What Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co. does

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd. (烟台达瑞克生物工程有限公司) is a privately held Chinese biochemical manufacturer founded in July 2007 in Yantai, Shandong Province, and in commercial production since February 2009. The company's business is the research, development, manufacture, and sale of L(+)-tartaric acid (right-rotatory tartaric acid), a natural organic acid derived via fermentation and extraction from natural raw materials. Annual production capacity is stated at 15,000 metric tons, produced at a single 20,000 sq m facility on an 18,000 sq m site in the Fushan-Douyu Industrial Park. Products serve three vertical end-markets — food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and chemical industry — and conform to seven international standards (Chinese GB25545-2010, US FCC VIII, USP35, European EP8, BP2015, Japanese Food Standards, and HACCP), enabled by a stack of certifications including ISO9001:2015, ISO22000, KOSHER, HALAL, FDA, and BRC Global Standard.

The company employs 130+ people, of whom over 20% hold senior engineer, engineer, or master's-level credentials, supporting a dedicated analytical team operating SHIMADZU HPLC and other advanced instruments. Go-to-market is direct B2B sales via separate domestic (China) and international sales teams, supplemented by recurring participation in CPhI China (Shanghai) and CPhI Russia (Moscow) trade shows. Exports reach the USA, Australia, Russia, India, Egypt, Japan, and Singapore. Pricing is quote-based on volume, grade, and delivery terms under multi-year contracts; no public pricing exists. EcoVadis awarded the company a Bronze Medal in May 2024 for sustainability performance.

The revenue model is straightforward product sales of a single SKU (L(+)-tartaric acid) at scale, with revenue mechanics tied to bulk contract pricing and recurring certification-driven customer qualification. There are no disclosed funding rounds, parent entities, or public listing, and no AI/ML capabilities are evidenced — operational automation is limited to conventional computerized process control and laboratory instrumentation rather than machine learning.

Name

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co.

Legal name

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd.

Website

https://taroke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co. is a Chinese specialty biochemical manufacturer of L(+)-tartaric acid (15,000 tons/year capacity), supplying food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industry customers across the USA, Australia, Russia, India, Egypt, Japan, and Singapore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals (Biochemical Manufacturing)

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Tartaric Acid & Tartrates (AFAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Tartaric acid manufacturing
• Biochemical fermentation
• Food grade chemicals
• Pharmaceutical excipients
• Specialty chemical exports

Headquarters

HQ city

Yantai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. L(+)-tartaric acid product sales: B2B manufacturing and sales of L(+)-tartaric acid products. Products are sold internationally to food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Pricing is negotiated directly with customers based on order volume and specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co. is a single-product biochemical manufacturer that researches, develops, produces, and sells L(+)-tartaric acid (right-rotatory natural tartaric acid) using fermentation and extraction from natural raw materials. The company operates from an approximately 20,000 square-meter production facility in Yantai, China, with an annual capacity of 15,000 metric tons, supplying food-grade, pharmaceutical-grade, and industrial-grade material to international B2B customers.

Product overview

Yantai Taroke Bio-Engineering Co. is a biochemical manufacturing company specializing in the production of L(+)-tartaric acid products. The company operates as a single-product focused manufacturer, with L(+)-tartaric acid as its core offering. The product complies with multiple international standards including GB25545-2010, US FCC VIII, USP35, EP8, and BP2015, and is exported to markets including the United States, Australia, Russia, India, Egypt, Japan, and Singapore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L(+)-Tartaric Acid L(+)-tartaric acid (right-rotatory natural tartaric acid) manufactured via biotechnological fermentation and extraction, supplied in food-grade, pharmaceutical-grade, and industrial-grade variants with annual capacity of 15,000 metric tons. Sold to B2B buyers in food (additive/beverage), pharmaceutical (raw material and excipient), and chemical (raw material and catalyst) industries; conforms to GB25545-2010, US FCC VIII, USP35, EP8, BP2015, and Japanese Food Standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000 metric tons annual production capacity of L(+)-tartaric acid
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Esseco Group: Italian industrial chemical group producing tartaric acid and a broad portfolio of inorganic/organic specialty chemicals. Overlaps with Taroke on core molecule and downstream food/industrial applications, with a broader portfolio in adjacent chemistries.
• Australian Tartaric Products: Australian tartaric acid producer and one of the established global suppliers to food and wine industries. Directly competes with Taroke in the same single-molecule category and serves overlapping export customers.
• Tartaros Gonzalo Castelló (TAC): Spanish producer of tartaric acid and tartrate salts derived from wine-industry by-products. A direct rival in the same molecule and similar food/industrial customer base, headquartered in Castellón.
• Jungbunzlauer: Swiss-headquartered global leader in bio-based ingredients including tartaric acid (TARAXO), citric acid, and other acidulants. Direct competitor to Taroke across food, beverage, and pharmaceutical excipient channels, and the benchmark for premium/regulated grades worldwide.
• Caviro Group: Italian agri-food cooperative that produces tartaric acid and tartrate derivatives as part of its wine-by-product valorization platform. Comparable vertically-integrated bio-based chemistry operating model serving the same downstream food/pharma markets.

Regional players

• Foodchem International: Shanghai-based exporter of food ingredients including acidulants and preservatives sourced from Chinese producers. Comparable Chinese-origin supply-chain position serving similar food-industry buyers, though as a trading/distribution intermediary rather than a manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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