Mass produced commercial tomatoes contain increasingly less flavour and return increasingly less consumer satisfaction. A team of researchers has discovered a ‘genetic roadmap’ for rebreeding tastiness into tomatoes
The use of citric acid as an extractant could boost the industrial recovery of pectin from waste cocoa husks that are generated during cocoa production, say researchers.
Cacao pod husks – a major by-product of cocoa processing – could provide industry with a new, environmentally friendly source of pectin, say researchers.
Concern around stock levels of commodities such as sugar, wheat and corn, is claimed by ingredients group Jungbunzlauer as the rationale behind its 10 per cent hike in the price of its xanthan gum, erythritol and citric acid products.
Formulating soft drinks with food gums like pectin and propylene glycol alginate may protect enamel from the detrimental effects of citric acid, suggests a new study from Germany.
Swiss ingredients firm Jungbunzlauer is to invest €50m in
increasing capacity of its plants in Europe and improving the
efficiency of its production lines.
The European Union has slapped anti-dumping duties on Chinese
imports of citric acid after an investigation concluded two
European producers have been injured by unfair competition.
Three major ingredients companies are alleging that Canadian and
Chinese citric acid producers are 'dumping' the ingredient onto the
US market at unfair prices, causing damage to the US industry.
DSM has become the latest citric acid producer to announce a price
increase, at a time when industry fears a shortage of Western-made
material unless costs can be passed on.
Jungbunzlauer has announced price increases affecting citric acid,
sodium citrate, gluconates and xanthan gum as it offsets its own
costs, an adjustment seen as aiding economic stability in the
marketplace.
The European Commission has launched an inquiry into allegations
that Chinese suppliers are dumping citric acid onto the market and
causing material injury to the European industry.
Western citric acid producers are again hiking up their prices as
they struggle to meet costs, but they repeat their warnings that
the industry may soon be facing shortages.
Gadot is taking its first ever step outside Israel with a joint
venture to build a new citric acid plant in China - a project that
it expects to yield significant cost advantages thanks to the
fermentation technology of partner Jiangsu...
Tate & Lyle has been forced to close its UK citric acid
operations in the face of intense competition from Chinese imports
and oversupply in the world market.
The federal food safety inspection unit has approved an additional
batch of additives, antimicrobals and agents for use as processing
aids directly on meat and poultry products.
Citric acid leader Jungbunzlauer has jumped on the price hike
bandwagon, announcing last week that it is to up the stake on
citric acid, GdL and xantham gum in all markets where it operates
The US government has initiated antidumping duty investigations on
imports of lemon juice from Argentina and Mexico, in response to an
industry petition that claims these imports are harmful to the
domestic lemon juice production.
The European Court of First Instance confirmed this week that
Jungbunzlauer (JBL) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
engaged in an illegal citric acid price fixing cartel, and has as a
result upheld the original fines imposed.
The world's major citric acid producers have warned that unless
reasonable price increases can be successfully implemented this
year, the market will face further consolidation and potential
supply shortages.
Gadot Biochemical Industries is on the lookout for new ingredients
in the health food sector, and has entered into a strategic
alliance with UTEK Corporation to identify and evaluate emerging
technologies from research institutes...
Energy costs and supply issues have contributed to price hikes for
popular beverage ingredient citric acid, with manufacturer Cargill
announcing a price increase for its citric acid and citrate
dihydrate.
Energy costs and European supply issues herald price increases for
the popular beverage ingredient citric acid, with major
manufacturer Jungbunzlauer announcing a price hike for citric acid
and trisodium citrate.
DSM Nutritional Products has announced a 15 per cent price increase
for all its citric acid products, reflecting industry-wide concern
about increasing energy, raw material and freight costs.
Intense price competition from Asia for the common food additive
citric acid bites into European suppliers, with producer ADM
announcing plans to close its Irish plant.
Fending off price erosion, the landscape of the fermentation
industry continues to change as ingredients firms consolidate for
market strength in €10.97 billion industry, writes Lindsey
Partos.
Pricing pressure on the global market for citric acid has forced
DSM of the Netherlands to lay off staff at its Citrique Belge unit.
And there's no sign of a recovery in the market, says an
independent ingredients consultant,reports...
Proposals to resolve a three-month dispute at ADM's citric acid
plant in east Cork, Ireland are expected shortly. Workers and
management have been in discussions since March following a
decision by ADM to change working conditions...
Food preservation is a key issue for every food processor today. As
such, demand for isoascorbic acid, ascorbic acid and citric acid is
expected to reach €1.7bn by 2007. But with the market entry of
Chinese producers offering these...
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had fined five
companies a total of 135 million euros ($120.5 million) for
participating in a price-fixing and market-sharing cartel in citric
acid.
Indian company B M Thapar group is to liquidate its starch business
Bharat Starch, Indian paper the Economic Times reports. This
follows the company's...