Editor's Note
Welcome to the Sept. issue of Amino Acids China E-News.
Company dynamics
- Yongan Pharmaceutical's net profit slumped by 76.19% YoY in H1 2025.
- Adisseo reported higher revenue and profit for H1 2025.
- Meihua Group's net profit rose 19.96% YoY in H1 2025.
- NHU and Huaheng Biotechnology posted H1 2025 revenue growth YoY.
Project developments
- The EI report for Qinhuangdao Huaheng's 12,000 t/a bio-based tryptophan expansion project was publicized.
- The EI report for Shandong IFT's monohydrate creatine renovation and expansion project was released.
- The EI report for Mingding New Materials' monohydrate creatine reconstruction project was made public.
Governmental Direction
On 25 Aug., 2025, MARA responded to the 4270th proposal of the 14th National People's Congress, which was about supporting the promotion and application of full-process digital intelligent grain-saving pig farming technology models.
Price
In Sept. 2025, methionine prices were primarily affected by sluggish trading sentiment on the demand side, leading to a slight decline in prices.
Import and Export
In Aug. 2025, lysine ester and salt export volume fell by 14.34% MoM, while the import volume down by 99.90% MoM.
Reminders
- The USD/CNY exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=CNY7.1072, which was sourced from the People's Bank of China on 1 Sept., 2025. All the prices mentioned in this newsletter will include the VAT, unless otherwise specified.
- In this newsletter, the variance rates (MoM, QoQ, YoY, etc.) of all figures that involve RMB/USD conversion (prices, sales values, costs, etc.) are calculated with pre-conversion RMB prices/values, except for the figures in Import and Export column.
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Governmental Direction
- National feed production situation in July 2025
- MARA launches national grain-saving initiative
Market Analysis
- Yongan Pharmaceutical's net profit slumps by 76.19% YoY in H1 2025
- Qinhuangdao Huaheng's 12,000 t/a bio-based tryptophan expansion project
- Progress of two monohydrate creatine projects
Company Dynamics
- Adisseo reports higher revenue and profit for H1 2025
- Meihua Group's net profit rises 19.96% YoY in H1 2025
- NHU and Huaheng Biotechnology post H1 2025 revenue growth YoY
Price Update
- Prices of major amino acid varieties in China, Sept. 2025
- Methionine prices edged down in Sept.
Import and Export
- Import and export data of five amino acid varieties in China, Aug. 2025
- Lysine ester and salt export volume declines MoM in Aug. 2025
News in Brief
- Hengyu New Materials to produce 3,000 t/a monohydrate creatine
- Changyi Donghai's 1,000 t/a pharmaceutical intermediates project
- Zhanhua Jiashi to add 300 t/a CBZ-L-valine capacity
- Baosheng Longcheng Pharmaceutical's 1,920 t/a amino acid series food additives project
- Yukang New Materials plans to produce 20,000 t/a sodium sarcosinate
- Sichuan D-innovation to add 600 kg/a potassium aspartate capacity
- Shennong Yi Paleobiology's methyl-arginine and derivatives production project
- Huarong Biotechnology to produce 2,000 t/a D-4-hydroxyphenylglycine
- Heilen Pharmaceutical to add 700 t/a APIs capacity
- Xinsheng Biotechnology to produce 2,000 t/a monohydrate creatine


