1. Industry overview

As the largest production and processing base of grain, oil and food products in north China featuring core products such as bean pulp, soybean oil, flour, forage, convenience food and brewing malt, Qinhuangdao has attracted investments from world leaders in the food industry, including ADM (world's largest food processor), Wilmar International, Singapore (world’s largest food trader), COFCO, China (largest flour processor in Asia), Chia Tai (a Fortune top 500 company) and Supertime, Hong Kong (No.1 maltster in Asia).

II. Development advantages

1. Location and port logistics
Situated at the heart of the Bohai-Rim Economic Circle, Qinhuangdao is well-known all across the country as an important transportation center in northern China and a gateway to the Pacific for northeastern, northern and northwestern Chinese cities. To its north, across the Bohai Sea, lie Japan and South Korea, two economic powers in Asia. The city is, therefore, blessed with unique, unparalleled geographical conditions.

2. Local resources
Qinhuangdao, where the North China Plain and the northeastern Sanjiang Plan (known as two “granaries" of northern China) meet, is widely acclaimed for its abundant supply of foods and fruits, etc. all year round, making it an ideal place for developers interested in the food and oil processing industry.

3. A fully-developed industrial chain
From raw material supply to food processing and packaging, a fully-developed industrial chain has already taken shape in Qinhuangdao for the local food industry. Its advantageous supply of raw materials has benefited, in particular, refined flour and cooking oil products, resulting in a competitive supporting system for the processing of “downstream” food and oil products.

III. Key enterprises

IV. Making the QETDZ a key organic food processing base in North China

Development priority is given to: flour deep-processing; cornstarch deep-processing—maltose, high fructose syrup, amino acid and citric acid; processed soybean products—protein concentrate, protein isolate and isoflavones and; intensively-processed seafood products. Relevant efforts are intended to turn the QETDZ into a key organic food processing site in northern China.