# Cathay Industrial Biotech

Cathay engineers microbes to produce long-chain dibasic acids, a class of biobased monomers for polymers and lubricants, and is a flagship of China's industrial-synbio push.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cathay-industrial-biotech/
Updated: 2026-06-26

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $135M in financing from Shanxi Lu'an Mining (Group) Co. Ltd. (December 2015) | https://www.fuelsandlubes.com/newswire/cathay-industrial-biotech-ltd-announces-135m-in-new-financing-for-monomer-and-bio-polyamide-expansion/ |
| Capacity | 75 kt/a long-chain diacids, 50 kt/a pentanediamine, and 100 kt bio-based polyamides (current capacity) | https://www.cathaybiotech.com/en/about.aspx, https://www.sse.com.cn/star/en/marketdata/snapshot/c/5481434.shtml |
| Production site | Jinxiang and Wusu, China; Taiyuan, China (under construction) | https://www.cathaybiotech.com/en/about.aspx |
| Revenue | 2.958 billion yuan (2024) | https://news.futunn.com/en/post/55752919/cathay-biotech-inc-achieved-a-revenue-exceeding-2-9-billion |
| Headcount | 1,735 employees | https://www.futunn.com/en/stock/688065-SH/company |

Independent sources: cathaybiotech.com, fuelsandlubes.com, futunn.com, news.futunn.com, sse.com.cn

## Technologies

- [Synthetic biology](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/synthetic-biology/)