Controversies

Multiple Tongwei Subsidiaries Repeatedly Fined for Environmental Violations, Including Excessive Waste Gas and Unapproved Production

A ranking by The Paper and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) showed that since 2019, companies directly or indirectly held by Tongwei Co., Ltd. had received at least 22 environmental penalty notices, mostly for air pollution: Wuhan Tongwei Feed was fined 320,000 yuan because production equipment and pollution control equipment were not turned on at the same time; Wuxi Tongwei Biology was fined more than 600,000 yuan multiple times from 2020 to 2021 for excessive waste gas, odor, and other issues, and in 2023 its special feed branch was fined another 330,000 yuan for excessive odor concentration; Tianjin Tongwei Feed was fined 410,000 yuan; Fuqing Tongwei Huijin New Energy was fined 200,000 yuan for starting production without authorization without handling environmental protection completion acceptance. In 2026, Maoming Tongwei Biology was penalized by the Maoming Ecological Environment Bureau (Maohuan Penalty [2026] No. 8) for expanding an extrusion production line without an environmental impact assessment and putting environmental protection facilities into operation before acceptance inspection. Impact and handling: Tongwei ranked seventh from the bottom in the environmental performance ranking of listed companies in the agricultural and sideline food processing industry. Progress: administrative penalties. Subjects: Wuxi Tongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Wuhan Tongwei Feed Co., Ltd., Tianjin Tongwei Feed Co., Ltd., Fuqing Tongwei Huijin New Energy Co., Ltd., and Maoming Tongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Scope of association: feed and new energy subsidiaries under Tongwei Co., Ltd.; limited to the subjects listed as involved.

Tongwei responds to allegations over silicon prices

Company response

In June 2021, Tongwei Co. responded to an allegation by Aiko that some companies had hoarded materials and deliberately raised prices. Tongwei stated that the recent rise in silicon-material prices was a normal cyclical development. The response addressed the dispute over silicon-material pricing, with Tongwei characterizing the price movement as part of a normal cycle rather than the result of the conduct alleged by Aiko.

Tongwei Co. responded to Aiko’s allegation that some companies hoarded materials and deliberately raised prices, saying the recent rise in silicon-material prices was a normal cyclical development.

Wuxi Tongwei subsidiary fined for environmental violation

Fine or penalty

Wuxi Tongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a controlling subsidiary of Tongwei Co., Ltd., was fined RMB 290,000 for an environmental violation. The regulatory information states that monitoring found its boundary odor concentration exceeded the national emission standard.