Project Overview Project Name: Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd. Functional Food Additive Flexible Production Equipment Upgrade and Renovation Project Total Investment: 59.49 million RMB Construction Nature: Technological Transformation and Renovation Construction Location: Within the factory premises of Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd. in Yishui County Economic Development Zone Project Construction Content:1. Technological transformation of the existing 40,000-ton sorbic acid (potassium sorbate) plant's potassium sorbate drying and packaging process. One new potassium sorbate spray drying system will be added to the existing five drying systems. After the project is completed and put into operation, the plant's capacity will remain 33,000 tons of potassium sorbate per year;2. Utilizing the original 20,000-ton sorbic acid (potassium sorbate) plant building and some unused equipment from the original 20,000-ton potassium sorbate plant (which was not dismantled when the capacity was reduced by 10,000 tons), and adding some new equipment, to construct one calcium propionate (sodium propionate) production line.
Shandong Kunda announces the public disclosure of its expansion project for over 20,000 tons of chloropyridine products. To expand its upstream and downstream industrial chain, optimize its product structure, and enhance its risk resistance and market profitability, Kunda Biotechnology invested 54.5981 million RMB in the construction of a chloropyridine workshop expansion and renovation project (Phase III) within the factory premises of Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd. in the Yishui County Economic Development Zone. Building upon the Phase II project, this expansion involves increasing the number of reactors or reaction vessels in the 2-chloropyridine, 2,6-dichloropyridine, and trichloropyridine/tetrachloropyridine/pentachloropyridine production units. This will add new production capacity of 1475 t/a of 2-chloropyridine, 9306 t/a of 2,6-dichloropyridine, 6875 t/a of trichloropyridine, 1280 t/a of tetrachloropyridine, 2815 t/a of pentachloropyridine, 11985 t/a of 31% hydrochloric acid, and 7046 t/a of 10.5% sodium hypochlorite.
In accordance with the requirements of the "Shandong Provincial Management Measures for Energy Conservation Acceptance of Fixed Asset Investment Projects (Trial)", the main conclusions of the energy conservation acceptance for Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd.'s 5000 tons/year 2,3-dichloropyridine expansion project are hereby publicized. The details are as follows: I. Project Name Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd. 5000 tons/year 2,3-dichloropyridine Expansion Project II. Project Introduction The project is located within the factory premises of Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd., on the western section of South First Ring Road, Yishui Economic Development Zone, Linyi City. It mainly involves the construction of a set of 2,3-dichloropyridine production facilities, along with supporting public utilities and auxiliary facilities. Equipment such as a light component separation tower, finished product tower, and tail gas absorption tower have been purchased. The production capacity is 5000 tons of 2,3-dichloropyridine and 350 tons of 2,6-dichloropyridine per year. The project has been completed. III. Main Conclusions of Energy Conservation Acceptance The project adopted the construction plan specified in the energy conservation report, and the configuration of main energy-consuming equipment is consistent with the energy conservation report. No outdated production processes or equipment prohibited or eliminated by national and local regulations were used. The project implemented the energy-saving technical measures and energy management measures proposed in the energy conservation review opinion and energy conservation report, and is equipped with complete energy metering instruments. The types of energy consumed by the project are consistent with the energy conservation review opinion. The accepted equivalent value of comprehensive energy consumption is 9250.60 tce, and the equivalent value is 10674.18 tce, which is lower than the approved equivalent value of 9302.92 tce and equivalent value of 10768.27 tce in the energy conservation review opinion. The project has implemented the requirements of the energy conservation review opinion, and the energy conservation acceptance conclusion is qualified.
