Strong Customer Demand & Market Potential Are Key Drivers Behind New Production Line

CP Kelco, a global leader in nature-based ingredient solutions, has completed a $60 million expansion in production capacity for its citrus fiber product line based on strong customer demand and market potential. With this significant expansion, the company has ample capacity to support current and future customers’ citrus fiber supply needs.

The production line expansion for NUTRAVA^® and KELCOSENS™ Citrus Fiber in the company’s facility in Matão, Brazil, increases the total capacity to approximately 5000 MT, establishing CP Kelco as a leading citrus fiber supplier to food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers worldwide. This expansion provides options to incrementally expand capacity even further in the future based on customer needs.

Launched in 2019, CP Kelco’s citrus fiber products are highly versatile and unique ingredients upcycled from citrus peels, a byproduct of the juicing industry. With the continued growth in consumer demand for clean-label, sustainable products, citrus fiber addresses the need for nature-based and easily recognizable ingredients in a variety of food, beverage, and personal care products. 

“We are delighted about reaching this important milestone in our growth journey with citrus fiber, which continues to demonstrate tremendous versatility and potential across many application segments and geographic markets,” said Didier Viala, President of CP Kelco. “As a result of strong collaboration amongst our global team members and customers since its commercial launch in 2019, our citrus fiber has evolved into a robust product line with growing interest and demand, especially from those interested in meeting consumers’ needs for sustainably sourced and label-friendly products.”  

“We look forward to serving even more customers and application segments with the significant expansion of our citrus fiber production capacity,” Viala added. 

NUTRAVA^® Citrus Fiber supports dietary fiber intake and offers unique water-binding, texturizing, and stabilization capabilities in a wide range of food and beverage applications, from condiments, dressings, and soups to bakery goods, dairy, and plant-based products. In personal care products, KELCOSENS™ Citrus Fiber serves as a gentle emulsifier alternative, providing stabilization and a light skin feel to help product developers create SENSational textures, from serums to gels and luxe creams.   

In 2023, NUTRAVA^® Citrus Fiber became the first citrus fiber in the industry to achieve upcycled certification from the Upcycled Food Association, a non-profit organization focused on preventing food waste. Then, in March 2024, KELCOSENS™ Citrus Fiber won the prestigious Cosmetics & Toiletries Allē Award for best new natural/bio-derived ingredient.

About CP Kelco

CP Kelco is a nature-based ingredient solutions company with approximately 90 years of experience working with food, beverage, consumer, and industrial product manufacturers worldwide. What sets us apart:

• Unlocking Nature-Powered Success®. Apply ingredient innovation and problem-solving to develop customized solutions that leverage our regional insights and meet manufacturers’ goals to address consumer needs and preferences.
• Unique Portfolio. Produces an extensive range of high-quality, plant-based, and fermentation-derived ingredients to formulate tailored solutions.
• Technical Excellence. Offers strong collaboration with a global team of scientists and applications experts, leveraging our regional state-of-the-art R&D facilities.
• Sustainability. Committed to providing responsibly sourced and produced ingredients.
• Market Insights. Understands market and consumer trends to help customers create relevant and innovative products.

Our key product lines include gellan gum, pectin, carrageenan, xanthan gum, diutan gum, fermentation-derived cellulose, refined locust bean gum, microparticulated whey protein concentrate and our latest innovation, NUTRAVA^® Citrus Fiber. Learn more at www.cpkelco.com.