September 9–11, 2026 — Starlight Group hosted the National Scientific Sweetening Forum. As a prestigious national industry event, the forum was attended by Cao Yongxing, Chairman of Starlight Group; Harry Ronaldo, General Manager of the Group; Du Yazheng, Chairman of the China Food Additives & Ingredients Association; and a number of leading industry experts. More than 240 industry representatives from across China, covering sweeteners, functional sugars and food ingredients, gathered at the event to explore new paths for high-quality industrial development.

The Scientific Sweetening Forum focused on cutting-edge technologies, market trends and practical solutions in scientific sweetening. It aimed to promote the improvement of industry standards, accelerate production technology iteration and industrial upgrading, further strengthen the core competitiveness and industry influence of the sweet ingredient sector, and support the green and healthy development of China’s sugar manufacturing and food processing industries.

As the host of the forum, Starlight Group is a highly competitive Chinese enterprise leading the full-sugar technology innovation and circular economy industrial chain. Starlight Group has implemented the “3-3-1-0” Project, focusing on three core industries: sucrose, starch sugar and functional sugar. Supported by warehousing, logistics and cogeneration systems, the Group follows a circular development model of full resource utilization and zero emissions. It has built the Starlight Food (International) Industrial Park and attracted numerous well-known food enterprises to settle there through a business-led investment promotion model, forming a modern production base for high-end functional food ingredients. Leveraging its complete industrial chain as well as its advantages in raw materials and energy, the Group continues to increase R&D investment and promote the commercialization of technological achievements into market-ready products.

During the conference, Starlight Group held a global launch ceremony for its new product, officially unveiling SOBRANCODEX maltodextrin, an innovative functional food ingredient. Featuring low GI, high stability, high solubility and low osmotic pressure, the new product can be widely used in food, beverages, foods for special medical purposes and other applications, providing new functional sugar solutions for the global market.

After the forum, attending guests visited Starlight Group, touring the Sugar Museum and intelligent production workshops. They conducted on-site inspections of the Group’s full-sugar industrial chain production processes, quality control systems and industrial park construction, and spoke highly of the Group’s circular economy model and advanced intelligent manufacturing capabilities.

The successful holding of the National Scientific Sweetening Forum fully demonstrates Starlight Group’s prominent industry status and comprehensive strength in China’s functional sugar and sweet ingredient industry. In the future, Starlight Group and its subsidiary Starlight So True Biotechnology will continue to leverage their full industrial chain advantages, adhere to technological innovation, and further deepen their presence in the scientific sweetening sector. The Group will continue to provide diversified, high-quality functional sugar product solutions and work with global industry partners to promote the green, healthy and sustainable development of the global sweetening industry.