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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Feb 04,2010

National Starch to Increase European Prices for Tapioca Starch

Due to abnormal weather conditions and the outbreak of an acute mealy bug infestation, tapioca yields in Thailand are expected to decrease by up to 25 per cent in 2009/10.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Feb 03,2010

Corn Products Profits Up 21% in Q4

The three primary contributors to changes in net sales in the fourth-quarter were a positive $60 million from stronger foreign currencies; a positive $48 million from improved volumes; and a negative $49 million from lower price/mix, approximately half of which was related to lower co-product selling prices.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Feb 02,2010

AGRANA Launches Joint Venture in Egypt

AGRANA and Nile Fruits, a group based in Egypt with a significant track record in fruit processing in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, plan to set up a new joint venture company in the first quarter 2010.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Feb 01,2010

Firmenich to Proceed With Senomyx Sucrose Enhancer

“S6973 is a unique flavor ingredient that can help manufacturers provide a significant reduction in the sugar content of their products without compromising on taste. Senomyx is looking forward to working with Firmenich as they begin pre-commercial activities.”

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Feb 01,2010

Yucheng's Dry form Maltitol is Prohibited for Import into the U.S.

Roquette Frères which is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,344,591 has obtained a further order in September 2009 from the U.S. District Court directing the United States Customs and Border Protection agency to exclude from entry into the United States any dry form maltitol originating from Yucheng Lujian Biological Co. Ltd.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 28,2010

Tate & Lyle’s Profits to be Marginally Lower

The trading patterns experienced during the first half year have continued, although the Group’s performance in the third quarter was marginally below expectations, before the impact of exchange translation, due principally to lower industrial sales volumes in Food & Industrial Ingredients, Americas.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 28,2010

Stevia Becoming Mainstream, Claims PureCircle

Not surprisingly, the first products with stevia to market were tabletop sweeteners and beverages. But because of its naturally broad appeal, stevia is now making its way into other categories as well.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 26,2010

Sunwin Receives Certificate for the Global Quality and Health Benefits of Its Stevia Extracts in China

Sunwin continues to expand its environmentally-friendly practices beyond those inherent to the process of creating all natural sweetening extracts without the use of chemicals and synthetic materials.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 26,2010

Sweet Success for Sustainable Biofuel Research

Using the plant Arabidopsis, Dr Paul Dupree and his team have found three enzymes responsible for the production of all detectable levels of a type of sugar called glucomannan.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 22,2010

Limagrain Launches New Grade of Bioplastic for Thermoforming

Biolice 50T is the result of the combination of cereal flour and two different biodegradable polyesters compounded by a twin screw extrusion process.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 20,2010

GLG Life Tech Corporation Announces New Sweet Success Line of Stevia Products

The new Sweet Success series will provide an attractive option for food and beverage manufacturers seeking to use stevia sweetening systems to create solutions for their customers in a more cost effective manner.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 20,2010

China Starch Plans Expansion to Increase Production Capacity of Corn Starch and Starch-Based Sweeteners

The proposed expansion would bring growth to the Group, provide a platform for further development and expansion of the Group’s business, increase its overall competitiveness and is in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 15,2010

PureCircle Signs Long Term Contract for Expansion of Stevia

The agreement between PureCircle South America SA (PCSA) and CCU underlines the commitment of both parties to the production of proprietary varieties of high quality Stevia.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 15,2010

Südzucker Operating Profit Improves Further in Third Quarter

The substantial growth in the group's consolidated operating profit in the first nine months of the current fiscal year was generated by the sugar, special products and fruit segments.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 14,2010

Redpoint Bio Provides Update on its All-Natural Sweetness Enhancer, RP44

We believe this will enable the development of food and beverage products that require reduced amounts of caloric sweeteners while still retaining the "clean sweet taste" associated with a fully sugared product.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 11,2010

Fenchem to Bring Stevia to US Market

Fenchem now will focus on High purity reb A products with content ranging from 95 to 99%. NeuVia Reb A is extracted from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni with innovative technology.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 08,2010

Zero-Calorie Neotame Sweetener Approved for Use by European Union

Neotame is approved by practically all global regulatory agencies including the United States Food & Drug Administration, JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives), and now also by the European Union.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 04,2010

Corn Products Awarded by Frost & Sullivan for Stevia Activity

The award recognizes Corn Products' decision to partner with Morita, a highly reputable business in the stevia industry, to offer its customers Enliten high intensity sweetener.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Jan 04,2010

Zerovia Stevia Natural Sweetener Launching in 2010

The company offers a niche as a direct provider to consumers without the standardization and higher costs in product and delivery compared to existing providers.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Dec 28,2009

Bunge Limited to Expand Sugar and Bioenergy Business in Brazil

Bunge may enter into agreements to secure some or all of the remaining interests in the mills that constitute the Moema Group. These transactions would be on economic terms consistent with the Moema Par transaction.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Dec 23,2009

Olam Announces Transfer and Acquisition of Additional Interests in PureCircle Limited

The Company has acquired additional interests in PureCircle as it believes the investment in the company will lead to accretion of significant shareholder value in the long term.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Dec 17,2009

Zeller Plastik Spain Optimizes Valve Dispensing for Granja San Francisco Honey

The new closure utilizes the valve sub-assembly (VSA), developed by Zeller Plastik UK in Norwich, providing clean product cut-off and an airtight seal combined with consistently excellent dispensing performance.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Dec 17,2009

Merisant Plan of Reorganization Approved

Implementation of the Plan will reduce the aggregate principal amount of Merisant’s indebtedness from $567 million to approximately $147 million, reducing the company’s annual cash interest expense from approximately $36 million to $11 million.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Dec 16,2009

GLG Completes Construction on New RebpureTM RA97 Refining Facility

The facility will add an additional 1,000 metric tons of RebpureTM (RA97 or rebiana) refining capacity per annum and enhance GLG’s capability to meet growing market demand for high quality stevia products.

Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners Nov 30,2009

GLG Life Tech Corporation Completes US$27.5 Million Equity Offering

GLG expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering primarily for registered capital payments for the Company’s Runhao subsidiary, debt repayment, working capital requirements and/or for other general corporate purposes.