A big biotech company like Shandong Kunda Biotechnology doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Its plants pulse with the movements of science and growth, but there’s a shadow that always trails in the background—the shadow of hazardous waste. Companies often parade slick annual reports, but when you dig into the details, substances like solvents, acids, and toxic residues do not just disappear into thin air. They wait for someone, or some department, to take charge. My own years reporting on China’s industrial provinces taught me that inspections and government-required paperwork only scratch the surface. Success in this field means boots in the mud, noses trained for acrid scents, and a willingness to speak out if the numbers on the balance sheets don’t add up to cleaner rivers and safer air.Focusing on hazardous waste prevention isn’t just about compliance for meets-the-law standards. I’ve spent afternoons in villages downwind from chemical zones, and over time, people start to care less about job numbers and more about the contents of their children's blood. Escaped leaks, poorly stored drums, or hasty incinerations can slip past audits and color the soil for a generation. The lives outside the factory gates depend on real vigilance inside. If Shandong Kunda wants its shiny annual report to mean something, it needs to show actual reductions in hazardous outputs and not just shuffle risk from one site to another. Investing in robust containment, real-time emission monitoring, and independent third-party audits speaks louder than tables full of spreadsheet jargon.Every modern waste control effort faces its biggest test at its weakest link. Often, I’ve watched well-designed systems fail because staff assumed the gadgets would do the thinking for them. Without ongoing, hands-on training and routine emergency drills, even a top-dollar filter can be bypassed after one careless toss of the lever. I’d wager Shandong Kunda’s report doesn’t feature stories from floor workers who spotted trouble or ground-level inspectors who noticed color changes in discharge streams. That level of detail calls for a culture where speaking up is encouraged, and near-misses get rewarded as much as quotas. The company has a clear choice: treat waste management as a spreadsheet exercise or embed it deeply so every employee feels responsible for every barrel and every liter. My experience tells me only the latter pays off in the long run.Most annual reports serve shareholders, not neighbors. Still, the future belongs to those who go beyond the legally required minimums. Civil society has become louder and more informed, and it’s not just environmentalists—local folks now hold mobile phones, notepads, and apps designed to track air and water quality with precision. Shandong Kunda’s responsibility doesn’t end with submitting documents to the authorities. The company can post real-time emission data online, host open days with unfiltered factory tours, and start community outreach programs. That send signals of integrity, not just compliance. There’s a difference between disclosing numbers and opening up the books to real scrutiny, and once people feel they are part of the process, trust can grow. Waste always makes headlines for the wrong reasons, but it can hold promise as well. Years ago, I walked through a plant in Suzhou where a flammable solvent, once considered sheer liability, ended up filtered, purified, and sold to a furniture factory. Those kinds of solutions don’t fall from the sky. They grow out of dedicated partnerships with universities, local startups, and industry peers. Shandong Kunda operates in a region where innovators have already started turning industrial byproducts into usable materials, from construction additives to new energy sources. To me, a meaningful annual report needs to track not just how much hazardous waste gets moved and locked away, but how much gets diverted, reused, or neutralized through creative means that broaden the definition of profit and stewardship.The real test of pollution prevention is written on the land, in the air, and in the water around the factory. Shandong Kunda holds enormous sway over its neighborhood’s well-being. People forget that the company’s operations can mark the fate of nearby wetlands, forests, and eventually food supplies. I’ve watched how firms willing to invest in reparation—planting green buffers, cleaning up old spills, restoring waterways—can change public perception in a single season. The annual report should talk as much about these continuous efforts as it does about future promises. Regular health checks for plant neighbors, partnerships with environmental clinics, and transparent reporting of any accidental releases can act as the bedrock of community trust. It’s far too easy for executives to hide behind certificates and audits collected by rote. What actually matters is whether waste reduction goals come with timetables, budgets, and specific numbers. I look for charts showing downward trends and see value in plain-language explanations of setbacks and breakdowns. The public expects to see not only plans, but honest admissions when things go wrong—be it a runaway reaction or a leaky joint in a pipeline. Few people expect perfection, but everyone expects a willingness to own up and fix what’s broken. In my work, I’ve seen the difference just one whistleblower can make when cheered on by transparent leadership willing to show their warts alongside their wins.Legacy approaches, like burying barrels or burning waste out of public view, offer only short-term fixes. Modern solutions require careful mapping of waste streams, treatment options tailored to specific chemical loads, and openness to new technologies. On-site treatment facilities, investments in biodegradable solvents, use of data analytics for predictive maintenance—these investments pay for themselves by keeping regulators, employees, and the public calmer and safer. Fostering a space where staff and local experts collaborate, experiment, and improve each year will help Shandong Kunda set new standards for others to follow. Every number in a report carries weight: behind it stands a worker, a family, and an ecosystem. Shandong Kunda can shape a legacy either feared or respected. The annual report on hazardous waste isn’t just a document for regulators. It’s a scorecard that shows whether the company takes stewardship seriously and pushes past old habits into a future worth living in. Anyone can stack up certifications, but true leadership shines through when a company listens to feedback, invests in new ideas, and stands accountable to everyone touched by its operations. That’s where genuine progress begins.
