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Corn Deep-processing China News October 2024

The October 2024 issue of Corn Deep-Processing China News highlights the latest developments in China’s corn deep-processing industry, focusing on project expansions, environmental impact assessments, and technological advancements from major companies.

Key updates include:

  1. Heilongjiang Nuopu’s Amino Acid Expansion Project – Improvements in production efficiency with new feed-grade amino acid lines.
  2. Yuxing Bio-Engineering’s Completed Projects – Completion of a major corn processing facility and related production lines for sodium gluconate, erythritol, and corn starch.
  3. Shanxian Longyu’s Furfuryl Alcohol Project – A new plant targeting furfural alcohol production with a novel hydrogenation technique.
  4. Longjiang Fufeng’s Lysine Expansion – Enhancements to lysine production using optimized fermentation technologies.
  5. Other Notable Projects – Investments in bio-based materials, succinic acid, lauric acid, and crystalline sorbitol projects across China, emphasizing sustainability and innovation.

Additionally, the report includes October pricing data for key corn products and details on corn imports, underscoring market dynamics and cost changes.

 

Corn deep-processing China news cover page

 

Content of October Corn Deep-processing China News

COMPANY AND MARKET DYNAMICS

HEILONGJIANG NUOPU’S AMINO ACID EXPANSION PROJECT

YUXING BIO-ENGINEERING COMPLETED THREE PROJECTS

SHANXIAN LONGYU’S FURFURYL ALCOHOL PROJECT

LONGJIANG FUFENG’S 120,000 T/A LYSINE PROJECT

YONGKAI BIO’S 50,000 T/A BIO-BASED SUCCINIC ACID PROJECT

HUAFENG RUIXUN’S BIOPTMEG PROJECT

HENAN JULONG’S L-TRYPTOPHAN TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

HINGGAN YUANLI’S BIO-BASED SUCCINIC ACID AND L-MALIC ACID PROJECT

ZHONGKE CHEMICAL’S FURFURAL PROJECT

CHIFENG HUAHENG’S SUCCINIC ACID PROJECT COMPLETED

CHUZHOU HUARUI’S AMINO ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES PROJECT

BRIEF NEWS

SHANDONG JINGHONG’S HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION PROJECT

ZHUCHENG XINGMAO’S CORN DEEP PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

ZHONGZHENG BIOCHEMICAL’S LAURIC ACID PROJECT PHASED COMPLETED

SHANDONG RUNXIAO’S CRYSTALLINE SORBITOL PROJECT

HAOTIAN PHARMA’S GLUCURONOLACTONE PROJECT

PRICE DATA

EX-WORK PRICES OF KEY CORN PRODUCTS

IMPORT AND EXPORT

EXPORT OF CORN PRODUCTS

CORN IMPORT

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Jilin OGO Completed Starch-based Sugar Expansion Project

Huainan Runloy’s polydextrose put into commercial production

Runloy Biotechnology (Huainan) Co., Ltd.’s 100,000 t/a polydextrose project was planned to be constructed over two phases (Phase I: 30,000 t/a polydextrose; Phase II: 70,000 t/a polydextrose and 5,000 t/a dietary fiber solid drink). On 2 August, the monitoring report on the inspection and acceptance of the completed environmental protection facilities of stage one of Huainan Runloy’s 100,000 t/a polydextrose project (Phase I) was publicized.

Overview of stage one

Construction nature: New construction

Location: Maoji Social Development Comprehensive Experimental Area, Huainan City, Anhui Province

Total investment: RMB68 million, of which RMB2.84 million for environmental protection

Product plan: 15,000 t/a polydextrose is prepared from 30,000 t/a of glucose monohydrate and about 3,300 t/a sorbitol using about 333 t/a citric acid as the catalyst.

Labour quota: 40 employees

Working system: Three 8h shifts per 24h workday, totalling 7,200 working hours or 300 working days a year

Progress:

Commencement of construction: July 2023

Completion of construction: May 2024

On-site environmental monitoring: 23~24 May 2024, 14~15 June 2024

Huainan Runloy is 100% owned by Runloy Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Besides, Huainan Runloy’s brother company, Runloy Biotechnology (Anhui) Co., Ltd., located in Fenghuangshan Economic Development, Xiangshan District, Huaibei City, is currently producing 15,000 t/a polydextrose.

 

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Norchem Biotech's Inositol and Liquid Sugar Project

Hebei Qianyang’s 30,000 t/a amino acid project

On August 2, the Shijiazhuang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone planned to approve the environmental impact assessment (EIA) document of Hebei Qianyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Hebei Qianyang)’s 30,000 t/a amino acid project (first phase project).

Project overview

  • Type of project: New Construction
  • Location: Circular Chemical Industry Park, Shijiazhuang High-tech Zone, Hebei Province
  • Total investment: USD27.9 million (RMB201.76 million), of which environmental protection investment is USD4.3 million (RMB30.75 million)
  • Construction contents:

Construction of production workshops, quality inspection complex building, comprehensive warehouse, auxiliary rooms, environmental protection treatment area, tank area, guard room, firefighting pool and other auxiliary facilities.

  • Product Scheme:
    • L-aspartic acid 10,000 t/a;
    • fumaric acid 10,000 t/a;
    • L-alanine 5,000 t/a;
    • serine 1,000 t/a;
    • cystine 1,000 t/a;
    • proline 1,000 t/a;
    • β-alanine 1,000 t/a;
    • By-products:
      • ammonium sulfate 6,000 t/a;
      • liquid fertilizer 9,000 t/a;
      • protein feed 3,880 t/a;
      • ammonia (20%) 3,000 t/a.
    • Labor quota: 66 people
    • Working system: four shifts and three operations, 300 working days per year
    • Construction period: 12 months

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Puyang Hongye’s’ Furfuryl Alcohol Reconstruction Project

Xinlianxin’s furfural project processing well

Recently, at the construction site of Inner Mongolia Xinlianxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Xinlianxin) in Dalad Economic Development Zone, tower cranes stand in great numbers and machinery roars, and the project progress is advancing in an orderly manner. Xinlianxin planned to invest USD159.06 million (RMB1.15 billion) to construct the biomass efficient circular utilization and clean production project. The project will be constructed in two phases, and the Phase I Project officially started in early March 2024.

Phase I project overview

  • Location: Sanchangliang Industrial Area, Dalat Industrial Park, Dalat Economic Development Zone, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Total investment: USD55 million (RMB400 million), of which environmental protection investment is USD0.57 million (RMB4.09 million)
  • Construction contents and scale: produce 20,000 tons of furfural per year, mainly to build furfural workshops, sheds, yards, furfural storage tanks and other storage and transportation projects, as well as supporting public and auxiliary projects and environmental protection projects.
  • Main raw materials: 220,000 t/a corn cobs
  • Labor quota and working system: 130 people, 300 working days per year
  • Environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval: January 16, 2024

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