Following a growing customer demand for specialty fats, Cargill has invested $100 million to further upgrade its dedicated facility in Port Klang, Malaysia. This plant will host dry palm fractionation equipment and other state-of-the-art tools to help it continue to supply the ingredient to the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, the company intends to enhance its Malaysia Edible Oils R&D Center by improving currently installed lab equipment. These upgrades will allow the company to house … [Read more...] about Cargill expands specialty fats production in Malaysia
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Palsgaard to construct new biogas facility through public-private partnership
Coming from a partnership that began three years ago, ingredients company Palsgaard and wastewater treatment facility Hedensted Spildevand have commenced the building of Palsgaard Bio Energy A/S. This biogas facility, located in Juelsminde, Denmark, has a completion date targeted for the first half of 2022. This new facility will house technology that converts biogas from wastewater, which will then be used for heating. This answers an issue raised by Palsgaard three years ago, on how they … [Read more...] about Palsgaard to construct new biogas facility through public-private partnership
Barchemy introduces allergen-free ingredients production line
US-based Barchemy has integrated a dedicated chocolate production line that is free from the top 12 food allergens. This comes as a result of the company’s 40,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing plant based in Donora, PA. This manufacturing line will be free from gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, corn, coconut, fish, shellfish, sesame and mustard and will feature Kosher/Parve certification. Allergen-free products from this particular chain will be available by January 2, … [Read more...] about Barchemy introduces allergen-free ingredients production line
