Company Profile


Wuhan Youji Holdings Ltd. is a renowned toluene derivative products provider globally and one of the longest standing food additive manufacturers in China. With the corporate mission of “Green Manufacturing and Colorful Life”, the Company strives for excellence through continuous improvement and incremental progress, aiming to become a leader in the selected market segments.

The Company’s PRC-based headquarters is located in Wuhan, with two major production plants, namely Wuhan Production Plant and Qianjiang Production Plant.

The Company had a self-produced product portfolio primarily consisting of five types of toluene oxidation products, two types of toluene chlorination products, two types of benzoic acid ammonification products and more than 20 types of other fine chemical products for broad market uses. These products are broadly used in food preservatives, household chemicals, animal feed acidifier, and synthetic intermediates for agrochemical and pharmaceutical uses.

Our high-quality products are widely recognized around the world and are marketed and sold in over 70 countries and regions. We are the contracted supplier of many renowned global companies and regional industry participants. According to Frost & Sullivan, an independent global market research and consulting company, the Company is the largest manufacturer for both benzoic acid and sodium benzoate and the second largest benzyl alcohol manufacturer in the PRC in 2023; and in the global market, the Company is the world’s second largest manufacturer for both benzoic acid and sodium benzoate and the third largest benzyl alcohol manufacturer.

The Company participated in the drafting of national food safety standards for benzoic acid and sodium benzoate in 2014, participated in the revision of national chemical industry standard of benzyl chloride for industrial use in 2016, was included in the third batch of Green Manufacturing List released by the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and was awarded as a Green Factory in 2018, was ranked 65th on the China Top 100 Fine Chemical Corporates List in 2020 and 2021, and was ranked 63rd on the Hubei Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprises List in 2022.