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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