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Dragon Phoenix Completed Starch Sugar Deep Processing Project

Posted on 2025-04-212025-04-28 by nkmarketresearch

According to the monitoring report publicized on an environmental platform on 7 Apr., Heilongjiang Longfeng Corn Development Co., Ltd. (Dragon Phoenix) has completed starch sugar deep processing project.

Project overview

Nature: Expansion and Reconstruction
Location: Within Dragon Phoenix’s plant, Qinggang County, Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province
Total investment: USD7.66 million (RMB 55 million), of which USD0.17 million (RMB 1.2 million) is for environmental protection
Construction content: The project utilizes the existing sodium gluconate production line, adding ion-exchange systems, saccharification tanks, plate and frame filters, evaporators, and other auxiliary equipment to produce starch sugar (the starch sugar production line operates 350 days a year, while sodium gluconate production is halted). It also adds equipment to the existing erythritol production line for valine production. Product plan: 100,000 t/a of maltose (meeting GB/T20883-2017 standards) produced from 148,600 t/a of self-produced starch slurry 20,000 t/a of valine produced from 25,400 t/a of self-produced glucose
Labor: No new personnel, relying on existing staff
Timeline:
- Approval of EI report: 24 Apr., 2024
- Starting construction: May 2024
- Completion: Early Feb. 2025
- Starting commissioning: Late Feb. 2025
- On-site environmental monitoring: 4-5 March, 2025, and 18-19 March, 2025

Dragon Phoenix, controlled by Zhucheng Xingmao Corn Development Co., Ltd., currently processes 1.5 million t/a of corn to produce 1.3 million t/a of starch, 20,000 t/a of erythritol, 100,000 t/a of maltose, 100,000 t/a of glucose syrup, 30,000 t/a of maltodextrin, 170,000 t/a of sprayed corn bran, 86,200 t/a of protein powder, 12,000 t/a of crude oil, and 57,000 t/a of germ.

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Jiaozuo Huakang’s Xylose Energy-saving Reconstruction Project

Posted on 2025-04-112025-04-11 by nkmarketresearch

Jiaozuo Huakang Sugar Alcohol Technology Co., Ltd. (Jiaozuo Huakang)’s 30,000 t/a of D-xylose green intelligent upgrade and transformation project started trial operation in April 2024 and completed acceptance in June 2024.

The project ran stably during trial operation.

By mid-June 2024, malfunctions occurred in the production equipment during operation.
Upon inspection, the membrane in the membrane filtration section was clogged.
After cleaning, it ran normally.
Later, it needed to stop production for cleaning every 8 hours, causing intermittent production halts and lack of continuity.
Technical personnel found that metal ions, salts, and large-molecule substances in the xylose hydrolysate accumulated, drastically reducing the flux in subsequent sections and preventing normal production.
According to the problems, technicians proposed adjusting the production process, mainly involving granular carbon filtration, continuous ion-exchange decalcification, and chromatographic desalting.
On 25 March, the local Ecological Environment Bureau accepted the environmental impact report of Jiaozuo Huakang’s Xylose Energy-saving Reconstruction Project and publicized it.

Project overview

Nature: Technological transformation
Location: Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province
Total investment: USD16.7 million (RMB 120 million), of which USD2.1 million (RMB 15.1 million) is for environmental protection
Construction content: Building energy-saving production facilities in existing workshops.
Product plan: 30,000 t/a of D-xylose (capacity unchanged)
Raw materials: Corncob consumption increased from 150,638 t/a to 184,188 t/a due to origin changes. After reconstruction, all corncob will be purchased from Henan and Shanxi, instead of mainly from the Northeast with supplements from Henan and Shanxi as before.
Labor quota: No new staff, 500 existing employees
Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days per year
Construction period: 12 months

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Huakang Pharma), Jiaozuo Huakang produces D-xylose mainly for Huakang Pharma to produce xylitol.

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Norchem Biotech’s Inositol and Liquid Sugar Project

Posted on 2025-04-072025-04-07 by nkmarketresearch

On 7 March, the local ecological environment bureau accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for the inositol and liquid sugar mixture project of Hunan Norchem Biotech Co., Ltd. (Norchem Biotech).

Project overview

Nature: Expansion and renovation
Location: Jinshi High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Hunan Province
Total investment: USD1.4 million (RMB 10 million)
Product plan: 1,000 t/a of inositol (feed grade) 30,000 t/a of 58.5% liquid sugar mixture (composition: sucrose 60%, fructose 20%, glucose 20%)
Process flow:
- Utilizing enzymes produced by microbial fermentation to hydrolyze starch, followed by purification and refining processes to produce inositol.
- Sugar juice (with 15% sugar content) undergoes a series of refining and purification processes, including high-temperature sterilization, adsorption decolorization, plate and frame filtration, and concentration, to obtain the liquid sugar mixture.
Labor quota: 30 new employees
Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year.
Construction period: 6 months

Currently, Norchem Biotech can produce 10,000 t/a of saccharification enzyme, 300 t/a of adenosine, 2,000 t/a of feed-grade calcium pantothenate, 2,000 t/a of food-grade alanine, and 1,500 t/a of cytidine.

