News on Potato Starch

Western Polymer Corporation (WPC) yesterday announced the purchase of the manufacturing plant and equipment of Aroostook Starch Company, LLC, in Fort Fairfield, Maine. This acquisition will be the third starch manufacturing site for the Corporation.

The Board of Directors of China Essence Group Ltd announces that the Group expects to register a net loss for FY2013.

Scientists from Aarhus University have tested whether extract of potato protein could be used to prevent scours (diarrhea) in young pigs – but the results produced by a foreign research group turned out to be non-reproducible.

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops.

This week, Potato starch manufacturer AVEBE will end its 2012 campaign.

Hayashi Seimen, a Nagoya noodle manufacturer, recently launched a noodle made with 5% dehydarted potato.

Emsland Group, a manufacturer of potato starch and dehydrated potato products, will acquire Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung GmbH, a manufacturer of dehydrated potato products.

On 28 January a cloud of Nitric acid escaped from the chemical plant of Emsland-Stärke GmbH, Emlichheim, Germany.

China Essence Group Ltd. , a leading manufacturer of potato starch and derivated products in China, recently announced its results for the third quarter (“3Q FY2013”) and nine months (“9M FY2013”) of the financial year ending 31 March 2013 (“FY2013”).

China will extend anti-dumping duties on potato starch imported from the EU for another five years starting from Wednesday.

China prolongará cinco años el periodo de imposición de sus impuestos antidumping a la fécula de patata importada de la Unión Europea (UE) a partir de mañana miércoles (6 de enero).

At the beginning of 2013, Danish Potato Starch Manufacturer KMC offers their view on the starch supply situation in the new year:

Last month, Danish potato starch manufacturer KMC reported strong financial performance of the company.

In financial year 2011/2012 AVEBE achieved a net profit of 32.1 million euros with a turnover of 595.5 million euros. This represents an increase in the net result of over 60% compared to the previous year (19.8 million euros). The turnover for that ye...

AVEBE heeft in het boekjaar 2011/2012 een netto resultaat geboekt van 32,1 miljoen euro, bij een omzet van 595,5 miljoen euro. Dat is een stijging van het netto resultaat van ruim 60% ten opzichte van vorig jaar (19,8 miljoen euro). De omzet was toen 5...

The Board of Directors of China Essence Group Ltd announced that the Group expects to register a net loss for the second quarter ended 30 September 2012 in the financial year ending 31 March 2013

The processing campaign of potatoes in the Emsland-starch factory in German Kyritz is going well. Now at the half way period of the campaign already about 110,000 tons have been processed in the meantime. That is 50 percent of the contract quantity. &q...

Last week the USDA published the final overview and latest revision of potato harvest 2011, Potatoes 2011 Summary.