Editor's Note
Welcome to the October issue of Corn Products China News
Policy
CFIA issued public announcements, soliciting opinions on the industry standards of Amino Acids, Their Salts and Analogues – Part 23: Hydroxyproline, Industrial Corn Starch, and Food Safety National Standard - Food Nutritional Fortificant L-Lysine.
Project Update
- Omiley Bio finished its amino acid series products and food additives project.
- Changxing Pharmaceutical completed the 900 t/a food amino acids project.
- Xinjiang Meihua plans a 90,000 t/a valine project.
- Freda proposes a biofermentation raw material technology renovation project.
- Nanle Yunwei plans a 300 t/a biomass lactic acid pilot project.
- Tongliao Meihua proposes a pilot workshop project.
Company Update
- Dongxiao Bio received listing approval and is set to list on the NEEQ Basic Tier.
Price Update
- In Oct. 2025, the price of citric acid kept decreasing.
Import and Export
- China's export volume of corn starch in Sept. 2025 decreased by 13.65% compared to August.
The USD/CNY exchange rate in this newsletter is USD1.00=CNY7.1102 on 9 October, 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
- CFIA seeks public input on hydroxyproline industry standard
- National standards for industrial corn starch and L-lysine open for public comment
Market Analysis
- Dongxiao Bio secures approval to list on NEEQ
- Meihua Group advances 90,000 t/a valine project while faces Ajinomoto patent suits
- Two amino-acid projects pass acceptance check
Company Dynamics
- Freda's biofermentation raw material technology renovation project
- Nanle Yunwei's 300 t/a biomass lactic acid pilot project
- Tongliao Meihua's pilot workshop project
Price Update
- Price update of corn products, October 2025
- Citric acid price continues to fall in Q3 2025
Import and Export
- Chinese corn products Imp. & Exp., September 2025
- Corn starch export volumes decline in Sept.
News in Brief
- Hinabiotech's maltooligosaccharide products expansion project
- Huashu Bio's raw material workshop equipment technology upgrading project
- Jinhe Biotechnology plans to issue A-share stock to specific investors
- Kaixing Biotech's fermented organic acid project passes acceptance check
- Luojiang Chenming's 5,160 t/a new natural food additives project
- US initiates fourth AD investigation on THFA imported from China
- US initiates second sunset review on MSG imports from China and Indonesia
- Pliith's lactic acid production efficiency improvement project
- Nanning Evonik Rexim to add 300 t/a amino acid capacity
- Vietnam issues expiry notice on anti-dumping duties on Chinese sorbitol

