CP Kelco, a US-based specialty hydrocolloids producer, plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Limeira, Brazil, to meet the fast-growing global demand for pectin.
The plans come on the heels of the company's projects underway at its Limeira site and a manufacturing facility in Lille Skensved, Denmark. These projects are scheduled to be completed and become fully operational in 2015.
The latest investment was approved by the CP Kelco management board and the board of its parent company, JM Huber Corporation, in late 2013, and is expected to increase capacity at Limeira site by 30%.
CP Kelco's Pectin product line strategic platform director Susanne Sörgel said, "As a leader in pectin technology, we see tremendous opportunity in this market space.
"The additional capacity will allow us to meet the growing demand for pectin in application segments such as beverages, confectionery and dairy products."
The company stated that the expansion plans are in line with its commitment to advance pectin's use as a high performance ingredient in foods and beverages, in developed economies and emerging markets.
Sörgel added, "These projects will combine to ensure that CP Kelco can support its customers' growth well into the future."
