GTC Nutrition Opens Specialty Oats Facility

17/10/07 GTC Nutrition has announced the grand opening of its specialty oats manufacturing facility in Missoula, MT. The facility reintroduces a novel ingredient to the marketplace. The ribbon-cutting event celebrates the second production channel for the Company's products located in North America.

The Missoula facility currently produces OatVantage, a highly concentrated soluble fiber that contains 54 percent beta-glucan, more than 18 times greater than regular oats. It is suitable for both human and animal consumption.

“We are excited to add OatVantage as an ingredient that will help to support our heart and glycemic health platforms, enabling our customers to obtain a unique competitive advantage in the markets they serve," said Pat Smith, president of GTC Nutrition. “The Missoula plant is part of our continued efforts to expand our portfolio of ingredient offerings by designing a variety of innovative products and applications to meet evolving customer needs.”

OatVantage oat bran concentrate will be marketed and distributed globally by GTC Nutrition. “The opening of this channel is another example of our Company’s ability to join with proven partners to expand our broad product portfolio and bring value-added ingredients to our customers around the world,” said Sam Scott, chairman, president and chief executive officer of GTC Nutrition's parent company Corn Products International, Inc.

The Missoula manufacturing facility is the second new manufacturing channel for GTC Nutrition products that Corn Products International has opened in North America. In 2006, the companies opened the only manufacturing channel in North America to produce short-chain fructooligosaccharides, a prebiotic ingredient that enhances calcium absorption and supports digestive and immune health. That channel is located in London, Ontario, Canada.