Editor's Note
Welcome to the November issue of Sweeteners China News.
Policy
Industry Standard for Polydextrose, national standards "Sugarcane for sugar production" and "Rock sugar", are soliciting public comment.
Project update
- Qinhuangdao Microcyto's green biomanufacturing health sugar project (Phase II) passed acceptance check.
- Jinhe Industrial proposed ethyl and methyl maltol technical renovation project and sucralose technical renovation project.
- Sichuan Zidali planned 200 t/a plant extract project.
- Ankang Jinmao proposed rice bran extraction starch sugar peptide polysaccharide dietary fibre construction project.
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Company update
For the first three quarters of 2025
- Bailong Chuangyuan's revenue increased by 18.10% YoY, and the net profit increased by 44.93% YoY.
- BLB's revenue decreased by 15.98% YoY, and the net profit increased by 32.58% YoY.
- Sanyuan Biotechnology's revenue decreased by 7.54% YoY, and the net profit decreased by 16.80% YoY.
- Huakang Pharma's revenue increased by 40.52% YoY, but the net profit decreased by 9.91% YoY.
- CCGB's revenue decreased by 3.41% YoY, but the net profit increased by 385.30% YoY.
- Layn's revenue increased by 8.73% YoY, but the net profit decreased by 30.73% YoY.
Import and Export
In the first ten months of 2025, China's aspartame export volume decreased by 15.0% YoY.
Price update
In November, the price of sucralose and acesulfame-K both decreased.
In this monthly report, the USD/CNY exchange rate is USD1.00=CNY7.0867 (Source: The People's Bank of China, 3 November, 2025). Unless otherwise stated, all prices involved in this report include VAT.
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Governmental Direction
- Industry standard for polydextrose opens for public comment
- National standards for rock sugar and sugar cane
Market Analysis
- Mixed Q1–Q3 2025 results for Chinese starch-based sweetener makers
- CCGB and Layn's Q3 2025 revenue drop
Company Dynamics
- Qinhuangdao Microcyto adds 2,000 t/a allulose and mannitol (food grade) capacity
- Two projects of Jinhe Industrial
- Sichuan Zidali's 200 t/a plant extract project
- EI report for Ankang Jinmao's rice bran extraction project approved
Price Update
- Ex-works prices of sweeteners in China, Nov. 2025
- Sucralose and acesulfame-K prices fall in Nov.
Import and Export
- Exports of sweeteners and raw materials from China, Oct. 2025
- Aspartame export volume declines in Oct.
News in Brief
- Kangdebao's 5,000 t/a standard pectin construction project
- Super Sweet to add 120 t/a D-phenylalanine capacity
- Xinfeng Nongfu Spring's navel orange comprehensive utilization project
- Benyue Bio's Q3 2025 net profit falls sharply
- Nanjing Shineking adds 50 t/a polysaccharides capacity
- Jiahe Foods' Q3 2025 report
- BLB obtains drug production license for lactulose API
- Heilongjiang Mingrui to add 50,000 t/a xylitol capacity
- Guangxi Yilian's bio-enzyme preparation project
- Binzhou Riverside to add 1,000 t/a flavoured syrup capacity

