Welcome to the Bio-based Material Quarterly Newsletter Q4 2025
Policy
In Q4 2025, China introduces two policies to promote bio-based material application. The People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, issued the 2025 Implementation Plan for Straw Comprehensive Utilization, outlining key tasks to advance the utilisation of crop straw.
Market & Corporate updates
In Q4 2025, several bio-based companies released their Q3 2025 reports. Cathay Biotech, Kingfa Sci. & Tech and Zhuoyue New Energy all reported net profit growth YoY.
In Q4 2025, the following domestic bio-based projects made new progress.
- Zhejiang Huaman Special Fiber's 800 t/a high-performance cellulose acetate filament intelligent factory project
- Zhouxiaonan Fiber's 100,000 t/a plant cellulose and 40,000 t/a plant fiber products project
- Jiangsu Evosil's 100,000 t/a bio-based nano silica project
- Qingda Xiangchi Biotechnology's 20,000 t/a erythritol workshop efficiency enhancement project
- Shandong Shuguang New Material's 7,000 t/a bio-based piperonyl butyl ether and fragrance series products project
- Shandong Tianyi Hongda's two bio-based projects
The USD/CNY exchange rate used is USD1.00=CNY7.0759 (sourced from People's Bank of China on 1 December, 2025). All prices include VAT unless otherwise stated.

