Exhibiting at FOOD INGREDIENTS CHINA 2025

Lianyungang Tiantian Seaweed Industrial Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the production, R&D and export of brown algae extracts. It is located in Lianyungang, a coastal city in Jiangsu Province, China. The company focuses on the deep processing of brown algae resources. Its products are widely used in food additives, pharmaceutical excipients, daily chemical products, textile printing and dyeing, agricultural biostimulants and other fields. It is one of the important representative enterprises in China's seaweed gum industry chain.

Company background

Lianyungang Tiantian Seaweed Industry Co., Ltd. was established in 1994. With its abundant seaweed resource advantages and years of technology accumulation, it has developed into a professional production enterprise integrating raw material acquisition, scientific research and innovation, intensive processing, and international trade. The company has long adhered to the development strategy of "taking seaweed resources as the core and in-depth development of multi-functional materials" to promote the transformation of marine biological resources into high value-added products.

Core Products

The company's main products cover various types of fucoidan and derivatives, mainly including:

• Alginate Series -Sodium Alginate

  • Calcium Alginate -Potassium Alginate
  • Propylene Glycol Alginate (PGA)

• Basic raw materials and derivative products

  • Alginic Acid
  • Iodine
  • Seaweed Polysaccharides

These products play a key role as functional raw materials such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, biostimulants, and colloidal film-forming agents in various industries such as food, medicine, daily chemicals, agriculture, printing and dyeing.

Technical capabilities and manufacturing advantages

• Has a modern production factory covering an area of ​​over 25,000 square meters
• Annual production capacity:
  • Sodium alginate exceeds 6,000 tons
  • Propylene glycol alginate 3,000 tons
  • Extraction volume of iodine exceeds 50 tons
• Equipped with advanced production equipment such as vacuum drying, membrane separation, and spray drying
• Our own testing center is equipped with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), UV spectrophotometer, viscometer and other instruments to ensure that each batch of products meets international standards

Quality control and certification system

• The company passed ISO 9001 quality management system certification
• The product complies with Chinese food additive standards GB 25548 (sodium alginate), GB 1886.243 (propylene glycol alginate)
• Some products have obtained international certifications such as HALAL and KOSHER
• Export products can meet the food and drug standards of the European Union, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries

Export and international market performance

According to international trade data (ImportYeti, Volza):

• Main exporting countries and regions: United States, Germany, Japan, India, Malaysia, Iran, Egypt, Brazil
• Export product structure:
  • Sodium alginate and its esters account for about 70%
  • Pharmaceutical grade excipients and food grade stabilizers are the mainstream export categories
• Annual export volume: expected to exceed 4,500 tons (2023), covering more than 30 countries and regions around the world
• Cooperation model: Mainly OEM, long-term agreement supply, and direct supply of raw materials to international factories

Target market and application areas

• Food Industry: Used as a natural thickener and stabilizer in jelly, beverages, dairy products, and frozen foods
• Pharmaceutical industry: used as the basis of excipients for tablet film formation, capsule molding, biomedical dressings, etc.
• Daily Chemical Industry: Used for texture stability and rheology control of toothpaste, skin care products, hair gel and other products
• Agricultural field: Develop plant-derived seaweed polysaccharide stimulants to improve crop stress resistance and growth quality
• Textile printing and dyeing industry: Seaweed gum is used as a printing paste to improve the clarity and color fixation rate of printing and dyeing.

Financial and operating overview (industry estimates)

• Annual operating income: approximately RMB 120 million-150 million (approximately US$17-21 million)
• Proportion of export revenue: about 68%
• Core cooperative customers: large domestic and foreign food additive companies, pharmaceutical raw material and auxiliary material manufacturers, agricultural nutrition companies

Customer reputation and market evaluation

• Customer comments: "Product quality is stable, differences between batches are small, and the supply cycle is guaranteed."
• Many international customers have reported that "alginic acid viscosity control is accurate and the process adaptation window is large."
• High repurchase rate at home and abroad, with some international customers having continued cooperation for more than 10 years

Main achievements and qualifications

• Recognized as "Jiangsu Province High-tech Enterprise"
• Rated as "Excellent Foreign Trade Export Enterprise in Lianyungang City" for many consecutive years
• Possess more than 10 invention patents and utility model patents in total
• Participated in the formulation of national industry standards for "Sodium Alginate" and "Food Additive Seaweed Polysaccharide"