Editor's Note
Welcome to the Nov. issue of Corn Products China News
Policy
- CFSA solicited opinions on the new food ingredient L-Theanine (fermentation).
- CBFIA solicited opinions on on new industry standards for 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Salts and L-Alanyl-L-glutamine.
Project Update
- Qinhuangdao Huaheng proposed 12,000 t/a bio-based tryptophan project.
- Liaocheng CJ planned 17,000 t/a amino acids expansion project.
- Baju Pharmaceutical proposed 1,000 t/a acyclovir and 192 t/a D-ribose technical renovation project.
Company Update
For the first three quarters of 2025
- Meihua Group's revenue decreased by 2.49% YoY, but the net profit increased by 51.61% YoY.
- LHG's revenue increased by 28.74% YoY, and the net profit increased by 53.09% YoY.
- Shengquan Group's revenue decreased by 12.87% YoY, and the net profit increased by 30.81% YoY.
- 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.
Price Update
- In Nov. 2025, the price of DDGS kept decreasing.
Import and Export
- China's export volume of lysine esters and salts in Oct. 2025 decreased by 14.3% compared to Sept. 2025.
The USD/CNY exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=CNY7.0867 on 4 November, 2025, sourced from the People's Bank of China. All the prices mentioned in this newsletter will include the VAT, unless otherwise specified.
Except for the import & export analysis, other % changes in this newsletter are calculated in RMB.
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Governmental Direction
- L-Theanine (fermentation) opens for public comment
- Industry standards for 5-Aminolevulinic acid salts and L-Alanyl-L-glutamine
Market Analysis
- Two MSG producers post Q3 profit growth
- Shengquan Group posts growth in revenue and profit for Q3 2025
- Mixed Q1–Q3 2025 results for Chinese starch-based sugar makers
Company Dynamics
- Qinhuangdao Huaheng's 12,000 t/a bio-based tryptophan project
- Liaocheng CJ to add 17,000 t/a arginine production capacity
- Baju Pharmaceutical's 1,000 t/a acyclovir and 192 t/a D-ribose technical renovation project
Price Update
- Price update of corn products, Nov. 2025
- DDGS price falls in Nov.
Import and Export
- Chinese corn products Imp. & Exp., Oct. 2025
- Exports of lysine esters and salts declines in Oct.
News in Brief
- Lianyungang Chengnuo to add 800 t/a amylodextrin capacity
- Bengbu Xinghe's straw-to-sugar project
- Ningbo Gensen's laboratory construction project
- Lanzhou Tianyi to produce menthyl lactate
- Zhejiang Decheng's thousand-ton straw lactic acid pilot test facility project
- Shandong Zhongcheng's bio-engineering R&D and achievement transformation platform
- Grand Bafeng's histidine reconstruction project
- COFCO Tech announces interim adjustment to 2025 investment plan
- Xinjiusheng to add 170,000 t/a amino acid protein feed capacity
- Jinhuaitang's 50 t/a calcium gluconate and 50 t/a zinc gluconate project

