Hunan Botanical Extract Association

Hunan Botanical Extract Association is a non-profit social economic organization voluntarily formed by companies (groups), industrial enterprises, as well as related research institutions, educational bodies, social organizations, and individuals legally engaged in the research, development, production, and sales of botanical extracts. It operates within Hunan Province and is a social entity legally registered with the Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs.

The Association was initiated in March 2009 under the advocacy of Academician Liu Zhonghua. An application for establishment was submitted to the Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs in May 2010, and the Association was officially established in August 2014. The first council was elected at its founding, followed by the second and third leadership elections in August 2018 and April 2023, respectively. The Association currently has 79 member companies, with a total annual output value of approximately 8.5 billion yuan (counting only botanical extract production).

Honorary chairman: Liu Zhonghua, academician of the CAE Member, doctor of analytical chemistry of Tsinghua University, professor of Hunan Agricultural University, doctoral supervisor, leader of tea science discipline, part-time professor of Zhejiang University
Honorary chairman: Zeng Jianguo, second-class professor/doctoral supervisor of the School of Animal Medicine of Hunan Agricultural University, director of the "China Plant Extract Technology and Trade Measures Evaluation Base" of the General Administration of Customs, chairman of the Changsha Plant Extract Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for the Creation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources and Chinese Veterinary Drugs, outstanding talents of national agricultural science and research, chief expert of the provincial Chinese medicine industry technology system
Honorary consultant: Yin Yulong, academician of the CAE Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences Chief Researcher of Subtropical Agricultural Ecology Research Institute
Honorary Consultant: Zheng Qunyi, Chairman of Herbalife China, Global Senior Vice President, and Distinguished Expert of Hunan "Hundred Talents Program"
Honorary Consultant: Zhang Sheng, Professor of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Central South Forestry University of Science and Technology, and Head of the Cosmetics Supervision Scientific Research Base of Hunan Food and Drug Administration
Technical Guidance Expert: Shan Yang, Academician of CAE Member, Food Engineering Expert, President of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, researcher, doctoral supervisor
Chairman: Zhang Baotang, Hunan Lvman Biotechnology Co., Ltd

Article 1: The name of this association is Hunan Plant Extract Association. Its English name is Hunan Botanical Extracts Association (abbreviated as HNBEA). Article 2: The nature of this association: Hunan Plant Extract Association is a non-profit social organization in the plant extract industry within Hunan Province, voluntarily formed by companies (groups), industrial enterprises, and related scientific research and education social groups and individuals engaged in research, development, production, and sales of plant extracts with independent legal personality established in Hunan Province. It is a social group legal person approved and registered by the Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. Article 3: The purpose of this association is to abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations, and national policies, practice socialist core values, and adhere to social morality. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the CPC, the Association has established CPC organizations to carry out Party activities and provide necessary conditions for the activities of Party organizations. Adhere to the socialist market economy as the guide, enthusiastically serve members, reflect their voices, actively play the role of organizational coordination, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of members; Actively serving government regulatory departments, formulating industry management policies, tax incentives, business guidance opinions, and conducting research and investigation work to provide industry opinions. Vigorously promote the "green theme" and provide guidance for the research, development, production, and sales of plant extracts; Adhere to the Scientific Outlook on Development, take science and technology as the guiding principle, develop new technologies and processes, and transform them into advanced productive forces; Promote the modernization and industrialization of plant extracts, enhance the competitiveness of Hunan plant extract enterprises in the industry, promote economic and technological progress, and drive the rapid development of the plant extract industry.

The Hunan Plant Extract Association is a non-profit social and economic organization in the plant extract industry within Hunan Province, voluntarily formed by companies (groups), industrial enterprises, and related scientific research, education, social organizations, and individuals engaged in the research, development, production, and sales of plant extracts. It is a social organization legal person approved and registered by the Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. The association began preparations for its establishment in March 2009 under the advocacy of Academician Liu Zhonghua. In May 2010, an application for establishment was submitted to the Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, and it was officially established in August 2014. At the same time, the first council members were elected, and the second and third elections were held in August 2018 and April 2023. The association currently has 79 member units, with a total annual output value of about 8.5 billion yuan (only including the output value of plant extracts). The association is mainly responsible for reporting to government functional departments, coordinating with administrative departments, organizing industry activities, holding annual Hunan Plant Extract Annual Conference and Plant Extract Summit Forum, and other related matters. It attracts nearly a thousand plant extract peers from across the country to attend and exchange ideas every year. By 2026, the association has successfully held sixteen annual plant extraction conferences and forums, as well as five plant extract innovation product exhibitions.