Meihua Group | Sustainability Performance
Manufacturer of amino acids, starch-based products, and bio-fermentation products.
1995
China
10,001+ employees
Biotechnology
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#12802
Overall#954
in China#247
in BiotechnologySustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate riskSocial
ExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDPFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Renewable energy
Laggard
Externalities
Laggard
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
18%2023
Industry rank: 24 out of 251
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 24 out of 251
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Renewable electricity
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Controversy level
- Meihua Holdings Group Co Ltd, Chinese major MSG/amino acid producer, has faced sustained Chinese SAMR enforcement scrutiny over alleged misleading marketing of MSG product safety claims, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Asian MSG customer demand normalization affecting Chinese institutional minority shareholders amid Asian amino acid market normalization.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Energy consumption breakdown
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Climate risk
OverallAcuteChronic
Reveal data for 20 credits
Unlock Acute & Chronic74High
$317.7Mestimated revenue at risk
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Production loss
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Share of company output at risk (%)
Direct operations
Upstream supply chain
Revenue at risk
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Production-loss NVaR expressed in monetary terms ($)
Direct revenue at risk
Upstream revenue at risk
Assets exposed to sensitive locations
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Biodiversity loss in km²
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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)
Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
Industry benchmark
Biodiversity loss in CO2e
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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes
Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss
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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)
One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.
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Industry benchmark
Biodiversity impact
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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities
Waste management
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Water management
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Air pollution
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Land use
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Externalities
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$3.4BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
R&D intensity
1.6%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
R&D as % of revenue
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Return on invested capital
18.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
3.9
▲ 3.7%
3.5
▼ 14.0%
3.4
▼ 8.7%
31.5
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Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Not available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
25%
Independent Directors
2 out of 8 incl. management
Overall score
86
Environment
99
Social
99
Governance
59
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
CDP Scores
Climate Score
D
Forests Score
Not disclosed
Water Score
C
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B
B-
C
C-
D
D-
SDG impact
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SDG impact (historical)
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