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Baotou Huazi’s Xanthan Gum Expansion Project

Posted on 2025-01-272025-02-08 by nkmarketresearch

On 3 Jan., Baotou Ecological Environment Bureau accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for the xanthan gum expansion project by Baotou Huazi Industry Co., Ltd. (Baotou Huazi) (stock code 600191).

Project overview

Nature: Expansion
Address: Donghe District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Total Investment: USD27.8 million (RMB200 million), of which USD0.83 million (RMB6 million) is for environmental protection
Construction content: Purchase and install a xanthan gum production line, equipment, and facilities, along with supporting facilities.
Product plan: 10,000 t/a of xanthan gum
Key raw material: 19,386 t/a of corn starch
Labor quota: No new hires (relying on the existing 233 employees, including 155 production staff and 62 management and technical staff)
Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
Construction period: 1 year Phase I of Baotou Huazi’s 10,000 t/a of xanthan gum project has been completed, and is currently in the trial production stage, with the project acceptance process underway.

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Jilin OGO Completed Starch-based Sugar Expansion Project

Posted on 2025-01-072025-01-14 by nkmarketresearch

According to the monitoring report publicized on 18 Dec., Jilin OGO Biotech Co., Ltd. (Jilin OGO) has completed its “60,000 t/a starch-based sugar expansion project”.

Project overview

Nature: expansion
Location: Jilin OGO’s plant, Sino-US Cargill Biotech Industrial Park, Songyuan City, Jilin Province
Total investment: USD15.3 million (RMB110 million)
Product plan:
- Consuming about 26,000 t/a of starch slurry to produce 20,000 t/a of trehalose (used for the production of compound starch-based sugar);
- Consuming about 30,000 t/a of maltose syrup 65% to produce 20,000 t/a of maltose (10,000 t/a of maltose will be sold, and 10,000 t/a of maltose will be used to produce compound starch-based sugar)
- Using trehalose, maltodextrin, and maltose etc. to produce 50,000 t/a of compound starch-based sugar.
Progress:
- Starting construction: Aug. 2024
- Commissioning: Sept. 2024
- On-Site environmental monitoring: 24-25 Nov., 2024

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Corn Deep-Processing China News in December 2024

Posted on 2024-12-312024-12-31 by nkmarketresearch

Welcome to the December 2024 Edition of Corn Industry Monthly Report. In this issue, we bring you the latest updates on China’s dynamic corn deep-processing sector, highlighting key developments that reflect the industry’s growing innovation and sustainability. This month’s highlights include major project completions, capacity expansions, and technological breakthroughs from leading companies such as Jilin Union, Livzon Ningxia, Shandong Guyu, and Zhongda Hengyuan, among others. With a focus on high-value products like L-Phenylalanine, citric acid, XOS, and allulose, these advancements demonstrate the industry’s commitment to meeting evolving market demands and driving sustainable growth. Stay tuned for detailed coverage of these milestones and their market implications.

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS

JILIN JIA’AO COMPLETED PHENYLALANINE PROJECT

INNER MONGOLIA JIANYI’S XOS PROJECT

JILIN UNION COMPLETED 150,000 T/A CITRIC ACID PROJECT

SHANDONG GUYU’S ECOLOGICAL CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT

YUANFA BIOTECH’S TWO PROJECTS

DONGXIAO BIOTECHNOLOGY PROPOSED THREE PROJECTS

WEIFANG JIANBAO COMPLETED CORN PROTEIN PROJECT

HANGZHOU HETAI’S AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

LIVZON NINGXIA COMPLETED L-PHENYLALANINE UPGRADING PROJECT

ZHONGDA HENGYUAN COMPLETED ALLULOSE PROJECT

JILIN OGO COMPLETED STARCH-BASED SUGAR EXPANSION PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS

HAOTIAN PHARM COMPLETED GLUCONOLACTONE AND INOSITOL PROJECT

RUNLOY HUAINAN’S POLYDEXTROSE EXPANSION PROJECT

PUYANG HONGYE’S’ FURFURYL ALCOHOL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

CHUZHOU JINWO’S MALTOL EXPANSION PROJECT

PRICE DATA

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

Hangzhou Hetai’s Amino Acids Project

Posted on 2024-12-272024-12-31 by nkmarketresearch

On 10 Dec., the environmental impact report for Hangzhou Hetai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou Hetai)’s 3,200 t/a of amino acids technical transformation project was accepted and published.

