China Starch Holdings Limited announced consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2021, For the group is expected to record a substantial growth in revenue and profit before taxation by approximately 48% and 58% respectively as compared to the corresponding period in 2020. The Board believes that the substantial increase in the Group's revenue and profit before taxation for the Period is mainly attributable to the following factors: The Group has increased products' selling prices to reflect the increase in corn kernel cost. Benefit from the recovery of the pig farming industry since the fourth quarter of 2020, the market has demonstrated restorative growth for lysine products. The Group has achieved further economies of scale following the full operation of Shouguang Golden Corn Biotechnology Limited, an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, in March 2020.