Amino Acids China Monthly Report

Welcome to the April issue of Amino Acids China E-News.

Project update

• Jingzhou Newtrend's 100,000 t/a glycine project
• Hebei Grand Huachen's 30,000 t/a glycine production line technological upgrading project
• Yimengshan Winery's branched‑chain amino acid project 

Company dynamics

• Fufeng Group posted YoY growth in threonine and lysine sales for 2025.
• Global Bio-Chem experienced a decline in gross margin within its amino acid segment in 2025.
• NHU achieved a record‑high net profit in 2025.
• MeiHua Group saw a sharp increase in net profit in 2025.
• Star Lake Science reported a drop in revenue for 2025.

Price

April saw lysine prices extend their uptrend at a moderating pace — 70% lysine rose 3.18% MoM and 98.5% lysine climbed 10.18%.

Import and Export

In March, China's methionine exports rose 24.30% in volume and 23.69% in value MoM.

Reminders

• The USD/CNY exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=CNY6.9025 (sourced from People's Bank of China on 1 April, 2026). All the prices mentioned in this newsletter will include the VAT, unless otherwise specified.
• The USD/HKD exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=HKD7.8380 (sourced from People's Bank of China on 1 April, 2026). 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.