Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Jianlong Biotechnology makes xanthan gum by fermentation, together with resistant dextrin and other dietary fibres. Xanthan is the bigger line, the thickener and suspending agent used in sauces, dressings, dairy, drinks and gluten free baking, and in oilfield drilling fluids, where the specification differs from the food grade. The fibres go into beverages, dairy and supplements.

The company was founded in April 2007 in the Datang Tuoketuo industrial park at Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, and its xanthan capacity runs to about 30,000 tonnes a year, which places it among the larger Chinese producers of the gum. Around 70 per cent of sales go for export, to more than fifty countries.