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May 14th 2017 Rockefeller Foundation develops solution for increasing cassava shelf life. The development is part of YieldWise, Rockefeller Foundation’s $130m initiative launched in January 2016, aimed at reducing food loss by at least 50 per cent by 2030 in representative … Continue reading →

May 12th 2017 China international starch and starch derivatives exhibition. The annual Starch Expo is the only professional starch trade fair in Asia. It was launched in 2006 and has grown with the development of the starch industry in China since … Continue reading →

April 19th 2017 European research collaboration to prove feasibility of using starch in energy storage and green catalysis. Scientists at the University of York have teamed up with industry partners to turn renewable plant-based resources such as potato starch into a … Continue reading →

April 18th 2017 Japanese researchers produce alkyl lactate and alkyl levulinate from algae starch. In Japan, researchers from Tokyo Tech University have found that starch derived from algae after oil extraction can be converted into alkyl lactate and alkyl levulinate used … Continue reading →

April 12th 2017 Ingredion launches PRECISA® 680 starch for yield improvement in cheese products. Ingredion has announced for the U.S. and Canada a revolutionary new starch solution – PRECISA 680 starch – to enable cheese manufacturers to save costs, maintain texture … Continue reading →

April 04th 2017 Clean Label experts Ulrick & Short launch fat replacer starch. Ulrick & Short is introducing luxury to lower fat foods with its new clean label starch fat replacer, Delyte 9. Responding to demand for effective ways to tackle … Continue reading →

April 03th 2017 Tate & Lyle extends Clean-Label portfolio with launch of tapioca-based starch in EMEA. Tate & Lyle PLC have announced the introduction of its tapioca-based CLARIA Bliss starch to the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, responding to … Continue reading →

March 27th 2017 ADM adds to European Sweetener and Starch footprint with proposed acquisition of Chamtor. Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) have announced that it has been granted exclusivity in relation to the proposed purchase of Chamtor, a French producer of … Continue reading →

March 15th 2017 Cargill invests in Asia-Pacific Specialty Starch expansion. Cargill has announced that it will be investing in a number of key specialty starch projects in the Asia Pacific region. One of the world’s largest corn milling companies, Cargill aims … Continue reading →

March 10th 2017 Ingredion Completes Acquisition of Rice Ingredients Business In Thailand. Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of the rice starch and rice flour business … Continue reading →