CP Kelco Targets Pectin Capacity Expansion.CHICAGO -- CP Kelco, the world's leading 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. producer, announces immediate plans to expand capacity at its production site in Limeira, Brazil. When complete, the expansion will double Limeira's current capacity. "Global demand for pectin products continues to be strong, primarily spurred by growth in developing geographies and new product entries in developed markets," says Martin Sapone, business unit director, food gums "By aggressively pursuing capacity expansion, CP Kelco keeps pace with growing demand and remains well-positioned to meet our customers' needs both now and in the future." CP Kelco's expansion plan consists of two phases. The first phase, scheduled to be fully implemented by mid-2005, will increase capacity by 25%. The second phase, targeted for completion by at least first quarter 2007, ultimately doubles existing capacity. ABOUT CP KELCO: Recently acquired by the 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. . Hydrocolloids are thickeners, gelling agents Gelling agents are food additives used to thicken and stabilize various foods, like jellies, desserts and candies. The agents provide the foods with texture through formation of a gel. Some stabilizers and thickening agents are gelling agents. See also gel. and stabilizers that dissolve A Web site design technique borrowed from the film and video industry in which the transition between two Web pages is represented visually by one page fading into another. Also known as a "soft cut," the result is achieved in the HTML coding of the images to gradual pre-determined or swell in water to control textural properties and provide critical functionalities in a broad range of applications, including food, pharmaceutical, oral care, personal care, household and consumer, specialty industrial and oil field drilling. See www.cpkelco.com. ABOUT J.M. HUBER CORPORATION With reported sales exceeding $1 billion and operations in 18 countries, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the U.S. It is a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to markets ranging from paper and energy to plastics and construction. The company offers total solutions in inorganic chemistry inorganic chemistry, the study of all the elements and their compounds with the exception of carbon and its compounds, which fall under the category of organic chemistry. , engineered wood composites and other specialties. See www.huber.com. |
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