In the 206 billion yuan Chinese condiment market, Angel Yeast has achieved 45 % growth over the past years. Major products are Angel YE and Angel KK02. Capacity is 46.000 tons in 4 production lines.

China Industrial Biotechnology Network, April 28, 2014

The coal company, located in Gansu Province, which entered into methanol production in 2010, has produced 1,3 million tons of methanol since.

China Bio news release, April 28, 2014

The group around Jianhua QIN developed biomimetic hybrid fiber materials (100 – 100 νm diameter) which is very flexible and could be used as micron fibre, e. g. for loading cells or tissues for transplantation.

CAS news release, April 25, 2014

China produced ~15 million tons of PVC in 2013, 75 % from coal (Ca-carbide derived acetylene, addition of HCl with a HgCl2 catalyst). DICP developed a process based on silicon carbide doped with nitrogen which showed excellent hydrochlorination characteristics. Conversion was 80 %, and selectivity 98 % related to vinyl chloride.

CAS news release, April 24, 2014

According to the CAAS Information Institute, China will become a major contributor to food security during this period, and dependence on imports will decrease gradually. Milk will be among the fastest growing products, with 3,5 % annual growth, and feed products will grow at 2,3 % per year.

China Bio news release, April 23, 2014

In a survey covering 6.3 million km2, heavy metals and PAHs were detected in about 16 % of all sampling sites, with higher values in the industrial bases such as the Long River and the Pearl River Delta. Soil pollution prevention action plants are presently being prepared by the Ministdry of Environmental Protection.

China Bio news release, April 21, 2014

A team at Lanzhou University which discovered several years ago that PM2.5 carbon nanoparticles affect the number of pregnancies has estimated that the risk for miscarriage at the first pregnancy may be up to 70 %. The 2 years study, based on isotope tracer experiments in mice, found damage to the placenta, to progesterone and estradiol secretion and to the number and quality of blood vessels in the placenta.

China Bio news release, April 21, 2014

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and the PR of China, Yuanhua Energy and Science Fujian Co. will obtain a 30 million € loan from the Frenc development agency to start a 60.000 t/y biodiesel plant with Sapindus (“soapberry”) oil as the raw material.

China Bio news release, April 21, 2014

The joint venture is a major enzyme producer in China and has embarked on providing food-grade enzymes with European quality standards and quality management.

China Bio news release, April 21, 2014

Ramie is an important specialty crop in China and used for textile production. Breeding so far was based on conventional procedures and now becomes accelerated by a molecular marker genetic map

China Bio news release, April 21, 2014

The relatively mature technology will use straw, agricultural and forestry residues to replace about 400 million t of coal annually. SO2 concentrations are lower compared to coal or natural gas. At gas prices of > 3,5 yuan/m3, biomass briquettes are economically viable. Guangdong and Jiangsu Province are pioneering, but heavely polluted plances such as Beijing and Tianjin are following suit.

China Bio news release, April 18, 2014

The group of Shutao WANG at CAS Institute of Chemistry has used the impregnation of glass surfaces with nanodendritic silica materials to generate a cell gradient depending on their speed of growth. The method can be used to make cells adhere or detach from surfaces.

CAS news release, April 17, 2014

In a global insulin market of about 14 billion USD, China is number two in the number of patients, and with Takeda’s 6 billion and Eli Lilly’s 3 billion USD fine for concealing cancer risks of their diabetes drug Actos, Chinese companies such as Tonghua Dongbao are moving ahead to capture larger shares of the Chinese and international markets.

China Bio news release, April 17, 2014

The 300 employees company, featuring immunodiagnostic systems and a reader, has just partnered with the Shanghai Blood Center to develop PCR-based systems for bacterial blood contaminants.

China Bio news release, April 16, 2014

A group around Liaoning Provincial Institute of Sericulture Sciences and supported by BGI solved the sequence of the Tussar silkworm (Antheraea mylitta). China produces annually 80.000 tons of Tussar silk which is 90 % of the global production, at a value of 2,5 billion yuan.

China Bio news release, April 14, 2014

Enzyme activities of 50.000 IU/ml were achieved, and the enzyme is stable at a range of 30 – 75 °C and pH 4 – 10.

China Bio news release, April 14, 2014

Using the oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica under nitrogen depletion (TAG-producing conditions), single cells were measured by a 532 nm laser at one second per cell, and TAG content was measured with > 90 % accuracy, as corroborated by LC-MS

China Bio news release, April 14, 2014

The company, located in Changchun High-tech Zone, is a leading manufacturer for immunoasssays, blood testing etc. Sales were 100 million Yuan in 2012.

China Bio news release, April 11, 2014

The group of Guanghua HUANG reports that three morphologies of C. albicans, gray, white and opaque, have differents expression profiles related to their pathogenicity. White forms secrete most of aspartyl protease leading to skin and mucosa infections.

CAS news release, April 11, 2014

The focus was on instant formula milk powder, other infant food, dairy products, alcoholic beverages, meat, grain and edible-oil based processed food.

China Bio news release, April 10, 2014