[1] The company is privately owned with the controlling stake belonging to Chen Yilong.

[4] In 2014, Kaidi acquired biofuel technology and equipment from American company Rentech.

[5] In 2015, it acquired Calgary-based plasma gasification company Alter NRG.

[6] Since 2018, the company has become visibly strained by its debt load with its subsidiary Kaidi Ecological and Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. defaulting on a bond.

The company has had plans to expand to European markets with its main investment being a refinery in Kemi, Finland under its Finnish subsidiary.