China Starch Holdings Limited provided consolidated earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2023. The board of directors of the company informed its shareholders and potential investors that, based on the preliminary review of the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023 and the information currently available to the Board, the Group is expected to record a substantial decline in profit before taxation by approximately 70%, as compared to the profit before taxation of approximately RMB 621 million for the year ended 31 December 2022.