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March 02nd 2018 Avebe’s Etenia getting its own factory. Avebe announces that it will produce Etenia potato starch derivative at the food processing plant in Ter Apelkanaal, using a line on which other starch derivatives are also produced. Due to the … Continue reading →

March 01st 2018 ADM continues global expansion of sweeteners and starches footprint with 50 percent stake in corn wet mill business of Aston Foods. Investment in Aston Foods and Food Ingredients builds on previous growth in Europe, Middle East and … Continue reading →

February 27th 2018 Resistant starch: A promising ingredient in battling malnutrition in infants. An ingredient as simple as resistant starch could hold the answer to reducing malnutrition among infants in low-middle income countries, according to a study led by researchers … Continue reading →

February 16th 2018 ADM will invest nearly $200 million in Iowa (USA) grain facility. Chicago-based Archer Daniel Midland will invest nearly $200 million to update a grain processing facility in Clinton. The company plans to revamp the early 1900s-era wet … Continue reading →

February 02nd 2018 Ingredion capitalising as texture shapes innovation. Ingredion is responding to the growing role that texture is playing in product development as it seeks to grow its starch business, part of its specialities unit. Ingredion has placed its … Continue reading →

January 30th 2018 Cargill and AKV Langholt AmbA invest $22.5 million USD in Denmark potato starch production facility. In a joint venture, Cargill and its Danish potato starch partner, AKV Langholt AmbA, are investing US$22.5 million (€19 million) in a … Continue reading →

January 25th 2018 Scientists eye potato starch as bio-based solution for paints and varnishes. If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, in 80 percent of all cases this takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. When … Continue reading →

January 22nd 2018 Cargill makes first investment in Saudi Arabia, targets Middle Eastern growth. Through a joint venture between Cargill and Arasco, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a new corn milling facility to meet the growing demand of … Continue reading →

January 19th 2018 Cargill diversifies starches and sweeteners site in Krefeld, Germany. Cargill is expanding and diversifying its product portfolio at its starches and sweeteners plant in Krefeld, Germany with products such as vegetable wheat protein, specialized industrial wheat starches … Continue reading →

January 17th 2018 Cargill invests in PURIS to accelerate pea protein production for North American and global markets. With the rapid rise in consumer demand for plant-based protein, PURIS, the largest North American producer of pea protein, and Cargill have … Continue reading →