China Kangtai Cactus Bio-Tech Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Harbin, China which is grows, develops, manufactures and markets cactus-based products. The company was founded in 1998, and went public in the U.S. in 2005 via a reverse merger. Some of the companies products include cactus liquors, juices and other cactus beverages, cactus foods, nutraceuticals, animal feeds, and cactus medical products. In December 2010, China Kangtai Cactus Bio-Tech Inc. "signed a joint manufacturing agreement with China Tobacco Import and Export Shandong Corporation (China Tobacco Shandong), a subsidiary of China National Tobacco Corporation, to manufacture cactus cigarettes under the name of “Tai Shan Sheng Chao.” The company owns a 60% market share of China's edible cactus production, and has over 200 distribution agents currently covering 12 of China's 23 provinces and two of China's four municipalities. With 387 acres of plants and an active R&D group, Kangtai holds 18 product patents and is seeking another 12 in a variety of product categories.
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