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Corn Deep-processing China News in March 2025

Posted on 2025-04-012025-04-01 by nkmarketresearch

Main content of Corn Deep-processing China News in March 2025

COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS

HEBEI DERUI’S MALTODEXTRIN PROJECT

SHANDONG GUYU’S ECOLOGICAL CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT (PHASE I)

JINAN BESTZYME’S ENZYME PREPARATION EXPANSION PROJECT

NORCHEM BIOTECH’S INOSITOL AND LIQUID SUGAR PROJECT

HENAN JINYUFENG’S BIG HEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECT (PHASE II)

HEILONGJIANG YIHENG’S ENZYME PREPARATION PROJECT

XINJIANG FUFENG COMPLETED CORN STARCH UPGRADING PROJECT

JINGLIANG LONGJIANG’S CORN DEEP-PROCESSING EXPANSION PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NUOPU’S HIGH-CLASS AMINO ACID EXPANSION PROJECT

JIAOZUO HUAKANG’S XYLOSE ENERGY-SAVING RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS

SHUANGQIAO GUANGZHOU’S STARCH SUGAR EXPANSION PROJECT (UPDATED)

AHB EXPANDS IMPLEMENTATION CONTENT OF FUNDRAISING PROJECTS

NANTONG JIAZIWEI’S RICE-BASED SYRUP PROJECT

ZHAODONG STAR LAKE’S NUCLEOTIDE EXPANSION PROJECT

COFCO RONGS COMPLETED FLAVORED SYRUP PROJECT

HEBEI FANGRUI’S L-HYDROXYPROLINE RENOVATION PROJECT

PRICE DATA

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

Henan Jinyufeng’s Big Health Biotechnology Industrial Park Project (Phase II)

Posted on 2025-03-272025-03-27 by nkmarketresearch

On 11 March, the local ecological environment bureau accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for Big Health Biotechnology Industrial Park Project (Phase II) by Henan Jinyufeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Henan Jinyufeng).

Overview of Phase II

Nature: Expansion
Location:Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhumadian City, Henan Province
Total investment: USD237 million (RMB1.7 billion), of which USD1.8 million (RMB13 million) is for environmental protection
Product plan:
- 680,000 t/a of corn starch (Grade I)
- 80,000 t/a of 98% lysine hydrochloride
- 120,000 t/a of 70% lysine sulfate
- 600,000 t/a of liquid glucose
- 120,000 t/a of maltodextrin
- 96,000 t/a of corn protein powder
- 183,333 t/a of corn fiber
- 202,222 t/a of corn steep liquor
- 166,667 t/a of corn germ
Key raw material: 2,000,000 t/a of corn
Labor quota: 210 employees
Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days per year

Phase II is a “construction before approval” project.

In Dec. 2023, the civil engineering of the lysine project in Phase II began construction and was completed in May 2024.
In Oct. 2024, the installation of production line equipment for the lysine project was completed, but no commissioning or production has taken place. Other production lines in Phase II have not yet started construction.
On 7 March, 2025, the local ecological environment bureau imposed administrative penalties on the illegal construction of the lysine project, and the case has been closed.

The Big Health Biotechnology Industrial Park Project (Phase I) has been put into production in H1 2024, consuming 1,800,000 t/a of corn to produce 920,000 t/a of corn starch (Grade I), 100,000 t/a of corn germ oil, 200,000 t/a of fructose-glucose syrup, 200,000 t/a of maltose syrup, 86,400 t/a of corn protein powder, 165,000 t/a of corn fiber, 182,000 t/a of corn steep liquor and 150,000 t/a of corn germ.

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Hebei Derui’s Maltodextrin Project

Posted on 2025-03-232025-03-23 by nkmarketresearch

Recently, the environmental impact report for the maltodextrin project by Hebei Derui Starch Co., Ltd. (Hebei Derui) has been approved.

Project overview

Nature: New construction
Location: Xinji City, Hebei Province
Construction entity: Andingjie Branch Company of Hebei Derui
Total investment: USD41.8 million (RMB 300 million)
Construction Content: Utilizing the existing warehouses of Hebei Derui, the project involves the renovation of one production workshop and one warehouse.

The project will also involve the purchase and installation of an automatic plate and frame filter press, falling film evaporator, drying tower system, and an automatic packaging system.

Product plan: 160,000 t/a of maltodextrin
Main raw materials: Hebei Derui use edible corn starch and liquefying enzymes to produce semi-finished products—80,000 t/a of feed solution—through steps such as slurry adjustment and continuous jet liquefaction.

This feed solution will be directly used as the raw material for this project.

