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Danisco raises cellulose gum capacity in China
29 April 2011: Danisco, Denmark based ingredients and biotech firm, has announced the latest in a string of capacity upgrades at its cellulose gum facility in China, in response to increasing demand from the food and oral care industries.
The new capacity at Danisco’s plant in Zhangjiagang, China, will bring on board an additional 5,000 metric tonne as of 2012. No indication has been given of the financial investment this has required. It follows an earlier, 1,500 tonne expansion completed in 2009 to enable the launch of a new range of application-specific versions of the ingredient, all under the Grinsted brand. The five application categories are: acidified and neutral dairy applications, in which it is used to stabilise milk proteins; beverages, for a smooth mouthfeel; bakery, to counter dryness; toothpaste, to improve texture and for added brightness; and miscellaneous, such as pharmaceutical applications. Cellulose gum is water soluble, and is manufactured by reacting sodium monochloroacetate with alkali cellulose, to form sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
Source: Foodnavigator