UK sweetener group Tate & Lyle today (11 may) announced that it has completed the “major expansion” of its glucose manufacturing lines at its corn wet mill in Slovakia’s Trnava region.
The expansion is part of the company’s previously announced plan to expand its Slovakian plant in order to supply the increased EU isoglucose quota.
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“Despite the effects of the economic downturn, demand for glucose has stayed relatively stable over the last year. This, combined with the effects of the EU Sugar Regime reform and the fact that leading manufacturers have taken the decision to expand their central and eastern European operations, makes us confident that the newly expanded plant will be a great success,” Valentin Stanimirov, VP sales liquid sweeteners and industrial starches, said.