Labor force: 60 new employees
Working system: Four-shift and three-rotation system per day, 300 working days per year.
Construction period: 2 months

Hebei Derui currently has a production capacity of 160,000 t/a of starch, 180,000 t/a of maltose, 180,000 t/a of glucose, 57,000 t/a of protein powder, 83,000 t/a of sprayed corn bran, 40,000 t/a of corn germ meal, 32,000 t/a of corn oil, and 28,000 t/a of corn steep liquor. Upon completion of this project, the production capacity of maltose will be reduced from 180,000 t/a to 20,000 t/a.

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Jinan Bestzyme’s Enzyme Preparation Expansion Project

Posted on 2025-03-132025-03-13 by nkmarketresearch

On 10 March, Jinan Bestzyme Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (Jinan Bestzyme) published the environmental impact assessment information of its R&D and industrialization construction project for high-performance new enzyme preparations for the second time.

Project overview

Nature: Expansion
Location: Shanghe Chemical Industry Park, Jinan City, Shandong Province
Total investment: USD108 million (RMB 775.49 million)
- Phase I: USD78.4 million (RMB562.24 million), of which USD5.8 million (RMB41.59 million) is for environmental protection.
- Phase II: USD29.7 million (RMB213.25 million), of which USD0.87 million (RMB6.21 million) is for environmental protection.
Product plan: Phase I and Phase II are identical:
- 11,182 t/a of starch sugar saccharification enzyme
- 10,868 t/a of amylase
- 300 t/a of acid-resistant amylase
- 150 t/a of cellulase
Main raw materials: 46,608 t/a of glucose syrup, 4,790 t/a of glucose, 3,857 t/a of sorbitol, 1,253 t/a of corn steep liquor, 952 t/a of maltodextrin, etc.
Labor quota:
- Phase I: 160 employees
- Phase II: 80 employees
Working system: two 12hr shifts per day, 330 working days totaling 7,920 hours per year.
Construction period:
- Phase I: 21 months
- Phase II: 21 months

Currently, Jinan Bestzyme can produce 1,500 t/a of α-galactosidase/β-mannanase, 5,200 t/a of pullulanase, 4,900 t/a of glucose oxidase, 3,100 t/a of lipase, and 3,000 t/a of protease.

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Micro-Particle’s Bioenzymes and Bio-synthetic Products Project

Posted on 2025-02-262025-02-26 by nkmarketresearch

On 19 Feb., the environmental impact assessment (EIA) documents for the construction project of Micro-Particle Bioengineering (Shandong) Co., Ltd. (Micro-Particle), which involves the production of 2,000 t/a of liquid bioenzymes and bio-synthetic products (equivalent to 292 t/a of solid products), was made public before approval. The products of this project are mainly used as additives in food baking and the production processes of fruit juice, beverages, etc.

Project overview

Nature: New construction
Location: Ningyang Economic Development Zone, Tai’an City, Shandong Province
Total Investment: USD7 million (RMB50 million)
Product plan:
- Liquid bio-synthetic products: 2,000 t/a (including 1,000 t/a of enzyme preparations, 500 t/a of 5-aminolevulinic acid preparations, and 500 t/a of γ-aminobutyric acid preparations);
- Or powdered solid bio-synthetic products: 292 t/a (including 135 t/a of enzyme preparations, 85.5 t/a of 5-aminolevulinic acid preparations, and 71.5 t/a of γ-aminobutyric acid preparations).
Key raw materials: Peptone, yeast powder, glucose, glutamic acid, etc.
Labor quota: 60 employees
Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
Construction period: 10 months

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BMSG’s Mannitol Upgrade and Transformation Project

Posted on 2025-02-242025-02-24 by nkmarketresearch

On 5 Feb., the environmental impact report for the mannitol production line upgrading and transformation project of Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. (BMSG) was publicized on a local environmental protection website.

Project overview

Nature: Expansion & Technical Transformation
Location: West Coast New Area, Qingdao City, Shandong Province
Total investment: USD32.56 million (RMB233.42 million)
Construction content:
- The project will use the existing idle 1# Building and the existing Mannitol production workshop.
- A total of 298 production and auxiliary equipment units will be newly purchased and installed, including crystallization tanks, crystallizers, simulated moving bed, MVR concentration systems, centrifuges, and fluidized bed dryers.
- Among them, 80 units will be placed in the existing Mannitol production workshop, while the remaining 218 units will be placed in 1# Building.
Product plan:
- The existing Mannitol production workshop will maintain its current capacity of 6,000 t/a of mannitol and 4,542 t/a of 70% sorbitol.
- Building No. 1 will add a new capacity of 4,000 t/a of mannitol and 3,028 t/a of 70% sorbitol
Production process:
- Use glucose as the raw material, which undergoes hydrolysis, epimerization, and enzymatic isomerization, followed by hydrogenation.
- Raw and auxiliary materials include glucose, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, activated carbon, ammonium heptamolybdate (catalyst), methanol, Raney nickel (catalyst), cationic resin, anionic resin, calcium hydroxide, and sodium chloride.
Labor force: 50 new employees
Work system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year.
Construction period: 15 months, with completion planned in Jun. 2026.

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