Located in the vibrant and fertile land of Yishui, Shandong Province, Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd., since its establishment in 2009, has been committed to deep cultivation in biochemical engineering and practicing green development. Through precise industrial layout, continuous technological breakthroughs, and unwavering commitment to responsibility, it has gradually grown into a leading enterprise in the industry with both scale and core competitiveness. Rooted in the Yishui Economic Development Zone, and relying on regional resources and innovative technologies, SHANDONG KUNDA has steadily advanced in the fields of food additives, fine chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates, writing a remarkable chapter of independent development and industrial empowerment. SHANDONG KUNDA leverages local resource endowments to build a characteristic industrial system centered on sweet potatoes, achieving a full-chain upgrade from basic raw materials to high-value-added products. Utilizing the abundant sweet potato resources of Yishui, Linyi, and imported cassava resources from Southeast Asia, the company has built an integrated upstream and downstream production line with fermentation technology at its core, transforming ordinary sweet potatoes into diverse fine chemical products. This has extended into seven high-value-added industrial chains, including potassium sorbate, vitamin B3, and 2,3-dichloropyridine, producing more than 100 products widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other fields. KUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY focuses on the in-depth development of its core products. Its sorbic acid (potassium) products hold a 40% share of the global market, and its ethylamine series products have the largest market share in China. Nicotinamide has been awarded the title of "Single Champion Product in Shandong Province's Manufacturing Industry." With its superior quality, its products are exported to more than 120 countries and regions worldwide. The products have passed multiple international certifications, including ISO 9001, ISO 22000, KOSHER, and HALAL, solidifying its foundation in overseas markets. Technological innovation is the core secret to SHANDONG KUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY's continued leadership. The company is deeply committed to the research and development of fermentation processes and biocatalysis technologies. It has been successively recognized as a national high-tech enterprise, a provincial-level manufacturing single-champion enterprise, and a provincial-level enterprise technology center. It has established a mechanism for industry-university-research collaboration with multiple universities and research institutions, including Jiangnan University and Shandong University, jointly building a biocatalysis joint laboratory and overcoming several core technologies in the industry. Among its achievements, the company's jointly developed biological method for niacin production has elevated niacin conversion concentration to the highest international level, achieving green refining with zero emissions. This technology won the second prize of the Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. Based on this technology, the world's first 10,000-ton-level biological niacin production line was built. In 2024, the product's output value reached 834 million yuan, with exports accounting for nearly 60%. At the same time, the company, guided by green development principles, invested in a fusel oil comprehensive utilization project. Using advanced processes to transform waste into valuable resources, it solves the industry's waste disposal problems while separating high-value-added products, building a circular economy model of "resources-products-recycled resources," and creating a unique bio-chemical industrial park. Thanks to its sound business strategy and continuous capacity upgrades, SHANDONG KUNDA has achieved simultaneous growth in scale and efficiency. The company produces 60,000 tons of ethylamine, 120,000 tons of acetaldehyde, and 60,000 tons of refined sweet potato starch annually. Its ethylamine production accounts for 70% of the national total, filling a gap in the provincial industry. In 2024, the company achieved an output value of 2.77 billion yuan, tax revenue of 106 million yuan, and export value of 144 million US dollars. From January to September 2025, the output value reached 2.19 billion yuan, maintaining a steady growth trend. Currently, the company is advancing a 660 million yuan acetaldehyde industry chain extension project, which will be constructed in two phases, including 30,000 tons/year of 3-cyanopyridine, 30,000 tons/year of nicotinamide, and 20,000 tons/year of 2,2-bipyridine production lines. 429 sets of new equipment will be purchased. Upon completion, the project will further strengthen the industry chain advantages and enhance the global competitiveness of its core products. For many years, KUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY has repeatedly received industry recognition for its outstanding comprehensive strength, being selected among the top 200 Chinese light industry enterprises, the top 500 Chinese agricultural enterprises, and the top ten enterprises in the Chinese food additives and ingredients industry. As a key provincial-level agricultural industrialization leading enterprise, it deeply empowers local development. The company purchases nearly 200,000 tons of sweet potatoes from Yishui every year, making sweet potatoes a "golden nugget" for farmers' income through raw material procurement and job creation, effectively contributing to rural revitalization and regional industrial upgrading, and fulfilling its corporate social responsibility through practical actions. Looking ahead, Shandong Kunda Biotechnology Company Ltd. will continue to uphold the philosophy of "technological innovation, integrity management, quality first, and customer paramount," deeply cultivating the biochemical industry. We will continuously strengthen our advantages in technological innovation and supply chain extension, driving the SHANDONG KUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY brand towards a higher level and a broader international stage. In the wave of green development and industrial upgrading, KUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY will move forward with more steady steps and superior quality, continuously breaking through technological barriers, expanding industrial boundaries, and writing a new chapter in the high-quality development of the biochemical industry, forging a more globally influential industry benchmark.
