2317.HK

Vedan International (Holdings) Limited operates as an investment holding company, manufacturing and distributing a diverse range of products. Its core business encompasses fermentation-derived amino acids, food additives, biochemical compounds, and industrial products formulated from cassava starch. Among its starch-based offerings are native cassava starch, utilized in items such as sausages, ice creams, canned soups, and noodles. The company also provides modified starch, which finds applications in various industrial sectors including textiles, paper, food, animal feed, and cosmetics. Additionally, glucose syrup is produced, essential for food, confectionery, and bakery manufacturing, and serving as a key component in the creation of monosodium glutamate (MSG), glutamic acid (GA), and lysine. The company's specialty chemical portfolio features caustic soda, indispensable for MSG production and widely applied in metal processing, food preparation, textile manufacturing, cosmetics, paint, water treatment, and detergent formulation. Hydrochloric acid is also provided, instrumental in GA synthesis and employed within the food, textile, beverage, seafood processing, and metal processing industries. Furthermore, Vedan offers hypochlorite, functioning both as a bleaching agent and for detergent production. Its product range also extends to poly-gamma-glutamic acid (PGA) hydrogels. All products are marketed under the distinguished VEDAN brand. Vedan serves a broad customer base, including food distributors, international trading enterprises, and manufacturers specializing in food, paper, textile, and chemical goods. Geographically, the company maintains a presence across Vietnam, Japan, the People's Republic of China, the United States, Taiwan, ASEAN countries, and various other international regions. Vedan International (Holdings) Limited is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong.