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Plant closure underway for CP Kelco
06-May-2008 - CP Kelco is exploring alternative uses for its UK xanthan gum plant having completed the first phase of its closure after cost pressures compromised its viability forcing it to cease production.
Purac opens lactic acid plant in Thailand
05-May-2008 - Purac has officially opened its new lactic acid factory in Thailand, where it hopes to build on lactic acid growth in Asia as well as cutting production costs.
Barry Callebaut completes KLK acquisition
02-May-2008 - Barry Callebaut has successfully closed its acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Malaysia's KLK Cocoa - a strategic move expected to give the Swiss firm leverage to expand in the high-potential Asia-Pacific region.
Unilever commits to sustainable palm oil
02-May-2008 - Unilever has pledged to use only palm oil certified as sustainable by 2015, while also supporting calls for a moratorium on further deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia.
Trans-fats harm mechanism proposed
30-Apr-2008 - Trans fatty acids (TFA), an enfant terrible of the food industry, may promote cardiovascular disease by triggering inflammatory processes in the cells lining blood vessels, American scientists report.
No quick fix to the food price crisis
28-Apr-2008 - The food crisis is neither new nor sudden. The several underlying causes have been independently, steadily gathering speed and have collided in a perfect storm not seen for generations. It is going to take a coordinated, long-term effort to untangle them.
Cargill cranks up European operations with Polish expansion
24-Apr-2008 - Ingredients firm Cargill yesterday completed the expansion of its Polish wheat processing facility, designed to meet consumer demand across the European bloc.
Syngenta sowing seeds to meet full-year sales growth
22-Apr-2008 - Syngenta expects to exceed its sales estimates for the 2008 fiscal year after a strong first quarter for its operations globally.
Syngenta to establish research base in China
17-Apr-2008 - Swiss biotech Syngenta is investing US$65m in the construction of a new biotech centre in China for to evaluate genetically-modified and native traits in soy and corn.
Indian herbal provides food hydrogel advance
14-Apr-2008 - The production of stable, cross-linked hydrogels could be possible by using the well-known Indian herbal genipin, suggest Indian researchers.
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