{"id":11404,"date":"2025-09-24T10:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/cn\/?post_type=press-release&p=11404"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:34:00","slug":"ldc-inaugurated-today-its-new-laboratory-in-luohe-henan-province-china-run-jointly-with-the-food-laboratory-of-zhongyuan-a-leading-provincial-research-and-innovation-organization","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/cn\/en\/press-releases\/ldc-inaugurated-today-its-new-laboratory-in-luohe-henan-province-china-run-jointly-with-the-food-laboratory-of-zhongyuan-a-leading-provincial-research-and-innovation-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Dreyfus Company Inaugurates New Joint Laboratory in Luohe With the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Henan, China<\/strong>, September 24, 2025 \u2013 Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) inaugurated today its new laboratory in Luohe, Henan Province, China, run jointly with the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan \u2013 a leading provincial research and innovation organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covering an area of 930 m2<\/sup>, the new laboratory will focus on collaboration opportunities and projects enhancing human nutrition, pet food and animal feed applications, as part of LDC\u2019s global strategy to expand its value chain further downstream through more value-added products and ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The joint laboratory will leverage LDC\u2019s diverse product portfolio, which includes lecithin, Vitamin E, glycerin, emulsifier and a growing range of other ingredients in its Food & Feed Solutions Platform portfolio, to develop food ingredient options with nutritional and functional qualities that respond to evolving Chinese market demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCapitalizing on Luohe\u2019s position as a major food hub in China, LDC\u2019s global expertise across the food value chain and its focus on innovation, as well as the state-of-the-art facilities and research capabilities of the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, the new laboratory will help accelerate our growth plans in the value-added food and feed ingredients area,\u201d said Jerrity Chen, LDC\u2019s Head of North Asia. \u201cThis development reflects our long-term commitment to growing with the Chinese market \u2013 in this case, through the development of innovative product and process applications for the food and feed sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe laboratory\u2019s strategic location in Luohe, as a major food hub in China, will enable LDC to engage with leading food and feed companies in the region to develop tailored formulations, dosage forms and innovative application scenarios for targeted segments, including pet food, beverages, snacks and baked goods \u2013 for example, lysolecithin applications in food production,\u201d added Shengshu Huang, LDC\u2019s Chief Technology Officer and Head of Specialty Feed Ingredients for North Asia. \u201cWe look forward to joining forces with the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, and leveraging its research hubs at renowned academic institutions, to help advance food science in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Louis Dreyfus Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, founded in 1851. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, reliably and responsibly. Our activities span the entire value chain, from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms): Coffee, Cotton, Food & Feed Solutions, Freight, Global Markets, Grains & Oilseeds, Juice, Rice and Sugar. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 95 million tons of products. Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries across six geographical regions, and employs approximately 19,000 people globally. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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