In recent years, as global health awareness rises and consumer preferences rapidly evolve, the starch industry in Asia is undergoing an unprecedented transformation and upgrade. China, as a key player in this ¬eld, not only continues to lead in production volume but also demonstrates strong wind in technological innovation, product diversi¬fication, and sustainable development. The starch industry is actively embracing market changes, continuously developing innovative products to meet high-end market demands, and expanding its application from everyday food to specialized functional uses.
Reflecting on Starch Expo 2024, the Exhibition, in collaboration with concurrent events, attracted a total of 76,801 professional visitors from across the entire industry chain, including starch and starch derivatives, food, beverages, nutritional supplements, and health products. The exhibition saw 9,298 domestic visitors, marking a signi¬ficant 54% increase from the previous year, and 1,184 international visitors, achieving an astonishing 155% growth. Together, they witnessed a historic leap in the scale and influence of the exhibition.
June 24-26, 2025, Starch Expo will once again open at the National Exhibition and Convention Center(Shanghai). We aim to create a stage to showcase the achievements of China’s starch industry, an incubator for fostering international cooperation and sparking innovative thinking, and look forward to gathering with global peers to drive the starch industry toward a more brilliant future
Scope of exhibits:
Starches、Modifi¬ed starch、Starch sugar and enzyme preparation、Starch engineering technology、Environmental protection engineering technology、Starch products and potato product processing、Fermentation ingredients and engineering、Food processing and testing equipment
We specially invited 10 experts from the Russian Starch Association, Shanghai Food Additives & Batching Association, China Starch Industry Association and its Functional Sugar Branch, Sweet Potato Starch Branch, Potato Starch Branch, COFCO BIOTECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., Everbright Futures Co., Ltd., Hubei Sino-Food Machinery Co. Ltd., and Shanghai SmarSEP industries Co., Ltd. to share technical insights and the latest trends with professional attendees.
Following the successful conclusion of the 2024 Asian Starch Conference, we are delighted to see the vitality the conference has brought to the starch exhibition. During the 2025 exhibition, the Starch Conference will set sail again, presenting a knowledge and wisdom feast with even richer content and an authoritative lineup of experts. We will continue to invite leading ¬figures from the starch industry in Asia and around the world to share their latest insights and experiences in starch production, processing, and market trends.
Lü Huangzhen
Development of China’s potato industry technology National Potato Industry Technology System Post Scientist for Comprehensive Processing and Utilization,Chairman of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, Vice Chairman of the Roots and Tubers Society of CCOA
Oleg Radin
President of the Association of value-added grain processing companies «Starch union»
Mu taihua
Vice Chairman of the China Starch Industry Association, Chairman of the Sweet Potato Starch Branch