Editor's Note
Welcome to Fibers China Quarterly Newsletter Q3 2025
Governmental Direction
- The China Nutrition Society recently hosted a meeting in Beijing to argue for the inclusion of new nutritional substances in the health food filing catalogue. The meeting focused on inulin, oligofructose and resistant dextrin, and marked the improvement of China's health food filing management system.
- The draft revision of GB 25533-2010, "National Food Safety Standard—Food Additives (Pectin)", was publicised for public consultation on 1 Aug.
Company Dynamics
- TOP Hydrocolloids' 320 t/a natural pectin and 600 t/a citrus fiber production line project and Maoming Yunxiang's specialty fruits and southern medicinal materials deep processing project
- Huakang Biotechnology's one million t/a corn deep processing healthy food ingredients project
- Kangdebao Biotechnology's 5,000 t/a standard pectin construction project
- Guangdong Yingfengyang to produce oligosaccharide solution
- Hunan Guanglin Bio's 6,000 t/a natural plant gum project
Price
In Q3 2025, the price of polydextrose, resistant dextrin, GOS and inulin kept stable.
In this quarterly report, all amounts in USD are converted using the USD/CNY exchange rate USD1.00=CNY7.1102 (Source: The People's Bank of China, 8 Oct, 2025). Unless otherwise stated, all prices involved in this report include VAT.
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Governmental Direction
- Inulin, FOS and resistant dextrin included in health food filing catalogue
- China releases draft revision of pectin food-additive standard for public comment
Market Analysis
- Moldova proposes new health claims for inulin, carbs, and EPA/DHA
Company Dynamics
- Progress of two pectin projects
- Huakang Biotechnology's one million t/a corn deep processing healthy food ingredients project
Price Update
- Ex-works prices of soluble fibers in China, Q3 2025
News in Brief
- European Union plans to expand use of novel food GOS
- Kangdebao Biotechnology's 5,000 t/a standard pectin construction project
- Guangdong Yingfengyang plans to produce oligosaccharide solution
- Hunan Guanglin Bio's 6,000 t/a natural plant gum project
- China's export prices of inulin in Q3 2025

