Chapter 112 Plant Extraction As a pure natural plant pigment, capsanthin is widely used in dyeing foods such as bread, candy, chocolate, dyeing sugar coatings of certain pharmaceutical dosage forms, and dyeing high-end cosmetics such as lipstick and addition, it will also be used in areas such as building decoration and specific military weapons. In terms of technology, China's capsanthin production is mainly based on solvent extraction, and the equipment developed by Fengkai Agricultural Machinery also adopts the solvent extraction process. The only difference is that its refining process is more ingenious, and membrane separation technology is used to remove residues, which greatly improves the quality of the final pigment. After a series of processes, concentrated dark red oily liquid begins to gather. The technicians immediately tested it with instruments. "The color value of the initially extracted red pigment reached 150, and after separation and purification, the color value reached 230." "The solvent residue is also less than 50mg/kg, and the heavy metal limit, pesticide residue, capsaicin residue limit and other indicators are all up to standard." Guan Cheng smiled and stretched out his right hand to Yu Qin, and the two held it tightly. "Congratulations, Mr. Yu. The equipment commissioning went smoothly, and there are no problems with the production process. The extracted red pigment has reached the export standard. As long as the certification is completed, it can be exported abroad at any time." Yu Qin seemed to be still dreaming.
According to his understanding, the export price of capsanthin is generally around US$3 per ton, and its value is far higher than that of crude processed pepper products. "The factory is not familiar with the production process yet, so we need to trouble you to train our employees." Guan Cheng showed a meaningful expression, "These are all trivial matters. Mr. Yu will have a heavy burden in the future!" Yu Qin's curiosity was aroused, and he asked, "Oh? How do you mean?" "Mr. Yu, what else do you think this production line can do besides extracting chromophore?" "Capsaicin, chili essence?" Guan Chenglian smiled and said: "The pattern is small, the pattern is small!" "There are rumors that the group intends to use Quanwang Company as a springboard to enter the plant extraction industry. In the future, it will not only involve pepper, but also extracts of safflower, marigold, turmeric, pepper, cumin, cottonseed, etc. This also avoids competition from chili products from all over the country, such as Lao Gan Ma and Pixian Douban. " Yu Qin asked calmly, "Have the production technology and process issues been resolved?" Guan Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Just for the extraction of red pepper pigment, the group company has invited many doctors and expert professors to join. The subsequent process research and development of other plant extractions will have to rely on you. The headquarters now has money, and the capital injection for the subsidiary will be in place soon. Our Fengkai Agricultural Machinery will soon build a factory in the northwest." "Then I'll have to trouble you more in the future." "It's just a small matter. We are all brothers in arms." In the following days, the second production line was quickly installed and debugged. But the old employees in the factory became a little impetuous. In just one year, the factory underwent tremendous changes. The company, which was originally a dominant force in a small county, has now become an influential company in the province, and is now involved in the production of red pigment. Yu Qin saw all of this and sighed. "The group company is strong and has great foresight in strategic planning. In recent years, when pepper production has been stagnant across the country, it has suddenly made great efforts in the field of deep processing, and the level of the entire company feels different."
