Welcome to Acidity Regulator Quarterly China Report Q4 2025
Market analysis
On 14 Jan., 2026, a 13.357% state-owned stake in Laiwu Taihe was listed for transfer on the Shandong Property Rights Exchange Centre by Shandong Caijin New Energy Industry Co., Ltd., with a base price of USD30.60 million (RMB214.90 million).
Company dynamics
- In Dec. 2025, the environmental impact (EI) report for the 30,000 t/a high-purity organic mineral salt project of RZBC Boyuan was approved.
- On 4 Nov., the EI report for the 12,000 t/a bio-based tryptophan reconstruction/expansion project by Qinhuangdao Huaheng Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (Huaheng Biotechnology) was approved.
- On 15 Oct., the EI report for the 300 t/a biomass lactic acid pilot project of Nanle Yunwei was approved.
In the Q4 2025, citric acid market prices first declined and then experienced a slight rebound, remaining at low levels overall with limited fluctuation.
The USD/CNY exchange rate in this period is 6.9695, sourced from the People's Bank of China on 2 Feburary, 2026. All prices include VAT unless otherwise stated.

