t/a to 1,052,657 t/a, and the capacity of starch slurry (dry base) increased from 700,000 t/a to 736,800 t/a.
    • Sugar production process and glutamic acid production process:
      • Relying on the existing production workshop, replaced, transformed, and added a small amount of equipment to ensure production stability.
      • Using the successfully upgraded glutamic acid production strains, the capacity of sugar solution (dry base) increased from 510,000 t/a to 545,000 t/a, and the capacity of glutamic acid (used to produce sodium glutamate) increased from 200,000 t/a to 250,000 t/a.
    • Labor quota: No new hires
    • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 production days per year.
    • Process:
      • Approval of EI report: 30 Oct., 2020
      • Construction starts: 23 Nov., 2020
      • Completion: 30 May, 2024
      • On-site environmental monitoring: 21-24 Oct., 2024, and 8-9 Dec., 2024

Currently, Dongbei Fufeng can process 1,052,657 tons of corn to produce 100,000 t/a of threonine, 250,000 t/a of sodium glutamate, 102,100 t/a of corn husk, 49,470 t/a of corn gluten meal, and 78,950 t/a of corn germ.

 

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Livzon Ningxia Completed L-phenylalanine Upgrading Project

Livzon Ningxia Completed L-phenylalanine Upgrading Project

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According to the monitoring report publicized on 9 Dec., Livzon Group (Ningxia) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Livzon Ningxia) completed L-phenylalanine production line technical transformation project.

Project overview

  • Nature: Technical transformation
  • Location: Pingluo Industrial Park, Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
  • Total investment: USD0.65 million (RMB4.70 million)
  • Construction content: The existing L-phenylalanine production line, with a capacity of 13,000 t/a, underwent technical transformation to enable the production of tryptophan and L-isoleucine.
  • Product plan:
    • L-phenylalanine production was maintained for 183 days, the capacity reduced from 13,000 t/a to 9,000 t/a.
    • Tryptophan, L-isoleucine, and L-phenylalanine are produced alternately for 147 days, with three production schemes throughout the year:
      • Producing solely 4,000 t/a of tryptophan；
      • Simultaneously producing 2,000 t/a of tryptophan and 2,000 t/a of L-isoleucine；
      • Producing solely 4,000 t/a of L-isoleucine.
    • Main raw materials: The production of 4,000 t/a of tryptophan requires approximately 23,000 t/a of glucose (purchased).
    • Labor quota: No new employees
    • Progress:
      • Start construction: March 2024
      • Completion: Jun. 2024
      • On-site environmental monitoring: Jul. 2024

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Shandong Aobo’s food-grade amino acids project

Shandong Aobo’s food-grade amino acids project

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On August 27, the local authority accepted the environmental impact (EI) report form for Shandong Aobo Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. (Shandong Aobo)’s 5,000 t/a food-grade amino acids project.

Project overview

  • Type of project: New construction
  • Location: Shandong Aobo Plant, Gaotang Economic Development Zone, China
  • Total investment: USD2 million (RMB15 million)
  • Construction contents: to build an amino acid production line, to produce 5,000 t/a of food-grade amino acids using crude amino acids as raw material.
  • Labor quota: 12 people, 300 working days per year.

Shandong Aobo currently has several projects under construction, which includes 5,000 t/a allulose, 5,000 t/a D-glucosamine hydrochloride, 500 t/a amino acids, 300 t/a inositol, 1,000 t/a mannitol, 1,000 t/a oligo-xylo-saccharides, 1,000 t/a astaxanthin, and so on.

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