CP Kelco Announces Its Intention to Close Xanthan Gum Manufacturing Site.ATLANTA -- On 5 September 2007, CP Kelco announced to the employees of their CP Kelco plant in Knowsley, UK, their intention to close the site. The facility produces Xanthan Gum xan·than gum n. A natural gum of high molecular weight produced by culture fermentation of glucose and used as a stabilizer in commercial food preparation. . In keeping with UK law, CP Kelco invited union and employee representatives to the table with management to begin a dialogue and share information on this facility. Employees at the Knowsley site have been made aware of these talks and continue to safely operate the plant to the highest standards to meet customer needs. CP Kelco remains committed to providing its customers with Xanthan Gum, which remains an essential part of its product portfolio. About CP Kelco Owned by J.M. Huber Corporation, CP Kelco is a leading global producer of specialty hydrocolloids, with more than 2,000 customers in over 100 countries, and facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . CP Kelco produces xanthan gum, pectin pectin, any of a group of white, amorphous, complex carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruits and certain vegetables. Fruits rich in pectin are the peach, apple, currant, and plum. Protopectin, present in unripe fruits, is converted to pectin as the fruit ripens. , carrageenan car·ra·geen·an or car·ra·geen·in n. Any of a group of closely related colloids derived from several red algae, widely used as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agent in pharmaceuticals. , and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. )--the most widely-used cellulose ether in the world. For more information, see www.cpkelco.com. About J.M. Huber Corporation J.M. Huber Corporation, headquartered in Edison, NJ, is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources, and technology-based services to customers spanning industries from paper and energy to plastics and construction. With sales of more than $2 billion, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States. For more information, visit www.huber.com. |
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