Project overview

Nature: Reconstruction
Location: High-tech Industrial Park, Jiande City, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Total investment: USD2.09 million (RMB 15 million)
Construction contents:
- Addition of 2,560 t/a new feed additives (1,200 t/a of tryptophan, 640 t/a of isoleucine, 480 t/a of leucine, 240 t/a histidine)；
- 640 t/a food additives (300 t/a of tryptophan, 160 t/a of isoleucine, 120 t/a of leucine, 60 t/a of histidine),
- while reducing the existing production of feed-grade vitamin B12 by 80 t/a and feed-grade vitamin B2 by 820 t/a.
- Establishment of a new fermentation research and development line for the development of new additives.
Labor quota: 30 new employees
Working system: three-8hr-shift per day, 355 working days per year
Construction period: 24 months
Existing product scheme of Hangzhou Hetai:
- 83,300 t/a of quick-burst soybeans 24,000 t/a of enzymatic plant protein
- 24,000 t/a of feed additives
- 12,000 t/a of organic microelements
- 100 t/a of probiotics
- 1,230 t/a of feed-grade vitamin B2
- 240 t/a of feed-grade vitamin B12
- 500 t/a of food-grade arginine
- 8 t/a of food-grade vitamin B2
- 2 t/a of food-grade vitamin B12

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Weifang Jianbao Completed Corn Protein Project

Posted on 2024-12-162024-12-16 by nkmarketresearch

Weifang Jianbao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Weifang Jianbao) previously outsourced starch slurry to produce 105,000 t/a of glucose (dried) and subsequently 100,000 t/a of sodium gluconate.

Recently, the company completed its “38,000 t/a of corn protein project”. Thus, Weifang Jianbao has expanded the entire industrial chain, purchasing corn to produce starch slurry (No more outsourcing), and then glucose and sodium gluconate.

Project overview

Nature: New construction
Location: Zhuliu Chemical Industry Park, Changle County, Weifang City, Shandong Province
Total Investment: USD50.07 million (RMB360 million), of which USD2.5 million (RMB18 million) is for environmental protection.
Key raw materials: 508,000 t/a of corn
Labor quota: 68 workers
Working system: Three-8hr-shift per day, 300 working days totaling 7,200 hours per year
Progress:
- Approval of EI report: Apr. 2023
- Starting construction: Jun. 2023
- Completion: Aug. 2024
- On-site environmental monitoring: 16-25 Aug., 2024
Product plan of this project

Product	Capacity (dry weight), t/a	Capacity (wet weight), t/a	Moisture content of wet products
Corn protein	38,000	41,800	9%
Starch slurry	301,000	720,700	58.24%
Fiber feed	67,700	73,600	8.01%
Corn germ	31,600	34,300	7.86%

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Shandong Jintian’s Maltitol Upgrading Project

Posted on 2024-12-132024-12-13 by nkmarketresearch

On 25 Nov., the local authority accepted and publicized the environmental impact report for Shandong Jintian Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Shandong Jintian)’s maltitol upgrading project.

