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.

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