"Now we even have the confidence to declare to the outside world that OmniKing is a high-tech company!" "The company is developing at a very fast pace, and employees who are unwilling to learn new technologies and processes are destined to be eliminated." "The group company has only solved the problem of the extraction process of pepper pigments. There is still a lot of room for development in the research and development of other plant product lines." Yu Qin clenched his fists. He couldn't be thrown off the big ship of Jiahe Group! …… Guo Yang has always regarded himself as a stingy person. He is not very particular about food, clothing and housing, but he likes cars. However, he is not interested in the luxury cars that are popular among the public, but in various rugged agricultural machinery. Pickup trucks, tractors, harvesters, and even heavy trucks are his favorites. But when it comes to investing in agriculture, he never hesitated. For him, he is destined to have no shortage of money in this life, and the sense of achievement gained from agriculture can satisfy his spirit. That’s why he said, “Agriculture cannot be done for the purpose of making money.” After learning that Long Province's peppers were likely to be unsalable this year, he decided without much thought to enter the market and take on more responsibilities. Utilize Tianhe’s logistics system to sell more fresh peppers to other markets. But in fact, this is a losing business! At that time, the infrastructure conditions in Long Province and other northwestern regions were far inferior to those of later generations, and trains were in great demand. The transportation of agricultural products requires high timeliness and high losses. Basically, Tianhe has to bear certain losses for every train of vegetables it sends. In addition to focusing on cold chain logistics, another initiative of Guo Yang is the deep processing of peppers. The seed store has an after-sales service function. You can find corresponding after-sales services for all kinds of seeds sold, and agricultural product processing is just one of them. In fact, the technology for extracting capsanthin has been around for a long time, and the solvent extraction technology provided by seed stores is not very advanced. What is rare is that it can achieve large-scale industrial production. Guo Yang used his remaining 3 points of natural energy to exchange for this production process. Then he used Fengkai Agricultural Machinery to obtain capital injection from the group and smuggled this private goods into the company when he established the company's technology center. After achieving great success in the financial market, Jiahe Agricultural Group increased its investment in each of its subsidiaries. The same is true for Quanwang Company. With sufficient funds, Quanwang Company completed its restructuring once again. First of all, the name was changed, and the Quanwang Chili Processing Factory completely withdrew from the stage of history. Quanwang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established. Following this was the establishment of an enterprise technology center. According to the plan, the research and development funds in the first year reached tens of millions of yuan, and will increase year by year in the future. This also attracted a large number of talents to the technology center. We have introduced dozens of doctoral students and research scientists from major universities, and also attracted experts and professors in the industry to join.
Quanwang Bio is making great progress in the research and development of production technology for extracting natural plant pigments. In addition to pigment extraction, the production technology of capsaicin and capsaicin has also made phased progress, and research on plant extractions such as marigold and safflower has also been put on the agenda. As the dried peppers enter the harvest season, Farmers in various places who were stuck in the dilemma of unsalable products found that Quanwang Company was still purchasing dried peppers from other farmers after digesting its own planting orders. As long as the product quality meets the requirements, the price will always remain above 4 yuan per catty! The advantage of Tianjiao's No. 1 seed was once again demonstrated at this time. In terms of quality, Tianjiao No. 1 has been widely recognized by buyers, and its advantage in yield is even more obvious. The yield of dried peppers of processed varieties such as American red and long-line peppers is usually around 300 catties per mu, but the yield of Tianjiao No. 1 is generally over 400 catties per mu! In this year of product backlog, surprisingly few farmers who grew Tianjiao No. 1 lost money. In contrast, some small-brand pepper seed growers are generally in a loss-making situation. At the same time, South Korea's Shinong Company has a pepper planting base in Long Province. Bags of dried chilies are loaded onto large trucks. The farmers received stacks of cash from the agents, their faces filled with joy of harvest. Jin Yongshun stood aside, with a hint of indifference in his eyes. "Are these farmers grateful to us from the bottom of their hearts? No, they only care about the money in our hands." "If we don't raise the purchase price, our Zhenqing series seed market share will decrease next year!" Jin Yongshun was furious about this. Quanwang Bio has spared no effort in the acquisition of Tianjiao No. 1 dried pepper. Under pressure, many companies dare not lower the price at will. The reputation of Quanwang Biological began to spread in Jiuquan, Gangu, Lanzhou, Long Province and other areas. The farmers were moved to tears of gratitude, while the large-scale growers felt a sense of fear as if they had survived a disaster. Various news media and television interviews continued to praise Tianhe Seed and Quanwang Biological, both subsidiaries of Jiahe Group. "In Gangu, Gansu Province, peppers are turning red, and life is getting better." "The capsanthin developed by Quanwang Biotechnology fills the domestic technology gap, and the first capsanthin product production line is running smoothly." "Tianhe Seed Industry's 'Chili Red' is extremely popular!" The media reports were peaceful, as if the unsale of peppers had never happened. However, local governments that participated in promoting the pepper planting project still had lingering fears and their favorable impression of Jiahe Group quickly increased. Various policies and support projects that can be given or not are also implemented quickly. Even a senior provincial official gave his evaluation. “Golden Harvest Group is a company with a high sense of social responsibility!” (End of this chapter)