Syral and ETEA Invest in Selby Site

In the first phase, the new plant, which will operate under the joint-venture Sedalcol UK, will focus its production on high quality grain alcohols destined to the UK market, and sold under the Sedalcol brand.

11 Mar 2010 --- Following the closure of the Greenwich plant in the London area, SYRAL and its partner ETEA Group (part of the Frandino Group) confirm their commitment to the UK market by reinvesting the former Tate & Lyle citric acid production site located in Selby (North Yorkshire).

In the first phase, the new plant, which will operate under the joint-venture Sedalcol UK, will focus its production on high quality grain alcohols destined to the UK market, and sold under the Sedalcol brand. In the second phase, where and when market conditions permit, the new platform will be considered for production of other products related to each of the partner’s businesses.

SYRAL, through JVs with Frandino Group, is the European leader in high quality grain alcohols sold to the spirit and liquor industry. It already has production capacities in Nesle (France) and Saluzzo (Italy). As a result of growing customer demand, the Saluzzo site already has significantly extended its production capacity in 2009.

SYRAL is a European leader producing starch-based ingredients including starches, sweeteners (glucose syrups, dextroses, maltodextrins and polyols), vegetable proteins and alcohol (traditional and bio-ethanol) for the food, pharmaceutical, chemical and pulp & paper industries. The company has 1,200 employees and an aggregate turnover of 1.2 billion Euros.

Frandino group is a European leader in high quality grain alcohol sold to the spirit and liquor industry. Besides, the Group is active in the starch-derivatives, renewable energy and engineering sectors. Frandino Group has 250 employees and an aggregate turnover of 280 million Euros.