# SananBio

a joint venture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Botany and Sanan Optoelectronics, its Anxi (Fujian) plant factory — commissioned June 2016, ~10,000 m² — uses LED spectra and full climate/nutrient automation to produce about 1.5 tons of vegetables a day, sold across 130+ retail terminals in Xiamen,…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/sananbio/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | 7 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) investment planned for plant factories | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/30/c_136246663.htm |
| Capacity | 1.8 tonnes of vegetables per day at the Anxi plant factory (as of June 2016) | https://sananbio.com.cn/storyDetail/10 |
| Capacity | 1.5 tonnes of vegetables per day at the Anxi plant factory (as of May 2024) | http://english.news.cn/20240510/570a9b63dab54011ad8e4407a51dc053/c.html |
| Certification | ISO22000 (food safety management system) and ISO9001 (quality management system) certifications; GAP Level 1 (Good Agricultural Practices) certification | https://sananbio.com.cn/storyDetail/10 |
| Certification | organic certification for goldenseal (commercial plant factory product) as of July 2019 | https://sananbio.com.cn/storyDetail/10 |
| Production site | Anxi plant factory (Hutou Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou, Fujian, China) | https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2144882610455809, https://sananbio.com.cn/storyDetail/10 |
| Headcount | over 150 researchers in the R&D team (as of 2020) | https://sananbio.com.cn/storyDetail/10 |
| Headcount | varying estimates for corporate employees including 8 to 20 as of 2026 [medium confidence] | https://sananbios.com |

Independent sources: english.news.cn, pitchhub.36kr.com, xinhuanet.com

## Technologies

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