China-Biotics Expands Bulk Additive Production

Upon completion of the building construction and equipment installation, testing and trial production started in July and October 2009, respectively.

2 Mar 2010 --- China-Biotics, Inc., the leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products in China, announced that its new bulk additive production facility has commenced commercial production in late February.

The new state-of-the-art production facility, located in Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park, occupies a total of 54 acres of land with a 20,000 square-meter production area featuring a designed total production capacity of 150 tons annually and a world-class fermentation workshop equipped with sophisticated control system and customized design for its proprietary fermentation technology.

In late 2007, the Company began the construction of this facility. Upon completion of the building construction and equipment installation, testing and trial production started in July and October 2009, respectively. China-Biotics received its production permit from the local technology supervision bureau in early February 2010. The Company expects to produce 5 tons by the end of March, and the capacity utilization will gradually reach a run rate of 75 tons per year by December 2010.

Mr. Jinan Song, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China-Biotics, commented, "We are very excited about the commencement of our Qingpu facility, with the advanced technology in probiotics production and large capacity. Our volume and quality can meet the demand from large institutional customers from both China and overseas markets. We believe the Qingpu facility will provide an additional engine of growth, beyond our widely acclaimed dietary supplement produced in our existing Pudong plant."