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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.

 

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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 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 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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Baoshen Longcheng’s Amino Acid Project

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Jiangsu Baoshen Longcheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Baoshen Longcheng) plans to invest USD8.4 million (RMB60 million) in a 1,920 t/a of food-grade amino acid project comprising 12 products: 100 t/a of DL-homocysteine thiolactone hydrochloride, 1,020 t/a of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, 100 t/a of N-acetyl-L-thioproline, 100 t/a of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine, 50 t/a of N-acetyl-(D)L-leucine, 100 t/a of L-ornithine hydrochloride. 50 t/a of S-hydroxymethyl-L-cysteine, 100 t/a of L-cysteine (base), 100 t/a of L-pyroglutamic acid, 50 t/a of L-cysteine hydrochloride anhydrous, 100 t/a of L-lysine hydrochloride and 50 t/a of L-ornithine aspartate.

Due to market conditions, the project will be built in two phases. On 10 Sept., the local Ecology & Environment Bureau approved the EI report for Phase I and released the decision for public inspection.

 

Overview of Phase I

  • Nature: Retrofitting
  • Location: Guannan County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province
  • Total investment: USD5.6 million (RMB40 million), of which USD0.14 million (RMB 1 million) is for environmental protection
  • Product plan:
    • 1,020 t/a of N-acetyl-L-cysteine
    • 100 t/a of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine
    • 100 t/a of L-ornithine hydrochloride
    • 50 t/a of S-hydroxymethyl-L-cysteine
    • 100 t/a of L-cysteine (base)
    • 50 t/a of L-cysteine hydrochloride anhydrous
    • 100 t/a of L-lysine hydrochloride
  • Key raw materials: L-cystine, L-tyrosine, L-arginine, L-lysine HCl, acetic anhydride, etc.
  • Labor quota: No additional staff (Relying on existing workforce)
  • Working system: three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
  • Construction period: 3 months

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Corn Deep-processing China News in August 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS   

HEILONGJIANG EPPEN’S 450 KT AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

SHOUGUANG GOLDEN CORN’S LYSINE PROJECT

ANHUI BBCA’S TWO PROJECTS

ANHUI ENLOGICS’ BIG-HEALTH NATURAL PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

ZHUCHENG YUANFA’S SODIUM GLUCONATE EXPANSION PROJECT

INNER MONGOLIA HENGTONG’S SPECIALTY AMINO ACIDS PROJECT

XINJIANG MEIHUA COMPLETED XANTHAN GUM EXPANSION PROJECT

PHANGEL BIOTECH COMPLETED PHA PROJECT

XINXIANG AIDI COMPLETED NUCLEOSIDE & DERIVATIVES PROJECT

HENAN RUIMEI AMINO ACIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS  

SHANDONG FUKUAN’S ALLULOSE EXPANSION PROJECT

NINGXIA EPPEN’S L-ARGININE EXPANSION PROJECT

DONGGUAN DONGMEI COMPLETED MODIFIED STARCH PROJECT

HUIYUAN STARCH’S TECHNICAL UPGRADE PROJECT

BESTZYME’S SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY PRODUCTION LINE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

MIANYANG HABIO’S MICROECOLOGICAL AND ENZYME PREPARATION EXPANSION PROJECT

PRICE DATA  

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT    

EXPORT OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

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Ningxia Zhongke’s Bio-fermentation Products Project

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On 20 Jun., Ningxia Zhongke Biomaterials Co., Ltd. (Ningxia Zhongke) publicized the environmental impact report for its 119,000 t/a bio-fermentation products project.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Technological renovation
  • Location: Shizuishan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
  • Total investment: USD13.9 million (RMB100.089 million)
  • Construction scale:
    • 18,000 t/a of Long chain Dicarboxylic Acid Flexible Production Line: Leverage existing fermentation tanks and extraction lines, construct a new extraction line to produce 10,000 t/a of sebacic acid, 1,000 t/a of undecanedioic acid, 2,000 t/a of tridecanedioic acid, 2,000 t/a of tetradecanedioic acid, and 1,000 t/a of each of pentadecanedioic acid, hexadecanedioic acid, and octadecanedioic acid.
    • 5,100 t/a of Bio fermented Functional Products Flexible Production Line:
      • Use existing fermentation tanks and extraction lines to build a new extraction line for producing 800 t/a of D-chiro-inositol, 300 t/a of coenzyme Q10, and 4,000 t/a of DHA algal oil.
    • 63,000 t/a of Bio food Flexible Production Line:
      • Utilize existing fermentation tanks and upgrade extraction lines to achieve a capacity of 3,000 t/a of calcium propionate and 60,000 t/a of L-malic acid.
    • 24,800 t/a of Amino Acid Products Flexible Production Line:
      • Use existing fermentation tanks and upgrade extraction lines to produce 3,000 t/a of L-arginine, 3,000 t/a of L-isoleucine, 5,000 t/a of L-tryptophan, 5,000 t/a of L-methionine, 5,000 t/a of L-threonine, 300 t/a of L-hydroxyproline, 500 t/a of L-histidine hydrochloride, 1,000 t/a of L-proline, 1,000 t/a of L-cysteine, and 1,000 t/a of glycine.
    • Production Process:
      • The process involves three main stages: seed cultivation, fermentation, and extraction.
      • Fermentation broth is produced by fermenting strains using glucose, yeast extract, and nitrogen-containing materials.
      • The broth is then treated through acidification, ceramic membrane filtration, crystallization, centrifugation, and drying to obtain the final products.
    • Labor quota: 102 new employees.
    • Working system: Four-shift three-rotation system, 360 working days totaling 8,640 hours per year.
    • Construction period: about 9 months (To start in Jul. 2025)

