Editor's Note
Welcome to the October issue of Sweeteners China News.
Policy
- CFSA issued a public announcement regarding the safety and technical necessity of sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase, a new variety of food nutrient fortifier Lacto-N-tetraose, and the supplementation of quality specifications for food nutrient fortifiers 2'-fucosyllactose and lacto-N-neotetraose.
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued the notice on the Sugar Industry Development Action Plan (2025–2027).
Project update
- Zhoushan Huakang finished the one million t/a corn deep processing healthy food ingredients project (Phase I, Stage II).
- Longsheng Nutramax completed the monk fruit processing full industry chain project (Phase II).
- Jinyoukang finished the pomelo fruits deep processing and comprehensive utilization project (Phase I).
- Huacheng Biotech plans a monk fruit extract expansion project.
- Shengjiu Sugar Alcohol proposes a xylose by-products mother liquor high-value utilization transformation project.
- Vitasweet plans an aspartame green upgrade technical renovation project.
Import and Export
From Jan. to Sept., 2025, China's acesulfame-K exports decreased by 16.5% YoY.
Price update
In October, the price of glucose monohydrate decreased.
In this monthly report, the USD/CNY exchange rate is USD1.00=CNY7.1102 (Source: The People's Bank of China, 9 October, 2025). Unless otherwise stated, all prices involved in this report include VAT.
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Governmental Direction
- CFSA seeks public comments on new food additives
- Guangxi issues three-year action plan for sugar industry
Market Analysis
- Zhoushan Huakang adds 94,000 t/a fruit glucose syrup capacity
- Longsheng Nutramax's monk fruit processing project (Phase II) completed
- Jinyoukang adds 22.5 t/a NHDC capacity
Company Dynamics
- Huacheng Biotech's monk fruit extract expansion project
- Shengjiu Sugar Alcohol to add 8,000 t/a xylose capacity
- Vitasweet's aspartame technical renovation project
Price Update
- Ex-works prices of sweeteners in China, Oct. 2025
- Glucose monohydrate price falls
Import and Export
- Exports of sweeteners and raw materials from China, Sept. 2025
- Acesulfame-K exports fall by 5.1% MoM in Sept.
News in Brief
- Sucralose price plunges again
- Bailong Chuangyuan's Q3 2025 earnings report
- Zhejiang Zhilian's R&D laboratory project
- Xinkai Biotechnology's caramel color and compound seasonings project
- Shanxi Tengyu's life-based multifunctional biomaterial production project
- Ruiyida's agricultural products processing project (Phase I)
- Jianbao Bio's 600 t/a stachyose capacity
- Chengdu Jinkai to add 200 t/a steviol glycosides capacity
- COFCO launches D-allulose product
- Inner Mongolia Refine's synthetic biology industrial base project

