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September 14th 2026 Potato starch technology cuts the industry’s biggest production bottleneck from days to hours. The PerfectaGEL technology could help nutra manufacturers accelerate vegan gummy production while protecting heat-sensitive actives Royal Avebe has won the Ingredients Innovation category at … Continue reading →

August 20th 2026 Odesa region to get Ukraine’s newest corn starch plant. Biostarch Technologies LLC plans to build a deep corn-processing complex in the village of Zelenohirske, Podilsk district, Odesa region, with a capacity to handle 600 tons of corn … Continue reading →

August 19th 2026 A starch-derived ‘molecular cage’ extends zinc-iodine battery lifespan to 60,000 cycles. Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have developed an aqueous zinc–iodine battery capable of withstanding more than 60,000 charge–discharge cycles and reaching a full charge in … Continue reading →

July 27th 2026 German ingredient specialist Crespel & Deiters is expanding its plant protein capabilities through a new partnership with Finnish food-tech company Happy Plant Protein, bringing a novel dry extrusion process into industrial production for the first time. Operating … Continue reading →

July 09th 2026 University of Barcelona (Spain) study produces a biodegradable bioplastic with a low environmental impact using a modified bacterium. Every year, hundreds of millions of tonnes of petrochemical-based plastics are produced, much of which ends up in the … Continue reading →

July 05th 2026 Giant wheat starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for diet, manufacturing. Scientists have grown wheat containing supersized starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a … Continue reading →

June 30th 2026 China slaps 73.5% anti-dumping deposit on Canadian pea starch to safeguard domestic industry. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday that it will impose a 73.5 percent security deposit on imports of pea starch from Canada, … Continue reading →

June 08th 2026 Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn takeover by Ingredion. The deal between the two ingredients companies creates a global powerhouse. After weeks of speculation, UK ingredients company Tate & Lyle has agreed a deal to be bought by … Continue reading →

May 21st 2026 9th EU Starch Value Chain & Fermentation The 9th EU Starch Value Chain & Fermentation Conference will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, bringing together leading European and international stakeholders across the starch, fermentation, and bioprocessing sectors. The … Continue reading →

May 15th 2026 Ingredion’s Tate & Lyle buy would create a $10B global ingredient powerhouse. The proposed deal would unite two of the food and beverage industry’s largest ingredients makers. Global food and beverage ingredients manufacturer Ingredion offered conditionally $3.7 … Continue reading →