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Corn Deep-processing China News in June 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS 

TWO STARCH SUGAR PROJECTS IN FUJIN CITY

SHANDONG JINGHONG COMPLETED FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION PROJECT (PHASE I)

JINAN BESTZYME’S TWO ENZYME PREPARATION PROJECTS

BBCA BIOCHEMICAL COMPLETED D-LACTIC ACID PROJECT

MUSASHINO’S EXPANSION PROJECT (PHASE II)

UPDATES ON GUANGZHOU SHUANGQIAO’S STARCH SUGAR PROJECTS

STAR LAKE SCIENCE’S AMINO ACID PROJECT

HUANGSHAN TONGXI’S HMOS EXPANSION PROJECT

NANJING INNOVASYN’S TWO NUCLEOTIDE PROJECTS

NINGXIA ZHONGKE’S BIO-FERMENTATION PRODUCTS PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS  

SICHUAN MINSHENG’S CORN PROCESSING PROJECT

JIANGXI HENGDING’S PLANT-BASED CREAM POWDER PROJECT

BLB’S FUNCTIONAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS PROJECT

ANHUI NEWGEN’S AMINO ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES PROJECT

JIANGXI FUSHINE’S BIOSYNTHETIC SERIES PRODUCTS PROJECT

HEILONGJIANG NHU COMPLETED DHA REFINED OIL PROJECT

US INITIATES DOUBLE ANTI-INVESTIGATIONS ON CHINA’S L- LYSINE

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 News in May 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS       

CJ LIAOCHENG’S TWO PROJECTS

LONGJIANG FUFENG COMPLETED AMINO ACID PROJECT

SANYUAN BIOTECHNOLOGY’S RESPONSE TO ERYTHRITOL CVD AND AD INVESTIGATION

SHANDONG HENGREN’S 300,000 T/A CORN STARCH SUGAR UPGRADE PROJECT

HEBEI ZHAORANG COMPLETED GDL AND GLUCONATE PROJECT

NANLE YUNWEI’S LACTIC ACID PILOT PROJECT

QINHUANGDAO HUAHENG’S TRYPTOPHAN EXPANSION PROJECT

TIANYI HONGDA’S SA PROJECT AND BDO PROJECT

NINGXIA EPPEN’S VALINE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE PROJECT

GLOBAL BIO-CHEM FORMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY INNOVATION

BRIEF NEWS    

JINGYAN ZHIYUAN’S FUNCTIONAL SUGAR PROCESSING PROJECT

MICROCYTO QINHUANGDAO’S HEALTHY SUGAR PROJECT

FUYANG STARCH’S CANDIDA UTILIS PROTEIN PROJECT

JIANYIHONG HEALTHY INDUSTRY COMPLETED FUNCTIONAL FOOD PROJECT

DEZHOU HUIYANG’S TREHALOSE GREEN INTELLIGENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

SHENMAO BIO’S D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE PROJECT

TIANXIN PHARMA’S ALANINE PROJECT

INDIA CONTINUES ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CHINESE SODIUM CITRATE

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT      

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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Corn Deep-processing China News in April 2025

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COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS       

THREE AHB-RELATED PROJECTS COMPLETED

DRAGON PHOENIX COMPLETED STARCH SUGAR DEEP PROCESSING PROJECT

LIAONING KINGFA COMPLETED L-LACTIC ACID PROJECT

ZHOUSHAN HUAKANG COMPLETED STAGE 1 OF PHASE I OF THE CORN DEEP-PROCESSING PROJECT

JILIN HAINA’S CORNCOB COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION PROJECT

PHASE OF SEVEN STAR LEMON’S PROJECT COMPLETED

JIANGXI VIABLIFE’S TWO PROJECTS

GRAIN RAIN COMPLETED ECOLOGICAL CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT

JILIN JIA’AO COMPLETED AN EXPANSION PROJECT

JIANYIHONG COMPLETED REFINED PRODUCTS PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS    

HEILONGJIANG GUOKE’S LINDIAN PILOT PROJECT

XINYE BIO’S AMINO ACID PROJECT

HENGTONG INNER MONGOLIA’S SPECIALTY AMINO ACID PROJECT (PHASE I)

HENAN JINYUFENG’S CRYSTALLINE GLUCOSE PROJECT

COFCO‘S STARCH SUGAR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

KEZHIMENG’S ANHYDROUS GLUCOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

PRICE DATA    

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT      

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

 

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