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Ingredion Launches NOVATION Lumina Functional Native Starches

June 03rd 2020 High-Performance texturisers enable manufacturers to meet growing consumer demand for “Natural” products. Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today launched a new addition to its range of clean label texturizers, NOVATION® … Continue reading

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Emsland Group Announces Strategic Partnership With The Brenntag Group In Russia

May 29th 2020 The Emsland Group is delighted to announce its new strategic partnership with Brenntag Food & Nutrition in Russia. The Emsland Group’s sales structure in Russia is being reorganized as a result of this strategic partnership. As of … Continue reading

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S.Africa’s Barloworld Hits Hurdle Over Tongaat’s Starch Business Deal

June 04th 2020 S.Africa’s Barloworld hits hurdle over Tongaat’s starch business deal. South African equipment maker Barloworld Ltd said on Thursday it was unable to reach an agreement with Tongaat Hulett over a condition set during the signing of an … Continue reading

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South Africa’s Tongaat, Barloworld In Deadlock Over Starch Business Deal

May 12th 2020 South Africa’s Tongaat, Barloworld in deadlock over starch business deal. South Africa’s heavily indebted sugar producer Tongaat Hulett is in a deadlock over the sale of its starch business to Barloworld (BAWJ.J) over a condition set during … Continue reading

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Ingredion Invests In New Modified Starch Complex In China

April 08th 2020 Ingredion to build an integrated modified starch facility in China more than doubling current capacity. Company advancing its growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, investing in a new modified starch complex to increase production capacity and … Continue reading

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New Starch/Cellulose Bioplastic Made To Degrade (Eventually)

March 05th 2020 This new kind of starch/cellulose plastic is made to degrade in seawater. At five sites in the world’s oceans, plastic waste accumulates in large swirling gyres, the largest of which is three times the size of France. … Continue reading

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Tongaat Hulett To Sell Starch Division To Barloworld For R5.35bn

February 28th 2020 South Africa’s Tongaat Hulett to sell starch business to Barloworld. Tongaat Hulett, South Africa’s heavily indebted sugar producer, said on Friday it would sell its starch business to Barloworld for 5.35 billion rand ($351.10 million), including debt. Tongaat … Continue reading

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Starch Containing Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Hold Quadruple The Charge

February 21st 2020 KIST researchers develop high-capacity EV battery materials that double driving range. Dr. Hun-Gi Jung and his research team at the Center for Energy Storage Research of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Lee Byung … Continue reading

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South Africa’s Indebted Tongaat In Talks To Sell Starch Business

February 13th 2020 South Africa – Tongaat Hulett to sell starch operations. South Africa’s heavily indebted sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Ltd has entered negotiations on the potential sale of Tongaat Hulett Starch, it said on Thursday, without providing details on … Continue reading

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Agrana Expands Organic, Non-G.M.O. Starch Distribution

January 31st 2020 AGRANA acquires US-based organic distribution company Marroquin Organic International. Fruit, starch and sugar group Agrana is expanding its distribution activities in the starch segment with the acquisition of Marroquin Organic International Inc., a Santa Cruz, Calif.-based distributor … Continue reading

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