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July 15th 2025 Qore launches in Eddyville, Iowa, ushering in large-scale corn processing for bio-based solutions. The $300 million center in Iowa will turn locally grown corn into a plant-based chemical that can be used to make consumer goods. Next … Continue reading →

June 26th 2025 Starch’s multifunctional potential for responsible beauty in cosmetics. A study has demonstrated starch’s underrecognized potential for cosmetic applications, especially amid the rising demand for environmentally responsible beauty. Diving deeper into potatoes, corn, and tapioca starch, the scientists … Continue reading →

June 20th 2025 8th Annual EU Starch Value Chain & Fermentation. When: 13-14 October 2025. Where: Berlin, Germany Navigating a complex landscape with the evolving demand patterns, high energy costs, trade uncertainty across global markets. Highlights : ✔ Markets outlook … Continue reading →

June 02nd 2025 Green light for joint venture between AGRANA and INGREDION in Romania. 35 Million euros investment will expand starch capacity, increase cost efficiency and enhance competitiveness. The planned joint venture between the food and industrial goods group AGRANA … Continue reading →

May 28th 2025 International trade fair for starch and starch derivatives; June 24th – 26th 2025. The “Starch Expo China” is a international trade fair focusing on the starch industry and its diverse applications. Its name derives from the main … Continue reading →

May 16th 2025 Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds Bioplastics, heralded for supposedly breaking down more quickly, can cause similar health problems to other plastics. Starch-based bioplastic that is said to be biodegradable and sustainable … Continue reading →

May 07th 2025 Oxford University biostimulant could boost wheat yields. Enhancing wheat plants’ sugar signaling ability could deliver increased yields of up to 12% — besting annual yield increases currently being achieved through breeding, according to U.K. researchers from Rothamsted, … Continue reading →

April 25th 2025 Uppsala University researchers find way to control starch storage in algae. In Sweden, high-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers at … Continue reading →

April 08th 2025 Roquette Beauté launches a game-changing sensory powder at “in-cosmetics® Global” 2025. Beauté by Roquette® ST 305 has an advanced patent-pending porous structure with unique compaction properties and sensory benefits, making it an ideal alternative to mineral and … Continue reading →

March 25th 2025 Reprogramming yeast metabolism for customized starch-rich micro-grain through low-carbon microbial manufacturing. Research shows promising results in microbial starch synthesis using CO2-derived acetate as feedstock. Researchers at a prominent laboratory have reconfigured a type of yeast into a … Continue reading →