CP Kelco to Close UK Xanthan Gum Site
Employees have been made aware of these talks and continue to safely operate the plant to the highest standards to meet customer needs. CP Kelco remains committed to providing its customers with Xanthan Gum, which remains essential to its portfolio.
07/09/07 On 5 September 2007, CP Kelco announced to the employees of their CP Kelco plant in Knowsley, UK, their intention to close the site. The facility produces Xanthan Gum.
In keeping with UK law, CP Kelco invited union and employee representatives to the table with management to begin a dialogue and share information on this facility.
Employees at the Knowsley site have been made aware of these talks and continue to safely operate the plant to the highest standards to meet customer needs. CP Kelco remains committed to providing its customers with Xanthan Gum, which remains an essential part of its product portfolio.
Owned by J.M. Huber Corporation, CP Kelco is a leading global producer of specialty hydrocolloids, with more than 2,000 customers in over 100 countries, and facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. CP Kelco produces xanthan gum, pectin, carrageenan, and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)—the most widely-used cellulose ether in the world.
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