ABF Ingredients Expands Yeast Extract & Protein Business

In Europe, the expansion in Ohly Hamburg, will increase capacity in high nucleotide bakers yeast extracts and an enhanced capacity in yeast cell wall extracted glucan, thereby also improving its total yeast extracts capability.

19/07/06 ABF Ingredients have begun a series of expansions on their yeast extracts and proteins manufacturing facilities in Europe and North America, totalling investments exceeding $15m in 2006.

Two yeast extract facilities are being expanded in new and existing product capacity.  In Europe, the expansion in Ohly Hamburg, will increase capacity in high nucleotide bakers yeast extracts and an enhanced capacity in yeast cell wall extracted glucan, thereby also improving its total yeast extracts capability.

At the same time in the US, Provesta Flavor Ingredients have begun the expansion of its Torula yeast extracts at its Boyceville Wisconsin site, which will also include the manufacture of high nucleotide products. This will significantly improve our North American capability to deliver novel extracts for the flavour and savoury markets. Both the Ohly and the Provesta Flavour Ingredients expansions become fully operational in 2007.

In addition to this, new capacity in Protient’s Norfolk, Nebraska plant will be on stream in September 2006. The new plant will manufacture milk protein isolates becoming the first US domestic producer.

Stephen Catling, CEO ABF Ingredients says “these investments are in line with our post acquisition strategy for both the former Burns Philp yeast extracts business and the proteins business of Protient which are core business areas for ABF Ingredients”

Robert Rouwenhorst, Head of Proteins Division says “these expansions will strengthen our abilities to develop and manufacture protein and yeast based derivatives designed for the food and nutrition markets”

ABF Ingredients focuses on high value ingredients for food and non-food applications.  It has established strong market positions in enzymes, polyols, yeast extracts, speciality lipids, emulsifiers, cereal specialities and proteins and has 36 locations worldwide.