According to the environmental protection acceptance monitoring report for the completion publicized n 2 Apr., Stage 1 of Phase I of the 1,000,000 t/a of corn deep-processing healthy food ingredient project of Zhoushan Huakang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Zhoushan Huakang) has been completed.
Stage 1 of Phase I overview
- Nature: New construction
- Location: Zhoushan Grain Industrial Park, Dinghai Industrial Park, Zhejiang Province
- Total investment: USD261.4 million (RMB1876.72 million), of which USD9.24 million (RMB66.3658 million) is for environmental protection
- Construction content: A crystalline sorbitol production line, with supporting facilities for bipolar membrane hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide production, methanol cracking for hydrogen, environmental protection facilities, and public utilities.
- Product plan: 45,100 t/a of solid sorbitol and 1,300 t/a of liquid sorbitol
- Key raw materials: DX glucose liquid.
- Currently, the front-end production lines are in the gradual commissioning stage, so DX glucose liquid is purchased for production.
- Hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen are self-produced.
- Labor quota: 700 employees
- Working system: Three 8hr shifts per day, 300 working days per year
- Progress:
- Approval of EI report: 24 Feb., 2023
- Commence: Oct. 2022
- Completion: 30 Oct., 2024
- Equipment Commissioning: 1 Nov., 2024 -28 Feb., 2025
- On-site environmental monitoring: 20-21 Jan., 2025, and 6-11 Feb., 2025
Stage 2 of Phase I is under construction, including a corn starch slurry production line, a liquid maltitol production workshop, and a liquid sugar alcohol production line.
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