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March 23rd 2021 Vegetable starch and carbon nanotubes form the electrodes of a 3D-printed lithium-ion battery that promises a more environmentally-friendly, higher-capacity source of power for mobile devices. This is the claim of engineers led from Glasgow University who have … Continue reading →

March 08th 2021 Ingredion has opened new pea based manufacturing facility in Nebraska. Ingredion Incorporated has made two new additions to its plant-based portfolio produced at the company’s new pea protein manufacturing facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska ̶ Vitessence … Continue reading →

February 25th 2021 Tuas (Singapore) fire: The explosive danger of potato powder, sugar, flour and other dust particles. Potato starch powder has been pinpointed as the source of a explosion at an industrial building in Tuas (Singapore) on Wednesday (Feb … Continue reading →

February 19th 2021 Tate & Lyle completes acquisition of tapioca business in Thailand. Tate & Lyle has completed the acquisition of an 85% shareholding in Chaodee Modified Starch, a tapioca modified food starch manufacturer located in Thailand. The signing of … Continue reading →

February 04th 2021 Gigantic Tummers washing line for Danish potato starch producer. The results of a Tummers starch production line at a Danish starch factory are right to be called astonishing! Between September and December last year, this process line … Continue reading →

February 01st 2021 Cargill is expanding its portfolio of label-friendly SimPure starches, adding tapioca starches to its existing lines of corn- and potato-sourced starches. The new tapioca starches enable brands to create process-tolerant textures, while appealing to consumer preferences for … Continue reading →

January 20th 2021 cph Deutschland Chemie, has developed a new labeling adhesive based on wastewater potato starch. cph Deutschland Chemie, in partnership with Novidon, has developed Regain, a new labeling adhesive based on wastewater potato starch ideal for the food, … Continue reading →

January 18th 2021 Modified starch ‘ink’ developed for 3D printing: ‘They’re simple, cheap and easy to implement on an industrial scale’. ‘Ink’ used to make foods and novel materials by additive manufacturing have been developed by food engineers from modified … Continue reading →

December 31st 2020

December 10th 2020 Rising food consumption drives Cargill’s expansion of cold-water swelling starch production in Indonesia. Expansion will double production capacity to better serve food manufacturers, particularly in the convenience and foodservice categories. Food manufacturers across the world today are … Continue reading →