China, Kunshan

Danisco (China) Co., Ltd.
288, North Shunfan Road, Kunshan Economic & Technical, Development Zone
215300
Kunshan

Phone: + 86 512 57703888
E-mail:china@danisco.com

Contact

Dr. Yongjing Li, General Manager
Mr. Xie Zixiang, HR & Admininistration Manager

The site

The plant – operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week – produces:

• Emulsifiers
• Functional systems
• Protectant blends
• Flavours

The site also houses R&D activities and a logistics centre and employs around 184 people, four of whom work in IT, 29 in Innovation, 20 in Administration, 46 in Sales & Marketing and 83 in Production.

History

Danisco (China) Co., Ltd. was established on 22 December 1995 and inaugurated on 28 May 1999 by Danisco A/S for the purpose of producing food ingredients, including emulsifier and functional systems, and to sell most of Danisco's ingredients to the food industry in China as well as abroad.

On 19 July 2002 Danisco Ingredients (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established as a trading company in Shanghai Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone. In October 2002 our flavour plant in Kunshan was inaugurated. A Danish-Chinese joint venture, Danisco Tianguan, was set up on 2 April 2004 in the middle of the Chinese Henan Province for the production of Xanthan gum.

In November 2004, Danisco A/S signed a joint venture agreement with the Chinese company Henan Tangyin Yuxin Co., Ltd. in the Henan Province. The joint venture, in which Danisco holds a majority, will manufacture Xylitol and Xylose.

Local community & environment

In 2003, the Danisco plant in Kunshan was awarded a prize as one of the best foreign-invested enterprises in Kunshan in 2003. The Danisco name is well known in Kunshan, and the company has established good relations with the local community.

Kunshan offers:

Education
There are three institutions of higher education, 32 secondary schools, three vocational schools and a special school, East China Taiwanese School.
 
Cultural and sports facilities
In addition to three golf courses, the Kunqu Opera Museum, the Grand Theatre, the Citizen's Centre for Social Activities, stadiums, swimming pools and public libraries are open to the residents.

Tourism
Kunshan is the birthplace of the Kunqu Opera, the "mother" of other forms of opera in China and one of the "masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity" rewarded by UNESCO. The thousand-year-old Zhouzhuang Town is entitled "Top Water Town in China". Kunshan Rock, Viburnum Flower and Twin Lotus make up the Three Treasures of Kunshan.

Exhibition
Kunshan Science & Culture Exhibition Centre is an ideal place for business exhibitions, shows and cultural and artistic activities.

Location

Danisco’s headquarters in China are located in Kunshan at the east of the Yangtze River Delta, in the southeast of the Jiangsu Province. 90 minutes away you find downtown Shanghai, one of the most important metropolitans in eastern China. Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, offering worldwide connections, is 45 minutes away from Kunshan and Shanghai Pudong International Airport is about 80 minutes away.