Project overview

Nature: Technical transformation
Address: Yucheng National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Dezhou City, Shandong Province
Total Investment: USD1.76 million (RMB 12.5 million), of which USD28,129.4 (RMB 200,000) is for environmental protection
Construction content: Utilize the existing production equipment, workshop, warehouse, laboratory, and auxiliary facilities from the current 500 t/a maltitol project (actul product is 500 t/a universal syrup), and also purchase over 80 sets of equipment and instruments, such as stainless steel constant temperature storage tanks, saccharification tanks, enzyme tanks, centrifuges, three-effect falling film evaporators, single-effect evaporators, crystallization tanks, spray drying towers, and powder sieves.
Product plan: 2,000 t/a of isomaltol, 6,000 t/a of universal syrups (containing malt syrup, HFCS, glucose, trehalose syrup, isomaltolose, lactulose), and 3,000 t/a of sugar-free syrups.
Main raw materials: Sucrose, 4,200 t/a of starch slurry (purchased).
Labor quota: No new hires; the project will use the current 30 staffs.
Working system: One shift per day, 8 hours per day, 300 working days per year.
Construction period: 6 months.

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Overview of Jingliang Longjiang’s corn deep-processing expansion project

Posted on 2024-12-062024-12-06 by nkmarketresearch

Overview of Jingliang Longjiang’s corn deep-processing expansion project

Nature: reconstruction and expansion
Location: within Jingliang Longjiang’s plant, Qinggang County, Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province
Total investment: USD 6 million (RMB68 million), of which USD 63,291 (RMB450,000) is for environmental protection
Construction contents:
- Lactic acid production workshop: production of L-potassium lactate, L-sodium lactate, etc., using spare storage tanks and reaction vessels.
- Starch production workshop: Add 4 dehydrators and 1 vacuum stock transfer equipment, and the rest of the equipment uses the reserved capacity to further improve the deep processing capacity of corn, from 1 million t/a to 1.3 million t/a, and improve the starch production capacity of 208,500 t/a.
Labor quota: No new employee. From the existing 326 staffs
Working system: three shifts, 24h per day, 300 days per year
Construction period: 3 months
Product plan

Product	Current capacity, t/a	This project’s capacity, t/a	Capacity of the whole plant after operation, t/a	Note
Lactic acid workshop
Material grade lactic acid	30,000	/	30,000
Food grade lactic acid	10,000	/	10,000	Partly used to potassium lactate, sodium lactate, etc.
Purified lactic acid	10,000	/	10,000
Potassium lactate	/	1,200	1,200	Alternate production according to order.
Sodium lactate	/	2,000	2,000
Mixture of sodium lactate and lactic acid	/	2,000	2,000
Corn starch workshop
Edible corn starch	695,000	208,500	903,500
Corn gluten meal	72,000	21,000	93,000
Sprayed corn bran	80,000	21,000	101,000
Crude protein	30,000	9,000	39,000
Corn oil	25,000	7,500	32,500
Corn germ	63,000	18,000	81,000

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Corn Deep-processing China News November 2024

Posted on 2024-11-292024-11-29 by nkmarketresearch

Welcome to the November 2024 edition of Corn Deep-Processing China News. In this issue, we provide comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in China’s corn deep-processing sector. This includes key project updates, expansions, renovation and technological advancements from major companies such as CJ, Golden Corn, Lihua Starch and COFCO, among others.

The newsletter highlights significant environmental impact assessments and project progress in the industry, showcasing the growing importance of sustainability and innovation in corn deep-processing. Additionally, readers will find valuable insights into production capacities, investment trends, and technological transformations shaping the future of this dynamic market.

COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS

DAQING HESHAN’S FURFURAL PROJECT

HENAN FEITIAN’S CRYSTALLIZED FRUCTOSE EXPANSION PROJECT

TWO PROJECTS IN QINGGANG COUNTY, SUIHUA CITY

A FURFURAL PROJECT IN HANDAN CITY

GOLDEN CORN COMPLETED LYSINE SULPHATE PROJECT

SHANGJIANG BIOLOGICAL’S AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

CJ SHENYANG COMPLETED ARGININE PROJECT

JINHE INDUSTRIAL PROPOSES ALLULOSE PROJECT

BAOTOU EAST HOPE’S TRYPTOPHAN PROJECT

LIHUA STARCH’S BIO-FERMENTED EQUIPMENT UPGRADING PROJECT

UPDATE ON SHANDONG YUMI’S 1.5 MILLION T/A CORN DEEP PROCESSING PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS

COFCO GONGZHULING’S STARCH PLANT RENOVATION PROJECT

HUAKANG PHARMA PLANS TO ACQUIRE YUSWEET

BENGBU XINGHE’S STRAW BIOFIBER PROJECT

SHANDONG JINTIAN’S MALTITOL UPGRADING PROJECT

MEIHUA GROUP INTENDS TO ACQUIRE KYOWA HAKKO

PRICE DATA

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

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COFCO Gongzhuling’s Starch Plant Renovation Project

Posted on 2024-11-262024-11-26 by nkmarketresearch

On 19 Nov., the local authority accepted and publicized the environmental impact (EI) report of COFCO Biochemical Energy (Gongzhuling) Co., Ltd. (COFCO Gongzhuling)’s starch plant renovation project.

Project overview

Construction nature: technical renovation
Location: Henan Street, Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province
Total investment: USD5.4 million (RMB38.3429 million), of which USD0.17 million (RMB1.2 million) is for environmental protection
Construction content: The product plan and product quality standards of the starch workshop will remain unchanged before and after the technical renovation.
Labour force: no new additions; relying on current 125 staffs.
Working system: 330 working days per year
Construction period: 5 months.
Technical indicators after technical renovation

Retrofit Process		Fresh steam savings		Electricity savings		Water content %
Retrofit Process		t/ton starch	t/a	kwh/ton starch	kwh/year	Before technical renovation	After technical renovation	Changes
Evaporation process		0.16	65,600	6.56	2,689,600	–	–	–
By-product dehydration process	Fiber	–	–	3.69	1,512,900	58.50%	56.50%	-2%
By-product dehydration process	Germ	0.02	8,200	–	–	55%	54%	-1%
Protein drying process		–	–	1.95	799,500	–	–	–
Total		0.18	73,800	12.2	5,002,000	–	–	–

Currently, COFCO Gongzhuling processes 600,000 t/a of corn to produce the following products: 31,500 t/a of protein powder, 410,000 t/a of starch, 97,200 t/a of spray dried corn bran, 200,000 t/a of HFCS, 50,000 t/a of maltodextrin, 63,000 t/a beer syrup, 38,400 t/a of corn crude oil, 94,400 t/a of corn germ meal, 8,000 t/a of hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate and 2,000 t/a of acetylated distarch adipate.

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Jinhe Industrial Proposes Allulose Project

Posted on 2024-11-252024-11-25 by nkmarketresearch

On 7 Nov., the environmental impact (EI) report of Anhui Jinhe Industrial Co., Ltd. (Jinhe Industrial)’s “10,000 t/a of health industry project” was publicized again.

On 1 July, the EI report (draft) was made public for the first time.

Project overview

Construction nature: expansion
Location: Jinhe Industrial’s plant, Lai’an County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province
Total investment: USD19.2 million (RMB136.75 million)
Production process:
- allulose is produced from 10,008 t/a of outsourced 77% F HFCS by fructose conversion and simulated moving-bed method.
- sclareol, mogrosides, naringin, and other products are produced from glucose and inorganic salts by microbial fermentation, concentration, and drying.
Labor quota: 70 employees
Working system: 300 working days per year
Completion anticipated: H1 2025
Product plan of this project

Production line	Product	Capacity, t/a	Annual operating hours
Production line of allulose (continuous production)	Allulose 90%	9,800	7,200
No. 1 Fermentation line (batch production)	Nootkatone 98%	5	540
	Sandalwood oil 98%	5	350
	Mogrosides 20%	5	400
	Sclareol 95%	5	525
	Bisabolol 95%	50	2570
	Valencene 80%	5	540
	Trans-farnesol 98.5%	10	1340
No. 2 Fermentation line (batch production)	Naringin 9%	15	1100
No. 2 Fermentation line (batch production)	Neohesperidin 95%	100	5,500

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