Candida Utilis Protein

Fuyang Starch’s Candida Utilis Protein Project

Shandong Fuyang Biological Starch Co., Ltd. (Fuyang Starch) currently uses most of its evaporated and concentrated corn steep liquor for corn fiber spraying and external sales.

This limits the added value of corn steep liquor and increases the burden on the company’s wastewater treatment system. Consequently, Fuyang Starch has decided to develop downstream products by constructing a Candida utilis protein production project, based on its existing production capacity.

On 13 May, the public notice of the environmental impact assessment documents for its Candida utilis protein project was publicized again prior to the approval.

 

Project overview

  • Nature: Reconstruction
  • Location: Pingyuan Economic Development Zone, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: USD2.8 million (RMB 20 million)
  • Construction content:
    • The project will rely on the existing corn steeping and pulp system, warehouse, and public auxiliary works of Fuyang Starch.
    • It will also utilize the fermentation system of the existing erythritol production workshop of Shandong Fuyang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (the parent company of Fuyang Starch, located within the same factory complex).
    • The corn steeping system and the erythritol workshop’s fermentation system will be upgraded.
    • Over ten sets of new equipment will be added, including a forced circulation evaporator, a thick pulp tank, a pelletizing bed, a cooling bed, and a packaging system.
    • Once completed, the existing erythritol product line of Shandong Fuyang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. will be discontinued.
  • Product plan: 30,000 t/a of Candida utilis protein.
  • Key raw materials: 8,820 t/a of 10% corn steep liquor.
  • Labor quota: No new employees
  • Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 330 working days per year.
  • Construction period: The project is expected to be completed by June 2025.

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COFCO Gongzhuling’s Starch Plant Renovation Project

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 %
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%
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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Two modified corn starch projects in Zouping city

On July 24, the local authority of Zouping City accepted and publicized the environmental impact assessment (EIA) documents for Shandong Hongsheng Starch Technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong Hongsheng)’s 50,000 t/a pre-gelatinized starch products & equipment optimization and upgrading technical transformation project.

Project overview

  • Type of project: Technical Innovation
  • Location: Shandong Hongsheng’s plant, Zouping City, Binzhou City, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: USD1.7 million (RMB12 million), of which USD0.17 million (RMB1.2 million) is environmental protection investment
  • Construction contents:
    • optimize and upgrade the production process and equipment of the existing projects;
    • transform the warehouse into a liquid pre-gelatinized starch production workshop;
    • add 37 sets of equipment such as stirring and dispersing tanks, double-screw circulating heating tanks, and biomass steam generators.
  • Product Scheme: After the transformation, the product will be optimized from the original 30,000 t/a liquid pregelatinized starch and 20,000 t/a solid pre-gelatinized starch to 45,000 t/a liquid pre-gelatinized starch and 5,000 t/a solid pregelatinized starch.
  • Main raw materials:
    • Corn starch (solid) reduced from 15,000 t/a to 8,000 t/a;
    • Corn starch (35%) reduced from 5,000 t/a to 3,000 t/a;
    • Tapioca starch (solid) reduced from 11,282 t/a to 9,651 t/a;
    • Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1,500 t/a (No change), etc.
  • Labor quota and working system: 10 persons. Three shifts, 300 days of work per year.
  • Construction period: 3 months

 

On August 1, the local authority accepted and publicized the environmental impact assessment (EIA) documents for Shandong Qidali Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.’s 5,000 t/a of gelatinized starch project.

Project overview

  • Type of project: New Construction
  • Location: Gaotang County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province
  • Total investment: USD0.7 million (RMB5 million)
  • Construction contents:

Lease the existing idle plant, mainly purchase 4 sets of feeders, 2 sets of mixers, 2 sets of gelatinization silos, 2 sets of gelatinization machines, 2 sets of air conveyors, 2 sets of cooling silos, 2 sets of dust collectors, 2 sets of packaging silos and other equipment.

  • Product Scheme: 5,000 t/a gelatinized starch
  • Main raw materials: 5,000 t/a corn starch
  • Labor quota and working system: 5 persons. One shift system, working 300 days per year.
  • Construction period: 4 months

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